Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Events of Interest

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

  

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

  1:15 - 3:15 pm

  Location

  Gies Memorial Stadium and surrounding area

  • Sporting Event

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• CCIL-CI MED Symposium: Design Controls and Risk Management (Session I)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Design controls and risk management aren't just compliance tools for FDA. They are fundamental approaches to developing safer, more robust products that attract investors, funding agencies, and industry partners. In this two-part, virtual symposium series, learn how implementing both processes early, and throughout your development stages—strengthens your research, creates

  • Webinar

  

• 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

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz) "Energy Storage for an Autonomous Future"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko) "The New Alchemy of Scientific Discovery: From Electrons to AI Agents"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Materials Seminar, TBD, Professor Matthew Becker, Duke University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 2026 Ashby Prize in Computational Science Hackathon

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  National Center for Supercomputing Applications

  • Other

  

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• 2026 Ashby Prize in Computational Science Hackathon

  Recurring

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  National Center for Supercomputing Applications

  • Other

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Final Defense of Destiny Gray "TBA"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  165 Noyes Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering Leadership Informational Webinar

  Time

  7:00 - 8:00 pm

  Learn about our M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering Leadership degree program.

  • Webinar

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• 2026 Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry, Professor Polly Arnold, University of California Berkley, TBD

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• 2026 Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry, Professor Polly Arnold, University of California Berkley, TBD

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

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

  

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Timothy Johstone, University of California Santa Cruz

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• CCIL-CI MED Symposium: Design Controls and Risk Management (Session II)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Design controls and risk management aren't just compliance tools for FDA. They are fundamental approaches to developing safer, more robust products that attract investors, funding agencies, and industry partners. In this two-part, virtual symposium series, learn how implementing both processes early, and throughout your development stages—strengthens your research, creates

  • Webinar

  

• 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

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Lorenzo Vergari, Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering-Illinois

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

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 10, 2026

• 2026 Emerging Leader in Inorganic Chemistry Speaker/ACS DIC John C. Bailar Coordination Chemistry Award, TBD, Professor Henry La Pierre, Georgia Tech University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler) "Spontaneous Fission and Fusion of Block Copolymer Micelles"

  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

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Professor Naihao Chiang, University of Houston, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, February 19, 2027

• Professor Julia Laskin, Purdue University, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, March 9, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Felix Castellano, North Carolina State University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, March 12, 2027

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

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Tuesday, March 30, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Samantha Yruegas, Rice University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, April 2, 2027

• Professor Jeff Nivala, University of Washington, Analytical Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, April 6, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Bryan Hunter, Northwestern University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, April 13, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Brandon Barnett, University of Rochester

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Katlyn Meier, University of Miami

  Time

  3:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, April 30, 2027

• 2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other