College of LAS: For Faculty & Staff

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

- 11:00 am
- NL 353
FINAL DEFENSE, Reshmi Dani, UIUC, "Path integral simulations of coupled spin and exciton dynamics", Advisor: Professor Nancy Makri
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:45 pm
- Kaler Classroon, Astronomy Building
Astronomy Colloquium - "Galactic-Scale Supermassive Black Hole Pairs at Cosmic Noon"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Fuson Student Talks: Kristen Muñoz, "Development of a Narrow-spectrum Antibiotic Selective for Gram-negative Bacteria"; Marko Nesic, "Overcoming Undesired Atropisomerism Towards the Synthesis of Darobactin"; Yunyan Sun, "Mechanically Triggered Carbon Monoxide Release with Turn-On Aggregation-Induced Emission: From Mechanism to Applications"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

- 2:00 pm
- CLSL B-102
Physical Chemistry Dissertation Award Seminar, Mr. Sohang Kundu, UIUC, "Path Integral Studies of Excitation Energy Transfer in Photosynthetic and Bioinspired Molecular Aggregates"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana
A BOOK IN COMMON
- Lecture

Thursday, September 1, 2022

- 10:00 - 11:00 am
- 300C GH
Proseminar for First-Year students
- Meeting
- 11:00 am
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
Shruti Bendre, (MIP), "Role of Cholesterol Efflux Pump-ABCA1 in Modulation of Tumor Microenvironment and Impact on Breast Cancer Progression" & Matt Lowerison, (ECE), "Super-resolution ultrasound imaging of deep tissue microvasculature."

Departments of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Bryan R. Goldsmith, University of Michigan (Peters), "Atomistic Modeling and Data-Driven Approaches to Understand Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Conversion"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory Building, Urbana, IL
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Esther Angert, Cornell University -- "Challenges Faced by Giant Bacteria"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 2, 2022

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Frederique Deiss, Indiana University-Purdue University: Title: Electroanalytical Platforms for Diagnostics, Preventative care, and Forensics using Paper, Microfluidics, and Spectroscopy
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

- 3:45 pm
- Kaler Classroon, Astronomy Building
Astronomy Colloquium - "Dwarf Galaxy Archaeology in the Gaia Era"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 6:30 - 7:30 pm
- 311 Gregory Hall
Society of Minority Students in History Informational Meeting
- Informational
- 7:00 pm
- Chem Annex 1024
Professor Gregory Girolami, University of Illinois, "How to Choose a Research Group"
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

- 12:00 pm
- Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Xin Li, UIUC, "Temporal patterning of Drosophila medulla neuroblasts to generate neural diversity"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- 3057 Lincoln Hall
Corruption as Freedom: The Different Ways that Petty Economic Crime Undermines Autocracy: Marina Zaloznaya
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- CLSL B-102
Professor Prineha Narang, UCLA, Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry Approaches to Nonequilibrium Interactions in Molecules and Materials
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- 319 GH
Faculty Meeting
- Meeting
- 5:30 - 6:00 pm
- Quad
Tree planting celebration in honor of Tom Bedwell
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, September 8, 2022

- All Day
Nancy Toff
- Other
- 11:00 am
Dr. Martin Wagner, Medical University of Graz, Austria "Nuclear Receptors-Bedside Tales"

Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
CHBE 565 Seminar, Dr. Jacob Spendelow, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Kenis), "New Fuel Cell Catalysts and Electrode Structures"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 pm
- 300C GH
Dissertation Proposal Writing Workshop
- Conference/Workshop
- 2:30 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge
Info session on Illinois in Athens (study abroad program)
- Informational
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
BMS Lecture: BMS rep: Dr. Andrew Degnan: "The Discovery and Optimization of Isofuranones as HPK1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory Building, Urbana, IL
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Sean Crosson, Michigan State University -- "New views of the alphaproteobacterial cell envelope"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 422
Publishing Talk | Nancy Toff: "Academic Book Publishing: What Editors Want Scholars to Know"

Nancy Toff, an academic and trade history editor with a wide-ranging portfolio and long experience, will demystify the work of the university press. She will explain what editors look for in book proposals and manuscripts, how to prepare and submit a proposal, and how to work with all departments of a university press to produce the best possible book.
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
BMS Lecture: Professor Darren Dixon, University of Oxford, "New Broad Scope Catalytic Strategies for Amine and Complex Natural Product Synthesis"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 9, 2022

- 10:00 - 11:30 am
- 300C GH
Dissertation Writing Workshop
- Conference/Workshop
- 2:00 pm
Jenny L. Davis, Trickster Academy - Poetry Reading

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Jenny Davis' new book, Trickster Academy. This event will include a reading by Dr. Jenny Davis from UIUC's American Indian Studies Program and Anthropology department, as well as a discussion with Dr. Daniel Heath Justice from the University of British Columbia. This event is via Zoom
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Professor Netz Arroyo, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Title: Electrochemical Aptamer-based Sensors for Real-time Molecular Monitoring in the Body
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 12, 2022

- 9:00 am
- 279 Davenport Hall
FINAL DEFENSE, Nabiel Abuyazid, "FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF CHARGE TRANSFER IN MULTIPHASE ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE PLASMA REACTORS"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Amgen Lecture: Amgen rep: Dr. Liang Zhang, "Process Innovation to Enable the Scalable Manufacture of Sotorasib"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
Amgen Lecture: Professor Don Hilvert, ETH Zurich, "The Road to Fully Programmable Enzymes"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

- 3:30 pm
- Chem Annex 1024
Professor Ken Suslick, Seminar on Seminars
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
Info Session | HRI Undergraduate Internships

Join staff from the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) to learn about our undergraduate internship opportunities, deadlines, and application tips. We'll make a brief presentation about the various openings and then allow some time for Q & A.
- Informational