Category: Presentations and Talks

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.

The next physics seminar will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 in 226 Jabara Hall. The talk will feature WSU’s very own, Dustin Burgardt, Hall-Schneider Summer Fellowship recipient.

The title of his talk is “Monitoring the Magnetic Properties in the TMS of DUNE.” Join the physics department for cookies and coffee at 1:30 p.m. in 030 Jabara Hall prior to the seminar.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is hosting its next in-person fall colloquium series talk, which will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 in 224 McKinley Hall.

It’s honored to host John Macmillan from the University of California, Santa Cruz, who will present a seminar titled. “Chemical and Biological Approaches to Natural Product Discovery.”

Join mathematics and statistics for a public lecture by Distinguished Professor Michael Stein from Rutgers University. The lecture, titled “Spatial Interpolation with Estimated Covariance Functions” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

Join biomedical engineering for a seminar from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in 135 Woolsey Hall. The seminar features a panel of Wichita State biomedical engineering alumni who will share their unique insights and experiences in the field.

Speakers:

• Casey Spinder – assistant engineering educator, Wichita State
• Kirsten Stuck – R&D engineer II, KLS Martin LP
• Kami Olson – R&D associate, Likarda
• Devin McConico – validation engineer, Verista

This is an opportunity to hear firsthand about their career journeys, industry challenges and the impact of their education. Don’t miss the chance to connect and gain valuable knowledge from these inspiring professionals.

Hear from a panel of experts on the topic, “Educators Strengthening Hispanic Students’ Pathways to Higher Education.” at the next Corbin Connect Speaker Series event from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13 at Wichita State Connect. The event is presented by Credit Union of America.

The panel will be area education administrators and staff who work in support of student achievement. The goal of this evening is to provide information and insight for educators at all levels working with Hispanic students with a focus on what is important to ensure a successful transition between high school and college.