Materials Research Laboratory

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

• 

  2026 T.S. Piper Award for Outstanding Inorganic PhD Thesis, Jubyeong Chae, "Nickel-catalyzed Methylation of Alkyl and (Hetero)aryl Chlorides Using Organoaluminum Reagents"

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

• 

  Final Defense of Haisu Kang, COARSE-GRAINED MODELING OF BOTTLEBRUSH POLYMERS IN SOLUTION AND MELTS

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  100 Noyes Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  FINAL DEFENSE: Kaitlyn Wiegand "Molecular Precision in the Synthesis of Polymeric Nanostructured Materials". Advisor: Professor Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez

  1:00 pm

  Burrill Hall Room 124

  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Cookies & Coffee Hour

  2:30 - 3:30 pm

  MRL 280

  Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST.

  • Ceremony/Service
• 

  2026 Klemperer Award for Outstanding Materials Chemistry PhD Thesis, Seth Putnam, "The Electrochemical Generation and Characterization of Sulfate Radical Anions"

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

• 

  FINAL DEFENSE: Luke Westawker "Probing the Photochemistry and Properties of Nickel and Palladium Complexes”. Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

  2:00 pm

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

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

Thursday, May 21, 2026

• 

  Lali Gutierrez, UIUC, Final Defense, "Early-Aβ Targeting Probes For Alzheimer’s disease And Related Dementias In 5xFAD Mice"

  9:00 am

  B102 Chemical Life Sciences Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 25, 2026

• 

  Memorial Day Holiday

  All Day

  • Other

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

• 

  Final Defense Joo Hun "John", TBA

  2:00 pm   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 12, 2026

• 

  Final Defense Ching Hsiu Chung, TBA

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

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, August 24, 2026

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  your class

  • Other

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• 

  Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 7, 2026

• 

  Labor Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Monday, November 2, 2026

• 

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

  5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

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

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• 

  Fall break begins

  8:30 am

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• 

  Thanksgiving Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, November 27, 2026

• 

  Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Monday, November 30, 2026

• 

  Instruction resumes

  All Day

  I-Hotel

  • Other

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• 

  Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, December 11, 2026

• 

  Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 18, 2026

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, December 25, 2026

• 

  Christmas Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Monday, December 28, 2026

• 

  Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• 

  President Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, January 1, 2027

• 

  New Year's Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, January 15, 2027

• 

  Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, January 18, 2027

• 

  Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• 

  Spring Vacation Begins

  1:00 pm

  • Other

Monday, March 22, 2027

• 

  Instruction resumes

  7:00 am

  • Other

Friday, April 30, 2027

• 

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

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture