Events

ACDIS Seminar Series 2025-2026 

We are currently in the process of scheduling speakers for the upcoming 2026 Spring Semester. If you have any questions about the series or would like to participate in the series - please email acdis@illinois.edu

Seminar Series will be held in a hybrid format, on Tuesday's at 5:00 PM (Central Time) unless otherwise posted. In-person at Coble Hall Room #108 or join via Zoom.

SPRING 2026

February 16th - Michael Hua, Director of Nuclear, Chemical, and Materials Engineering at Helion

February 20th - Film Screening with Q&A with Director Lois Lipman - First We Bombed New Mexico 

March 31st - Assistant Professor, Meicen Sun

April 14th - Professor Fred Lamb , Research Professor in Physics

April 21st - Josh Rutkowski, Manager, International Safeguards and Engagements at Sandia National Laboratories

April 23rd - Student Symposium - TBD

April 28th - Adam Williams, Systems Engineer in the Center for Global Security and Cooperation at Sandia National Laboratories

May 5th - Thomas Wuchte, Founder of the Center for Multilateral Leadership in Washington, DC

FALL 2025

September 2nd - Visiting Professor Matt Caplan, Illinois State University and University of Illinois, Physics Department

September 16th - Arshiya Shah and Matvei Shevchenko, Jeremiah Sullivan Fellowship Awardees

September 25th - Adham Sahloul, National Security Expert and Illinois Alum**

September 30th - Nina Issel and Mihir Sharma, Jeremiah Sullivan Fellowship Awardees

October 7th - Deli Yang, Jeremiah Sullivan Fellowship Awardee, PhD program in Political Science

October 14th - Andrew Nelson, Sandia National Laboratories - Principal Member of Technical Staff

October 21st - Mo Payne, Sandia National Laboratories - Senior Member of Technical Staff

October 28th - Andy Guth, Academic Coordinator for the Masters in Global Studies Program

November 4th - Camila Martinica, IAEA Internships and Illinois Alum

November 18th - Connor Murray and John Erath, Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation

December 2nd - Kayla Orta, Senior Associate at the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

**The event will be on Thursday at 3:00 PM, in Coble Hall #306, stay tuned for more details.

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Below are some publications and past seminars presented by ACDIS Directors and Faculty.