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
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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9:00 am2049 Natural History Building -
10:00 am419 RAL (Rose Room) -
12:00 - 12:50 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmRoom 212 / Center for Children's Books, 501 E. Daniel St., School of Information Sciences
Dr. Patricia Kennon (Maynooth University), the general editor of The International Journal of Young Adult Literature, will be giving a brief lecture on Asexuality in Contemporary YA Literature at the Center for Children's Books. Come learn!
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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12:00 pm108 Coble Hall
Join the European Union Center for the next installment in its brown-bag series: "Europe and the World Today." This event is cosponsored by the Departments of Philosophy and Political Science, and the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
"Why kill the Fluorescence? Let it Power your Raman" Seemesh Bhasker, IGB Fellow Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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1:00 - 2:00 pm2405 Siebel Center
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1:00 pm301 Coordinated Science Lab
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2:00 - 3:00 pm
By 2023, data centers have consumed 176 TWh, or 4.4% of total U.S. electricity. Alex Hubbard will discuss the hardware trends and operational practices behind this surge, from the power draw of multi-GPU servers to the infrastructure supporting them. Beyond simply forecasting growth, this presentation will address the critical need for new strategies to manage this load.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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4:00 - 5:00 pmW115 Turner Hall
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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11:00 am2405 Siebel Center
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11:00 am114 Transportation Building
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12:30 - 1:30 pm428 Mumford Hall
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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2:00 - 3:00 pmHybrid: IGB Room 612 or Zoom
Discover how to transform your research into a compelling story that communicates the significance of your work, connects with diverse audiences, and strengthens grant proposals and publications. Speakers from STEM and the Humanities will demonstrate approaches to crafting engaging, persuasive research narratives.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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4:00 - 5:00 pm3102 Siebel Center
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
Friday, November 21, 2025
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 DCL - 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801
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4:00 - 5:00 pm1214 Siebel Center
Monday, December 1, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium
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12:00 - 1:00 pm428 Mumford Hall
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12:30 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium
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1:00 pmRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 1 Welding Different Geomembrane Polymers will focus on the following: • Welding PE and PP materials (HDPE, LLDPE. fPP and PP-R) • Welding PVC and similar products ( PVC, CSPE and EIA)
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center
Sabrina Agarwal, PhD Department of Anthropology; University of California, Berkeley “What Remains: Postcolonial Legacies of the Anatomical and Anthropological Sciences”
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3:00 pm1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
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4:00 pmRoger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL
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4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures 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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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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11:00 am - 12:20 pm1002 SuperconSpeaker:
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center
"Engineered High-Throughput Microtissue System for Liver Differentiation and Organization" Brock Grenci, PhD Candidate Department of Bioengineering
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12:00 - 12:50 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
2:30 - 3:00 pmCLSL B-102
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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11:00 am114 Transportation Building
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 2: Welding Equipment and Selection will focus on the following: • Hot wedge fusion welder – solid and split wedges • Hot air fusion welder • Hand extrusion welder • Adhesive and solvent welding • Data logging technology and its benefits • Equipment setup
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2:30 - 3:30 pm2405 Siebel Center
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - The Engineering Journey of the First Rotorcraft Flight on Another Planet
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Friday, December 5, 2025
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10:00 - 10:50 am1310 DCL - 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana IL 61801
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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3:00 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 223
Join us for a lecture by Aaron Garrett, a professor of philosophy at Boston University.
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3:00 pm2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
Monday, December 8, 2025
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium
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12:00 - 1:00 pm428 Mumford Hall
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12:30 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium
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1:00 pmRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center
Paul A. Janmey, PhD Institute for Medicine and Engineering, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology University of Pennsylvania "Activity of chromatin remodeling motors controls nuclear mechanics and tumor cell migration in 3D environments"
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12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 3 Welding Parameters will focus on the following: • Understanding Heat, Speed, and Pressure • Establishing Welding Windows • Importance of Welding Windows • Impact/Dangers/Wrinkles from Ambient conditions • Parameter recommendations • Pre-weld Testing • Correct seam overlap • What if FML is not clean (dust, water, painting)
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4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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1:00 - 2:00 pmNCSA 1040Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research at the center of cancer and engineering.
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Part 4 Importance of Seam Testing will focus on the following: • Non-Destructive Testing – air channel, pick, air lance, and vacuum testing • Destructive Testing – In-house and 3rd Party Testing • Factory and Field Testing • What if seam test(s) fails - Patching • Project goal is a liner system that does not leak – work together-welder, CQA, regulator,
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center
"AI" Dan Davidson Director of CNRG and Research Computing
Friday, December 12, 2025
Monday, December 15, 2025
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL