Category: Presentations and Talks

Join the physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 8 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Dr. Andrew Dye, postdoctoral researcher at Wichita State, who will present the NOvA experiment’s 2024 3-Flavor Oscillation Analysis, based on a decade of data.

The analysis applies the Feldman-Cousins technique for precise confidence intervals, enabled by large-scale parallel computing on NERSC’s Perlmutter supercomputer. A new Importance Sampling method is introduced to improve efficiency in exploring extreme parameter regions, highlighting how advanced computation and statistical innovation are expanding the reach of neutrino oscillation studies.

Maggie Topping, senior vice president of Human Resources & Communications at Textron Aviation and the Barton School of Business fall 2025 J. Robert Young Executive-in-Residence, will lead a keynote fireside chat alongside Luke Pankey, chief information officer at Textron Aviation, as part of the James Schwartz Distinguished Speaker Series.

Their presentation, “Driving Innovation Forward: Textron Aviation’s Balanced Approach to AI, Talent, and the Transformation of Work,” will explore how the company is navigating workforce, technology and organizational change at a global scale.

The keynote event is at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 in 110 Woolsey Hall, Frank A. Boettger Auditorium.

Doors open at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at wichita.edu/executive-in-residence-keynote.

Join the next physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features James Dellinger, Environmental Test Lab director, who will present a talk geared towards undergraduates in physics, engineering and related STEM fields to showcase the exciting and impactful work and opportunities at the Environmental Test Lab.

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

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next seminar which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Chong Zu from Washington University in St. Louis, who will present a talk titled “Quantum Diamond Sparkles.”

Join the next physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features James Dellinger, Environmental Test Lab director, who will present a talk geared towards undergraduates in physics, engineering and related STEM fields to showcase the exciting and impactful work and opportunities at the Environmental Test Lab.

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

The SMART Lab in the Department of Sport & Leadership Studies invites you to an engaging conversation with Jocelyn Monroe, vice president of marketing at Kansas City Current from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

Don’t miss this chance to learn firsthand from a leader shaping the future of women’s professional sports. Contact Dr. Wonyoung Kim at wonyoung.kim@wichita.edu for more details. RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 25.

Join the physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Austin Nelson who will present “The Neutron Laboratory: Using Neutron Beta Decay to Study Beyond the Standard Model Physics.”

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

Dr Terrance Figy, associate professor of physics, has arranged an informational Zoom at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept 22 over NSF resources and funding for researchers and educators with Dr. Amy Apon, a program officer at the National Science Foundation. She is a rotator from Clemson University and has a long history of leadership in the HPC/Cyberinfrastructure community.

Apon will discuss funding opportunities and resources for computations available for researchers via the NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC).

Contact terrance.figy@wichita.edu for the Zoom link or check your email for the FARE Faculty Events Newsletter from Sept. 15.

The WSU Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies transitioned into a program housed in the Department of English. To celebrate this new partnership, the annual lecture series, Words by Women, will focus on Midwestern women writers and will be co-presented by Writing Now Reading Now.

Karen Lee Boren writes fiction and non-fiction and earned a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA from Wichita State. She will be reading from her new book, which published Sept. 9. Join the reading starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Ulrich Museum of Art, and stop by starting at 5:30 p.m. for the reception. Everyone is welcome at the free event.

Writing Now Reading Now | Words by Women is presented by Fairmount College of Liberal Arts, Watermark Books & Cafe, the Department of English and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Join the physics seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 in 127 Jabara Hall. The seminar features Allen Angus, who will present “Emmy Noether’s Two Theorems and the Standard Model.“

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