Category: Presentations and Talks

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29 in 226 Jabara Hall and on Zoom. The seminar features Jian Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ fall 2023 seminar series continues from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 in 218 Hubbard Hall. Join Dr. Tania Kim, Ph.D. from Kansas State University, for her talk, “The landscape ecology of insect arthropods: Examples from a Kansas agroecosystem.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host Dr.  Kami Hull from the University of Texas Austin Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at its next colloquium from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in 224 McKinley Hall.

Dr. Hull will discuss “Transition Metal Catalyzed Alkene Amination.”

Colloquiums are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.

Join Lesley Dill as she discusses her exhibition, “Lesley Dill, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Beren Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Art. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m.

The exhibition represents an ongoing investigation into the voices and personas of the American past. For Dill, the voices grew from early America’s obsessions with divinity and deviltry, and on fears of the wilderness “out there” and inside everyone. The extremes of both shaped history and gave pulse and heat to the words of activists such as John Brown, Sojourner Truth, Anne Hutchinson and Dred Scott. Dill writes: “These personas and their times stir something deep in my own family history and sense of self. I am compelled to explore this period in America’s history when limited access to diversity of written word ignited the bravery of these figures in response to their times.”

Vivian Zavataro, Ulrich Museum of Art executive and creative director, will discuss the process of curating “chro•ma [kroh-muh],” currently on display in the Grafly Gallery, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum.

Refreshments start at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to this Senior Wednesday event.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in 226 Jabara Hall and on Zoom. The seminar features Wichita State’s very own Brooks Hartsock, graduate research assistant.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering within the College of Engineering is hosting Dr. A.J. Mellott, the CEO of Overland Park-based biotechnology company, Ronawk, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in 134 Woolsey Hall.

Mellott will present “Generating Tissue-Mimetic Environments to Accelerate Next-Generation Therapies: A Journey from Academia to Entrepreneurship” to students, staff, faculty and industry partners. The lecture will be from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by refreshments and networking from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Yuanqi Wang from University of Kansas.

The lecture, titled “Some aspects of G₂-instantons,” will start at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in 372 Jabara Hall. Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The Disaster Resilience Analytics Center (DRAC) will host an online panel discussion titled, “Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in South Central Kansas” from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 via Teams.

In the face of hazards, disasters or emergency situations, communities respond in a variety of ways related to aspects of geography, population, communication patterns and available resources. Join the panel discussion featuring regional public safety and emergency response leaders with experience at national, state and community levels. They will provide insights and examples of current strengths and weaknesses as well as recommendations for enhancing community resilience in disruptive circumstances.

The panelists include Jaime Anderson, South Central and Southeast Kansas readiness and response coordinator for the Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS; Kyle Burtch, chief workforce officer of Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Services; Terry David, Rice County commissioner; and Dave Johnston, Reno County EMS chief.

The panel will be moderated by David Shinn: Working in the field of medicine since 2022, Shinn has established and maintained multiple organizations and companies in the fields of public safety, search and rescue, and professional education.

Join the Department of Physics for its next physics seminar at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in 226 Jabara Hall and on Zoom. The seminar features Dr. Ali Kheirandish from the University of Nevada.