2026-2027 Outreach Schedule
2026 - 2027 Outreach & Education Schedule
August, 2026
| Monday, August 31 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Postdoc Appreciation Luncheon | Location: Supercon 1023 |
September, 2026
| Tuesday, September 1 |
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| 1:00 PM |
REAL TALK series: meeting Dr. Bradley Christensen from Northrup Grumann | Location: Supercon 2008 |
| IDP reminder: Please schedule an appointment to meet with Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu to discuss your IDP by September 16! | ||
| Thursday, September 10 | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Industry & Entrepreneur Training Workshop #1 |
Location: MRL 280 MRSEC is teaming up with the Office of Technology Management and Center for Entrepreneurship to offer 2 interactive industry and entrepreneur training workshops to help researchers turn discoveries into real-world solutions. Don't forget to join the Workshop #2 on 10/5 in Loomis 276! |
| Thursday, September 10 |
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| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Block Party |
**1-2 Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available. |
| Thursday, September 17 | ||
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST |
Location: Supercon 2008 |
| Monday, September 21 | ||
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
MRSEC Seminar: Dr. ZhaoDong Chu from Tennessee State University. Title: Probing Collective Dynamics in Quantum Materials Across Surfaces and Nanoscales |
Location: MRL 280 |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Outreach event: Research Exploration Fair |
Location: Illini Union **1-2 Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available. |
| Monday, September 28 |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting |
Location: Supercon 1002 |
October , 2026
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Industry & Entrepreneur Training Workshop #2 |
Location: Loomis 276 MRSEC is teaming up with the Office of Technology Management and Center for Entrepreneurship to offer 2 interactive industry and entrepreneur training workshops to help researchers turn discoveries into real-world solutions. |
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting | Location: MRL 280 |
| Wednesday, October 7 | ||
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Cookies & Coffee Hour with Dr. AnnMarie Caño, I-MRSEC & IQUIST |
Location: MRL 280 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
I-MRSEC Mentoring Discussion with Dr. AnnMarie Caño: "You Don't Have to Do this Alone! Building Connection that Empower" |
Location: Supercon 2008 This session will provide valuable insights and opportunities for Q&A. We encourage all students and postdocs to attend and take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn from Dr. Caño expertise and experiences. |
| Thursday, October 8 |
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| All Day |
Location: Illini Union MRSEC is teaming up with the Office of the Provost to offer a campus wide mentoring workshop. Faculty, postdocs, and students are encourage to participate! |
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| Saturday, October 10 | ||
| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Outreach event: Science At the Market (Urbana Farmer's Market) | **Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 9/25. |
| Friday, October 16 | ||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | I-MRSEC All Hands Meeting | Location: ESB 190 |
| Wednesday, October 21 | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
REAL TALK series: meeting Prof. Libai Huang, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University |
Location: Supercon 2008 *Graduate students and postdocs event |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
MRSEC Seminar: Prof. Libai Huang, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University Title: Imaging Exciton Transport and Quantum Interactions with Ultrafast Microscopy |
Location: ESB 190 |
| Saturday, October 24 |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Urbana Free Library |
Location: Urbana Free Library **Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 9/30. |
| Thursday, October 29 |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
REAL TALK series: meeting Prof. Lu Chen, Physics, UIUC |
Location: MRL 280 |
November, 2026
| Friday, November 6 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 3:00PM |
Outreach event: Peoria Manual Robo-Rams Robotics Teams visiting I-MRSEC Agenda |
Location: Superconductivity Building **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available. |
| Monday, November 9 | ||
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting | Location: MRL 280 |
| Thursday, November 12 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
December , 2026
| Monday, December 7 | ||
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting | Location: MRL 280 |
| Thursday, December 10 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
| TBD | ||
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | I-MRSEC Winter Holiday Party | Location: MRL 280 |
January, 2027
| Wednesday, January 27 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials -Introduction |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Thursday, January 28 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
| Saturday, January 30 |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Urbana Free Library |
Location: Urbana Free Library **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| IDP reminder: Please schedule an appointment to meet with Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu to discuss your IDP by February 10! | ||
February, 2027
| Wednesday, February 3 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Friday, February 5 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Wednesday, February 10 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Friday, February 12 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Wednesday, February 17 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Friday, February 19 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Wednesday, February 24 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Thursday, February 25 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
| Friday, February 26 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
March, 2027
| Wednesday, March 3 | ||
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Friday, March 5 |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Outreach event: Franklin Creative Materials |
Location: Franklin STEAM Academy, Champaign, IL **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 11/30. |
| Wednesday, March (TBD) |
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| 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM |
Outreach event: MRL Field Trip Day |
Location: Materials Research Laboratory **Many Volunteers are needed to represent I-MRSEC at the event. Please sign-up here or email Kay Tsai kst@illinois.edu if you are available by 1/30. |
| Thursday, March 25 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
April, 2027
| Friday, April 9 (TBD) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Outreach event: Engineering Open House- Day 1 | Location: Loomis- first floor |
| Saturday, April 10 (TBD) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
Outreach event: Engineering Open House- Day 2 | Location: Loomis- first floor |
| Thursday, April 15 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |
May, 2027
| Thursday, May 6 | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cookies & Coffee Hour with I-MRSEC & IQUIST | Location: MRL 280 |