Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

IMPA Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Session

Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm 7/28/2026
Location: Illini Union room 104

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao) "When Industry Asks "How?", Scientists Ask "Why?": Molecular Interactions Behind Carbon Capture and Surface-Controlled Chemical Transformations"

Time: 2:00 pm 9/3/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Tenure Talk: Professor Mei Shen, "TBA"

Time: 3:30 pm 9/3/2026
Location: 1024 Chem Annex

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

Time: 2:00 pm 9/10/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Materials Seminar, TBD, Professor Qian Chen, University of Illinois

Time: 3:30 pm 9/10/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

Time: 4:00 pm 9/14/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Lab

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Seminar on Seminars, Professor Kenneth Suslick, University of Illinois

Time: 3:30 pm 9/15/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

Time: 4:00 pm 9/15/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Lab

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

Time: 2:00 pm 9/17/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

Time: 4:00 pm 9/21/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Lab

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Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE) "From Catalytic Insights to Transformative Technologies"

Time: 2:00 pm 9/22/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Materials Seminar, TBD, Professor Marie Christine Daniel, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Time: 3:30 pm 9/22/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

Time: 4:00 pm 9/22/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Lab

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

Time: 2:00 pm 9/24/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

Time: 2:00 pm 10/1/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

Time: 2:00 pm 10/6/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

Time: 2:00 pm 10/8/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

Time: 2:00 pm 10/8/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Materials Seminar, TBD, Professor Matthew Becker, Duke University

Time: 3:30 pm 10/15/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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2026 Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry, Professor Polly Arnold, University of California Berkley, TBD

Time: 3:30 pm 10/22/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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2026 Distinguished Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry, Professor Polly Arnold, University of California Berkley, TBD

Time: 3:30 pm 10/22/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California Berkeley, (Host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)

Time: 2:00 pm 10/27/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Timothy Johstone, University of California Santa Cruz

Time: 3:30 pm 10/27/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

Time: 3:30 pm 11/2/2026
Location: TBD

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Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

Time: 5:00 pm 11/2/2026
Location: B102 CLSL

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

Time: 3:30 pm 11/3/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

Time: 3:30 pm 11/3/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

Time: 4:00 pm 11/9/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Lab

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2026 Emerging Leader in Inorganic Chemistry Speaker/ACS DIC John C. Bailar Coordination Chemistry Award, TBD, Professor Henry La Pierre, Georgia Tech University

Time: 3:30 pm 11/10/2026
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

Time: 2:00 pm 11/17/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

Time: 2:00 pm 11/19/2026
Location: 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Felix Castellano, North Carolina State University

Time: 3:30 pm 3/9/2027
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Samantha Yruegas, Rice University

Time: 3:30 pm 3/30/2027
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Bryan Hunter, Northwestern University

Time: 3:30 pm 4/6/2027
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Brandon Barnett, University of Rochester

Time: 3:30 pm 4/13/2027
Location: Chem Annex 1024

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Inorganic Seminar, TBD, Professor Katlyn Meier, University of Miami

Time: 3:30 pm 4/20/2027

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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - Events of Interest