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

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.

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
  • Tuesday, May 05

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Wednesday, May 06

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Thursday, May 07

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Friday, May 08

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • Monday, May 11

    1:00 PM

    2203 Beckman Institute

  • May

    5

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

  • May

    6

    Yoga at Beckman

    Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Event details

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat! 

  • May

    6

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

  • May

    7

    Visit with Therapy Dog K9 ROSIE

    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Event details

    K9 Rosie and Officer Mike will be here on Reading Day, May 7th from 10 - 10:45am. If you'd like to learn more about Rosie and her fellow K9 therapy dog, Pawcifer Stevie, check out their Instagram Page or TikTok Page

  • May

    7

    Spring 2026 Beckman Institute Town Hall

    Beckman Institute, Room 1005 and Auditorium

    Event details

    Join Director Steve Maren for the Spring Town Hall where he will provide the latest updates.  We will begin in Room 1005 with a luncheon at Noon, followed by presentations by Professors Ying Diao and Zhi-Pei Liang in the Auditorium at 1pm.

    Professors Ying Diao and Zhi-Pei Liang, two winners of inaugural Beckman Seed Grants in 2023. They've both turned the seed grants into externally funded proposals and will share more information about their progress.

  • May

    7

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

  • May

    8

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

  • May

    11

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

  • May

    12

    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.

  • May

    12

    Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours

    2203 Beckman Institute

    Event details

    Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

    Manager Juniper Cournoyer will be on hand to help users with the Vis Lab’s equipment and other resources for research. 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.  

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