Materials Research Laboratory

- 11:00 - 11:50 am
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago

Speaker: Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 26, 2025

- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
- Noyes Laboratory
ChBE Unit Operations Lab - Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service
- 4:30 - 7:00 pm
- 2079 Natural History Building (NHB) and 2nd Floor Atrium NHB
ChBE Alumni and Graduate Awards Ceremony and Reception
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, September 27, 2025

- All Day
- Near Memorial Stadium (TBD)
ChBE Homecoming Tailgate
- Sporting Event

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jeffrey Lopez, Northwestern University, "Identifying Electrolyte Reaction Mechanisms at Battery Electrodes Toward PFAS-Free Electrolytes" (host: Theresa Schoetz)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 2, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Karthik Shekhar, University of California, Berkeley (host: Diwakar Shukla)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

- 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Srivatsan Chakram, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University

Speaker: Srivatsan Chakram, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Shailendra Bordawekar, AbbVie (host: Paul Kenis)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 9, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Erin Ratcliff, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Ying Diao)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

- 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Kevin O'Brien, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speaker: Kevin O'Brien, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- TBD
TBD, Professor Vlad Iluc, University of Notre Dame
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

- 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Gabriel Landi, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Rochester

Speaker: Gabriel Landi, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Rochester
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ariel Furst, MIT (host: Paul Kenis)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 CHEM ANNEX
Inorganic Seminar, Dr. Andy Nguyen, University of Illinois Chicago
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 23, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Nitash Balsara, University of California, Berkeley (host: Damien Guironnet)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

- 11:00 - 11:50 am
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Kai-Mei Fu, Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington

Speaker: Kai-Mei Fu, Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley (host: Deborah Leckband)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

- 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Adam Kaufman, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Colorado - Boulder

Speaker: Adam Kaufman, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Colorado - Boulder
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 10, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

- 11:00 am - 12:20 pm
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Aashish Clerk, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

Speaker: Aashish Clerk, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, (co-hosts: Chris Rao, Paul Kenis)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 13, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jovan Kamcev, University of Michigan (host: Xiao Su)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 20, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Aleksandra Vojvodic, University of Pennsylvania (host: Alex Mironenko)
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 22, 2025

- 8:30 am
Fall break begins
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, November 27, 2025

- All Day
Thanksgiving Day
- Other

Friday, November 28, 2025

- All Day
Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday
- Other

Monday, December 1, 2025

- All Day
Instruction resumes
- Other

Thursday, December 4, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

- 11:00 - 11:50 am
- 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
IQUIST Seminar: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon DeKosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (host: Huimin Zhao)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

Thursday, December 11, 2025

- All Day
Reading Day - IT No Change Period in effect
- Other

Friday, December 12, 2025

- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, December 20, 2025

- 10:00 - 11:00 am
- Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801
ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation
- Ceremony/Service
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall in the University of Illinois YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
ChBE 2025 Winter Convocation Reception
- Reception/Open House