Institute Calendar
May 2026
Monday, May 18th, 2026
3:45pm
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4:45pm
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Inorganic-Electrochemistry Seminar
Anna Wuttig,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
The University of Chicago,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
Gustavo Alves,
Fermilab and Northwestern University,
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Edward Chang
Edward Chang,
Professor,
Neurological Surgery UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences,
University of California, San Francisco,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Chemical Physics Seminar
Marissa Weichman,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
8:00am
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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7:30pm
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8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Kirby Nielsen
Kirby Nielsen,
professor of economics; William H. Hurt Scholar,
- Public Event
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
8:00am
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Ongoing
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11:00am
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2:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Biochemistry Seminar
Patrick Sung,
Professor of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry,
UT Health San Antonio,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Online and In-Person Event
TBA
David Hertzog,
Arthur B. McDonald Professor of Physics, Director of CENPA,
Department of Physics,
University of Washington,
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
11:00am
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12:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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7:00pm
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8:30pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Monday, May 25th, 2026
All Day
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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NB-CNS Seminar - Bing Brunton
Embodied intelligence: From connectomes to body models
Bing Brunton,
Professor & Richard and Joan Komen University Chair,
University of Washington, Seattle,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Banks-McKelvey Memorial Lecture
Location to be announced
Topic to be announced
Arthur Lupia,
Vice President for Research and Innovation, Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor,
Department of Political Science,
University of Michigan,
- Public Event
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar
Topic to be announced
Tanya Rosenblat,
Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
General lecture (title and abstract pending)
Zhenan Bao,
K. K. Lee Professor, Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, of Chemistry, and of Bioengineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
Thursday, May 28th, 2026
3:30pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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W. N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering
Technical lecture (title and abstract pending)
Zhenan Bao,
K. K. Lee Professor, Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering, of Chemistry, and of Bioengineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University,
Friday, May 29th, 2026
8:00am
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5:00pm
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8:00am
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9:00am
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PhD Thesis Defense
Nicholas Friesenhahn,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Mayo Lab),
Caltech,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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2:00pm
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3:00pm
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8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Saturday, May 30th, 2026
8:00am
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3:00pm
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4:30pm
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Sunday, May 31st, 2026
3:00pm
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4:30pm
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