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The Beckman
Institute is a barrier-busting,
interdisciplinary
research facility
and community
of innovation.
The Beckman Institute is a barrier-busting, collaborative
research facility
and community of innovation.

We Break Barriers.

The Beckman Institute was created to support interdisciplinary research among University of Illinois faculty. We foster scientific advances that couldn’t be done in any other way.
Our founder, Arnold Beckman, was an inventor and philanthropist who knew firsthand the power of interdisciplinary work.
The Beckman Institute is a barrier-busting, collaborative
research facility
and community of innovation.

We Propel Science and Technology.

The Beckman Institute is a unique engine for research. We're making incredible advances while helping ordinary people.
The Beckman Institute is a barrier-busting, collaborative
research facility
and community of innovation.

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.
The Beckman Institute was built to help people connect. Learn more about exploring Beckman.

Latest news

Upcoming events

Today

UIPD therapy dogs visit Beckman

Beckman Institute Atrium

Contact name: Shawna Graddy
Contact email: sgraddy@illinois.edu

Stop by and meet University of Illinois Police Department therapy dogs Huff and Rosie.

Today

Yoga at Beckman

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu

Join us at noon on Wednesdays 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! 

New-to-Beckman tour

MRI Exhibit

Contact name: Lexie Kesler
Contact email: lkesler@illinois.edu

Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. Tours will be offered the first Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.  Register here.

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One week to submit proposals for seed projects on 7 Tesla MRI

Contact email: bic@beckman.illinois.edu

Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals to help labs transition to 7 Tesla MRI or create new lines of research on 7 Tesla. These proposals will support small to medium sized studies that demonstrate what can be seen at 7 Tesla may not be visualized at lower fields, to develop technologies for 7 Tesla studies and to establish pilot data for large-scale and collaborative grants. Deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18. Learn more. Have questions? Email BIC.

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Gather in the Garden

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603

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

Yoga at Beckman

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu

Join us at noon on Wednesdays 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! 

Graduate Fellows Mini Open House

Beckman Institute Atrium

Contact name: Lexie Kesler
Contact email: lkesler@illinois.edu

Please join the 2024 Graduate Fellows from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13. Graduate fellows will share their research through a series of lightning talks in the East Atrium, followed by a poster session and light refreshments in the Center Atrium. Have questions? Email Lexie Kesler, lkesler@illinois.edu.

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Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren

Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: 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! 

Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve.

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Mini-Retreat/Symposium of the Beckman Computational Imaging Group

Beckman Institute Room 4269 (4th floor tower room)

Contact name: Yudu Li
Contact email: yuduli2@illinois.edu

Keynote Speaker Prof. Hongyu An, Director of MRI Center, Washington University, St. Louis.

The intent of this workshop is to bring researchers together working on computational imaging for an opportunity to collaborate, exchange ideas, and build imaging community.

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One week to submit proposals for seed projects on 9.4 Tesla MRI

Contact email: bic@beckman.illinois.edu

Beckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals to help labs transition to 9.4 Tesla MRI or create new lines of research on 9.4 Tesla. These proposals will support small to medium-sized studies that demonstrate what can be seen at 9.4 Tesla may not be visualized at lower fields, to develop technologies for 9.4 Tesla studies and to establish pilot data for large-scale and collaborative grants. Deadline to submit a proposal is 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Learn more. Have questions? Email BIC.

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Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center Seminar: Kalen Petersen

Carle Mills Breast Cancer Institute, third floor conference room, 509 W. University Ave., Urbana

Kalen Petersen of Washington University in St. Louis will present, "HIV Effects in the Aging Brain.” This installment will be located in the Carle Mills Breast Cancer Institute, third floor conference room, 509 W. University Ave., Urbana.

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Gather in the Garden

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603

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

ITG Tech Talk: "Studying Subcellular Metabolites using label-free Null-Deflection scanning probe Infrared (NDIR) Spectroscopic Imaging"

5602 Beckman Institute and on Zoom

Contact name: Bishop Gonzalez
Contact email: jbgonza2@illinois.edu

Please join us at noon on Tuesday, November 19, in 5602 Beckman to learn about Studying Subcellular Metabolites using label-free Null-Deflection scanning probe Infrared (NDIR) Spectroscopic Imaging presented by Ashwin Bale.

Lunch will be provided to those who register for in-person attendance.  

Please register by Thursday, November 14.

Register here!

Registration link

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Yoga at Beckman

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu

Join us at noon on Wednesdays 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! 

Cookie Collab

Atrium

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 12172442603

Join members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. 

Gather in the Garden

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603

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

Yoga at Beckman

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu

Join us at noon on Wednesdays 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! 

Gather in the Garden

Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603

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

Yoga at Beckman

Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu

Join us at noon on Wednesdays 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! 

New-to-Beckman tour

MRI Exhibit

Contact name: Lexie Kesler
Contact email: lkesler@illinois.edu

Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. Tours will be offered the first Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.  Register here.

Read more

Director's Coffee Hour with Steve Maren

Contact name: Stacy Olson
Contact email: 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! 

Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve.

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