Department of Mathematics - Master Calendar

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  Henry Administrative Building 140

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Symplectic and Poisson Geometry Seminar: Vincent Bouchard

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar: Ofer Kimchi (New York University)

  Time

  10:00 am

  Speaker: Ofer Kimchi (New York University)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Gabriel Angelini-Knoll (Case Western Reserve University)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  205 Gregory Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Number Theory Seminar: Ilya Shkredov (Purdue University)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  Sidney Lu MEB 3101

  Speaker: Ilya Shkredov (Purdue University) Title: Zaremba's conjecture and Korobov's optimal coefficients Abstract: Please see the UIUC NT Seminar website for the abstract.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Graph Theory and Combinatorics Seminar

  Time

  1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Henry Administration Building 143

  Speaker: Abhishek Dhawan (UIUC) Title: Sharp bounds for the fractional chromatic number of high-girth $d$-degenerate graphs

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Harmonic Analysis and Differential Equations Seminar: Megan Morrison (IIT)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Noyes 163

  Speaker: Megan Morrison (IIT)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Logic Seminar: Christine Eagles (UIC)

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Davenport Hall 313

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Probability Seminar

  Time

  2:00 - 2:50 pm

  Location

  2018 Campus Instructional Facility

  Jimmy He (Ohio State) talks about "Symmetries of periodic and free boundary measures on partitions."

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Algebraic Geometry Seminar

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Laboratory 136

  Speaker: Alessandro Giacchetto (ETH Zurich) Title: Euler characteristics of strata of k-differentials

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Geometric Analysis Seminar: Hadrian Quan (UC Santa Cruz)

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Everitt Laboratory 3217

  Hadrian Quan (UC Santa Cruz)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Combinatorics Colloquium

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall 1092

  Speaker: Maria Gillespie, Title: New combinatorial identities derived from the theory of moduli of curves

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• GGT: Minimal sl(N) Complexes of Rational Tangles via the Fukaya Category

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Mathematical Biology Seminar: Azmy Ackleh (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Materials Science and Engineering Building 305

  Speaker: Azmy Ackleh (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• AWM Graduate Student Colloquium

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  313 Davenport Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Department Cake + Tea Time

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  300 Harker Hall

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Sujeet Bhalerao's Defense

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  1027 Lincoln Hall

  • Other

  

• Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  Henry Administrative Building 140

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Symplectic and Poisson Geometry Seminar: Sam Nariman

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Colloquium by Daniel Sanz-Alonso (University of Chicago)

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm   reception 3pm in 300 Harker

  Location

  161 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Harmonic Analysis and Differential Equations Seminar: Yusen Xia (USCB)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Noyes 163

  Speaker: Yusen Xia (USCB) Title: Neumann eigenvalues and hot spots on geodesic triangles

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Probability Seminar

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  2018 Campus Instructional Facility

  Youssef Hakiki talks about "The Itô–Stratonovich formula for rough sheets"

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Geometric Analysis Seminar: Yusen Xia (UCSB)

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Everitt Laboratory 3217

  Yusen Xia (UCSB)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Mathematical Biology (crosslisting): Eduardo Sontag (Northeastern University)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  CSL Auditorium (B02)

  Speaker: Eduardo D. Sontag (Northeastern University) CSL Distinguished Lecture

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• GGT: Knots, links, and essential geodesic systole

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Mathematical Biology Seminar: Christopher Klausmeier (Michigan State University)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Materials Science and Engineering Building 305

  Speaker: Christopher Klausmeier (Michigan State University)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Colloquium by Rahim Moosa (U Waterloo)

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm   reception 3pm in 300 Harker

  Location

  165v Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Department Tea Time

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  300 Harker Hall

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  Henry Administrative Building 140

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Raghavndra Bhat's Final Defense

  Time

  10:00 am

  • Other

  

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: Cai Zeng

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Mathematical Biology Seminar: Niall Mangan (Northwestern University)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Materials Science and Engineering Building 305

  Speaker: Niall Mangan (Northwestern University)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• AWM Graduate Student Colloquium

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  313 Davenport Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• David Lee (Northwestern)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  205 Gregory Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Geometric Analysis Seminar: Ben Weinkove (Northwestern)

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Everitt Laboratory 3217

  Ben Weinkove (Northwestern)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: Fernando Al Assal

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• ALGECOM XXVIII

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Lincoln Hall 1000

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Symplectic and Poisson Geometry Seminar: Ivan Schwieger

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Juan Moreno (Notre Dame)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  205 Gregory Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Harmonic Analysis and Differential Equations Seminar: Kay Kirkpatrick (UIUC)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Noyes 163

  Speaker: Kay Kirkpatrick (UIUC)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Probability Seminar

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  2018 Campus Instructional Facility

  Janos Englander (U Colorado, Boulder) talks about "TBA".

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Mathematical Biology Seminar: Merlijn Staps (Washington University in St. Louis)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Materials Science and Engineering Building 305

  Speaker: Merlijn Staps (Washington University in St. Louis)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• AWM Graduate Student Colloquium

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  313 Davenport Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Symplectic and Poisson Geometry Seminar: Aline d'Oliveira

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Harmonic Analysis and Differential Equations Seminar: John Sanders (Quincy University)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Noyes 163

  Speaker: John Sanders (Quincy University)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Mathematical Biology Seminar: Feng Fu (Dartmouth College)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Materials Science and Engineering Building 305

  Speaker: Feng Fu (Dartmouth College)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Quantum Working Group Seminar

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 4:50 pm

  Location

  149 Henry Administration Building

  Weekly Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• AWM Writing Group

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Harker 300

  A writing group for students working on projects such as papers, talks, and dissertations who want to collaborate with others. This will be a great way to add some structure and accountability to our research productivity!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Illinois Mathematics Lab Poster Session

  Time

  1:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  300 Harker Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• AWM Craft Circle

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Harker Hall, Room 300

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, January 7, 2027

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, January 14, 2027

• Groups, Geometry, and Topology Seminar: TBA

  Recurring

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  137C Davenport

  • Seminar/Symposium