Materials Research Laboratory

Monday, January 12, 2026

Materials Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Jiahao Huang, Case Western Reserve University, "Fluorine-free Ferroelectric Polymers-Sustainable Energy Polymers with Superior Performance"

11:15 am

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Dr. Megan Angela Steves, University of California Berkeley, "Multidimensional widefield single-molecule microscopy beyond the camera frame rate"

10:00 - 11:30 am

1024 Chemistry Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, January 16, 2026

Final Exams Begin

8:30 am
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, January 19, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

All Day
- Other
Chemical Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar, Dr. Steven D. Knutson, Princeton University, "Chemical Tools for Biological Discovery: From Profiling RNA Modifications to Spatial Mapping of Cancer Interactomes"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave., Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 22, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Moon Jeong Park, POSTECH (Host: Prof. Charles Sing) "Polymer Chain-End Chemistry: Unlocking Next-Generation Functional Materials"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookies & Coffee Hour

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MRL 280

Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST. Please come and have some cookies, coffee and good conversation.
- Social/Informal Event
Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology: Professor Jeffery W. Kelly, Scripps Research Institute, "The Scientific Origins of Drugs that Slow Neurodegeneration and the Pharmacological Future of Treating Dementias"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, January 23, 2026

Inorganic Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Heechan Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Molecular Design Across the Periodic Table: From Organic Fluorophores to Main-Group Magnetic Materials"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, January 26, 2026

IDP Refresh Course

11:00 am

MRL 280

The IDP Refresh Course is designed to help graduate students and postdocs supported by NSF awards stay on track and work toward achieving their long-term career goals.
- Professional Development

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Ale Baptista, Pfaff Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Zhanzhi Jiang, Kou Group
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Wolfgang Pfaff (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, January 30, 2026

Dr. Matthew Du, University of Chicago, "Discovering Emergent Phenomena in Many-Body Systems: From Polaritonic Chemistry to Nonequilibrium AI"

10:00 - 11:30 am

1024 Chemistry Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Towards Remote Atom-Atom Entanglement and Beyond", Marshal Dong, Covey Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Marshal Dong, Covey Group
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Tova Holmes (University of Tennessee) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 9, 2026

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs Meeting

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

MRL 280

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Exploring Many-Body Quantum Geometry Beyond the Quantum Metric with Correlation Functions: A Time Dependent Perspective", Yuntao Guan, Bradlyn Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Zhanzhi Jiang, Kou Group
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Krishna Rajagopal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Sarah Hagen, Chitambar Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Sarah Hagen, Chitambar Group
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Subir Sachdev (Harvard University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenlin Zhang, Dartmouth College (host: Charles Sing) "Effects of Conformational and Orientational Ordering in Polymer Crystal Nucleation"

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookies & Coffee Hour

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MRL 280

Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST. Please come and have some cookies, coffee and good conversation.
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, February 20, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - James McIver, Columbia University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Stephen Zhou, Leditzky Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Stephen Zhou, Leditzky Group
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Rafael Fernandes (University or Illinois Urbana-Champaign) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 27, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Ankit Disa, Cornell University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Hannah Day, Pfaff/Kahn Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Hannah Day, Pfaff Group
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 5, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Dr. Mike Reynolds, Shell (Host: Prof. Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 9, 2026

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs Meeting

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

MRL 280

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Carl Denard, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Huimin Zhao)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Jared Gibson, Kou Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Jared Gibson, Kou Group
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Jainendra Jain (The Pennsylvania State University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookies & Coffee Hour

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MRL 280

Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST.
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 13, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Katja Nowack, Cornell University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Spring Vacation Begins

1:00 pm
- Other

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 23, 2026

Instruction resumes

7:00 am
- Other

Friday, March 27, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Jiun-Haw Chu, University of Wisconsin

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

CHBE 121 Poster Session

6:00 pm 8:00 p.m.

Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Anna Honeycutt, Chitambar Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Anna Honeycutt, Chitambar Group
- Seminar/Symposium
TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

2:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Gabriela Gonzalez (Louisiana State University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 3, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Jun Zhu, Penn State University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs Meeting

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

MRL 280

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium The Klaus Schulten Lecture Elizabeth Villa (University of California San Diego) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 9, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Todd Squires, University of California, Santa Barbara, (Host: Prof. Baron Peters)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

ChBE/OXE Undergraduate Research Symposium

12:00 - 4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Seminar/Symposium
Condensed Matter Seminar - Philippe St-Jean, University of Montreal

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Zhanzhi Jiang, Kou Group
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium Harold Hwang (Stanford University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Styliana Avraamidou, University of Wisconsin (Host: Prof. Paul Kenis)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Cookies & Coffee Hour

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MRL 280

Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST.
- Social/Informal Event
Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Sarah King, University of Chicago

3:30 pm 12/02/2025

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 17, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Qiong Ma, Boston College

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Secure Protocols for Lossy Quantum Position Verification", Shuen Wu, Chitambar Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Shuen Wu, Chitambar Group
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Siddarth Krishna, University of Wisconsin (Host: Prof. Elizabeth Rogers)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Christina (Tina) Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title:TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University

1:00 pm

ESB 190
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 27, 2026

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

5:00 pm

TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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

3:30 pm

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Prince, Chitambar Group

11:00 - 11:50 am

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

Speaker: Xinan Chen, Chitambar Group
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
The Physics Colloquium James Kakalios (University of Minnesota) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

Condensed Matter Seminar - Dhalia Klein, University of Chicago

1:00 pm

ESB 190TBA
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs Meeting

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

MRL 280

Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Instruction Ends

All Day
- Other
The Physics Colloquium The Hans Frauenfelder Colloquium Peter Wolynes (Rice University) TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Loomis Lab 141
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

All Day
- Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

Final Exams Begin

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Cookies & Coffee Hour

2:30 - 3:30 pm

MRL 280

Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST.
- Ceremony/Service
Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Commencement

8:30 am

Memorial Stadium
- Ceremony/Service

Sunday, May 17, 2026

CHBE 2026 Spring Convocation Ceremony

9:30 11:00 am

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
- Ceremony/Service
ChBE 2026 Spring Convocation Reception

11:00 1:00 p.m.

Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Reception/Open House

Monday, May 18, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

All Day
- Other

Monday, May 25, 2026

Memorial Day Holiday

All Day
- Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

All Day
- Other

Friday, June 19, 2026

Juneteenth

All Day
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, July 3, 2026

Independence Day (observed)

All Day
- Other

Monday, November 16, 2026

Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium