Materials Research Laboratory

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Complete characterization of perfect quantum strategies in quantum magic rectangle games," Evelyn Wu, Clark Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Evelyn Wu, Clark Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prof. Martin Mosquera, Montana State University, "Theory of Extended Bose-Hubbard Systems and Two-Dimensional Materials"

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Geoff Greene (University of Tennessee) "The Neutron Lifetime, Why do we keep measuring it? & Why do we keep getting it “wrong”?"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Erin Swanson CHEM 575 Seminar: "Engineering viral antigens to modulate humoral immunodominance"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Krishna Bharadwaj CHEM 575 Seminar: "Programming Peptide Coacervates for Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutics"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - "Hot, disordered, and quantum: Electrons in materials from first principles"

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, October 5, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Jaewon Kim

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: "Quantum Hall Ferromagnetism in a Cavity Vacuum." Ceren Dag, Assistant Professor of Physics, Indiana University

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Ceren Dag

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "High quantum local differential privacy breaks entanglement", Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prof. Yelena Simine, McGill University, "New Methods for Simulating Disordered Materials: From Amorphous Graphene to DNA Aptamers"

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Alessandra Buonanno (Albert Einstein Institute) ": Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: Theory at the Frontier "

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Giuliana Judge CHEM 575 Seminar: "Strain-Release Covalent Reactive Groups as Selective Irreversible Inhibitors"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Sneha Jayaram CHEM 575 Seminar: "Enzymes in a New Light: Exploring Two Photobiocatalytic Strategies for [2+2] Cycloadditions."

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz) "Energy Storage for an Autonomous Future"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• The Life and Science of Anthony Leggett. A Conference and Memorial in honor of Tony J. Leggett

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Loomis 464 & ESB 190 (TBC)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, October 10, 2026

• The Life and Science of Anthony Leggett. A Conference and Memorial in honor of Tony J. Leggett

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Loomis 464 & ESB 190 (TBC)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• The Life and Science of Anthony Leggett. A Conference and Memorial in honor of Tony J. Leggett

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Loomis 464 & ESB 190 (TBC)

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: "Hybrid Superconducting Photonic Circuits," Hong Tang, Llewellyn West Jones Jr. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yale University

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Jason Elhaderi, Draper Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Jason Elhaderi, Draper Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Andrea Young (University of California Santa Barbara) "Superconductivity and magnetism in crystalline graphite allotropes"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko) "The New Alchemy of Scientific Discovery: From Electrons to AI Agents"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Materials Seminar, 'Molecular Strategies for Assembling and Disassembling Polymer Networks and using them in Medical Devices', Professor Matthew Becker, Duke University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Peter Hirschfeld, University of Florida

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Jacopo Gliozzi, "Long-range toric code: finite-temperature topological order in two dimensions"

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Final Defense of Destiny Gray "TBA"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  165 Noyes Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Niklas Mueller, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Niklas Mueller

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 'Cartography with Clusters: Mapping Surface Science Mechanisms with Atomic Precision', Professor Josh Buss, University of Michigan

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Harshvardhan Mantry, Pfaff Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Harshvardhan Mantry, Pfaff Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• I-MRSEC Seminar with Prof. Libai Huang, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  Prof. Libai Huang is the Tarpo Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University and Director of the U.S. DOE Energy Frontier Research Center "Quantum Photonics Integrated Design Center (QuPIDC)." The title of the talk: Imagine Exciton Transport and Quantum Interactions with Ultrafast Microscopy.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prof. Michael Wasielewski, Northwestern University, "Molecular Optical-Spin Interfaces for Quantum Information Applications"

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Peter Abbamonte (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Title"

  Time

  4:00 - 8:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Hannah King CHEM 575 Seminar: "Thalidomide and the Unexpected Path to Targeted Protein Degradation"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Shuaiqi Yuan CHEM 575 Seminar: "Title TBD"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• 2026 Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry, Professor Polly Arnold, University of California Berkley, “f-block aryloxides; a new class of catalysts for dinitrogen conversion at ambient conditions”

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Nirmal Ghimire, University of Notre Dame

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Andreas Gleis (Rutgers)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Professor Nicholas L. Truex, University of South Carolina, "Protein Technologies for Unlocking Immunity and Expanding the Folding Code"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Hannah Manetsch, Senior AMO Physicist, Oratomic

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Hannah Manetsch

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Timothy Johstone, University of California Santa Cruz

  Time

  3:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "An optimal analysis of the product test," Jacob Beckey, Leditzky Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Jacob Beckey, Leditzky Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prof. Saumya Saurabh, New York University, "Using Light to Decipher Life: Mapping the Chemical Environment Inside Biomolecular Condensates"

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Gordon Baym (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Title TBD"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Danielle Otero CHEM 575 Seminar: "Title TBD"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Kellen Sharpe CHEM 575 Seminar: "Title TBD"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Jiwoong Park, University of Chicago

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Shuo Liu (Princeton)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Chong Wang, Research Faculty, Perimeter Institute

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Chong Wang

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Will Chistopherson, DeMarco Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Will Christopherson, DeMarco Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium McMillan Award: Patrick Ledwith (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) "Title TBD"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Natalie Shkolnik CHEM 575 Seminar: "Title TBD"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  163 Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Lorenzo Vergari, Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering-Illinois

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Thaís Trevisan, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (Brazil)

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Kendrick Lev (Harvard)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

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

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: "Learning Ground State Observables from Quantum Experiments," Kunal Sharma, Senior Research Scientist, IBM

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Kunal Sharma

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• 2026 Emerging Leader in Inorganic Chemistry Speaker/ACS DIC John C. Bailar Coordination Chemistry Award, "Rewriting the Periodic Properties of the f-Elements: Fundamental Chemistry of QIS and National Security", Professor Henry La Pierre, Georgia Tech University

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  Chem Annex 1024

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Javier Montaner, Clark Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Javier Montaner, Clark Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Dylan Yost (Colorado State University) "Precision tests of quantum electrodynamics through hydrogen spectroscopy and vacuum birefringence"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Ruben Verresen (U Chicago)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• IQUIST Seminar: Huan Zhao, 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 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

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Ahmet Yildiz (University of California Berkeley) "Title TBD"

  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)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• Condensed Matter Seminar - Riccardo Comin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special 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, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• The Physics Colloquium: Brian Fields (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Title TBD"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Professor Xin Zhou, Harvard University, "Title: TBD"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• 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 Special Theory Seminar, Shiwei Zhang

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  ESB 190

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Loomis Lab 141

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

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

  

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

  

Wednesday, March 24, 2027

• IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Phillip Kim, Pfaff Group

  Time

  11:00 - 11:50 am

  Location

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

  Speaker: Philip Kim, Pfaff Group

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Prof. Haw Yang, Princeton University, TBD

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

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

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium