Events

Fall 2026 Industry Advisory Board Meeting
 

October 12th & 13th
Monday & Tuesday
Kansas Burge Union 
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Registration Is Open!

Monday, October 12th: Fall Industry Advisory Board Meeting
12:00 PM - Buffet Lunch, Taco Bar
1:00 PM - Research Talks
4:00 PM - Networking, Students & Researchers with Industry
5:15 PM - Poster Session & Reception
6:15 PM – Dinner, Chicken Parmesan or (vegetarian) Spinach Lasagna

Tuesday, October 13th: Special Programming for Industry, Faculty and Trainees
8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM - Introductions
9:00 AM to Noon – Science Presentation and Next Steps from featured CEBC Faculty Members 
Noon - Advisory Board Business Meeting, Feedback Session & Boxed Lunch
~1:00 to 3:30 PM – Data Science/AI Workshop, geared to be of interest to industry attendees, faculty attendees and trainees

Upcoming Monthly Safety Meeting

September 9,  9:00 - 10:00 am  

• Location: CEBC Seminar Room Building B, Rm 104
  Topic: TBA
  Hosted by CEBC Safety Committee
   
• If you miss a Safety Meeting, please attend alternate session
   

Industry Colloquia & LIFE Program
Boundary-Spanning Seminar Series
Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. seminar, 12:00-12:45 p.m. LIFE discussion

Invited speakers from leading chemical companies exchange ideas and real-world insights with CEBC students and researchers. Following each talk, presenters interact with students and postdocs through "Learning about Industry From Experts" (LIFE).

Join in person at Beren Center - 192 Slawson Hall, or by Zoom 

(Remote Only) September 10th
Molecule and Polymer Discovery at P&G: From Molecular Graphs to Language Models
Dr. Ajay Muralidharan, Senior Scientist in Data & Modeling Sciences, P&G R&D

October 1st
Title TBA
Dr. Hongliang Xin, Professor, Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering
& Communications Director, North American Catalysis Society (NACS)

Additional dates may be announced - check here