Category: Presentations and Talks

Political science professor Dr. Carolyn Shaw will lead a discussion on human rights and upholding sovereignty. Join the discussion at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in 417 Lindquist Hall. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

Email Dr. Alexandra Middlewood at alexandra.middlewood@wichita.edu for dietary accommodations or any questions.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Yanxiang Zhao from George Washington University. The lecture, titled “Synchronized Optimal Transport,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues with a presentation from Dr. Wan Hee Yoon, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 in 218 Hubbard Hall.

He will give a public lecture titled, “Insights into mitochondrial and lysosomal homeostasis from a rare pediatric neurological disorder.” 

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Dr. Mark Esposito has been selected as the keynote speaker for the spring 2025 James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series and J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence, hosted by the Barton School of Business. Renowned for his expertise at the intersection of technology and economics, Dr. Esposito is an internationally recognized leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

His dynamic keynote presentation, titled “The AI Revolution: Charting Our Course Through the Digital Frontier,” will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 in Woolsey Hall. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a networking session and book signing opportunity for attendees.

“Mark is at the forefront of AI and technological discourse worldwide,” said Dr. Larisa Genin, dean of the Barton School. “His insights on how the world is evolving and how we can stay ahead of these technological shifts are essential for anyone interested in the future of the economy and its impact on our lives.”

Academic and specialized advisors who completed various eTutorials during the fall semester from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will be hosting a series of professional development sessions during the spring semester for all advisors (academic advisors, specialized advisors, faculty advisors, etc.).

Angela Blackerby from College of Engineering Advising, and Aaron Evans and Alexandra Lazarova from Shocker Career Accelerator will host a professional development session on “Advising Undecided & Exploratory Students” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in 135 Woolsey Hall, INTRSUT Bank Classroom.

For more information or questions, contact Brett Bruner, assistant vice president for Student Success & Persistence, at brett.bruner@wichita.edu.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next seminar speaker at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host the Watkins Visiting Professor, Evan Williams, from the University of California at Berkeley, who will present a talk titled “Overcoming Molecular Complexity One Ion at a Time.”

Evan Williams, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics at the University of California at Berkeley, will present “A Window into Molecular Complexity with Mass Spectrometry: From Physics to Chemistry to Biology and Beyond at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 in 209 Hubbard Hall.

Williams’ research aims to develop novel instrumental and computational techniques in mass spectrometry, separations, chemical imaging and laser spectroscopy for improved molecular structure elucidation, and to apply these methods to interesting chemical problems of both practical and fundamental interest. He is the faculty director of the QB3/Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Center and he holds a joint appointment in molecular biophysics and integrated bioimaging at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The Watkins Visiting Professorship was created in 1974 by the Watkins Foundation. This grant is now provided through the Watkins fund, a part of the Wichita State University Foundation’s endowment.

Have an upcoming presentation? Interested in learning the art of poster presentations? Poster presentations are essential to academic discourse, yet the skills to get started (and succeed) are not intuitive.

With 30 years experience in academic publishing and communication, author John Bond will go over tips and tricks from his book “The Little Guide to Giving a Poster Presentation: Simple Steps to Success” at noon Thursday, Feb. 20 via Zoom.

For more information, and the Zoom link, go to wichita.edu/pds.

The next physics seminar will feature Bryan Ramson from Fermilab at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 in 127 Jabara Hall. The title of this talk is “The New Era of Precision Neutrino Physics.” Also, join the physics department in 030 Jabara Hall for coffee, cookies and conversation at 1:30 p.m., prior to the seminar.

Bryan Ramson is a neutrino physicist working on the intensity frontier of high-energy particle physics. He is an associate scientist at Fermilab, where he uses his expertise in medium and high-energy nuclear physics to improve measurements of neutrino oscillations and refine our understanding of neutrino-nucleus interactions. He is a member of two large experimental collaborations: the Fermilab NuMI Off-axis νe Appearance (NOvA) Experiment and the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a future Fermilab experiment.

The Physics Seminar Series brings many speakers to campus each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2025 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 in 218 Hubbard Hall. The seminar features Jeremy Barton, Envision Research Institute. He will give a public lecture titled, “Perception of mobile ophthalmic devices by eye-care professionals.”

 Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.