Office of Undergraduate Research

Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

To have your events added or removed from this calendar, please contact OUR at ugresearch@illinois.edu

Monday, June 2, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- 116 Roger Adams Laboratory
Career Paths in Patents & Intellectual Property: Pros, Cons, and Contingencies - Dr. Effie Zhou, Patent Agent at Mintz
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

- 1:00 pm
- RAL 419
"Probing Functionalized Interfaces for Carbon Capture Using Spectroelectrochemistry", Abdur-Rahman Siddiqui, Final Defense
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

- 10:00 - 10:50 am
- Altgeld 245
RTG/ICLUE Symposium on Combinatorial Representation Theory: Casey Appleton (UIUC/UC Berkeley)
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 5, 2025

- 11:00 am
- 1024 Chemistry Annex
Joe Forzano, UIUC, Final Defense, "Development of ALDH1A1-Activated Photosensitizers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:30 pm
- 307 Gregory Hall
FINAL DEFENSE, James Griebler, "Novel Understandings of Yielding in Soft Materials Through Recovery Rheology Techniques""
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 6, 2025

- 10:00 am
- 419 RAL (Rose Room)
Final Defense: Chris Hawk (Jin Lab) - "Alleviating Ribosomal Stalls: Functional Characterization of Conserved DRG GTPASES"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 10:00 - 10:50 am
- Altgeld 245
RTG/ICLUE Symposium on Combinatorial Representation Theory: Katherine Tung (Harvard)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 2:00 - 2:50 pm
- Altgeld 245
RTG/ICLUE Symposium on Combinatorial Representation Theory: Avery St. Dizier (Michigan State)
- Seminar/Symposium

Office of Undergraduate Research

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807 South Wright Street

Champaign, IL 61820

MC 317

ugresearch@illinois.edu