IQUIST Master Calendar

Sunday, October 17, 2021

- All Day
Deadline: IBM PhD Fellowship
- Other

Monday, October 18, 2021

- All Day
QSQM DOE Virtual PI Meeting
- Meeting
- 10:00 am
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85236768481?pwd=RndkQzd2Vk5WMDNTdC9MQWZUemVjdz09
Theory Seminar: Setareh Taki, "Fair Division of Indivisibles: On the Computability of Maximin Share (MMS) Allocations"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: "The method of long waves: New ab initio results from a classic technique"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- csl-469b
Final Examination: Sijung Yang
Final Examination: Sijung Yang, October 18, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, CSL-469B, Exam Topic: On the Development of Acoustic Communication Systems through Unconventional Media
- Other
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Online
Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities
Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
- Professional Development
- 4:00 pm
- Please contact matse@illinois.edu for the Zoom link.
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

- All Day
QSQM DOE Virtual PI Meeting
- Meeting
- All Day
IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute Launch
- Festival/Celebration
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
IQUIST seminar: "Quantum communication with semiconductor quantum dots" presented by Christian Schimpf
Speaker: Christian Schimpf
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Online
Dissertation & Thesis Meet-Up
Join a network of students working on their thesis or dissertation
- Professional Development
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Loomis 276
Condensed Matter Journal Club: Strong spin, charge and lattice interaction effects in a van der Waals antiferromagnet
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building
2021 Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series: Data-driven modeling of fluids
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Immigration Options for Grad Students and Postdocs
Learn more about the immigration and work visa process beyond grad school
- Professional Development

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

- All Day
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84784754792?pwd=bFRDNmNSVllBNEo2dkdIL2NJcndvUT09
CSL 70th Anniversary: Future of Computing Symposium
- Conference/Workshop
- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- 222/276 Loomis Laboratory
IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Jake Covey
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Applying to Postdocs
How do you apply for a postdoc?
- Professional Development
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
No Colloquium - Faculty Meeting
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, October 21, 2021

- All Day
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84784754792?pwd=bFRDNmNSVllBNEo2dkdIL2NJcndvUT09
CSL 70th Anniversary: Future of Computing Symposium
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:00 pm
- 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
MatSE Hard Materials Seminar
“Heat generation and absorption in Li-ion batteries,” by Zhe Cheng (Cahill) “Realizing sub-micron tungsten and tungsten composite microstructures via deformable punch spark plasma sintering,” by Nachiket Shah (Krogstad)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIscu2hqzIrGNG488YDiPgVqNPSYGMeOZwr
On Truth and Lies in the Age of Conspiracy Theory
- Lecture
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Values-Based Career Decision-Making
What do you value most in a career?
- Professional Development
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium
Waiting for Act 2: What is the Future of Organic Electronics Beyond LED Displays?
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 22, 2021

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- https://ischool.illinois.edu/news-events/events/2021/10/22/responsible-ds-ai-speaker-series-katrin-weller-geisis-leibniz
Responsible Data Science + AI: Katrin Weller presents "Acknowledging potential pitfalls in social media research – between researchers practices and structured documentation approaches
- Seminar/Symposium
- 10:00 am
- please contact Lauren Redman for event link
ISE Graduate Seminar Series: Christian Kroer
- Seminar/Symposium
- 11:00 am
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/8167899060?pwd=YkZrQ09zODRzL0txRGF5bnhWdmk0UT09
Kezhen Chen "Visual Understanding using Analogical Learning"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- 2005 MEL John Deere Pavilion
Coupled fluid, solute, and particle dynamics in confined systems
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 pm
- via Zoom
Condensed Matter Seminar - "Quantum Materials in the Time Domain"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 25, 2021

- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: "Erica Carlson"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:30 pm
- Only for CS Faculty
Faculty Short Talks: Ravi Iyer & Ruta Mehta
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:00 pm
- CSL Auditorium (B02)
CSL Visitors Scholar Lecture: Partially Observed Stochastic Control: Filter Stability, Near Optimality of Finite-Window Policies and their Q-learning Convergence
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- Please contact matse@illinois.edu for the Zoom link.
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

- 8:30 am
IQUIST seminar: Danna Freedman
Speaker: Danna Freedman
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
Prelim Examination: Sidharth Gupta
Prelim Examination: Sidharth Gupta, October 26, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, Online, Exam Topics: Algorithms for phase retrieval problems
- Other
- 5:00 pm
- https://bit.ly/RedditCTOTechTalk
Meet Reddit CTO, Chris Slowe
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- 222/276 Loomis Laboratory
IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Sam Cross
Speaker: Sam Cross
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
- Register at: http://just-infras.illinois.edu/
Just Infrastructures Speaker Series, Shoshana Zuboff
- Lecture
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Online
Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM
Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
- Professional Development
- 3:00 pm
- 3003 MNTL
Prelim Examination: Pankul Dhingra
Prelim Examination: Pankul Dhingra, October 27, 2021 @ 3:00 PM, 3003 MNTL, Exam Topic: Design, defect-reduction, and dislocation-tolerance of red lasers on Si (001)
- Other

Thursday, October 28, 2021

- 1:00 pm
Final Examination: Nilanjan Pal
Final Examination: Nilanjan Pal, October 28, 2021 @ 1:00 PM, Online, Exam Topic: Techniques for Integrated Energy-Efficient Power Converters
- Other
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
GradMAP: Time Management
Learn how to balance your priorities and avoid procrastination
- Professional Development
- 4:00 pm
- 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
MatSE Hard Materials Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building
MRL Director's Special Seminar: Precise Microstructures in Functional Polymers Provide Morphology Control and Improved Transport
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 29, 2021

- 10:00 am
- please contact Lauren Redman for event link
ISE Graduate Seminar Series: Rich Holden
- Seminar/Symposium
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Online
Writing Personal Statements for Funding Proposals
Master the art of the personal statement.
- Professional Development
- 1:00 pm
- via Zoom
Condensed Matter Seminar - "Nanoscale imaging of symmetry-broken electronic phases in kagome metals AV3Sb5"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89695212881?pwd=OHpmTVVvZ25CbTRldnpsamErejA0dz09 Meeting ID: 896 9521 2881 Password: 036666
Mr. Carlos Juarez Yescas, UIUC Title: Microfluidics and NMR: Pushing the lower detection limits of NMR
- Seminar/Symposium

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Monday, November 1, 2021

- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: "JIm Sauls"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:30 pm
- Only for CS Faculty
Faculty Short Talks: Sarita Adve & Dan Katz, "Research Software Sustainability"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtf-2vpzouHdFqHEH1uBw4dTOnfHpx4mC0
Eugenics and Expertise: The "Science" of Race Crossing
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- Please contact matse@illinois.edu for the Zoom link.
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

- 11:00 am
IQUIST seminar: Christian Schaffner
Speaker: Christian Schaffner, U Amsterdam
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 4, 2021

- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Mentoring: Developing Your Philosophy & Approach
How do I become an inclusive and responsive mentor?
- Professional Development
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium
To be announced at a later date
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 5, 2021

- 10:00 am
- please contact Lauren Redman for event link
ISE Graduate Seminar Series: Mahesh Nagarajan
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- TBD
Physics Careers Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 pm
- via Zoom
Condensed Matter Seminar - "Transport through a Majorana charge qubit"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 8, 2021

- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: Eslam Khalaf
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Final Examination: Yuqian Zhou
Final Examination: Yuqian Zhou, November 8, 2021 @ 4:00 PM, TBD, Exam Topic: Bridging the Gap between Deep Learning Based Image Restoration Model with Real-world Applications
- Other
- 4:00 pm
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium - Ethics Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

- 11:00 am
Final Examination: Sartaj Grewal
Final Examination: Sartaj Grewal, November 9, 2021 @ 11:00 AM, Online, Exam Topic: A study towards large-area low-defect nanosphere lithography
- Other
- 11:00 am
IQUIST seminar: Andrew Jordan
Speaker: Andrew Jordan, Chapman/Rochester
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Online
New Grad Student Meet-Up
An informal monthly meet-up just for new grad students
- Social/Informal Event
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Depositing Your Thesis
A step-by-step guide for depositing your thesis
- Professional Development
- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-2orzMoGd1WWM87fNp52Y9NbQUr4P5l
Misinformation and the Public Sphere in Napoleonic France
- Lecture

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

- 10:30 am
Final Examination: Jianhao Peng
Final Examination: Jianhao Peng, November 10, 2021 @ 10:30 AM, Online, Exam Topic: MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR SINGLE CELL DATA ANALYSIS
- Other
- 2:00 pm
- CSL 368
Prelim Examination: Guilherme Scabin Vicinansa
Prelim Examination: Guilherme Scabin Vicinansa, November 10, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, CSL 368, Exam Topic: Quantized Control and Estimation with Minimal Data Rate for Switched and Nonholonomic Systems
- Other

Thursday, November 11, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- Online and In-Person (TDA)
Final Examination: Yan Zhang
Final Examination: Yan Zhang, November 11, 2021 @ 2:00 PM, Online and In-Person (TDA), Exam Topic: Silicon-based microfabricated droplet-microfluidics electrospray emitter for neurochemical sensing
- Other
- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Mentoring: Navigating & Troubleshooting the Relationship
Best practices for sustaining a mentoring relationship
- Professional Development
- 4:00 pm
- 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
MatSE Hard Materials/MRSEC Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium
To be announced at a later date
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 12, 2021

- 10:00 am
Final Examination: Fu Sun
Final Examination: Fu Sun, November 12, 2021 @ 10:00 AM, Online, Exam Topic: Smartphone-based point-of-care detection systems for infectious diseases
- Other
- 11:00 am
- Illinois: 190 ESB, 1101 W. Springfield, Urbana | Stanford: Room 335 in the McCullough Bldg
QSQM Research Symposium: "Twisted Bilayer Graphene (TBLG)"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 pm
- via Zoom
Condensed Matter Seminar - Raquel Queiroz, Columbia University
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- Online
Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities
Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
- Professional Development

Monday, November 15, 2021

- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: "Sung-Sik Lee"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Please contact matse@illinois.edu for the Zoom link.
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

- 11:00 am
IQUIST seminar: Cindy Regal
Speaker: Cindy Regal, JILA/University of Colorado
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Online
Dissertation & Thesis Meet-Up
Join a network of students working on their thesis or dissertation
- Professional Development

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- 222/276 Loomis Laboratory
IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Swetapadma Sahoo
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
- Register at: http://just-infras.illinois.edu/
Just Infrastructures Speaker Series, Mahadev Satyanarayanan (CMU)
- Lecture
- 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- Online
Writing Personal Statements for Funding Proposals
Master the art of the personal statement.
- Professional Development
- 3:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87428106488?pwd=Uk1tUm9yS0J5UDR6OVpHeWZRNEQwQT09
R.T. Chien Distinguished Lecture: "Basal cognition outside the brain - the future of regenerative medicine, AI, and synthetic living machines"
- Lecture

Friday, November 19, 2021

- 11:00 am
- TBA
QSQM PI Business Meeting
- Meeting
- 1:00 pm
- via Zoom
Condensed Matter Seminar - Seamus Davis, Cornell University
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 20, 2021

- All Day
Thanksgiving Break Begins
- Other

Monday, November 22, 2021

- 4:00 pm
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
"NO COLLOQUIUM - THANKSGIVING BREAK"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 29, 2021

- All Day
Instruction resumes
- Other
- 12:00 pm
Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar: "Jakko Nissinen"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:30 pm
- Only for CS Faculty
Faculty Short Talks: Josep Torrellas
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

- 11:00 am
IQUIST seminar: Ana Asenjo Garcia
Speaker: Ana Asenjo Garcia, University of Columbia
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 3, 2021

- 1:00 pm
Condensed Matter Seminar - Fahad Mahmood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, December 6, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- Please contact matse@illinois.edu for the Zoom link.
Hassel and Marianne Ledbetter MatSE Colloquium
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

- 11:00 am
IQUIST all-hands meeting
- Meeting

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

- All Day
Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester
- Other

Thursday, December 9, 2021

- All Day
Reading Day - IT No Change Period in effect
- Other
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Online
Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities
Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
- Professional Development
- 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- Online
Making the Most of Winter Break
Set yourself up for a productive break
- Professional Development

Friday, December 10, 2021

- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service
- 11:00 am
- UIUC: 190 ESB | Stanford: Room 335 in the McCullough Bldg
QSQM Research Symposium: "Correlated phenomena in doped 1D Mott insulators"
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, December 11, 2021

- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Foellinger Great Hall in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Online
New Grad Student Meet-Up
An informal monthly meet-up just for new grad students
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

- All Day
Deadline: ACM Awards
- Other

Friday, December 17, 2021

- 11:00 am
- TBA
QSQM PI Business Meeting
- Meeting

Monday, December 20, 2021

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Winter Session
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Online
Dissertation & Thesis Meet-Up
Join a network of students working on their thesis or dissertation
- Professional Development