College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Undergraduate Events of Interest

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Final Defense of Ye, Joshua, "How Rhodotorula toruloides uses difficult substrates to yield biofuels"

11:00 am

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, July 6, 2026

Final Defense of Ebin Joseph, "TBA"

3:00 pm

612 IGB (Institute for Genomic Biology)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Final Defense of Wesley Harrison, "Development of New Enzyme Chemistries with Photobiocatalysis and of Tools for Accelerating Enzyme Engineering"

3:00 pm

1092 Lincoln hall
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 24, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

All Day

your class
- Other

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Illinois Part-Time Job Fair Fall 2026

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Illini Union 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other

Thursday, September 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
2026 Research Park Block Party

5:00 - 6:30 pm

South First Street and Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2026

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

Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
Recurring

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other
Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

1:00 - 6:00 pm

1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
- Other
C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
Recurring

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Other
Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair
Recurring

1:00 - 6:00 pm

1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
- Other

Thursday, September 17, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

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

Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Illinois Gies College of Business Fall 2026 Virtual Job Fair

12:00 - 4:00 pm
- Other
ACES + LAS 2026 Career Fair

1:00 - 6:00 pm

111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Career Fair (VIRTUAL)

11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Other

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"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Career Fair (VIRTUAL)

11:00
- Other

Thursday, October 8, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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

3:30 pm

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)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 2, 2026

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

3:30 pm

TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium
Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

2:00 pm

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)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Laboratory
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Fall break begins

8:30 am

Swanlund Administration Building
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, November 30, 2026

Instruction resumes

All Day

I-Hotel
- Other

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

All Day
- Other

Friday, December 11, 2026

Final Exams Begin

8:30 am
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 18, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

All Day
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 15, 2027

Winter Session Final Exams Begin

8:30 am
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2027

2027 Research Park Career Fair

3:00 - 7:00 pm

111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
- Other

Wednesday, February 24, 2027

Hire Illini Career and Internship Fair 2027

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Other

Saturday, March 13, 2027

Spring Vacation Begins

1:00 pm
- Other

Monday, March 22, 2027

Instruction resumes

7:00 am
- Other

Friday, April 30, 2027

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

4:00 - 5:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Lecture

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

Instruction Ends

All Day

Swanlund Administration Building
- Other

Thursday, May 6, 2027

Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

All Day

Swanlund Administration Building
- Other

Friday, May 7, 2027

Final Exams Begin

All Day
- Other

Saturday, May 15, 2027

Commencement

8:30 am

Memorial Stadium
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 17, 2027

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

All Day
- Other

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

The Grainger College of Engineering

School of Chemical Sciences