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.
Oct 25, 2026 - Jan 23, 2027
PhD Final Defense – Rahul Dev Kundu
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) 4036
Delong Zuo, Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University
1310 Yeh Student Center
Sustainability & Resiliency Day
I-Hotel
PhD Final Defense ⎯ Yifan Cheng
CEEB 3019
Associate Professor Nishant Garg will deliver a presentation on his current research, "Let's accelerate & automate: From 5-minute tests to AI-driven datacenter construction".
Associate Professor Nishant Garg
PhD Final Defense – Jesús Castro Pérez
CEEB 2012
Trix Li - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois
1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)
PhD Final Defense – Maria Florencia Bianco
Newmark 3310 (Classroom)
PhD Final Defense – Renan Santos Maia
CEE 3019 (Hydro)
The linear economy of synthetic polymers systematically results in the vast majority of the materials being relegated to landfill accumulation and environmental leakages. In this talk, I will highlight our recent efforts to bridge these knowledge gaps by harmonizing plastic degradation data and advancing the mechanistic understanding of NP release.
Boya Xiong, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Room 2311, NCEL Yeh Center
Hydro Systems Laboratory CEEB 3017
PhD Final Defense – Javier A. Avecillas-Leon
Newmark-Quade Conference Room
Jason Lin - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois
1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)
Alexandros A. Taflanidis, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
1310 Yeh Student Center
Kent Seminar: Romain Sacchi, Paul Scherrer Institute
1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866
Juan Martin Andrade - Doctoral Student - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Illinois
1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems)
Kent Seminar: Ioannis Brilakis, University of Cambridge
1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866
Swanlund Administration Building
I-Hotel
Fernando Moreu, Robert J. Stamm Professor of Advanced Design and Construction Practices, Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico
1310 Yeh Student Center
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.