BW Users at UoI

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Final Exam: Joshua Feldman

12:00 - 2:00 pm

DCL 2240
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookie Collab

3:00 pm

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

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Dong Wan "Lewis" Kim, WHOI

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium
Chemical Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar, Dr. Steven D. Knutson, Princeton University, "Chemical Tools for Biological Discovery: From Profiling RNA Modifications to Spatial Mapping of Cancer Interactomes"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave., Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Ashley Arcidiacono, University of Chicago, "Spin Valley Control of MoS2 via Surface Functionalization"

11:15 am
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026

Inorganic Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Heechan Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Molecular Design Across the Periodic Table: From Organic Fluorophores to Main-Group Magnetic Materials"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Brenda Bass (University of Utah) - "Discriminationg self and nonself dsRNA during antiviral defense"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Monday, January 26, 2026

Aldrich Lecture: Professor Ohyun Kwon, University of California, Los Angeles, "Synthesis Through C–C Bond Scission"

4:00 - 5:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
The developing brain under pressure: How maternal infection impacts placental and fetal vascular barriers, brain macrophages, and corticogenesis

12:00 pm

612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Adrienne Antonson, PhD Department of Animal Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "The developing brain under pressure: How maternal infection impacts placental and fetal vascular barriers, brain macrophages, and corticogenesis"
- Seminar/Symposium
Design of Architected Materials

4:00 pm

100 Material Science Engineering Building
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Assistant Professor Matthew Francis Singh

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Wolfgang Pfaff (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Liwei Zheng, Stanford University, "Single-Molecule Peptide Sequencing via Reverse Translation of Peptides into DNA"

11:15 am

Burrill 124
- Seminar/Symposium
Farewell open house for Stacy Olson

2:30 - 4:30 pm

1227 Beckman Institute

Stacy Olson, who has been assisting Beckman's director since 2017, is leaving Beckman. Please stop by for an informal open house and light refreshments.
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, January 30, 2026

Dr. Matthew Du, University of Chicago, "Discovering Emergent Phenomena in Many-Body Systems: From Polaritonic Chemistry to Nonequilibrium AI"

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

1024 Chemistry Annex
- Seminar/Symposium
Biochemistry Seminar: Juan Du (Northwestern) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Monday, February 2, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Stephanie Zhang, Harvard University, "Chemical Systems at the Limits of Biological Complexity"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium
Prelim Exam: Arjit Bali

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Madeline Cooke, University of California Irvine, "Analysis of the atmosphere: The importance of a multi-faceted analytical approach"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium
Cortical oscillations and neural timing: how attention enhances hearing in complex environments

12:00 pm

612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Howard Gritton, PhD Department of Comparative Biosciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Cortical oscillations and neural timing: how attention enhances hearing in complex environments”
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speakers: CliMAS Undergraduates

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Assistant Professor Ruixuan Gao

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: Tova Holmes (University of Tennessee) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Planet Formation and Evolution Through a Statistical Lens

3:45 - 4:45 pm

Astronomy Building
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 6, 2026

Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Monday, February 9, 2026

Professor Chi P. Ting, Brandeis University, "title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Distinguished Alumnus Seminar Speaker: Doctor Katherine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Graduate Students Rana Abbed & Katie Koprowski

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Krishna Rajagopal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 13, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Andrew Jones (Duke University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Monday, February 16, 2026

Professor Junqi Li, Iowa State University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Seminar Speaker: Professor Angela Rowe, University of Wisconsin

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Professor Pedro Curi Hallal, Director of MPH Program

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Subir Sachdev (Harvard University) "Detecting a quantum spin liquid in the cuprate superconductors"

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing) "Effects of Conformational and Orientational Ordering in Polymer Crystal Nucleation"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookie Collab

3:00 pm

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, February 20, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - James McIver, Columbia University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Science on Tap

1:00 pm

Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 23, 2026

Marvel & Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Dr. Jenny Van Natta: "Title TBD"; Dr. Shaofeng Huang: "Title TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Synthetic biology for evolutionary studies and human health

12:00 pm

612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Angad Mehta, PhD Department of Chemistry; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Synthetic biology for evolutionary studies and human health"
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speaker: Professor Jessica Conroy, UIUC Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Graduate Students Dhanush Gandavadi & Yizun Wang

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Mark Saffman (University of Wisconsin) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Final Defense - PhD - Joseph Tibbs

2:00 pm

HMNTL 1000
- Other

Friday, February 27, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yang Hai (University of California Santa Barbara) - "Natral product discovery, biosynthesis, and biocatalysis."

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Condensed Matter Seminar - Ankit Disa, Cornell University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
Seminar Speakers: CliMAS Graduate Students Kaylie Bonifer and Sarah Henry

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Professor & Chair Mitra Hartmann

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Rafael Fernandes "Altermagnetism: an unconventional quantum state of matter"

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 5, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Mike Reynolds, Shell (Host: Prof. Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Amgen Lecture: Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2026

Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
Recurring

2:15 - 3:00 pm

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
- Other

Monday, March 9, 2026

Prof. Ying Li, Hong Kong University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Gather in the Garden
Recurring

10:00 - 10:30 am

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
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Carl Denard, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Huimin Zhao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speakers: CliMAS Graduate Students Anthony Corrales and Megha Rao

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Professor David Odde

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: Jainendra Jain (The Pennsylvania State University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- 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
Cookie Collab

3:00 pm

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
Fuson Student Talks: Jeff Chen: "Title TBD"; Morgan Gugger: "Title TBD"; Nick Wade: "Title TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 13, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Katja Nowack, Cornell University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, March 22, 2026

ACS Atlanta - Chemistry at Illinois Alumni & Friends Reception

5:00 - 7:00 pm

White Oak, 270 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Reception/Open House

Monday, March 23, 2026

Distinguished Lecture: Leonardo de Moura

3:30 pm

HYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science and online
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Special Joint Seminar Speaker: Dr. Paul Markowski, Penn State University

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Waldemar von Zedtwitz Professor & Chair Lucila Ohno-Machado

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: Roni Harnik (Fermi Lab) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Dianne Newman (CalTech) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Condensed Matter Seminar - Jiun-Haw Chu, University of Washington

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

CHBE 121 Poster Session

6:00 pm 8:00 p.m.

Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Seminar Speakers: CliMAS Graduate Students Yudi Mao and Mingfei Ren

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Assistant Professor Michael Robben

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Career Development / Dr. Bing Yang / Purdue University

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

2:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: Gabriela Gonzalez (Louisiana State University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 2, 2026

AbbVie Lecture: Professor Robert R. Knowles, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 3, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Jun Zhu, Penn State University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

Genentech Lecture: Professor Jim Wells, University of California, San Francisco, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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
Seminar Speaker: CliMAS Graduate Students, Paul Romano and Alia Nasution

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Stanley Dicker Professor & Chair X. Edward Guo

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Dr. Long Cai / Caltech

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: The Klaus Schulten Lecture - Elizabeth Villa (University of California San Diego) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 9, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Todd Squires, University of California, Santa Barbara, (Host: Prof. Baron Peters)

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
Dr. Tamas Balla (NIH) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Condensed Matter Seminar - Philippe St-Jean, University of Montreal

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, April 13, 2026

Organic Syntheses Lecture: Professor Michael Krische, University of Texas at Austin, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Randy Chase, tomorrow.io

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Richard and Loan Hill Chair & UIC Distinguished Professor Eben Alsberg

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Final Defense: Alex Shuppara (Sanfilippo Lab) - "TBA"

10:00 am

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Styliana Avraamidou, University of Wisconsin (Host: Prof. Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookie Collab

3:00 pm

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
Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Sarah King, University of Chicago

3:30 pm 12/02/2025

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 17, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Qiong Ma, Boston College

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time; Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices

12:00 pm

612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Csaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speaker: Ogura Awardee, Dr. Paul O'Gorman, MIT

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Departmental Seminars: Dr. Anne Carpenter / Broad Institute

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: Hyun Youk (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Siddarth Krishna, University of Wisconsin (Host: Prof. Elizabeth Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Christina (Tina) Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title:TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium
TBD, Professor Henry White, The University of Utah

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

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

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Seminar Speaker: Melinda Berman, Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois Department of CliMAS

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

BIOE Seminar Series: Graduate Students Minsung Kwon & Revathi Manoharaan

12:00 - 12:50 pm

Everitt 2310
- Seminar/Symposium
Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium: James Kakalios (University of Minnesota) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Lilly Lecture: Professor Lutz Ackermann, University of Göttingen, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Parisa Hosseinzadeh (University of Oregon) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Condensed Matter Seminar - Dhalia Klein, University of Chicago

1:00 pm

ESB 190TBA
- Seminar/Symposium
TBD, Professor Robert Lazenby, Florida State University

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

3M Lecture: Dr. Rajdeep Kalgutkar, 3M, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
3M Lecture: Professor Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, "Title: TBD"

5:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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
Seminar Speaker: Songning Wang, Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois Department of CliMAS

3:30 pm

2079 NHB
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness
The Physics Colloquium: The Hans Frauenfelder Colloquium - Peter Wolynes (Rice University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 8, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Guan (University of Texas) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
GF Smith Lecture, TBD, Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

4:00 pm

RAL116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

TBD, Professor David Issadore, University of Pennsylvania

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, May 17, 2026

AE Commencement Celebration 2026

9:00 - 11:30 am

Campus Instructional Facility
- Social/Informal Event
CHBE 2026 Spring Convocation Ceremony

9:30 11:00 am

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
- Ceremony/Service
ChBE 2026 Spring Convocation Reception

11:00 1:00 p.m.

Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Reception/Open House

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Cookie Collab

3:00 pm

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

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Yoga at Beckman
Recurring

12:00 pm

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
- Health/Fitness

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

New-to-Beckman tour

9:30 am

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

Monday, September 14, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium