Category: Presentations and Talks

Join the Department of Physics for its next seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 in 226 Jabara Hall and also via Zoom

The speaker for the seminar is Dali Sun, associate professor of physics from the North Carolina State University. He will present, “Chirality-induced Spin Selectivity Effect in 2D Chiral Hybrid Perovskites:  Chiral-Phonon-Activated Spin Seebeck Effect.”

Robert Bubp explores his immediate environment to examine alternate notions of place and space. Marco Hernandez delves into issues associated with the societies and politics of contemporary Mexican and Mexican American cultures.

Both are faculty at WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries and artists featured in Transmissions: The XXIV Faculty Biennial, on exhibit until April 22 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery in the Ulrich Museum of Art. Join them at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 at the Ulrich Museum to learn about their inspiration and processes.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Pamela Harris, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The lecture, titled “Parking Functions: Choose your own adventure,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 7 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Avik Samanta, a post doctoral associate from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 3 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center.

Samanta will present “Advanced material processing techniques for wettability modification and vehicle lightweighting,” followed by a lecture on “Stress transformations and Mohr’s circles.” Students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the event, and food will be served.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 in the Beren Gallery for a presentation from April Vollmer titled, “Looking Forward-The continuing relevance of Japanese printmaking.”

Vollmer’s presentation is a short overview of the Japanese “mokuhanga” printing technique and its history. She will connect it with contemporary use and use in her own art, with an emphasis on how the work is made. She will speak about how learning this flexible technique has affected her as an artist, and has inspired a community of creative artists who now keep in touch with exhibitions and triennial conferences. A reception will be held starting at 5:30 p.m.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 in the Beren Gallery for a presentation from April Vollmer titled, “Looking Forward-The continuing relevance of Japanese printmaking.”

Vollmer’s presentation is a short overview of the Japanese “mokuhanga” printing technique and its history. She will connect it with contemporary use and use in her own art, with an emphasis on how the work is made. She will speak about how learning this flexible technique has affected her as an artist, and has inspired a community of creative artists who now keep in touch with exhibitions and triennial conferences. A reception will be held starting at 5:30 p.m.

The Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Avik Samanta, a post doctoral associate from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 3 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center.

Samanta will present “Advanced material processing techniques for wettability modification and vehicle lightweighting,” followed by a lecture on “Stress transformations and Mohr’s circles.” Students, staff and faculty are invited to attend the event, and food will be served.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Maciej Zawodniok, an associate professor from Missouri University of Science and Technology, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30 in 323 Woolsey Hall.

Zawodniok will present “Cradle-to-grave digital thread—Challenges and solutions” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Distinguished Professor of Psychology Dr. Virginia Valian — member of the doctoral faculties of psychology, linguistics and speech-language-hearing sciences and director of the Language Acquisition Research Center and the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College, CUNY — is visiting Wichita State. The National Science Foundation Advance Catalyst team on campus is sponsoring the visit, including Valian speaking on gender equity at two events.

Valian will deliver the talk, “The Advancement of Women: Better, but Still too Slow,” 10-11 a.m. Friday, March 31 in 265 Rhatigan Student Center. Faculty, staff and alumni are invited to attend the talk.

An open forum featuring Valian will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 265 RSC. Undergraduate and graduate women in STEM fields are encouraged to attend the event.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Saiful Chowdhury, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington, at its next colloquium at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 in 224 McKinley Hall. Refreshments will be provided.

Chowdhury’s colloquium will discuss “Mass Spectrometry – Based chemical proteomics strategies for protein interactions and protein modifications date.”