Seminars

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ariel Furst, MIT (host: Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Inorganic Seminar, "Peptide Frameworks as Microcosms of Proteins", Professor Andy Nguyen, University of Illinois Chicago

3:30 pm

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- Seminar/Symposium
M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering Leadership Informational Webinar

7:00 pm
- Webinar

Thursday, October 23, 2025

"The Realities of a Practicing Data Scientist", Alix Schmidt, Sr Data Scientist Dow Chemical, Core R&D Information Research

5:00 - 6:00 pm

163 Noyes Lab
- Informational

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley (host: Deborah Leckband) "Macromolecules: Friend or Foe?"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 31, 2025

FINAL DEFENSE: Chloe Litts "Non-Traditional Catalysis by Plasmonic Nanostructures" Advisor: Prashant Jain

2:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab 419
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Akra Ghosh

3:30 pm

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Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Husna Azhakath Valappil

3:30 pm

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- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Elizabeth Vrana

3:30 am

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- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 8, 2025

East Central Illinois American Chemical Society 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Illini Union
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, (co-hosts: Chris Rao, Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Inorganic Seminar, "Heavy Elements in Nature: From Waste Management to Precision Medicine", Professor Rebecca Abergel, University of California, Berkeley

3:30 pm

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- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 13, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jovan Kamcev, University of Michigan (host: Xiao Su)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Julia Koldobskiy

3:30 pm

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Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Sonam Rani

3:30 pm

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Cayden Jasek

3:30 pm

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Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Jon Haidet

3:30 pm

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Aleksandra Vojvodic, University of Pennsylvania (host: Alex Mironenko)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Faith Kern

3:30 pm

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Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Justine You

3:30 pm

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Adrienne Kanihan

3:30 pm

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Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Katy Knecht

3:30 pm

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Chetan Prasad

3:30 pm

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Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Emma Robinson

3:30 pm

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon DeKosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (host: Huimin Zhao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Inorganic Literature Seminar, TBD, Andrew Norris

3:30 pm

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Dilshan Kuttikanda Vidanelage

3:30 pm

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Materials Literature Seminar, TBD, Trent Papenmeier

3:30 pm

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation

10:00 - 11:00 am

Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Ceremony/Service
ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation Reception

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Latzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
- Reception/Open House

Thursday, February 19, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State University (host: Charles Sing)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

12:00 - 4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Raúl Hernandez Sanchez, Rice University

3:30 pm

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Monday, April 27, 2026

Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

5:00 pm

TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Speaker, TBD, Professor Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

3:30 pm

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

3:30 pm

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

3:30 pm

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- Ceremony/Service