Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Undergraduate Events of Interest

Friday, January 16, 2026

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  Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Thursday, January 22, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Moon Jeong Park, POSTECH (Host: Prof. Charles Sing) "Polymer Chain-End Chemistry: Unlocking Next-Generation Functional Materials"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "The Scientific Origins of Drugs that Slow Neurodegeneration and the Pharmacological Future of Treating Dementias"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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  The Grainger Engineering Spring 2026 In-Person Career Fair

  10:00 am

  Illini Union

  • Other

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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  Illinois CEE Spring 2026 Job Fair

  11:00 am - 4:00 pm

  ILLINI UNION 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Other

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing) "Effects of Conformational and Orientational Ordering in Polymer Crystal Nucleation"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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  Hire Illini: Career and Internship Fair

  1:00 - 5:00 pm

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

  • Other

Friday, February 27, 2026

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  GLAM 2026 Virtual Networking Fair with Government, Library, Archive, and Museum Employers

  11:00 am

  • Other

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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  The Grainger Engineering Spring 2026 Virtual Career Fair

  11:00 am - 3:00 pm

  Career Fair Plus App

  • Other
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  Illinois/ EIU Education Career Fair

  1:00 - 4:00 pm

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

  • Other

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Mike Reynolds, Shell (Host: Prof. Paul Kenis)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Carl Denard, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Huimin Zhao)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State University (host: Charles Sing)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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  Spring Vacation Begins

  1:00 pm

  • Other

Monday, March 23, 2026

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  Instruction resumes

  7:00 am

  • Other

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

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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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)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

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

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, 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, 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