Materials Research Laboratory

Monday, July 7, 2025

• • 1:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  FINAL DEFENSE, Prateek Dinesh Bansal, "'Activation mechanisms of non-Class A G protein coupled receptors"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 10, 2025

• • 2:30 - 3:30 pm
  • MRL 208

  I-MRSEC Cookies & Coffee Hour

  Monthly Cookies & Coffee Hour

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, July 18, 2025

• • 3:00 pm
  • Superconductivity Center (Supercon) 2008

  "Atomic structure determination at the nanoscale using multi-modal electron diffraction", Physical Chemistry Final Defense, Oliver Lin

  • Other

Friday, July 25, 2025

• • 10:00 am
  • RAL 433

  Final Defense, Sagnik Chakrabarti

  • Other
• • 2:30 pm
  • Chemistry Annex, 601 S Mathews Ave, Room 1024

  Michael Mulligan, Final Defense, UIUC, "Translational Development and Mechanistic Insights into 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)indoline-2-ones as a Potent Class of Breast Cancer Therapeutics"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 11, 2025

• • 1:30 pm
  • B102 CLSL

  Physical Chemistry Final Defense, "Probing Light-Matter Interactions with Differential Polarizations: From Chiral Nanostructures to Molecular Sensing" Ojasvi Verma

  • Other

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• • 10:00 am   1:00 pm
  • 116 RAL

  FINAL DEFENSE, Riccardo Candeago, "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 25, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  • Other

Thursday, August 28, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Tenure Seminar: Prof. Angad Mehta, UIUC, "Synthetic Biology for Evolutionary Studies and Human Health"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 1, 2025

• • All Day

  Labor Day

  • Other

Thursday, September 4, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island (host: Simon Rogers)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 8, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Professor Thomas M. Makris, North Carolina State University, "Title: TBD"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• • 11:00 - 11:50 am
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  IQUIST Seminar: Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Caltech

  Speaker: Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Caltech

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Emerging Leaders Seminar: Professor Alex Spokoyny, University of California, Los Angeles, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Joao Soares, University of Alberta (host: Baron Peters)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 CHEM ANNEX

  Inorganic Seminar, Professor Selvan Demir, Michigan State University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania (host: Joon Kong)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Materials Seminar, Professor Adam Jaffe, University of Notre Dame, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

• • 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

• • 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 (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 - 11:50 am
  • 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 - 11:50 am
  • 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 - 11:50 am
  • 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

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 - 11:50 am
  • 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 - 11:50 am
  • 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

Monday, December 22, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

• • All Day

  Gift Day

  • Other

Thursday, December 25, 2025

• • All Day

  Christmas Holiday

  • Other

Friday, December 26, 2025

• • All Day

  Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

  • Other

Monday, December 29, 2025

• • All Day

  President Designated Holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

• • All Day

  Gift Day

  • Other

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

• • All Day

  Gift day

  • Other

Thursday, January 1, 2026

• • All Day

  New Year's Day

  • Other

Friday, January 16, 2026

• • 8:30 am

  Final Exams Begin

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, January 19, 2026

• • All Day

  Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  • Other

Thursday, February 19, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hee Jeung Oh, Penn State University (host: Charles Sing)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 14, 2026

• • 1:00 pm

  Spring Vacation Begins

  • Other

Monday, March 23, 2026

• • 7:00 am

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

• • 2:00 pm
  • CLSL B102

  TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Inorganic Seminar, Professor Raúl Hernandez Sanchez, Rice University, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 27, 2026

• • 5:00 pm
  • TBD

  2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: Professor Dr. Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Speaker, Professor Dr. Christophe Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

• • All Day

  Instruction Ends

  • Other

Thursday, May 7, 2026

• • All Day

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

• • All Day

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• • 8:30 am
  • Memorial Stadium

  Commencement

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 18, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  • Other

Monday, May 25, 2026

• • All Day

  Memorial Day Holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  • Other

Friday, June 19, 2026

• • All Day

  Juneteenth

  • Ceremony/Service