Materials Research Laboratory

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - "The tenfold way on a finite Hilbert space: topology of entanglement for qubits and fermions"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Ruben Verresen (U Chicago), "Intrinsically Gapless Topological Matter"

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: "Scanning NV Microscopy for Quantum Materials: From Magnetic Imaging to Nanoscale EPR", Huan Zhao, Eugene Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Huan Zhao

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler) "Spontaneous Fission and Fusion of Block Copolymer Micelles"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• IQUIST Special Seminar: "Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Strontium," Julio T. Barreiro, University of California San Diego

  Time

  10:00 - 11:00 am

  Location

  Supercon 1002

  Speaker: Julio Barreiro

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Exact unitary designs under symmetry," Chris Vairogs, Leditzky Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Chris Vairogs, Leditzky Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• FINAL DEFENSE: Lakshmy Priya Ajayakumar "Reporter Spins on Demand: Photoswitchable Organic Radicals for Quantum Sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers"

  Time

  1:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Noyes Lab 164

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Ahmet Yildiz (University of California Berkeley) "Stepping dynamics of dynein characterized by MINFLUX"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers) "Influence of Block Length and Tacticity on Polyampholyte Conformation and Phase Behavior"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - "Nonconventional magnets: from materials to devices"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• Thanksgiving Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Raquel Pinheiro de Almeida Queiroz (Columbia U.)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Charlotte Bottcher, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Stanford University

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Charlotte Bottcher

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Xi Zhang, Kou Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Xi Zhang, Kou Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prof. Eli Pollak, Weizmann Institute of Science, "After a Century – Progress in Semiclassics and Tunneling"

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Brian Fields (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis: the Rise of the Elements in the Early Universe"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Professor Xin Zhou, Harvard University, "Rewiring Cell-surface Signaling with Engineered Biologics"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• IQUIST Special Seminar: "Organic Molecules and Ultracold Atoms for a Hybrid Network," Jonathan Hood, Purdue University

  Time

  10:00 - 11:00 am

  Location

  Supercon 1002

  Speaker: Jonathan Hood

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Sheng Ran, Washington University

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, December 7, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Shiwei Zhang

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• I- MRSEC: Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  • Meeting

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Biological Physics Seminar: Ruobo Zhou (Penn State)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Lecture

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Doug Natelson (Rice University) "Title TBD"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, December 25, 2026

• Christmas Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, December 28, 2026

• Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• President Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, January 1, 2027

• New Year's Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, January 18, 2027

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Thursday, January 28, 2027

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, February 11, 2027

• Biological Physics Seminar: Shixin Liu (Rockefeller University)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, February 17, 2027

• Prof. Renee Frontiera, University of Minnesota, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, February 22, 2027

• Materials Seminar, Professor Austin Evans, University of Florida, TBD

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  RAL 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, February 25, 2027

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, March 9, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Felix Castellano, North Carolina State University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

• Prof. Matthew Crane, Colorado School of Mines, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Thursday, March 25, 2027

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, March 30, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Samantha Yruegas, Rice University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, March 31, 2027

• Prof. Teresa Head-Gordon, University of California Berkeley, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, April 6, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Bryan Hunter, Northwestern University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, April 7, 2027

• Prof. Allison Squires, University of Chicago, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, April 13, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Brandon Barnett, University of Rochester

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, April 15, 2027

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Katlyn Meier, University of Miami

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Sonia Rani, Pfaff Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

  190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Speaker: Sonia Rani, Pfaff Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, April 30, 2027

• 2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

• Prof. Haw Yang, Princeton University, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

• Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC and IQUIST

  Time

  2:30 pm

  Location

  MRL 280

  Join us for a casual Cookies & Coffee Hour!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

• Prof. Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin Madison, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, May 31, 2027

• Memorial Day Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, June 18, 2027

• Juneteenth

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Ceremony/Service