Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Events of Interest

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Distinguished Alumni Lecture, Professor John Vohs, University of Pennsylvania, "Nano-Structured Metal Catalysts for High-Temperature Applications""

  • Lecture

Thursday, September 27, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Pablo Debenedetti, Princeton University, "Evaporation Transitions of Water in Nano-Scale Confinement: Fundamentals and Biophysical Implications"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 28, 2018

• 

  • All Day
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex, UIUC

  Opportunities in Science Policy: From the Pentagon to Public Health

  Are you interested in a career in science policy? Do you have questions about the transition to government work? Stefanie Bumpus, PhD, an Illinois chemistry alumna who is a public health analyst at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, will be speaking about her experiences in science policy.

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Dr. Stefanie Bumpus, Center for Disease Control, "Opportunities in Science Policy: From the Pentagon to Public Health"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    

  CHBE 565, Prof. April Kloxin, University of Delaware, "Designing and Utilizing Responsive Biomaterials in Tissue Regeneration and Disease"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Randy Snurr, Northwestern University, "Metal-Organic Frameworks as Tunable Platforms for Gas Storage, Chemical Separations, and Catalysis"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 11, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Thanos Panagiotopoulos, "Activities, Solubilities, and Nucleation Rates of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, October 13, 2018

• • 12:30 pm
    
  • Grange Grove, just west of Memorial Stadium

  ChBE Alumni & Friends Homecoming Tailgate

  Please join us for the 2018 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Alumni Homecoming Tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, October 15, 2018

• • 3:00 pm
    
  • Beckman Institute Auditorium

  BECKMAN-BROWN LECTURE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE - Prof. Michael E. Mann, Pennsylvania State University, "Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming"

  • Lecture

Thursday, October 18, 2018

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  • All Day
    
  • CLSL A Atrium

  WCC Pumpkin Carving!

  Members of UIUC Dept of Chemistry and ACS ECI, bring yourself and your family to carve pumpkins with WCC! Time to TBD.

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Sangtae Kim, Purdue University, "Microhydrodynamics of Ellipsoidal Particles"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 22, 2018

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  R. C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Neil K. Garg, University of California, Los Angeles, "How Organic Chemistry Became One of UCLA's Most Popular Classes"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Jennifer Maynard, University of Texas, Austin, "Engineering Next Generation Therapeutics to Combat Infectious Diseases"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  R. C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Neil K. Garg, University of California, Los Angeles, "Recent Forays in Methods Development and Complex Molecule Synthesis"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 8, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Rajamani Gounder, Purdue University, "Active Site Proximity and Mobility Effects in Zeolite Catalysis"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:30 pm
    
  • Illini Union South Lounge

  Investiture of Professor Hong Yang as Richard C. Alkire Chair in Chemical Engineering

  Ceremony at 4:30 pm, followed by reception.

  • Other

Monday, November 12, 2018

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Catherine Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Title: "TBA"

  Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL

  • Lecture

Saturday, November 17, 2018

• • All Day
    

  Thanksgiving Break Begins

  • Other

Monday, November 26, 2018

• • All Day
    

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

Thursday, November 29, 2018

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture: Prof. Tim Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Title: TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 30, 2018

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  C. S. Marvel Lecture: Prof. Tim Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Title: TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Edgar Goluch, Northeastern University, "Development and Translation of Microbial Tools: Electrochemical Sensors and Microfabricated Devices"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

• • 4:30 pm
    
  • Illini Union South Lounge

  Investiture of Paul Kenis as Elio Eliakim Tarika Chair in Chemical Engineering

  Investiture ceremony at 4:30 p.m., followed by reception.

  • Other

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

• • 2:00 pm
    
  • 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  CHBE 565, Prof. Jeffrey Rimer, University of Houston, "Identifying New Paradigms in Crystal Engineering for Energy and Biomedical Applications"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

• • All Day
    

  Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  • Other

Thursday, December 13, 2018

• • All Day
    

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, December 14, 2018

• • All Day
    

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Friday, December 21, 2018

• • 12:00 pm
    
  • 100 Noyes Laboratory

  2018 Winter Convocation-Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, January 14, 2019

• • All Day
    

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  • Other

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

• • 4:30 - 5:30 pm
    
  • 100 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave, Urbana

  Ceremony honoring St. Elmo Brady as First African American to receive PhD in Chemistry (ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark)

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

• • 4:00 pm
    
  • TBA

  Suslick-Sessler Lecture, Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie-Mellon University, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 16, 2019

• • 1:00 pm
    

  Spring Vacation Begins

  • Other

Monday, March 25, 2019

• • All Day
    

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

Friday, April 12, 2019

• • 12:00 - 6:00 pm
    

  CHBE Undergraduate Awards Ceremony and OXE Research Symposium

  • Other

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

• • All Day
    

  Instruction Ends

  • Other
• • 2:00 pm
    
  • B102 CLSL

  Flygare Memorial Lecture, Professor Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 2, 2019

• • All Day
    

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, May 3, 2019

• • All Day
    

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Saturday, May 11, 2019

• • All Day
    
  • Memorial Stadium

  Commencement

  • Other

Monday, May 13, 2019

• • All Day
    

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  • Other

Monday, June 10, 2019

• • All Day
    

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  • Other