Seminars of Interest

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Materials Chem Faculty Candidate, Professor Daniel Laorenza, Harvard University, "Controlling chaos: From coherence to calorics"

11:15 am

Chemistry Annex, Room 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Materials Chem Faculty Candidate, Professor Ekaterina Selivanovitch, Cornell University, "From Protein Cages to Proteoliposomes: Chemical Principles of Biomimetic Macromolecular Assembly"

11:15 am

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, January 12, 2026

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

11:15 am

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium
Danielle Loving, Final Defense, UIUC, "Directed Coevolution of Chemicals Via Bridging Substrate Design and Semisynthesis of Amphotericin B Derivatives with Increased Oral Bioavailability"

1:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Rose Room - 419
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Prof. 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

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Ashley Arcidiacono, University of Chicago, "Spin Valley Control of MoS2 via Surface Functionalization"

11:15 am
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Brenda Bass (University of Utah) - "Discriminationg self and nonself dsRNA during antiviral defense"

12:00 pm

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

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

Prof. Matthew Du, University of Chicago, "Discovering Emergent Phenomena in Many-Body Systems: From Polaritonic Chemistry to Nonequilibrium AI". The title of my research proposal is "Light-Matter Interactions as a Resource for Nonequilibrium Self-Organization"

10:00 - 11:30 am

1024 Chemistry Annex
- Seminar/Symposium
Biochemistry Seminar: Juan Du (Northwestern) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

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

Monday, February 2, 2026

Analytical Chem Faculty Candidate, Dr. Stephanie Zhang, Harvard University, TBD

11:00 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

Prof. Lukas Muechler, Penn State, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B-102
- Seminar/Symposium
Yiran Zheng (Chen Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 6, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Donald McDonnell, Duke University, "TBD"

12:00 pm

B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 9, 2026

Professor Chi P. Ting, Brandeis University, "title: TBD"

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, "TBD"

2:00 pm

116 RAL
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 13, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Andrew Jones (Duke University) - "TBA"

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)

2:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 23, 2026

Marvel & Voorhees Postdoc Symposium: Speakers TBD

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Seminar: Brent Stockwell, Columbia University "TBD"

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

Amgen Lecture: Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 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: "Speakers TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

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

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

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
Seung Jun Lee (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

4:00 pm

116 RAL
- 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

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
Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Sarah King, University of Chicago

3:30 pm 12/02/2025

Chem Annex 1024
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

Prof. Christina (Tina) Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Title:TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

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: Professor Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, "Title: TBD"

4:00 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

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

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