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For Wang Cong, a graduate student in Education, communication is more than proper spelling and grammar. She helps students grasp the cultural nuances of the English language. Read more about how LAS programs help students succeed within a new language and culture:

https://las.illinois.edu/news/2024-06-07/greater-understanding-leading-greater-opportunity

🌈 Happy Pride Month, Illini!

This month, and all year, we stand with all of our Illini in the LGBTQIA+ community which includes our students, artists, athletes, faculty, scholars, innovators, staff, alumni, and fans.

Five chemical and biomolecular engineering graduate students were selected as 2024-2025 Mavis Future Faculty Fellows by the Grainger College of Engineering. This fellowship program is designed to facilitate training for the next generation of engineering professors, with three main components in research, teaching and service.

Fellows:

Rithwik Ghanta

Advisor: Alexa Kuenstler

Research topic: Developing new methods for spatial control of material properties during vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing.



Brandon Jeong

Advisor: Antonia Statt

Research topic: Implementing molecular dynamics polymer simulation to predict force-responsive mechanophore behavior as a pathway towards understanding polymer response to stress on a microscopic scale



Rajarshi (Reeju) Samajdar

Advisor: Charles M. Schroeder

Research topic: Comprehending electron transport and structure function relationships in biomolecules and synthetic organics using a combination of experiments and simulations.



Jerry Rong

Advisor: Damien S. Guironnet

Research topic: Synthesizing membrane by thiol-ene chemistry and interfacial polymerization and incorporating bottlebrush polymers as selective transport channel.

Vijay Shah

Advisor: Paul J.A. Kenis

Research topic: Implementing membrane-based CO2 capture, capturing CO2 to convert into useful chemicals and developing reaction mechanisms and reactor designs for aqueous (sono)electrochemical conversion of organic molecules.



The Mavis Future Faculty Fellows Program is made possible by a gift from Frederic T. and Edith F. Mavis. Dr. Mavis received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. He was a professor of civil engineering at several universities and dean of Engineering at the University of Maryland from 1957 until 1967. He passed away in 1983. Mavis directed the endowment fund be used to support doctoral students in Grainger College who desire to become engineering faculty.

Mentally, I’m here. Physically, I am also here. 🌊

The ARC outdoor pool is open M/W/F 11am-7:30pm, T/TR 11am-6pm and weekends 11am-4:30pm. 😎

You could feel the energy in the air at the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. 🎉🎓

Check out highlights from the celebration: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/6397/1097279549

Congratulations to the five 2024 Summer Bridge program participants!

Read more about the program below: 👇

We are proud to announce the five 2024 Summer Bridge program participants! This eight-week, immersive experience enables humanities graduate students at to work alongside and support CU community partners. Congrats, all! ▶️ https://go.illinois.edu/bridge24

*Abigail Houkes (Department of Anthropology at Illinois )
*Virginia Leach (UIUC Sociology)
*Dale Mize (History at Illinois)
*Aubrie Powell (Musicology, The University of Illinois School of Music)
*Andrés Martínez Ruíz (Art Education, School of Art + Design at Illinois)

The Summer Bridge program, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, is a partnership between the Humanities Without Walls consortium, We CU, the The Graduate College at Illinois, and HRI.
Community Center for the Arts Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois Krannert Art Museum The Land Connection The Immigration Project Greater Community AIDS Project

🔍 In search of mentoring opportunities? The Graduate College and the Office of Undergraduate Research are seeking mentors for the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program! This is a great chance to guide undergraduates in research, share your expertise, and earn a Graduate College Mentoring Certificate. Apply by June 20!

Learn more: 👉🔗 https://grad.illinois.edu/urap

Join us in celebrating the graduate winners of Image of Research 2024!

- 1st Prize: "Architecture of the Land" by Nubras Samayeen from University of Illinois Dept of Landscape Architecture

- 2nd Prize: "Dynamic Decomposition" by Benjamin Ringel from Aerospace Engineering at The University of Illinois

- 3rd Prize: "Biological Rhapsody: Is this the label-free microscopic life? Is this just an Andy Warhol piece?" by Rishyashring Raman Iyer from Illinois ECE

- Honorable Mention: "The Invisible Architecture: Decoding Concrete's Micro-World" by Bayezid Baten from Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois

- People's Choice Award: "Inspired by Plants" by Alexandra Spitzer from Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois

Read more: https://grad.illinois.edu/news/congratulations-2024-image-research-winners

Come to the Main Library at 4 PM in the Scholarly & Media Commons for the Graduate Image of Research Reception! Join us to see the semifinalists' gorgeous images, enjoy refreshments, and network with the Illinois graduate research community!

https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/3695/33485148

🎉We're thrilled to announce the winners of Research Live! 2024!

They are:

- The Visionary Award: Vincent Carlson (Illinois Theatre)
- The Storyteller Award: Vignesh Srinivasakumar (Illinois Computer Science)
- The Impact Award: Satinderpal Kaur (Integrative Biology at Illinois)
- The Design Award: Andrew Freeman (Illinois ECE)
- The People's Choice Award: Dhanush Gandavadi (Integrative Biology at Illinois)
- The Grand Prize: Kyle Timmer (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Illinois)

Read more at: https://grad.illinois.edu/news/2024-research-live-winners

Join us next year for more incredible talks!

We're here in the CIF gearing up for the Research Live! Finalist Showcase! Feel like tuning in? Catch the livestream and find more details on our website:

Research Live! Event Details | The Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   Congratulations to the 2023 Finalists! Nicole M. DelMastro-Jeffery (Education Policy Organization and Leadership) William Nguyen (Veterinary Medical Science - Comparative Biosciences) Erick Hernandez Alvarez (Materials Science and Engineering) Joe Mirabelli (Educational Psychology) Abdulgafar Sul...

The Research Live! Finalist Showcase is TODAY at 5 PM in the CIF Atrium! Join us to hear incredible graduate student research, meet fellow grad students, and (importantly) enjoy refreshments!

Come watch Research Live! 2024! Our talented finalists are presenting their talks in the Campus Instruction Facility at 5 p.m. on April 2nd, 2024.Stop by and learn about their groundbreakin...

What's next for Jarrett Newman? 👇

We are proud to highlight iSchool students’ internships, job destinations, and graduate school plans on our “What's Next?” wall.

Jarrett Newman (MSLIS ’24) will pursue a PhD in curriculum & instruction in the College of Education at Illinois and develop AR/VR-based educational technologies as part of the DELTA (Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, & Agency) program. Jarrett is also a recipient of the Doctoral Merit Fellowship from The Graduate College at Illinois. Congratulations, Jarrett!

🔹 Tell us where you will be working or studying: bit.ly/4bGzdSC

🎉 It's that time of year again-- time for the Graduate Image of Research Exhibition! This year's semifinalists span disciplines, studies, and passions. Check them out below, and be sure to visit the online gallery at go.grad.illinois.edu/image-of-research-exhibit and vote for the winner of the People's Choice Award!

Join us on April 10 at 4 PM for the Image of Research reception!

This year's Semifinalists are:

Sadia Anjum Ashrafi (College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois)
Tuhin Bandopadhyay (Aerospace Engineering at The University of Illinois)
Bayezid Baten (Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois)
Yony Tito Callohuari Quispe (University of Illinois College of ACES)
Yutao Chen (Integrative Biology at Illinois)
Tori Holthaus (University of Illinois College of ACES)
Rishyashring Raman Iyer (Illinois ECE)
Carlos Juarez-Yescas (Chemistry at Illinois)
Hilary Brady Morris (The University of Illinois School of Music)
Anushree Parkhi (Architecture at Illinois)
Benjamin Ringel (Aerospace Engineering at The University of Illinois)
Anish Kumar Sahu (Architecture at Illinois)
Nubras Samayeen (College of Fine & Applied Arts at Illinois)
Zunaira Shoaib (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Alexandra Spitzer (Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois)
Andy Stec (History at Illinois)
Madison Suttman (Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at Illinois)
Kevin Tan (UI Department of Bioengineering)
Haribansha Timalsina (Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering - University of IL)
Gaurav Upadhyay (Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois)
Kayla Vittore (University of Illinois College of ACES)
Justin Vozzo (Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at Illinois)
Grant Witynski (Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences at Illinois)
Adrian Wong (College of Media at Illinois)

Be sure to check out the gallery and vote for your favorites!

iSchool PhD student Kyrie Zhou wants to make information and communication technology (ICT) and artificial intelligence (AI) experiences more equitable, accessible, beneficial, and ethical for all. 🔸 Get to know Kyrie: bit.ly/3PG6Hab

🗓 It's almost here! The Research Live! Finalist Showcase is on April 2 at 5:00 PM in the Campus Instructional Facility Atrium.

Here's a blast from the past: some of our favorite clips from previous years of the Finalist Showcase!

Come cheer on our grad students, vote for the winner of the People's Choice Award, and (importantly) enjoy some refreshments!

Come watch Research Live! 2024! Our talented finalists are presenting their talks in the Campus Instruction Facility at 5 p.m. on April 2nd, 2024.Stop by and learn about their groundbreakin...

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Mia Chudzik!

Chudzik Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Award from CEC blog posts Chudzik Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Award from CEC Mar 19, 2024 11:45 am by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Congratulations to Special Education Ph.D. candidate Mia Chudzik on receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the 2024 Council for Excepti...

Humanities grad students: Check out this piece from Dr. Derek Attig, Assistant Dean for Career & Professional Development in the Graduate College!

"Humanities grad students are often immersed in a set of stories of collapse, limitation, and hopelessness—understandably given the state of the academy and structural forces there. Some of what I try to do in working with them is to disrupt that.”

Meet Dr. Derek Attig, Assistant Dean for Career & Professional Development in the The Graduate College at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Attig also serves as an HWW Consultant on Career Diversity and has worked on key Humanities Without Walls initiatives like the Summer Bridge program and the Career Diversity workshop.

🔗 go.illinois.edu/attig

🎹 Locked in.

Graduate piano students perform during a masterclass at Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center.

Illini Grad Students: The University of Illinois Counseling Center and University of Illinois LGBT Resource Center are teaming up for the 2nd annual LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Fair!

📅Thursday, March 21 | 12-2 pm | Illini Union Room 103

I-L-L! 🏀

Victory.

🎉 We're thrilled to announce the 2024 Research Live! Finalists. Come see their 3-minute research talks (and vote for the People's Choice Award) at the Research Live! Finalist Showcase on April 2 at 5 PM in the Campus Instructional Facility Atrium.

Read more: https://grad.illinois.edu/news/2024-research-live-finalists-announced
..and the finalists are:

- Aravind Baby (Materials Science and Engineering)
- Anwesh Bhattacharya (Computer Science)
- Vincent Carlson (Theatre)
- Andrew Freeman (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Dhanush Gandavadi (Bioengineering)
- Byron Juma (Recreation, Sport and Tourism)
- Satinder Kaur (Entomology)
- Alexandra Richmond (Special Education)
- Vignesh Srinivasakumar (Computer Science)
- Julia Stowell (Music)
- Ksh*tij Tewari (Recreation, Sport and Tourism)
- Kyle Timmer (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)

👀 Take note of that changed time!

Got plans on Sunday? Come join the Graduate College as we watch the Fighting Illini Women's Basketball team take on Nebraska!

Check out more details and let us know that you're coming:

https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/3695/33483217

Raul is in the woods evaluating the accuracy of plant identification apps! This is because Raul was selected for an 8-week *PAID* summer research internship with Dr. Suneeti Jog. 🌿
This internship opportunity and many others are available again as part of the Summer Research Opportunities Program in partnership with The Graduate College at Illinois. Undergraduate students can apply to get hands-on research experience in atmospheric science and climate; biology, ecology, and environmental science; geology; sustainable energy; or water supply and safety.
🔗Learn more at https://loom.ly/kXjp0mE