Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

• • 3:00 pm
  • 2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  Stable Möbius bands via isometric deformations of circular helicoids

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 11, 2025

• • 1:30 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Physical Chemistry Final Defense, "Probing Light-Matter Interactions with Differential Polarizations: From Chiral Nanostructures to Molecular Sensing" Ojasvi Verma

  • Other

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• • 10:00 am   1:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  FINAL DEFENSE, Riccardo Candeago, "MULTISCALE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATIONS: FROM MOLECULAR DESIGN OF REDOX-MOIETIES TO INTERFACIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PROCESS SIMULATION""

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, August 28, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Tenure Seminar: Prof. Angad P. Mehta, UIUC, "Synthetic Biology for Evolutionary Studies and Human Health"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, August 29, 2025

• 

  • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ji Zhang (Indiana University School of Medicine)- "Targeting Amino Acid Metabolism in Blood Cancers"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets

  "The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• 

  • 11:00 am
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

  MIP Seminar: Dr. Daniel Llano, UIUC, "TBA"

  Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island (host: Simon Rogers) "The Yield Transition: can we define, and can we design?"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 8, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Thomas M. Makris, North Carolina State University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Graham Hatfull, University of Pittsburgh "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 11, 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

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

• • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  Prof. Peter Nordlander, Rice University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania (host: Kong) "AI‑Driven Microfluidic Foundry: Bridging Discovery to Scalable Functional Particles"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX

  "Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX" Joseph Slivka, PhD Candidate, Yildiz & Limmer Group - Physics, University of California, Berkley

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 26, 2025

• • 1:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Noyes Laboratory

  ChBE Unit Operations Lab - Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 4:30 - 7:00 pm
  • 2079 Natural History Building (NHB) and 2nd Floor Atrium NHB

  ChBE Alumni and Graduate Awards Ceremony and Reception

  • Ceremony/Service

Saturday, September 27, 2025

• • All Day
  • Near Memorial Stadium (TBD)

  ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

  • Sporting Event

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jeffrey Lopez, Northwestern University, "Identifying Electrolyte Reaction Mechanisms at Battery Electrodes Toward PFAS-Free Electrolytes" (host: Theresa Schoetz)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 2, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Karthik Shekhar, University of California, Berkeley (host: Diwakar Shukla)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 3, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Aimin Liu (University of Texas San Antonio) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Shailendra Bordawekar, AbbVie (host: Paul Kenis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Lunch with the Core: An Introduction to the LSM 980

  "An Introduction to the LSM 980" Umnia Doha, Research Scientist,Core Facilities Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Erin Ratcliff, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Ying Diao)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 10, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Arnold Mathijssen (University of Pennsylvania) - 'TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • Loomis Laboratory of Physics, Room 141

  ChBE/NPRE Presents-Prof. Jospeh D. Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 16, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Petra Levin, Washington University in St. Louis, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 17, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Ian Wilson (The Scripps Research Institute) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley (host: Damien Guironnet)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 24, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. John Calarco (University of Toronto) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley (host: Deborah Leckband)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

• • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  Prof. Peng Chen, Cornell University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 7, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Brenda Bass (University of Utah) - "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 10, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 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, November 13, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 14, 2025

• • 1:30 - 5:00 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Symposium: Nick Polizzi, Harvard University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 20, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • RAL 116

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Matthew Bogyo, Columbia University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 20, 2025

• • 10:00 - 11:00 am
  • Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801

  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Latzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

  ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation Reception

  • Reception/Open House

Friday, February 6, 2026

• • 12:00 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Donald McDonnell, Duke University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 12, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Danielle Mai, Stanford University, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

• • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 26, 2026

• • 4:00 pm
  • RAL 116

  Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern, "TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • CLSL B102

  TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

• • 12:00 - 4:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:30 - 6:00 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

• • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

  Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Texas at Austin, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 8, 2026

• • 4:00 pm
  • TBD

  TBD, Dr. Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

  • Seminar/Symposium