Seminars

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Megan Robertson, University of Houston, "Enabling Polyolefin Circularity through Melt Functionalization and Upcycling" (host: Damien Guironnet)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 6, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Elizabeth Biddinger, CUNY, (host: Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Emerging Leaders Seminar: Dr. Karen Mulfort, Argonne National Laboratory, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 13, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Swihart, University at Buffalo, "A Non-equilibrium Flame Aerosol Process to Create High-entropy Nanomaterials" (co-hosts: Hong Yang, Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 31, 2025

• • 6:00   8:00 p.m.
  • Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center located at 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

  CHBE 121 Poster Session

  Please join students and faculty at the annual ChBE 121 Poster Session. This event will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Students in small teams review and prepare a poster describing an Industrial Safety Incident. The posters include details such as an event timeline and immediate and long-term impacts.

  • Informational

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Emerging Leaders Seminar: Professor Xavier Roy, Columbia University, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 3, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Distinguished Inorganic Lecture: Professor Franc Meyer, University of Göttingen, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 4, 2025

• • All Day
  • Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  CHBE/OXE UG Research Symposium and Scholarship Awards Ceremony

  • Meeting

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. James Moon, University of Michigan, "Engineering Strategies to Modulate the Immune System" (host: Joon Kong)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 14, 2025

• • 7:00 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  2025 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: Professor James Mayer, Yale University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sijin Li, Cornell University, "An Integrated Synthetic Biology Pipeline to Understand and Harness Plant Specialized Metabolism" (host: Huimin Zhao)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  2025 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: Professor James Mayer, Yale University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Joao Soares, University of Alberta , (host: Baron Peters)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran, University of Minnesota, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 1, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Distinguished Inorganic Lecture: Professor Jonas Peter, California Institute of Technology, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Emily Davidson, Princeton University, (host: Ying Diao)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Alexandra Velian, University of Washington, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, May 18, 2025

• • 9:30 - 11:00 am
  • Krannert in Tryon Festival Theatre

  ChBE 2025 Spring Convocation Ceremony

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Illini Union - room ABC

  ChBE Spring 2025 Convocation Reception

  • Reception/Open House