Listening opportunites on campus

Monday, August 10, 2026

• FINAL DEFENSE: Armando Santiago Carboney "Investigating the Composition, Electrochemical Performance, and Dynamics of Redox-Active Microemulsions" Advisor: Professor Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  165 Noyes Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Defense of Darien Raymond "ELECTRIFYING CHEMICAL PROCESSES: ADVANCING CRITICAL ELEMENT RECOVERY AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS""

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Christopher Rakowski, UIUC, Final Defense, "Deuteration Attenuates Higher-Order Aggregation of Iron-Mobilizing Small Molecules"

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  Chemistry Annex, 601 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL, Room 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• Final Defense of Tiara Torres-Flores, "Iterative Synthesis of Precise Conjugated Oligomers for Understanding Assembly and Photostability"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  3269 Beckman

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Defense of Changhyun Hwang, "TBD"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Circuit: Cultural Engagement Program

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

  • Welcome Week

  

Thursday, August 20, 2026

• The Circuit: Cultural Engagement Program

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

  • Welcome Week

  

• Final Defense of Song Yin, "Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Machine Learning for Mechanistic Understanding and Rational Design"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Cookie Collab

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Atrium

  Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Saturday, August 22, 2026

• 100 STRONG's Wake Up Call

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBD

  • Welcome Week

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Welcome B(l)ack BBQ

  Time

  5:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, August 28, 2026

• Fellowship Information Session for "American Association of University Women"

  Time

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  306 Coble Hall

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• New-to-Beckman tour

  Time

  9:30 am

  Location

  MRI Exhibit

  Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

  • Informational

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Beckman Core Facilities Tech Talk

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

  • Other

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Colloquium: Dr. Lawrence Stacey

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 3057

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao) "When Industry Asks "How?", Scientists Ask "Why?": Molecular Interactions Behind Carbon Capture and Surface-Controlled Chemical Transformations"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Professor Mei Shen, UIUC, TBD

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CSGGE Fall Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity will host its fall reception on September 3rd 4-5:30pm (remarks at 4:30) at YMCA Latzer Hall. RSVP appreciated.

  • Reception/Open House

  

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Final Defense of Genesis Rios-Adorno "TBA"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  3217 Everitt Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Cookie Collab

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Atrium

  Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Angela Thomas, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  Roger Adams Labortatory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, Room 419

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Free professional portraits at Beckman

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Fifth floor tower room at the Beckman Institute

  Beckman community members are invited to stop by the fifth floor tower room to have a professional portrait taken. First come, first served, with no need to register in advance.

  • Other

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE) "From Catalytic Insights to Transformative Technologies"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Nathan Hensley | No Escape, No Ending: Gesture, Improvisation, Solidarity

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Youth Literature Festival

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel & Conference Center

  The Youth Literature Festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of reading, storytelling, and creativity hosted by the University of Illinois College of Education.

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• Prof. Lauren Rajakovich, University of Washington, "Title: TBD"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• Stephanie O'Rourke | Landscapes of Dis-placement: Mining and Mapping the 19th-century British Empire

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Justin Jackson | Occupying America: War and the Infrastructure of US Power in a Globalizing World

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Alumni and Graduate Awards

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Saturday, October 3, 2026

• ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Gies Memorial Stadium and surrounding area

  • Sporting Event

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Food For Thought | Nicholas Jackson and Stefan Vogler

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Brent Roberts | Studying Lives and Living a Life: Personality Development Across the Life Course

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Cookie Collab

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Atrium

  Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Youssouf Sangaré | Islam in France

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Colloquium: Dr. Victor Ray

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 3057

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Professor Yangguang Ou, University of Vermont, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Food For Thought | Kimberly Mack and Laura Hetric

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Professor Naihao Chiang, University of Houston, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Food For Thought | Tess McNulty and Alex Shakar

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Friday, February 19, 2027

• Professor Julia Laskin, Purdue University, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, March 12, 2027

• Professor Devleena Samanta, University of Texas Austin, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, April 2, 2027

• Professor Jeff Nivala, University of Washington, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Thursday, April 22, 2027

• Ebony Excellence Awards 2027

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Alice Campbell Alumni Center

  Ebony Excellence Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements, leadership, service, and impact of students, faculty, staff, and community members. This annual ceremony recognizes those who inspire excellence, foster positive change, and contribute to a stronger campus and community through their dedication, innovation, and commitment to others.

  • Ceremony/Service