The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences hosts a variety of meetings, seminars, conferences, and other events throughout the year. Read more on these events below. If an event is being offered virtually or in a hybrid format a Zoom link will be included in the event details.
An Event Digest announcing upcoming speakers and events is automatically emailed to all Oden Institute members each week. If you wish to subscribe to or have items to be included in the Events Digest, please email events@oden.utexas.edu.
15 upcoming events
CosmicAI Seminar
1) Stéphanie Juneau, 2) Francois Lanusse , 1) Associate Astronomer, NSF NOIRLad, 2) CNRS Research Scientist
11AM – 12PM, Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Oden Institute & Dell Medical School
Erica L. Schwarz , Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University
3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Babuška Forum
Ridgway Scott , University of Chicago
10AM – 11AM, Friday Jan 23, 2026
Materials Discovery Seminar
1. Antonios Alvertis, 2. Giovanny Espitia , 1. Oden Institute, 2. Physics
12PM – 1PM, Friday Jan 23, 2026
POB 4.304
PhD Dissertation Defense
Yifan Zhang , Ph.D. Candidate, Oden Institute
1PM – 3PM, Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
POB 4.304
Oden Institute & Dept. of Statistics and Data Sciences
George Stepaniants , Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology
3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
PhD Dissertation Defense
Evan Scope Crafts
2PM – 4PM, Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Oden Institute & College of Natural Sciences
Diana Cai , Research Fellow, Center for Computational Mathematics at Flatiron Institute
3:30PM – 5PM, Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Oden Institute & College of Natural Sciences
Jiaqi Zhang , PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11AM – 12PM, Tuesday Feb 3, 2026
Oden Institute & Dept. of Statistics and Data Sciences
Ambuj Tewari , Professor, University of Michigan
3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Feb 3, 2026
Oden Institute & Dept. of Mathematics
Sebastian Reich , Professor, University of Potsdam
3:30PM – 5PM, Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Center for Autonomy Seminar
Yue Wang, PhD , Professor, Warren H. Owen – Duke Energy Professor of Engineering - Associate Dean for Research, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering College of Engineering and Applied Science (CECAS) Clemson University
11AM – 12:30PM, Thursday Feb 12, 2026
POB 4.304
Center for Autonomy & Center for Computational Medicine
Assistant Professor Chenyu You , Stony Brook University
2:30PM – 3:30PM, Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
POB 6.304
Regularly scheduled events include the Oden Institute Seminar Series, the Molecular BioPhysics Seminar Series, the Numerical Analysis Seminar Series, the Student Forum/Student Blitz Presentations, the SIAM Student Chapter Distinguished Speaker Series, and the Babuška Forum.
The Oden Institute Seminar is usually held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm, unless otherwise noted. Speakers include researchers from academia, national laboratories and industry, visiting scholars, and Oden Institute/UT faculty or research staff. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The Babuška Forum and the Student Forum/Student Blitz Presentations are typically held on Fridays, though times may vary from semester to semester. These events are hosted by CSEM students and are open to everyone.
Commencement events can be found on the graduate school commencement page