University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Grainger College of Engineering

Materials Research Laboratory

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Aug 6, 2026 - Aug 13, 2026

FINAL DEFENSE: Jubyeong Chae 'Mechanistic Understanding and Development of Nickel-Catalyzed C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions. Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

FINAL DEFENSE: Jubyeong Chae "'Mechanistic Understanding and Development of Nickel-Catalyzed C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions". Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

1024 Chem Annex

Thursday, Aug 6, 2026 1:00 PM

FINAL DEFENSE: Cheyenne Mitchell Quantum-Inspired Super-Resolution via Interferometry Advisor: Professor Mikael Backlund

FINAL DEFENSE: Cheyenne Mitchell "Quantum-Inspired Super-Resolution via Interferometry" Advisor: Professor Mikael Backlund

116 RAL

Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:00 AM

Final Defense of Darien Raymond ELECTRIFYING CHEMICAL PROCESSES: ADVANCING CRITICAL ELEMENT RECOVERY AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS

Final Defense of Darien Raymond "ELECTRIFYING CHEMICAL PROCESSES: ADVANCING CRITICAL ELEMENT RECOVERY AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS""

2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

Monday, Aug 10, 2026 1:00 PM

Christopher Rakowski, UIUC, Final Defense, Deuteration Attenuates Higher-Order Aggregation of Iron-Mobilizing Small Molecules

Christopher Rakowski, UIUC, Final Defense, "Deuteration Attenuates Higher-Order Aggregation of Iron-Mobilizing Small Molecules"

Christopher Rakowski

Chemistry Annex, 601 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL, Room 1024

Monday, Aug 10, 2026 2:30 PM

FINAL DEFENSE: Shounak Nath, C1 Chemistry at Nickel: Model Complexes for Bioinspired and Oxidative Transformations. Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

FINAL DEFENSE: Shounak Nath, "C1 Chemistry at Nickel: Model Complexes for Bioinspired and Oxidative Transformations". Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

116 RAL

Thursday, Aug 13, 2026 12:00 PM