Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)

The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

PECI 2026 is the 17th annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois.

On behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Madison, Wisconsin

Join us for a special session of our Research Collaboration Community webinar focused on participants’ interests in the ODSR multidisciplinary workshop support program. Introduce yourself, share your collaboration interests, and talk with potential partners about teaming up on a proposal. All disciplines and campus units welcome.

Csaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"

Speaker: Ramon Garcia (UIUC) Title: Even smaller universal posets 

Three experts from across campus will each discuss their work related to Invasive Species and respond to questions from attendees during the #FunkPanel2026. Their work focuses on Illinois invasive species issues with an emphasis on management and prevention; threats to Illinois agriculture, forestry and the environment; as well as ongoing research on biological invasions.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Leaders in the game industry come together to share their career journeys and the state of games. They will discuss their candid thoughts on AI in games, the joys and challenges of working across teams, what the future holds for indie games and new game developers, and why they love working with colleagues in the game community.

Welcome to the 31st annual Wheel Rail Interaction Conference. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference is specifically tailored for the heavy haul (freight) sector, focusing on the challenges and advancements unique to the wheel/rail interface on heavy haul freight and shared-track passenger systems. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference will be held in Dallas, TX from April 22-24.

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

"Studying biomass sorghum roots under drought conditions - current technology and results" Sam Walker Graduate Research Assistant Plant Biology, University of Illinois

Make collages with the Beckman Connect and Engage Committee on April 22nd in 5602 at 3pm to celebrate Earth Day. We will be making collages with recycled paper materials collected from labs within Beckman. No registration required.

Speaker: TBD

Welcome to the 31st annual Wheel Rail Interaction Conference. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference is specifically tailored for the heavy haul (freight) sector, focusing on the challenges and advancements unique to the wheel/rail interface on heavy haul freight and shared-track passenger systems. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference will be held in Dallas, TX from April 22-24.

Speaker: Carl Veller (University of Chicago) Title: Quantitative System Drift

Anthony Giacchino (film) and Terrence Masson (visual arts) will share how generative AI has expanded their artistic vocabularies and practices. Showcasing their art and decades of interdisciplinary experiences, they will also consider the future of their respective fields. Are we at the threshold of the next artistic revolution aided by generative AI? Tune in to find out.

Dr. Kaia L. Simon's gives her a workshop, titled, "Three Ways of Looking at Your Research" for the annual Gesa Kirsch Symposium.

Exposure to particulate matter (PM) is known to have an adverse health effect on human health, leading to increased mortality globally.

Timo Seppäläinen talks about "Busemann Functions."

How can generative AI support ideation and conceptual thinking in graphic design education? Through classroom projects, two graphic design students and their professor will show how GenAI tools were used to spark ideas, explore visual directions, and expand conceptual thinking.

Join us for a lecture by Heather Demarest, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Boulder.

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley

Professor Joyce Yen Feng, Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan is a two-time graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's School of Social Work (1981, 1988). She returns to campus to accept the 2026 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement.

Scott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"

Speaker: William Green (Rose-Hulman)

Greg Terlov (UNC) talks about "Heavy repulsion of percolation clusters".

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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois

Speaker: TBD

The Undergraduate Research Symposium, part of Undergraduate Research Week at the University of Illinois, will host over 1,000 student presentations. Featuring oral, poster, and creative works, the event highlights diverse disciplines, student innovation, and the university’s commitment to expanding undergraduate research opportunities.

You are cordially invited to a celebration commemorating NCSA’s 40 years of advancing high-performance computing and applications. Join us on April 30 for a day of talks exploring NCSA’s innovative legacy and highlighting new opportunities on the horizon.

Do you write code at the IGB? Do you work with someone who does? Join us for lunch as we discuss some of our best practices for developing research software – and how to come up with your own.

Speaker: Adrian Lam (Ohio State University)

The Game Studies and Design Spring 2026 Showcase features a day of play-testing for students to share their new games, designs, and game components.

The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University

This webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.

Peter Kim, PhD Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University School of Medicine "Protein Engineering of Vaccines and Antibodies for Infectious Disease"

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.