Category: Presentations and Talks

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly seminar at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 13 in 224 McKinley Hall where Pierre Thibault from the University of Montreal will present a talk titled, “Beyond the Lamppost – The Quest for Elusive Tumor Antigens.”

Are you an undergraduate student interested in technology? Join the Management of Information Systems Club (<MIS Club/>) from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 226 Woolsey Hall, Commerce Bank and William T. Kemper Foundation Room, for an exclusive event featuring Rich Owings, defense IT leader at Spirit AeroSystems.

This is a unique opportunity to gain insights from a leader in defense IT within the aerospace sector. Learn about how information technology is driving advancements in defense and engage with peers and industry professionals. The event is tailored for undergraduate students eager to expand their knowledge and networks in a field that is at the forefront of technological innovation. Don’t miss out on this chance to connect and learn in a dynamic setting.

Evalynn Trumbo, CRP research project manager in the Department of Biological Sciences, will present “Grassland Management and Its Impacts on Grassland Birds” at this month’s Science on Tap at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Social Tap Drinkery.

Science on Tap is hosted at Social Tap Drinkery in Braeburn Square on the Innovation campus on the second Tuesday of the month.

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in 226 Jabara Hall. The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Furmanski, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, who will present the talk, “Neutrino Interaction Measurements at the Short Baseline Neutrino Program.”

Dr. Furmanski studies neutrinos and was involved in installing and commissioning the neutrino detector. Since joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Furmanski and his team have had large input on the experiment’s results.

And join the department for cookies and coffee at 1:30 p.m. in 030 Jabara Hall just prior to the seminar.

The physics seminar series brings several speakers to campus each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.

The Arabic Division of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and Students for Justice in Palestine invite the campus community to a presentation by Said Khalidi on the Khalidi Library, the oldest library in Jerusalem, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 in 110A Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium.

There will be Arabic sweets and other snacks provided along with a raffle for traditional Palestinian cultural items. All faculty, staff and students are invited.

Join the students and faculty of HIST 519 and the Society of Public Historians for an evening event focusing on south Wichita history and at-home research methods at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at MakeICT, 5920 E. Mount Vernon St. Light food and drinks will be provided.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from Dr. Jay Price and his students on the rich history of south Wichita and hands-on sessions providing interactive insights into research techniques, archival exploration and more.

The Ulrich Museum will host an artist talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Beren Gallery featuring Ghanaian-Moroccan multidisciplinary artist, David Alabo. The artist will discuss his inspirations, creative process and deep connection to Afrofuturism and Afro-Surrealism, as both historical movements and stylistic modes.

Alabo’s work is featured in the fall exhibition, “Dream Machine: Fantasy, Surreality, and Play,” on view through December 7. Join a reception at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to this free event.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly seminar at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 6 in 224 McKinley Hall where Tiglet Besara, associate professor from Missouri State University, will present a talk titled “Intermetallics via Flux Growth: Grounds for Discovery.”

Join the Corbin Connect Speaker Series for a panel of speakers, who are all educators from the surrounding area, on “Educators Strengthening Hispanic Students’ Pathways to Higher Education” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Wichita State Connect.

Speakers:

• Gil Alvarez, deputy superintendent, Wichita Public Schools
• Fabian Armendariz, division director of operations, Wichita Public Schools
• Joel Escarpita, principle/director, Horace Mann K-8 Dual Language Magnet
• Maria Kury, Spanish communications specialist, Wichita Public Schools
• Lauren Rust, school counselor, St. Margaret Mary

The event is free and open to area educators and WSU faculty, staff and students, and it is presented by Credit Union of America.

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in 226 Jabara Hall. The talk will feature Dr. Ohana Benevides Rodrigues, senior research associate from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and is titled “Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations with the PROSPECT-l Detector at HFIR.”

Dr. Benevides Rodrigues has been completing her Ph.D. degree Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. She has worked extensively on low energy neutrino experiments, most notable the Oak Ridge National Lab Prospect experiment and is now preparing a new follow on measurement in an experiment called Prospect-II. Watch a pre-seminar interview with the speaker with Dr. Nick Solomey.

The physics seminar series brings several speakers to campus each semester and is sponsored by the Eddy and April Lucas Fund, Wichita.