Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Events of Interest

Monday, March 23, 2026

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  Instruction resumes

  7:00 am

  • Other

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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  2026 WCC Women's History Month Alumni Lecture: "Navigating the Transition from Graduate School to a Career in Industry R&D"; Nardine S. Abadeer, Ph.D., Owens Corning

  4:15 pm

  217 Noyes Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  Final Defense of Archana Verma, "Thermodynamic Origins of Molecular Doping Efficiency for Advancing Predictive Design of Organic Semiconductors"

  2:00 - 4:00 pm

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

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  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

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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  Final Defense of Bidipta Ghosh, "DEFECT ENGINEERING IN COMPLEX METAL OXIDE ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION"TBA

  3:00 pm   03/06/2026

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

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  Final Defense of Neil Tran, TBA

  8:00 - 10:00 am

  165 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  Final Defense of Rajarshi Samajdar, CONFORMATION GOVERNS NANOSCALE ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN BIOMOLECULES AND SYNTHETIC ORGANICS

  1:00 - 3:00 pm

  217 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  Final Defense of Haowei Long, Low-Temperature Anion Exchange Membrane Ammonia Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production

  9:00 am   03/06/2026

  117 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Final Defense of Sonji Lamichhane, "SCREENING AND IMAGING TOOLS FOR DETECTING MAMMALIAN CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND ALGAL BACTERIAL INTERACTION"

  9:00 am   03/06/2026

  433 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  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

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  ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

  12:00 - 4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

  4:30 - 6:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  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

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Siddarth Krishna, University of Wisconsin (Host: Prof. Elizabeth Rogers) "Tuning the Dynamic Structure and Reactivity of Metal-Zeolites for Sustainable Catalytic Chemistries"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

  4:00 pm

  Beckman Institute Auditorium

  Join the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp. Seating is limited. We recommend you arrive early.

  • Film Screening

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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  Instruction Ends

  All Day

  • Other

Thursday, May 7, 2026

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  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  Final Exams Begin

  All Day

  • Other

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  Final Defense of Haisu Kang, TBA

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, May 16, 2026

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  Commencement

  8:30 am

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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  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
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  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

Monday, May 18, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  All Day

  • Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, August 24, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  your class

  • Other

Monday, September 14, 2026

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

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

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

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 21, 2026

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  Fall break begins

  8:30 am

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, November 30, 2026

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  Instruction resumes

  All Day

  I-Hotel

  • Other

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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  Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, December 11, 2026

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  Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 18, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 15, 2027

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  Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

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  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  All Day

  • Other