Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Events of Interest

Saturday, August 2, 2025

- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Urbana Market at the Square
Science at the Market

On August 2nd, the Cancer Center at Illinois will lead interactive STEM activities as part of Science at the Market, a program hosted by the UIUC Department of Physics and held at the Urbana Farmers Market.
- Community Service

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

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Martens Community Center | 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820
Boys & Girls Club Outreach

Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
- Community Service

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

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Martens Community Center | 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820
Boys & Girls Club Outreach

Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
- Community Service

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

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 3269
Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series: Arif Masud

Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
- 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

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Martens Community Center | 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820
Boys & Girls Club Outreach

Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
- Community Service

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, "Identifying Electrolyte Reaction Mechanisms at Battery Electrodes Toward PFAS-Free Electrolytes" (host: Theresa Schoetz)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Martens Community Center | 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820
Boys & Girls Club Outreach

Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
- Community Service

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

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- NCSA 1030
Save the Date: Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series

Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
- 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 14, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Loomis Laboratory of Physics, Room 141
ChBE/NPRE Presents-Prof. Jospeh D. Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- 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
- 4:30 - 7:30 pm
- Martens Community Center | 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820
Martens Family STEM Night

Join the Cancer Center at Illinois for a Spooky Science Family STEM Night at the Martens Center! Cancer Center undergraduate students will lead fun, hands-on science activities at Halloween-themed stations while engaging families in conversations about health, science, and cancer prevention.
- Community Service

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

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- TBD
Save the Date: Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series

Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
- 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
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- NCSA 1030
Save the Date: Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series

Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
- Seminar/Symposium

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