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The Beckman Institute fuels collaborations by bringing together researchers from many disciplines. The result: scientific advances that couldn’t occur any other way.
The Beckman Institute fuels collaborations by bringing together researchers from many disciplines. The result: scientific advances that couldn’t occur any other way.
477
publications
were authored by full- and part-time faculty members during calendar year 2023.
477
publications
were authored by full- and part-time faculty members during calendar year 2023.
1,331
researchers, staff and students
work at the Beckman Institute
1,331
researchers, staff and students
work at the Beckman Institute
40
home departments
and 11 colleges and schools are represented by Beckman faculty researchers.
40
home departments
and 11 colleges and schools are represented by Beckman faculty researchers.
Give to Beckman
Your generous support of the Beckman Institute empowers scientists, helps educate up-and-coming researchers and keeps the institute at the cutting edge of science and technology innovations.
Give to Beckman
Your generous support of the Beckman Institute empowers scientists, helps educate up-and-coming researchers and keeps the institute at the cutting edge of science and technology innovations.
Mission and core values
The Beckman Institute uses its mission statement and core values as a foundation for making decisions.
Mission and core values
The Beckman Institute uses its mission statement and core values as a foundation for making decisions.
About Beckman's leadership
Beckman Director Steve Maren started the job in August 2024. Maren is a neuroscientist, professor of psychology and an Illinois alumnus who conducted research at the Beckman Institute in its earliest days.
About Beckman's leadership
Beckman Director Steve Maren started the job in August 2024. Maren is a neuroscientist, professor of psychology and an Illinois alumnus who conducted research at the Beckman Institute in its earliest days.
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Browse our history
The Beckman Institute was the first interdisciplinary research institute on the University of Illinois campus and a model across the world for creating collaboration. Read more about Beckman's creation and the accomplishments it has since fostered.
Browse our history
The Beckman Institute was the first interdisciplinary research institute on the University of Illinois campus and a model across the world for creating collaboration. Read more about Beckman's creation and the accomplishments it has since fostered.
Explore history at Beckman
Beckman's first floor includes historical exhibits on the life of Arnold O. Beckman, who founded the institute with his wife, Mabel. It also includes the Illinois MRI Exhibit, where you can see the first human MRI scanners and learn about the storied history of MRI at Illinois.
Visitors are welcome during the hours the building is open to the public, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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