Seminars of Interest

Thursday, July 29, 2021

- 9:30 am
Nathan Edmonsond, UIUC, "Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes of Malondialdehyde and Related Derivatives as Potential Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursors"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, August 5, 2021

- 4:30 - 5:30 pm
- https://go.chemistry.illinois.edu/WhatsUpQandA
What's Up in the Department? Q&A with the Head of Chemistry
Mark your calendars for this virtual event, which will be a great opportunity before the start of the 2021-2022 academic year for all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to meet with department Head Catherine J. Murphy for a question-and-answer session.
- Other

Friday, August 13, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuc-igpjMjHtYGjkdMCUfkO_bQSQ8rVjYJ
DCGSAC Seminars - Careers in Chemistry; Virtual Seminar with Dr. Christine Herman, Title: #SciComm Careers: Journalism and Beyond
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

- 10:00 am
- 1227 Beckman Institute Urbana, IL 61801
Mr. David H. Mast, Final Defense, UIUC, METHODS FOR THE STEREOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF ENDOGENOUS CELL-CELL SIGNALINGPEPTIDES IN THE METAZOAN
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, August 20, 2021

- 1:00 pm
Leonel Griego, UIUC, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, August 26, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Professor Channing Der, University of North Carolina, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, August 30, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Professor Matthew Francis, University of California, Berkeley, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 2, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Paul Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota, "Programmable Catalysts for Faster Surface Chemistry: The Catalytic Mechanics of Dynamic Surfaces" (host: Flaherty)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 9, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, National Institute of Health, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 10, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81782090894?pwd=bFNDcU5qempDZ2hIY3NRQngyNjdBUT09 Meeting ID: 817 8209 Password: 7652220894
Professor Ashley Ross, University of Cincinnati OH, Title: New analytical approaches to measure brain-immune communication
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 13, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Sarah Wengryniuk, Temple University, Title: "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

- 10:00 am
- 419 RAL
FINAL DEFENSE: Yuanyuan Hu (Cronan lab) - "Synthesis of The Pimeloyl precursor of Biotin in Alphaproteobacteria"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- 1024 Chem Annex
Professor Akif Tezcan, University of California San Diego, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Xuejiao Song (Cronan)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 20, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Professor Frank Leibfarth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Title: "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Professor Melanie Ohi, University of Michigan, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Carter Fellow: Ullas Valiya Chembazhi (Kalsotra lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Qiqi Tian (Zhao lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Michael Toney, University of Colorado, Boulder, "Insights into Battery Operation and Degradation through X-ray Scattering" (host: Diao)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Darjan Duraki (Shapiro lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Kisurb Choe (Sweedler lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 4, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- Virtual Event via Zoom (link will be provided at later time)
Prof. Xin Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Page Daniels (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Savanna Skeeters (Zhang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, October 8, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Webinar link: TBA
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program and the Dept. of Biochemistry Seminar: Prof. Pamela Silver (Harvard Medical School) "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
17th Annual Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Symposium, Pam Silver, Ph.D., Duke University, title "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 11, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- Virtual visit, link provided later
Professor Yaoqiu Zhu, University of Texas at El Paso, Title: "Integrative Organic Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology Studies for Reviving Natural Product Drug Discovery and Solving Clinical Pharmacotherapy Conundrums"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Andrea Hernandez Garcia (Nair lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Christine Devlin (Procko lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, October 18, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Dr. Eugenia Trushina, Mayo Clinic, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Qi Zou (Cronan)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Yanheng Chen (Chen)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 21, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lily Cheung, Georgia Institute of Technology (host: Shukla)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Professor Virginia Cornish, Columbia University, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Arnab Mukherjee, University of California Santa Barbara (host: Schroeder)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Huaxun Fan (Zhang)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Stella Ekaputri (Burke)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 28, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Jason Hein, University of British Columbia, Title: "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Christopher Hawk (Jin lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Sonya Kumar Bharathkar
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 4, 2021

- 10:00 am
Allan Sykes, UIUC, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- TBD
Professor Christina Li, Purdue University, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Junya Li (Kalsotra lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Lainie Liang (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Lisa Hall, The Ohio State University (host: Sing)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- TBD
Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Professor Philip Power, University of California - Davis, "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Kritika Mehta (Zhang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rachel Martini (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 18, 2021

- 4:00 pm
Professor Michael Jewett, Northwestern University, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

- 4:00 pm
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar: Speaker TBD, Title TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Santanu Ghosh (Shapiro lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
TJ Oh (Zhang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 2, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Rafael Verduzco, Rice University (host: Guironnet)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 pm
- Chem Annex 1024
Prof. Daniel Suess, MIT, TBA
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 3, 2021

- 12:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Professor Erin Adams, University of Chicago, "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Dr. Gregg Beckham (host: Peters)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Andrew Blake (Burke lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Mashiat Chowdhury (Jin lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Sarah Gardner (Chan lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Zack Dewald (Kalsotra lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Heather Liu (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Issac Kim (Martinis lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Adrika Raybarman (Huang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Xiaodan Lin (Martinis lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Brendan Sullivan (Leckband lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Yannan Tian (Huang lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Che Yang (Zhao lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Layla Wu (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 3, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Marvel Postdoc Symposium: 'TBD'
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Dylan Blaha (Kranz lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Westcott Biosciences Fellow: Krishna Narayanan (Procko lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 10, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Fuson Student Talks: "TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Arthur Zou (Leckband lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Ullyot Fellow: Shukun Yang (Silverman lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 1, 2022

- 11:00 am 1pm
- B102 CLSL
Annual Biochemistry Graduate Student Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 4, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
AbbVie Lecture: AbbVie rep: TBD, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- TBD
AbbVie Lecture: Prof. Stefan Matile, University of Geneva, "Title: TBD"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Graeme Lindsey (Procko lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 11, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Hina Zhou (van der Donk lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Iris Lyu (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
JUnyao Zhu (Shapiro lab)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 RAL
Rebecca Schneider (Stadtmueller lab)
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 25, 2022

Friday, May 6, 2022