Seminars of Interest

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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  Prof. Thomas Truskett, University of Michigan, "Disordered Plasmonic Metamaterials"

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

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

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Dr. Nick Carruthers, NDC Medchem Consulting LLC, "Serotonin, LSD and the Police"

  4:00 pm

  217 Noyes Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Zixiao Li (K. Zhang Lab) - “Resolving protein oligomerization state in living cells using quantitative imaging technique”

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Katrine Dailey (Wu Lab) - "Vulnerability in the breadth evolution of an influenza broadly neutralizing antibody"

  4:30 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  Lilly Lecture: Gaiying Zhao, Lilly, "Synthetic Organic Chemistry Continues Playing an Important Role in Small Molecule Drug Discovery: Example of Notch Inhibitors"

  4:00 - 4:30 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Lilly Lecture: Professor Lutz Ackermann, Georg-August-University Göttingen, "C–H Activation: From Late-Stage Functionalization to Metallaelectro-Catalysis"

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

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  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Parisa Hosseinzadeh (University of Oregon) - “The new era of protein and peptide design"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  "Multifunctional electrochemical probes using aptamers for chemical sensing and imaging", Professor Robert Lazenby, Florida State University

  4:00 pm

  RAL 116

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

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  3M Lecture: Dr. Rajdeep Kalgutkar, 3M, "Adventures in (De)Bonding"

  4:00 - 4:30 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  3M Lecture: Professor Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, "Decarboxylative Approaches for Vinyl Polymer Deconstruction"

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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  Final Defense: Shuangshuang Chen, "Advancing Metabolic insights: Bridging Chiral Metabolite Analysis and Single-Cell Biology". Advisor: Professor Jonathan Sweedler

  2:00 pm

  Burrill Hall Room 124

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Guan (University of Texas) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  GF Smith Lecture, "Multi-Modal Hybrid Wearable Sensors for Comprehensive Health Monitoring", Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

  4:00 pm

  RAL116

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  GF Smith Lecture: "Multi-Modal Hybrid Wearable Sensors for Comprehensive Health Monitoring", Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Lecture

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  Final Defense of Haisu Kang, TBA

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  TBA

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  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
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  Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

  3:30 pm

  1024 CHEM ANNEX

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

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  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

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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  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
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  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

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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  Blake Ocampo, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBD"

  3:00 pm

  Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801, Room 1002

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 5, 2026

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  Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  The Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry is held every year in honor of Dr. Sylvia Stoesser, an early pioneer for women in chemistry and features an individual that is making outstanding contributions to science outside of academia. The Stoesser Lecture Planning Committee has selected Dr. Stephanie Potisek Lee, R&D Strategy Leader at Dow, as the speaker for the 2026 lecture.

  • Lecture

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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  Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2026

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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 2, 2026

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  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

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

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

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

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium