Beckman Director's Seminar

Beckman Director's Seminar

Highlighting faculty and postdoc research

The Beckman Institute Director's Seminar series was designed to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among Beckman faculty members and postdocs. Monthly seminars offer the opportunity to learn about Beckman researchers and their fields of study. Registration is required.

Ying Diao presenting a Director's Seminar in the Beckman Institute conference room.

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Beckman Director’s Seminar: Fan Lam

Beckman Institute, Room 1005

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-333-3287

Fan Lam will present: "Multiscale, Multiparametric Biochemical Imaging of the Brain." Lam is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at UIUC, a full-time faculty member with the Beckman Institute and the director of the Master of Science in Biomedical Image Computing (MS-BIC) program.  

The seminar will be held at noon on Thursday, October 12 in Beckman Institute, room 1005. Lunch will be provided to registered attendees. You can register here.

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Missed one of our fall events?

Check below for video of recent Director's Seminar events that are currently being hosted on Zoom.

 

Beckman Director's Seminar: Randy Ewoldt

Randy Ewoldt speaks at the Beckman Institute's virtual Director's Seminar. Ewoldt, professor and Kritzer Faculty Scholar in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, discussed "Squishy Materials Toolbox: Complex Fluids." The seminar was a hybrid event held in Beckman and via Zoom at noon on September 1, 2022.

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