College-wide events
A Summer of Quirky Quantum Physics
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 7 p.m. through Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 8 p.m.
10 Church Street SE (Old Bell Museum)
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Join the University of Minnesota's School of Physics and Astronomy for a Quirky series of FREE public lectures on Amazing Advances in Physics!
Cellular Bioprocess Technology Course
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 8 a.m. through Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, 5 p.m.
Kenneth H. Keller Hall and Virtually
200 Union St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
This course delivers fundamental biological knowledge critical to biomanufacturing and imparts engineering principles cardinal to cellular biotechnology.
2026 Aerosol Short Course.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 7:30 a.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Keller Hall - UofM Campus
Get hands-on laboratory experiences at both the TSI laboratory and the University of Minnesota laboratory, where participants will be able to discuss their own projects with the instructors and other attendees.
2026 Kaufmanis Public Lecture
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, 7 p.m.
Coffman Union
300 Washington Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
In July 2025, a telescope in Chile detected an incoming object, known as 3I/ATLAS.
CEMS Alumni and Friends Reception and Amundson Hall Tour
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, 5 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, 8 p.m.
5-6 p.m.
Amundson Hall
421 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
6-8 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union, Campus Club, 4th floor
300 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
The Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at the University of Minnesota (CEMS @ UMN) invites CEMS Alumni & Friends — including those in town for the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting — to a reception at the Campus Club at the University of Minnesota, as well as to an optional tour of Amundson Hall prior to the reception.