Events

Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren

Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour until the Beckman Café reopens. Contact Stacy Olson for details.

Steve Maren in the Beckman Institute.

New-to-Beckman tours

Learn something new on a guided tour of the building.

Beckman in spring, pictured from the ECE Building
  • Thursday, August 14

    10:00 AM

    MRI Exhibit

  • Thursday, September 11

    10:00 AM

    MRI Exhibit

  • Thursday, October 09

    10:00 AM

    MRI Exhibit

Gather in the Garden

Grab a cup of coffee and say hello to members of the Beckman community.

A group of researchers, including Nancy Sottos, enjoy a talkative, lively lunch in Beckman's garden.
  • Tuesday, July 15

    10:00 AM

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  • Tuesday, July 22

    10:00 AM

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  • Tuesday, July 29

    10:00 AM

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  • Tuesday, August 05

    10:00 AM

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  • Tuesday, August 12

    10:00 AM

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Yoga at Beckman

A free hour of yoga in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome. Bring your own mat.

A group of people doing yoga in the fifth-floor Tower Room at the Beckman Institute

Visualization Laboratory office hours

Get started using the lab's data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography.

Bone image from Visualization Laboratory
  • Wednesday, July 16

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Thursday, July 17

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Wednesday, July 23

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Thursday, July 24

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Wednesday, July 30

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • July

    15

    Gather in the Garden

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Event details

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium!

    Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • July

    16

    Yoga at Beckman

    Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Event details

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat! 

  • July

    16

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.  

  • July

    17

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.  

  • July

    17

    Cancelled: Cookie Collab

    Beckman Atrium

    Event details

    We won't gather for the Cookie Collab this month.

    Instead, join us at 2 p.m. July 23 to celebrate the fellowship and award winners doing summer research at the Beckman Institute. We'll start with a short ceremony in 1005 Beckman, followed by a poster session and ice cream in the atrium.

  • July

    18

    Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren

    Director's office

    Event details

    Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! 

    Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve.

  • July

    22

    Gather in the Garden

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Event details

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium!

    Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • July

    23

    Yoga at Beckman

    Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Event details

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat! 

  • July

    23

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Laboratory is offering office hours with new Vis Lab Manager Jay Cournoyer between 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Vis Lab offers data visualization software, high-performance computing, 3D art services, virtual reality content creation and high-speed photography. Have questions? Email itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu.  

  • July

    23

    Ceremony and poster session celebration with fellowship and award winners

    1005 Beckman and Beckman Atrium

    Event details

    Join us to celebrate the fellowship and award winners doing summer research at the Beckman Institute. We'll start with a short ceremony in 1005 Beckman, followed by a poster session and ice cream in the atrium.

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