Seminars and Colloquia Archive

  • Michael J. Sandel Awarded 2023 Roy C. Palmer Prize for Book ‘Democracy’s Discontent,’ Will Give Lecture at Chicago-Kent Campus on Tuesday, April 2

    Michael J. Sandel Awarded 2023 Roy C. Palmer Prize for Book ‘Democracy’s Discontent,’ Will Give Lecture at Chicago-Kent Campus on Tuesday, April 2

    The 2023 Roy C. Palmer Prize on Democracy, Civil Liberties, and the Rule of Law has been awarded to Michael J. Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, for his book, Democracy’s Discontent: A New Edition for Our Perilous Times (Harvard University Press 2022). Professor Sandel will visit Chicago-Kent on Tuesday, April 2, to deliver the 2023 Roy C. Palmer lecture. The public lecture is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m.

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  • ECE Research Seminar: ‘Adventures and Lessons in Wireless Systems Design,’ Featuring Dr. Kenneth Zdunek

    ECE Research Seminar: ‘Adventures and Lessons in Wireless Systems Design,’ Featuring Dr. Kenneth Zdunek

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is delighted to announce that Dr. Kenneth Zdunek, a distinguished speaker renowned for his contributions to the analysis, research, and design of wireless networks and systems, will be joining us on Friday, April 5, 2024. The event will take place in Siegel Hall room 118 at 3 p.m. Dr. Zdunek, who obtained his Ph.D. in 1991, is widely recognized as both an inventor and a leader in the field. Currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer of Roberson and Associates, a technology and management consulting company that originated from Illinois Tech in 2008, he also holds the position of Research Professor in the ECE Department.

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  • 2024 Ralph Peck Lecture: ‘Novel Treatments and Cure of Diabetes — Engineering Challenges and Successes’

    2024 Ralph Peck Lecture: ‘Novel Treatments and Cure of Diabetes — Engineering Challenges and Successes’

    Members of the Illinois Tech community and friends are invited to attend the Ralph Peck Lecture, which will be presented by Ali Cinar, Hyosung S. R. Cho Endowed Chair in Engineering and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center’s Auditorium beginning at 3:15 p.m., with a reception immediately following at 4:30 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center's Pritzker Club. Dr. Cinar will present a lecture titled, “Novel Treatments and Cure of Diabetes—Engineering Challenges and Successes.”

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  • 2024 Robert W. Lyczkowski Lecture: ‘Computational Fluid Dynamics on Advanced Computing Technologies’

    2024 Robert W. Lyczkowski Lecture: ‘Computational Fluid Dynamics on Advanced Computing Technologies’

    Members of the Illinois Tech community and friends are invited to attend the Robert W. Lyczkowski Lecture, which will be presented by Madhava Syamlal, Founder and CEO of QubitSolve Inc. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center’s Auditorium beginning at 3:15 p.m., with a reception immediately following at 4:30 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center's Pritzker Club. With his many years of service in the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Lab, Syamlal will present a lecture titled, “Computational Fluid Dynamics on Advanced Computing Technologies.”

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  • FDSN Seminar Series: ‘Demystifying Electron Beam Food Pasteurization: Unraveling Misunderstandings’

    FDSN Seminar Series: ‘Demystifying Electron Beam Food Pasteurization: Unraveling Misunderstandings’

    The Department of Food Science and Nutrition presents its spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Suresh Pillai, the director of Texas A&M University’s National Center for Electron Beam Research and a professor of molecular microbiology and senior faculty fellow, who will give a presentation on “Demystifying Electron Beam Food Pasteurization—Unraveling Misunderstandings.” This seminar will take place on Thursday, March 28, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. over Zoom.

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  • ITM Informatics: Data-Driven Methods to Improve Human Health

    ITM Informatics: Data-Driven Methods to Improve Human Health

    The Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) will host a presentation from Samuel Volchenboum, MD, PhD—professor of pediatrics at University of Chicago ad Associate director of ITM, and director of Data for the Common Good—titled "ITM Informatics: Data-driven methods to improve human health" on Friday, April 19, from 3–5 p.m. This event will take place in-person at the Robert A. Pritzker Science Center (PS) - Auditorium Room 111 on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus; however, a virtual option is also available. 

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  • Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen Studies Transition to Carbon-Neutral Economy

    Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen Studies Transition to Carbon-Neutral Economy

    Join the Department of Applied Mathematics in welcoming Nobel laureate Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Statistics, University of Chicago as he delivers "How Should Climate Change Uncertainty Impact Social Valuation and Policy?" in room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center from 1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. April 15.

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  • Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Sciences’

    Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Sciences’

    Join the Social Sciences Colloquium at the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Fahui Wang, Cyril and Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology, and associate dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School at Louisiana State University (LSU). This seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 5–6:15 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center, as well as online.

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  • April Community-Engaged Speaker Series Seminar: ‘Community-Based Research Network: Bridging the Gap in Research’

    April Community-Engaged Speaker Series Seminar: ‘Community-Based Research Network: Bridging the Gap in Research’

    Don’t miss this virtual Community-Engaged Research lecture featuring Christie Edwards and LaDawne Jenkins from RUSH University on Tuesday, April 9. Edwards and Jenkins will discuss their work on the creation of the Community-based Research Network and how they plan to engage both academic researchers and community partners in advancing and sustaining equitable research goals.

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  • MMAE Seminar Series: ‘From Fundamental to Flight Test’

    MMAE Seminar Series: ‘From Fundamental to Flight Test’

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents their spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Matthew McCrink, a Research Assistant Professor at Ohio State University, who will present, “From Fundamental to Flight Test.” This seminar is open to the public and will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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