Calendar
Throughout the year, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Illinois gathers students, alumni, faculty, and industry partners for various events. Check back often for additional opportunities to connect on campus and in your region. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events!
Calendar of Events
For more information on alumni events, please see our Alumni Events page.
Please check back regularly for new events.
Apr 27, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025

Join us as Assistant Professor Shelly Zhang presents on her research, "Generative Design: Discovering Next-Generation, Multi-Functional Structures).
Shelly Zhang
Zoom

Hydraulic Analysis of Geysering Events in the Chicago Mainstream TARP System
Mason Throneburg - CEO and Co-Founder - Confluency, LLC
1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)

Harmful algal blooms pose significant threats to industries such as fisheries and tourism and also impact public health through the production of cyanobacterial toxins. To address the escalating concerns associated with HABs, we have developed novel calcium alginate hydrogel composites seeded with various minerals to effectively remove and recover phosphorus and nitrogen.
Dr. Young-Shin Jun, Professor
2311 NCEL - Yeh Center

Join us for an evening of networking and fun with CEE at Illinois alumni in the St. Louis area!
Puttshack, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110

PhD Final Defense – Aravind Ramakrishnan
CEEB 3017

FGI Webinar: Geomembranes for Produced Water and Brine Containment
This FGI webinar will focus on the applications of geomembranes for containment of produced water and brine liquids in earth lined ponds, pits, reservoirs, and above ground tanks. Key topics will include today’s best practices in subgrade preparation, geomembrane selection, geomembrane installations, including thermal wedge and extrusion welding, and CQA.
Brian Fraser & Greg Parrent
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2461847660389037145

Join us for a night of networking and fun with your fellow Chicago-based CEE at Illinois alumni!
Island Tiki Hut Bar & Grill, 355 Chicago River Walk, Chicago, Ill.

FGI Webinar: Retaining Wall Global Instability
This webinar will present a case history of a cantilever soldier pile retaining wall with tie-back anchors for a county roadway. 1.0 PDH
Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, Dist.M.ASCE
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7880789621199613280

16th ANCRiSST Workshop and 4th ZHITU Symposium
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

14th Asia-Pacific-Europe Summer School on Smart Structures Technology (APESS2025)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Research Conferences
CEE at Illinois is home to several recurring research conferences that bring together some of the best minds in civil and environmental engineering to learn about new research, engage and collaborate, and connect with peers.