Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Events of Interest

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• • 10:00 am   1:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  FINAL DEFENSE, Riccardo Candeago, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 25, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  • Other

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island (host: Simon Rogers)

  • 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

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania (host: Joon Kong)

  • 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 (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

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

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

• • All Day
  • 314A Illini Union

  2025 Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished Lecture Symposium: Frontiers of Electrochemistry: From Energy Storage to Environmental Solutions

  • 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

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

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

Monday, November 17, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Gregory C. Fu, California Institute of Technology, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Gregory C. Fu, California Institute of Technology, "Title: 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

Saturday, November 22, 2025

• • 8:30 am

  Fall break begins

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, December 1, 2025

• • All Day

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

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

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

• • All Day

  Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  • Other

Thursday, December 11, 2025

• • All Day

  Reading Day - IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, December 12, 2025

• • 8:30 am

  Final Exams Begin

  • Ceremony/Service

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

Monday, December 22, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 16, 2026

• • 8:30 am

  Final Exams Begin

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  • Other

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

Saturday, March 14, 2026

• • 1:00 pm

  Spring Vacation Begins

  • Other

Monday, March 23, 2026

• • 7:00 am

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

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, May 6, 2026

• • All Day

  Instruction Ends

  • Other

Thursday, May 7, 2026

• • All Day

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

• • All Day

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• • 8:30 am
  • Memorial Stadium

  Commencement

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 18, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  • Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  • Other