Research Seminars @ Illinois
Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.
To have your events added or removed from this calendar, please contact OUR at ugresearch@illinois.edu
Monday, August 11, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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This webinar will address three case studies in the geosynthetics industry: Druid Hill Reservoir Project; Sutter Field Construction Lining Project; and Tesla Reservoir Rehabilitation Project. 1.0 PDH
Friday, August 15, 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Monday, August 25, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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"The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Mariana Mora is a professor at Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología, Mexico.
Friday, September 5, 2025
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork, and self-exploration in a fun and experiential format. The retreat is fully funded for all UIUC students.
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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Free and open to the public. Join us for a screening of "In Search of Bengali Harlem" followed by remarks and discussion with Vivek Bald (director, producer, writer).
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Join us for a lecture by professor Jennifer Lackey, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.
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The Psychology Department is excited to announce the launch of the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2025-2026 academic year, a new monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Free and open to the public. Join us as the fellows and conveners reflect on their Interseminars experience, while attendees are invited to engage with the themes of the cohort’s studies. A reception will follow.
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This event is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Free and open to the public. Join us as the fellows and conveners reflect on their Interseminars experience, while attendees are invited to engage with the themes of the cohort’s studies. A reception will follow.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork, and self-exploration in a fun and experiential format. The retreat is fully funded for all UIUC students.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
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The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork, and self-exploration in a fun and experiential format. The retreat is fully funded for all UIUC students.
Monday, September 8, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Speaker: Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Caltech
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Attend this session to learn about the Interseminars Co-Teaching Grant for tenure-stream faculty (application deadline October 3, 2025). Interseminars will fund three interdisciplinary graduate courses in the arts and humanities, each co-taught by two faculty instructors. Each team will receive programming funds for course-related guest speakers and events.
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Attend this session to learn about the Interseminars Co-Teaching Grant for tenure-stream faculty (application deadline October 3, 2025). Interseminars will fund three interdisciplinary graduate courses in the arts and humanities, each co-taught by two faculty instructors. Each team will receive programming funds for course-related guest speakers and events.
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Catherine Dulac of Harvard University, will give the annual Beckman-Brown Lecture at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Beckman Auditorium. Her talk is titled, "Neurobiology of Sickness and Social Behavior." A ribbon cutting for Ted's Café, named for Beckman Founding Director Ted Brown, is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. that day. A reception will follow at 3 p.m.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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On Thursday, September 18th at 5 pm. Speaker Jacob Darwin Hamblin, Professor of History at Oregon State University.
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A poetry reading by Carmen Giménez made possible by the Kaplan Family Writer-In-Residence Series.
Friday, September 19, 2025
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The Environmental Humanities Research Cluster is hosting a symposium called “The Nuclear Environment” from 9am to 4pm on Friday, September 19th. The keynote speaker for that symposium will be speaking the night before, on Thursday, September 18th at 5pm. That speaker is Jacob Darwin Hamblin, Professor of History at Oregon State University.
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Join us for a lecture by Sarah Clark Miller, a professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Speaker: Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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Catherine Hall (Modern British Social and Cultural History, University College London) in conversation with Jennifer Morgan (History, New York University), moderated by Antoinette Burton (History).
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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"Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX" Joseph Slivka, PhD Candidate, Yildiz & Limmer Group - Physics, University of California, Berkley
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Friday, September 26, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
