CBE Calendar 2025-2026
Chemical & Biomolecarly Engineering Department Links: Linktree, Quicklinks Page, Seminar Page, and the Google Calendar Page.
There is also the COE Events page. Click here for the Registrar's Academic Calendar page.
SEPTEMBER 2025
Tues, Sept 2 First Day of Classes
Monday, Sept 8 Add/Drop ends
Tues, Sept 9 Community Forum
Tues, Sept 16 Seminar: Sanjeev Katti, Sanionics, “Clean Energy, Geen Energy - A Global Perspective”
Thurs, Sept 18 Faculty Meeting
Tues, Sept 23 Seminar: Lilian C. Hsiao, North Carolina State University, “Strain softening and stiffening in colloidal biopolymer composites” (Beltramo)
Thurs, Sept 25 Graduate Student Gathering, Mill River Park
Tues Sept 30 UMass-3M Diversity in STEM seminar: Belma Erdogan-Haug, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, “Breaking Through: My Path from STEM Student to Corporate Leader” (Perry, Coughlin)
(Separate Coffee Hour at 3:00 pm in A624 Conte Polymer Research Center)
OCTOBER
Thursday, Oct 2 Extended DPC Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 7 Community Forum
Thursday, Oct 9 Faculty Meeting
Monday, Oct 13 Holiday: Indigenous Peoples Day
Tuesday, Oct 14 Emily Diep and Josh Chen, Best Dissertation Award Recipients
“From Surface Evolution to Electronic Design Automation (EDA): Plasma-Facing Materials to High-NA Lithography”
and “TBD” (Schiffman, Maroudas)
Sunday, Oct 19 - 21 ABET Visit
NOVEMBER
week of Nov 2 AIChE Meetings this week in Boston
Tues, Nov 4 VOTE (no classes at UMass)
Tues, Nov 11 Holiday: Veteran's Day
Thurs, Nov 13 Alumni Lectures: David Kaplan, Tufts University, "TBD"
& Friday Nov 14 Thursday, 11:30 in LGRT 201; Friday, 11:30 in Campus Center 168C (Reception following seminar in 168C)
Tues, Nov 18 Faculty Meeting
Thurs, Nov 20 Seminar: Michele L. Sarazen, Princeton University,
“Designing microporous catalysts to overcome material and reaction limitations” (Jentoft)
Tuesday, Nov 25 Community Forum
DECEMBER
Thursday, Dec 4 Faculty Meeting
Tuesday, Dec 9 Community Forum
Tuesday, Dec 9 Last Day of Classes
Wednesday, Dec 10 Reading Day
Holiday Party at 12:00 pm in Amherst Room (10th Floor Campus Center)
Thursday, Dec 11 Extended DPC meeting
Thursday, Dec 11 Finals begin
Wednesday, Dec 17 Finals End
Tuesday, Dec 23 Grades due by midnight
Thursday, Dec 25 Holiday: Christmas
Tuesday, Dec 30 Holiday: Campus Closure Day
Wednesday, Dec 31 Holiday: Campus Closure Day
JANUARY 2026
Thursday, Jan 1 Holiday: New Year's Day
Monday, Jan 19 Holiday: Martin Luther King Day
Thursday, Jan 29 First day of classes
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, Feb 3 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Wednesday, Feb 4 Last Day to Add/Drop
Monday, Feb 16 Holiday: President's Day
Tuesday, Feb 17 Seminar: Rajamani P. Gounder, Purdue University, "Dynamic Interactions Between
Copper Active Sites in Zeolites During NOx Pollution Abatement Catalysis" (Fan)
Thursday, Feb 19 Monday class schedule at UMass
Tuesday, Feb 24 Seminar: William A. Phillip, University of Notre Dame, "TBD" (Schiffman)
MARCH
Tuesday, March 3 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Friday, Mar 13 March Break begins after last class
Tues, March 31 Seminar: Elizabeth Biddinger, CUNY, "TBD" (Chen)
APRIL
Tuesday, April 7 Seminar: John Kitchin, Canegie Mellon, "TBD"
Tuesday, April 14 Exxon Mobil Seminar: Edward Maginn, Univ. of Notre Dame, "TBD"
Friday, Apr 17 Monday class schedule will be followed
Monday, Apr 20 Patriot's Day
MAY
Tuesday, May 5 Senior Picture, 5:00 on Goessmann steps, 5:30 Senior Banquet in Amherst Room, Campus Center
Tuesday, May 5 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Friday, May 8 Last Day of Classes
Saturday, May 9 Commonwealth Honors College Celebration of Excellence ( 2pm, Mullins)
Monday, May 11 Finals begin
Friday, May 15 Finals end and Commencement Weekend begins - https://www.umass.edu/commencement/
9:00 am at the Mullins Center - Graduate Ceremony
5:00 pm at McGuirk Alumni Stadium - Undergraduate Ceremony
Saturday, May 16 Riccio College of Engineering Undergraduate Recogniation Center
1:00 pm at the Mullins Center
Thurs, May 21 Final grades due by Midnight
End of May Qualifying Exams, Faculty Retreat
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Updated: November 21, 2025
Amity Lee (lee@umass.edu)