Category: Presentations and Talks

Join a public lecture by Giordano Tierra from University of North Texas. The lecture, titled “Models and numerical schemes for Nematic Liquid Crystals and their Applications,” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, March 27 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 371 Jabara Hall.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Janith Godakawela, a doctoral candidate from Michigan Technological University, from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 23 in A131 Partnership 2 Building.

Godakawela will present “Architecting Multifunctional Aerospace Structures Through Additive Manufacturing” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2026 seminar series continues Monday, March 23. The seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Lorelei Patrick of Fort Hays State University. She will give a public lecture titled, “Bats over Burrows: Investigating the Relationship between Bats and Prairie Dogs.”

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

The Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Mingtai Chen, an assistant teaching professor from North Carolina State University, from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 in 209 Wallace Hall.

Chen will present “Understanding Aerodynamics from Rotor-Wing Interaction to Wind Energy Harvester” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Dr. Vijay Matheswaran, an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering, will be giving a talk on vortex induced vibrations from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 in 209 Wallace Hall.

Matheswaran will present “Vortex Induced Vibrations: further contributions and using experimental aerodynamics in interdisciplinary research” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian, an associate professor from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 16 in 209 Wallace Hall.

Hassanalian will present “Unlocking Nature’s Secrets: Bioinspired Aerodynamics and Autonomous Drone Systems” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Join the next event in this series on mental and behavioral health, “Prevention” with Marci Young from HOPE Services and Chris Leonard from Counseling and Psychological Services, at 2 p.m. Friday, March 27 in 226 Jabara Hall.

Sponsored by HealthHum and the Kansas Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (KBHCoE). For questions, contact Dr. C. Brendan Clark at c.brendan.clark@wichita.edu.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. Jie Hua, a post-doctoral researcher from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, from 10:50 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12 in A131 Partnership 2 Building.

Hua will present “Propeller Noise Prediction for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles Under Unsteady Loading” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next seminar which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Yusuke Okuno from Washington University in St. Louis who will deliver a talk titled “Mapping the Site-Specific Electrostatic Landscape of Amyloid Beta Aggregation by NMR Spectroscopy.”

The Department of Biological Sciences’ spring 2026 seminar series continues Monday, March 9. The seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Zoë Colatarci of The Nature Conservancy. She will give a public lecture titled, “The Ins and Outs of Prairie Restoration.”

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