Grainger College of Engineering, All Events

Monday, June 2, 2025

- All Day
2025-26 Emerging Research Leaders Academy Application Deadline

The Emerging Research Leaders Academy provides vital leadership and team science training that will help mid-career faculty pursue large, multi-PI grants, lead campus research initiatives, enhance their own research programs, and ultimately position Illinois for research excellence. Applicants must be nominated by their dean, department head, or director by May 16.
- Other
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Summer Teaching Workshop
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Summer Teaching Workshop
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
- Siebel Center 3124
Final Defense of Pooja Kulkarni
- Other

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- ECEB 5070
Final Exam: Adarsh Muthuveeru-Subramaniam
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Let’s Chat about iCAN (online): Dr. Tiffani Williams, iCAN Director
- Informational

Thursday, June 5, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
FGI Webinar: Retaining Wall Global Instability

This webinar will present a case history of a cantilever soldier pile retaining wall with tie-back anchors for a county roadway. 1.0 PDH
- Webinar
- 1:30 pm
- 307 Gregory Hall
FINAL DEFENSE, James Griebler, "Novel Understandings of Yielding in Soft Materials Through Recovery Rheology Techniques""
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- ECEB 5070
Final Exam: Krishna Subramani
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 6, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
Last day to withdraw* and receive an 80% refund of tuition for Summer 2025 FS courses.
- Other
- 9:30 am
- Siebel Center 2102
Final Defense of Yicheng Ouyang
- Other
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- ECEB 5086
Prelim Exam: Kara Maurer
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
- Other
- 2:30 - 4:30 pm
- CSL 419
Final Exam: Matthew Drallmeier
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, June 7, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Sunday, June 8, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Monday, June 9, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 10:00 am
- Newmark Conference Room 2218
PhD Final Defense – Hyunil Jung
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
Final Defense of Beitong Tian
- Other

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 9:00 am
- Siebel Center 3401
Final Defense of Stav Ashur
- Other
- 9:00 - 11:00 am
- CSL 419
Final Exam: Shudong Huang
- Seminar/Symposium
- 10:00 - 11:00 am
Let’s Chat about iCAN (online): Dr. Tiffani Williams, iCAN Director
- Informational
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Hybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link)
Networking 101
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
- Room 1040, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 1205 W Clark St, Urbana, IL 61801
Academic Writing Workshop at NCSA

Join us at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications for an Academic Writing Workshop this June to learn about communicating science to policymakers, how to build an engaging poster presentation and citation management. This workshop is sponsored by NCSA’s Software Working Group. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.
- Conference/Workshop
- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
iCAN Q&A Event (online) - Registration Required
- Informational

Thursday, June 12, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 1:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Lab
FINAL DEFENSE, Rachel Gaines "Flow Electrooxidation of Glycerol for Industrial-Scale Applications"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Final Exam: YiRang Shin
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 13, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
Last day to withdraw* and receive a 70% refund of tuition for Summer 2025 FS courses.
- Other
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- ECEB 5070
Prelim Exam: Anjana Jayasanka Samarakoon Samarakoon Perumbuli Arachchige
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- 3217 Everitt Laboratory, 1406 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
NPRE Special Seminar Series - Ferry Roelofs

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
- Other

Saturday, June 14, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Sunday, June 15, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Monday, June 16, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
- Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611
Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
- Siebel Center 4407
Final Defense of Rutvik Choudary
- Other

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
- Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611
Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
- Conference/Workshop
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- ECEB
Final Exam: Tanya Veeravalli
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 pm
- Siebel Center 4102
Final Defense of Dachun Sun
- Other
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- CSL
Final Exam: Yashaswini Murthy
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
- Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611
Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Let’s Chat about iCAN (online): Dr. Tiffani Williams, iCAN Director
- Informational

Thursday, June 19, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
- Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611
Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, June 20, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
- Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611
Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress (SRI2025)
- Conference/Workshop
- All Day
Last day to withdraw* and receive a 60% refund of tuition for Summer 2025 FS courses.
- Other
- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
- Other

Saturday, June 21, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Sunday, June 22, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Monday, June 23, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- 10:00 am
- Everitt 2310 and Zoom
Final Defense - PhD - Natalia Gonzalez Medina
- Other

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Thursday, June 26, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition

Friday, June 27, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
Deadline for ALL to drop semester course via Student Self-Service.
- Other
- All Day
Last day to withdraw* and receive a 50% refund of tuition for Summer 2025 FS courses.
- Other
- 10:00 am
Final Defense of Chengze Shen
- Other
- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
- Other

Saturday, June 28, 2025

- All Day
- 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, Illinois 61801
Surrealistic Views of Life- Dr. William Roy
- Exhibition
- All Day
Summer 2025 tuition and fees are due.
- Other

Monday, June 30, 2025

- 11:00 am
- 276 Loomis
Physics Careers Seminar: ""
- Lecture

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

- 12:00 pm
Ampliar el Acceso a los Alimentos: Compras de Comestibles en Línea para las Comunidades Rurales de Bajos Ingresos

Las compras de alimentos en línea pueden mejorar el acceso a los alimentos en las comunidades rurales. Descubra cómo este enfoque puede contribuir a mejorar la salud y la nutrición de las poblaciones desatendidas y aprenda cómo las soluciones innovadoras pueden fomentar el acceso equitativo a los alimentos y mejorar el bienestar de la comunidad.
- Informational

Friday, July 4, 2025

- 2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato
- Other