Nano Seminars

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island (host: Simon Rogers) "The Yield Transition: can we define, and can we design?"

2:00 pm 9/4/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

Seminar/Symposium

Literature Seminar, "DNP-Enhanced ssNMR Spectroscopy: Detecting Trace Polymorphs in Pharmaceuticals", Andrew Crow

4:00 pm 9/5/2025

RAL116

Seminar/Symposium

Literature Seminar, "Detecting Signs of Life using the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA)", Andrew Hansell

4:00 pm 9/5/2025

RAL 116

Seminar/Symposium

Professor Thomas M. Makris, North Carolina State University, "Demystifying the Chemical Logic of Pathogenic Folate Biosynthesis by Dimetal Enzymes"

4:00 pm 9/8/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

Seminar/Symposium

Mayuresh Gadgil, Final Defense, UIUC, "Characterizing Peptide-Modifying Enzyme Activity in RiPP Biosynthesis"

1:00 pm 9/9/2025

Chemical Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B102 Charles G. Miller Auditorium

Seminar/Symposium

Emerging Leaders Seminar: “Organometallic Strategies for Modifying Biomolecules", Professor Alex Spokoyny, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

3:30 pm 9/9/2025

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Seminar/Symposium

CANCELLED: CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Joao Soares, University of Alberta (host: Baron Peters)

2:00 pm

CANCELLED

Seminar/Symposium

“Seminar on Seminars”, Professor Ken Suslick

3:30 pm 9/11/2025

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Seminar/Symposium

Austin Woodard, Final Defense, UIUC, "Biosynthetic and Bioinformatic Investigation of Ripps with Radical Sam-Installed Crosslinks"

3:30 pm 9/15/2025

Noyes Lab, 505 S Mathews Ave, Room 163

Seminar/Symposium

Alfons Pineda-Knauseder, Final Defense, UIUC, "Towards Polyethylene-Based Materials with Non-Alternatively Incorporated Carbon Monoxide Monomer"

12:00 pm 9/16/2025

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 171

Seminar/Symposium

Inorganic Seminar, "Organometallic Single-Molecule Magnets Containing Radicals and Bismuth", Professor Selvan Demir, Michigan State University

3:30 pm 9/16/2025

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Seminar/Symposium

Prof. Peter Nordlander, Rice University, "Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis for Green Chemistry"

2:00 - 3:00 pm 9/17/2025

Chemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102

Seminar/Symposium

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Daeyeon Lee, University of Pennsylvania (host: Kong) "AI‑Driven Microfluidic Foundry: Bridging Discovery to Scalable Functional Particles"

2:00 pm 9/18/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

Seminar/Symposium

Materials Seminar, "Hybrid Bronzes", Professor Adam Jaffe, University of Notre Dame

3:30 pm 9/18/2025

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Seminar/Symposium

Jingdan Chen Chem 535 Seminar - "Automatic Reaction Condition Optimization for Organic Chemistry"

4:00 pm 9/23/2025

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL

Seminar/Symposium

Gawon Lee CHEM 575 Seminar - "Targeting DNA Methylation: Epigenetic Drugs in Cancer and Beyond"

12:00 pm 9/25/2025

Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave, 163 NL

Seminar/Symposium

Yifei Ge CHEM 575 Seminar - Non-natural Radical Reactions Catalyzed by Thiamine (ThDP) Dependent Enzymes

12:00 pm 9/25/2025

Noyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave, 163 NL

Seminar/Symposium

Graduate Research Symposium

9:00 am 9/26/2025

Illini Union

Seminar/Symposium

ChBE Unit Operations Lab - Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

1:30 - 3:00 pm 9/26/2025

219 Noyes Laboratory

Ceremony/Service

Prof. Luthey-Schulten, UIUC, "4D Simulations of a Growing and Dividing Minimal Cell"

2:00 - 3:00 pm 9/26/2025

Beckman Room 3269 (Tower Room)

Seminar/Symposium

ChBE Alumni and Graduate Awards Ceremony and Reception

4:30 - 7:00 pm 9/26/2025

2079 Natural History Building (NHB) and 2nd Floor Atrium NHB

Ceremony/Service

ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

9:00 - 11:00 am 9/27/2025

Grange Grove at Memorial Stadium

Sporting Event

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Jeffrey Lopez, Northwestern University, "Identifying Electrolyte Reaction Mechanisms at Battery Electrodes Toward PFAS-Free Electrolytes" (host: Theresa Schoetz)

2:00 pm 9/30/2025

116 Roger Adams Lab

Seminar/Symposium

Haonan Chen CHEM 535 Seminar "Stereoediting via Asymmetric Hydrogen Atom Transfer"

4:00 pm 9/30/2025

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews Ave, 116 RAL

Seminar/Symposium