Seminars of Interest

Monday, January 26, 2026

Aldrich Lecture: Professor Ohyun Kwon, University of California, Los Angeles, "Synthesis Through C–C Bond Scission"

4:00 - 5:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Liwei Zheng, Stanford University, "Single-Molecule Peptide Sequencing via Reverse Translation of Peptides into DNA"

11:15 am

Burrill 124
- 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"

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

217 Noyes
- Seminar/Symposium
Biochemistry Seminar: Juan Du (Northwestern) - "“A Cool Tail of A Warm Channel”

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 2, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Stephanie Zhang, Harvard University, "Chemical Systems at the Limits of Biological Complexity"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Madeline Cooke, University of California Irvine, "Analysis of the atmosphere: The importance of a multi-faceted analytical approach"

11:15 am

Noyes Lab 217
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Jingyang Zhang, Final Defense, UIUC, "Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Sannamycins and the Development of TMC-95A Derivatives"

2:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, "Strong Correlations and Topological Transitions in Chemical Reactions"

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
Yiran Zheng (Chen Lab) - "Myeloid BRD4 regulates the resolution of DSS-induced colitis"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Seung Jun Lee (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 6, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Donald McDonnell, Duke University, "Evolution of Endocrine Therapies for Breast and Prostate Cancer"

12:00 pm

B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 9, 2026

Professor Chi P. Ting, Brandeis University, "Chemical and Biocatalytic Synthesis of Natural Products"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Yujia Ji (Stadtmueller) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Rebecca Tang (Huang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Danielle Mai, Stanford University, "Decoding Repetitive Proteins to Engineer Stimuli-responsive Biopolymers"

2:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 13, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Andrew Jones (Duke University) - "Come to my window: Porosity and binding distribution provide better predictors for biofilm penetration"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 16, 2026

Professor Junqi Li, Iowa State University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Qianjin Jiang (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- 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

Monday, February 23, 2026

Marvel & Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Dr. Jenny Van Natta: "Title TBD"; Dr. Shaofeng Huang: "Title TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Brent Stockwell, Columbia University "Metabolism & Ferroptosis: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications"

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium
Jessica Derham - (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Wenkan Liu (Wu Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 27, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yang Hai (University of California Santa Barbara) - "Natral product discovery, biosynthesis, and biocatalysis."

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Madhusree Seal (Stadtmueller Lab)

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Abigail Spaulding (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- 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
Final Defense: Akshita Gopal (Wu Lab) - "Accelerating Vaccine Design Through Antibody Discovery and High-Throughput Immunofocused Antigen Engineering"

3:00 pm

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
Amgen Lecture: Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 9, 2026

Prof. Ying Li, Hong Kong University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

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

Prof. Randall Goldsmith, UW Madison, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Ashley Holahan (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Alex Mortenson (Tajkhorshid Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- 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
Fuson Student Talks: Jeff Chen: "Title TBD"; Morgan Gugger: "Title TBD"; Nick Wade: "Title TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Prof. Jacob Olshansky, Amherst College, "Harnessing spin polarization in photoexcited quantum dots"

2:00 - 3:00 pm

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

Sunday, March 22, 2026

ACS Atlanta - Chemistry at Illinois Alumni & Friends Reception

5:00 - 7:00 pm

White Oak, 270 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Reception/Open House

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Andy Briercheck (Y. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Abhinav Masih (Huang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern, "TBD"

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Dianne Newman (CalTech) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 30, 2026

Final Defense: Rachel Martini (van der donk Lab) - "TBA"

10:00 am

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense: Junyao Zhou (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

2:00 pm

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
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

TBD, Professor Teri W. Odom, Northwestern University

2:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Hossein Omidi Ardali (Tajkhorshid Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 2, 2026

AbbVie Lecture: Professor Robert R. Knowles, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 6, 2026

Genentech Lecture: Professor Jim Wells, University of California, San Francisco, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Prof. Marissa Weichman, Princeton, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Brooke Bouwens (Hergenrother Lab)- "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Amna Mehfooz (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- 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
Dr. Tamas Balla (NIH) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
CHBE Scholarship Awards Ceremony & Reception

4:30 - 6:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center, Room 300
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, April 13, 2026

Organic Syntheses Lecture: Professor Michael Krische, University of Texas at Austin, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

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

Prof. Andres Montoya Castillo, CU Boulder, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Hao Fan (Y. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Minsoo Kim (Stadtmueller Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Final Defense: Alex Shuppara (Sanfilippo Lab) - "TBA"

10:00 am

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
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
Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Sarah King, University of Chicago

3:30 pm 12/02/2025

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 17, 2026

9th Annual Biochemistry Graduate Student Awards Symposium

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Final Defense: Anu Sharma (Sanfilippo Lab) - "TBA"

10:00 am

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium
Prof. Tian Lan, U Penn, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium
Piyush Sharma (Sanfilippo Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Pelham Kogut (van der Donk Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- 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

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Joe Sanfilippo (UIUC) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
TBD, Professor Henry White, The University of Utah

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- 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

Prof. Tom Truskett, University of Michigan, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
Zixiao Li (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium
Katrine Dailey (Wu Lab) - "TBA"

4:30 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Lilly Lecture: Professor Lutz Ackermann, University of Göttingen, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Parisa Hosseinzadeh (University of Oregon) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
TBD, Professor Robert Lazenby, Florida State University

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026

3M Lecture: Dr. Rajdeep Kalgutkar, 3M, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
3M Lecture: Professor Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, "Title: TBD"

5:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 8, 2026

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

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
GF Smith Lecture, TBD, Professor Joseph Wang, University of California San Diego

4:00 pm

RAL116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Piper Inorganic Thesis Award, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Klemperer Materials Thesis Award Seminar, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

TBD, Professor David Issadore, University of Pennsylvania

4:00 pm

RAL 116
- Seminar/Symposium

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, September 14, 2026

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
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

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

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- 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
Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium