Nano Seminars

Monday, April 28, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Lecture: Dr. Daniel Pippel, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, "The Role of “Discovery Process Research” in Acceleration of New Medicines at Johnson & Johnson"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 5:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Lecture: Professor Christo S. Sevov, Ohio State University, "Electrochemical Methods for C-C and C-X Bond-Forming Reactions"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran, University of Minnesota, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 1, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  Distinguished Inorganic Lecture: Professor Jonas Peter, California Institute of Technology, (TBD) (I)

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 2, 2025

• • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave, CLSL B102

  2025 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Emily A. Carter, Princeton University, "Carbon Dioxide Conversion for a Sustainable Future: Research and Policy"

  • Lecture

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

• • 9:00 am
  • 1306 Everitt Laboratory

  FINAL DEFENSE, Kyle Benjamin Timmer, "Development of Multicompartment Biomaterials to Modulate Cellular Environments for Improved Tendon-to-Bone Rotator Cuff Repair"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 2:00 pm
  • 116 Roger Adams Lab

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Emily Davidson, Princeton University, (host: Ying Diao)

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 Chem Annex

  "Molecular Catalysts go Nano: Installing Active Sites on Clusters and Nanosheets", Professor Alexandra Velian, University of Washington

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, May 12, 2025

• • 10:00 am
  • 161 Noyes Lab

  FINAL DEFENSE, Anaira Roman Santiago, "Understanding Molecular Level Interactions and Design of Selective Electrochemical Processes for Wastewater Treatment"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  "Low-valent Nickel and Palladium Compounds Relevant to Cross-coupling Catalysis", Sagnik Chakrabarti, T.S. Piper Award for Outstanding Inorganic PhD Thesis

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, May 15, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1024 CHEM ANNEX

  "SERS Investigations of Additive Interactions at Cu Surfaces", Gavin Lindsay, Walter Klemperer Award for Outstanding Materials PhD thesis

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 3:30 pm
  • Chem Annex 1024

  "Toward the sustainable production of ammonia by integration of electrochemistry with light energy and nanostructured catalysts", Rachel Nixon, Walter Klemperer Award for Outstanding Materials PhD thesis

  • Ceremony/Service

Sunday, May 18, 2025

• • 9:30 - 11:00 am
  • Krannert in Tryon Festival Theatre

  ChBE 2025 Spring Convocation Ceremony

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Illini Union - room ABC

  ChBE 2025 Spring Convocation Reception

  • Reception/Open House

Thursday, May 29, 2025

• • 2:00 pm
  • 171 Roger Adams Lab

  Casey Olen, UIUC, Final Defense, "Title TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 30, 2025

• • 3:30 pm
  • 1002 Lincoln Hall

  Joenisse Rosado-Rosa, UIUC, Final Defense, "Metabolomic Insights Into Pseudomonas aeruginosa Behavior, Secretome, and Biofilm Development Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging"

  • Seminar/Symposium
• • 4:00 pm
  • RAL 116

  "Electrocatalysis in environmental management: Tuning the interface to achieve reaction selectivity", Professor Carlos M. Sánchez-Sánchez, Sorbonne Université

  • Seminar/Symposium