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WE PROPEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Beckman Institute is a unique engine for research. We're making incredible advances while helping ordinary people.
WE PROPEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Beckman Institute is a unique engine for research. We're making incredible advances while helping ordinary people.
- Beckman researchers receive NCI grant for 3D tumor imaging collaboration
- Beckman researcher develops new biomaterial for cancer drug delivery
- Beckman team brings cell biology into Minecraft
- Gregory A. Miller joins Beckman faculty
- Code, cognition and creativity: Shagun Ajmera’s path to understanding the brain

WE HELP YOU CONNECT.
We offer a café with drinks and daily specials, events from concerts to research lectures, and plenty of study and meeting spaces.
WE HELP YOU CONNECT.
We offer a café with drinks and daily specials, events from concerts to research lectures, and plenty of study and meeting spaces.
Gather in the Garden
Tuesday, May 27 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Mollie Stevens
mollie@illinois.edu
217-244-2603
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.
Yoga at Beckman
Wednesday, May 28 12:00 PM
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Elena Romanova
romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring 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!
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
Wednesday, May 28 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2203 Beckman Institute
Jay Cournoyer
itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
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.
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
Thursday, May 29 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2203 Beckman Institute
Jay Cournoyer
itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
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.
Vice Chancellor Susan Martinis to lead this month's mission-critical work discussion
Friday, May 30 9:00 AM
1005 Beckman Institute
Stacy Olson
srolson@illinois.edu
Dear Beckman community,
Our monthly event focusing on budget challenges and mission critical work will have a special guest in May. Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Susan Martinis will join us at 9 a.m. Friday, May 30, in 1005 Beckman. She'll give an overall update on how recent changes and challenges in federal funding have affected the university as a whole. (Note the change in location!)
Gather in the Garden
Tuesday, June 03 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Mollie Stevens
mollie@illinois.edu
217-244-2603
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.
Yoga at Beckman
Wednesday, June 04 12:00 PM
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Elena Romanova
romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring 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!
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
Wednesday, June 04 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2203 Beckman Institute
Jay Cournoyer
itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
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.
Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours
Thursday, June 05 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2203 Beckman Institute
Jay Cournoyer
itg-vl@beckman.illinois.edu
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.
Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren
Friday, June 06 9:00 AM
Director's office
Stacy Olson
srolson@illinois.edu
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 new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying!
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology