Fall 2020
Each fall, many faculty organize research presentations for interested students; below is a list of scheduled faculty presentations specifically geared towards first year students. Other faculty have specifically requested to meet individually with prospective students. These lists will be updated as we receive information about these events from faculty, but please do not consider either to be an exhaustive list of faculty taking students into their group. At any time, you are also welcome to contact individual faculty members to request a meeting or more information about their groups.
All Students are required to attend/view this presentation:
Tuesday, September 1, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, via Zoom, "The Process of Joining a Research Group" Seminar
Professor Wilfred van der Donk, Director of Graduate Studies
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/98144147370?pwd=SEc5NWtoU0J1R0VsM3ErbEhMUXhqZz09
Meeting ID: 981 4414 7370
Password: 705546
List of presentations:
For more information on an individual faculty member, click on their last name to visit their faculty page. A full list of faculty can be found by clicking on "People" in the top navigation of this page, and then "Directory" which will have you landing on our Faculty page. From there you may choose "Faculty by Research Area" as well.
To see upcoming presentations in calendar view, please click here.
Wednesday, September 2nd
Asst. Prof. Mei Shen
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97779241515?pwd=cDU4bWpubkoxbWJleTFlSFhnT1NrUT09
Meeting ID: 97779241515
Pass code: 600806
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email her at mshen233@illinois.edu for a time.
Thursday, September 3rd
Assoc. Prof. Alison Fout
6:30 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/95811832529?pwd=WXFVSkVjSkpxYWR3SmVlMUdsTlROdz09
Meeting ID: 958 1183 2529
Password: Catalysis
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email her at fout@illinois.edu for a time.
Monday, September 7th
Prof. Yi Lu
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92904025151?pwd=K1ZjZjh4Smt2YmtqMHpqYTczWVZmUT09
Meeting ID: 929 0402 5151
Password: 932068
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at yi-lu@illinois.edu for a time.
Prof. Zaida Luthey-Schulten
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91315500744?pwd=a2dlK3VNT2lNaDR3MGhCTWZFSWlFUT09
Meeting ID: 913 1550 0744
Password: 291354
Tuesday, September 8th
Asst. Prof. Hee-Sun Han
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/98565033753?pwd=TnU2QVM1Y1NISjV1dkhxMThOVURJdz09
Meeting ID: 985 6503 3753
Password: 443700
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email her at hshan@illinois.edu for a time.
Prof. Paul Hergenrother
6:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97364826175?pwd=c1ZIM0sxZ0x6ejljUkI1bzRtS1JWdz09
Meeting ID: 973 6482 6175
Password: PJHlab
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at hergenro@illinois.edu for a time.
Prof. Jonathan Sweedler
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91612983771?pwd=dEM4MFpxYkpYQUNma1RwbnhBY3kyZz09
Meeting ID: 916 1298 3771
Password: 190292
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at jsweedle@illinois.edu for a time.
Wednesday, September 9th
Asst. Prof. Jefferson Chan
6:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/7272620682?pwd=VWoyTmF1Yk5TQlVHNU80dU9Cb0hxdz09
Meeting ID: 727 262 0682
Password: jeffchan
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at jeffchan@illinois.edu for a time.
Prof. Catherine Murphy
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https:/illinois.zoom.us/j/95024650109?pwd=UVB5ZVUxK3UyOXgwRmpadkdxY0hhdz09
Meeting ID: 950 2465 0109
Password: 092792
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email her at murphycj@illinois.edu for a time.
Assoc. Prof. Joshua Vura-Weis
8:30 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/92270977688?pwd=Y29IaUJUN1RLUjNjYmdJVUdVYXNHUT09
Meeting ID: 922 7097 7688
Password: Lasers
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at vuraweis@illinois.edu for a time.
Thursday, September 10th
Asst. Prof. Angad Mehta
6:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96209810508?pwd=Q09YclN6dlVRMkVpY0lnSjdYd0w5dz09
Meeting ID: 962 0981 0508
Password: 660150
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at apm8@illinois.edu for a time.
Prof. Liviu Mirica
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/501705808?pwd=cEY3QzR3SUtwUzFMNDMrRGk5Q1V0UT09
Meeting ID: 501 705 808
Password: Nickel
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at mirica@illinois.edu for a time.
Asst. Prof. Nicholas Jackson
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/99789458630
Meeting ID: 997 8945 8630
Password: 970928
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at jacksonn@illinois.edu for a time.
Monday, September 14th
Prof. Scott Denmark
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97150934873?pwd=NkxKOUxaZnJxQVdabllLZ0lhZVoydz09
Meeting ID: 971 5093 4873
Password: 097824
Prof. Gregory Girolami
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94978465246?pwd=Tm5CK21ER2J3NFp6V1grR3N4ZHlmdz09
Meeting ID: 949 7846 5246
Password: research
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email the IMP office at chem-imp@illinois.edu for a time.
Tuesday, September 15th
Prof. Wilfred van der Donk
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/94786224741?pwd=cFdUblBxcWRzdFFNaUY4L09yNEhOUT09
Meeting ID: 947 8622 4741
Password: 324746
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at vddonk@illinois.edu for a time.
Wednesday, September 16th
Asst. Prof. David Sarlah
6:30 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/98550570710?pwd=cjcxTWU0V1ZWVEVkOTFGV1ZGelR3Zz09
Meeting ID: 985 5057 0710
Password: synthesis
Thursday, September 17th
Prof. M. Christina White
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/99190529711?pwd=MFlNTWhJcE1KV2pRZms0SGh0OUFxZz09
Meeting ID: 991 9052 9711
Password: 361940
Asst. Prof. Lisa Olshansky
6:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97109915629
Meeting ID: 971 0991 5629
Password: O-lab
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email her at lolshans@illinois.edu for a time.
Saturday, September 19th
Asst. Prof. Lisa Olshansky Lab Students Research Q&A session
2:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/93566722538
Meeting ID: 935 6672 2538
Password: Olshansky
You can contact lab members by email –
Monday, September 21st
Assoc. Prof. Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez
7:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/2128072873
Meeting ID: 212 807 2873
Password: 96485
Will also will meet virtual individually, AFTER this research presentation, please email him at joaquinr@illinois.edu for a time.
Tuesday, September 22nd
Asst. Prof. Mikael Backlund
5:00 P.M.
Zoom – https://illinois.zoom.us/j/96996227315?pwd=L1BZQUtLV21LWXhjazhrcUYzakpVUT09
Meeting ID: 969 9622 7315
Password: 262917
Will also will meet virtual individually, please email him at mikaelb@illinois.edu for a time.
Those who wish to meet one-on-one via Zoom:
Prof. Andrew Gewirth – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: agewirth@illinois.edu
Prof. Martin Grueble – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: mgruebel@illinois.edu
Prof. So Hirata – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: sohirata@illinois.edu
Assoc. Prof. Prashant Jain – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: jain@illinois.edu
Prof. Nancy Makri – Please contact her directly for a virtual appointment at: nmakri@illinois.edu
Prof. Douglas Mitchell – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: douglasm@illinois.edu
Prof. Scott Silverman – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: sks@illinois.edu
Prof. Steve Zimmerman – Please contact him directly for a virtual appointment at: szimmer@illinois.edu
Not taking students this year:
Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore
Asst. Prof. Renske van der Veen