Maziar Mivehchi, Nasir Haghighi, and Darryl Singleton will perform Iranian melodies and rhythmic styles on authentic Middle Eastern Instruments. If you’ve never seen a tar, a setar, or an udu – or even if you have! – you’re in for a special treat!
College of Arts and Sciences
April 2022
Title: Structure-Property Relationships in Porous and Non-Porous Coordination Polymers for Catalytic, Battery, and Sensing Applications
Abstract: Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) standout amongst coordination polymers due to their porous structures and facile tunability. Porous coordination polymers can be designed and utilized for applications such as carbon capture, energy storage, and…
Title: Size-dependent surface structure of COF-embedded UO2 nanoparticles
Abstract: Characterization of actinide oxides at the nanoscale presents unique challenges due to their radioactivity, high surface area, and inherent diffraction broadening due to small grain size. Extended x-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) is an analytical method to investigate atomic-scale structural properties that…
A tour of April night skies, followed by the fulldome planetarium production Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Experience the Solar System like never before – by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound!
The audience of this stunning 35 minute show are…
“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m. The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie…
Come join the WSU Physics and Astronomy club as we attempt to craft devices that will keep an egg from cracking after dropping from the second floor! But here’s the catch – no parachutes! Lots of fun for both WSU students, young kids, and the family!
“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m. The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie Anne Wieck…
A tour of April night skies, followed by the fulldome planetarium production Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Dr. Danielle Ulrich, Montana State University presents: “Root exudate composition reflects drought severity gradient in blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).”
Brad Edwards, renowned brass pedagogue and trombone professor at Arizona State University, will perform a recital of works for trombone and piano with WSU faculty member Yoon-Wha Roh.
Title: A Review of Tubulin Aggregation Induced by Covalent Isopeptide Cross-linking Following Chloropyrifos Oxon Exposure
The WSU Percussion Ensemble will present an eclectic mix of music for drums, mallets, and more! The first half will feature Dr. Ruth Boden, cello, as soloist. The second half will feature guest artist, singer/vibraphonist Rosie Cerquone. Ms. Cerquone, who currently lives in Spokane, has been featured at…
The Institute for Shock Physics and the College of Arts and Sciences invite you to the John and Janet Creighton Distinguished Lecture
National Security Challenges in the 21st Century: Deterrence, Bio-Resilience, Energy, and Climate
Presented by: Dr. Kim Budil, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Master class is Wednesday, April 6 at 5:15 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall. Topics include freelancing and how to best use your time in music school.
Recital is Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall.
Marc Placencia, tuba Leland Matsumura, trombone Elena…
Crimson Ties, the WSU World Music Ensemble, will present an engaging musical experience featuring sounds and instruments from around the world! Most of what we play is created by the students as a collective.
Title: Utilizing Fluorescent Dyes to Manipulate Reactivity in Molecular Complexes
Abstract: Main group Lewis acids can promote some of the same chemical transformations that can be promoted with metal complexes, but their inability to undergo redox chemistry limits their applicability as an alternative to metal-containing complexes in chemical and catalytic transformations.
As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education, Emily Warnecke, soprano, will be performing her senior recital, “It’s a Spring Thing!” with pianist Jing Chen on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 3:10pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. The recital program features spring themed…
As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance, Ashleigh Adams, Mezzo-Soprano, will be presenting her senior recital “Only One Life to Live” on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre. Her program will consist of…
Title: Spectroscopic Signatures of UCl3 in LiCl/KCl eutectic via AIMD simulations
Abstract: Characterization of chloride molten salts with high f-element loading remains limited in literature despite relevance to nonproliferation and online monitoring of molten salt reactors and pyroprocessing separation schemes. Coupled spectroscopic and computational investigations provide certain benefits, as experimental information can validate simulation, while simulations can provide atomistic resolution.
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.
Investigating Catalytic Ester Hydrolysis Using Ruthenium Complexes Supported by PNNNP Pincer Ligands
Esters are an important class of compounds due to their extensive uses in everyday life.
Dr. John Kelly, Univ. of Kansas, “Genotype to fitness in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus”.
Thiol redox proteome involves a series of post-translational modifications of proteins, mainly in cysteine. These modifications are known to regulate protein function and alter the thiol oxidative and reductive states of cysteine residues.
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April 12 WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert to Include Premiere of “On the Air” by Regents Professor Yasinitsky.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Washington State University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Danh Pham, will present their spring concert…
Materials with tunable properties are needed to address issues, such as the capture of greenhouse gases, the detection of hazardous chemicals, and the storage of energy. Coordination polymers are a type of hybrid polymeric crystalline material formed from the connection of organic ligands and metal ions or clusters through coordination bonds. The wide array of building blocks that can be used enables coordination polymers to be rationally designed and tuned to possess specific properties.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Suzanne White Brahmia, Associate Professor at University of Washington. Dr. Brahmia will present their talk, “Measuring and Enhancing Quantitative Reasoning in Physics Instruction”.
Join the WSU Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble for their 2021-2022 Finale Concert. Program will include works by Johan De Meij, Kathryn Salfelder, and Julie Giroux.
We welcome back WSU Alumnus Dr. Jeremy Brown as guest saxophonist and conductor!
Dillon Sellars, saxophone, with Dr. Yuna Roh, piano. The program includes music for saxophone by WSU Regents Professor Gregory W. Yasinitsky and J. Ed Barat.
“An afternoon of Felix Mendelssohn”
Performances of the 1st and 2nd String Quartets and the exciting String Octet
Featuring 5 of our outstanding Brass Chamber Music Ensembles
Electrochemical Oxidation of Formate and Reduction of CO2 into Formate and C2 Compound
Guitar Studio Concert
APRIL 15TH – 5:10 PM
KIMBROUGH CONCERT HALL
PERFORMANCE OF ALL WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLES:
CLASS GUITAR I
CLASS GUITAR II
WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLE
GUITAR PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
Special Guest:
TRIPLE EXTRA WIDE!
feat. César Haas, Darryl Singleton and Dave Snider
Our docent will give you a guided tour of April night skies. This is followed by The Dark Matter Mystery a fulldome production.
What keeps galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world…
“Interwoven” is an Indigenous artistic collaborative event featuring storyteller Julian Ankney (Nez Perce), photographer Tyler Williams (Makah/Nez Perce/Umatilla), and bassoonist Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama). Their performance will feature poetry, storytelling, photography, and live music by Native American composers including Connor Chee, Raven Chacon, and Jack Kilpatrick. The event is free to…
This planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics. You will see why we know that dark matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on their hunt for dark matter with experiments in space and deep underground. Will they be able to solve the dark matter mystery?
This work presents a detailed investigation of the influence of solid supports on the axial ligand binding properties of cobalt porphyrins. Metal porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole molecules form well-ordered, self-assembled monolayers on solid supports and because of unsaturated character of the metal atom within the macrocycle may form five and six coordinate complexes with axial ligands. Porphyrin chemistry is well understood in the solution environment; however, this knowledge does not always translate to accurate predictions of the behavior of porphyrins confined to a surface.
Dr. Jesse Brunner presents: “Does climate restrict blacklegged tick populations?”
SBS promotion seminar
Dr. Christian Ruby, Director of Research at Polytech Nancy, Université de Lorraine – France
Title: Structure and Reactivity of Iron Oxides: The Usefulness of Mössbauer Spectroscopy
Abstract: Among the different iron oxides present in the environment, mixed FeII-FeIII compounds play a specific role due to their high chemical reactivity. In…
Mercaptoethane sulfonate or coenzyme M (CoM) is the smallest known organic cofactor, and is most commonly associated with the methane forming step in all methanogenic archaea. It has also been found in a small number of bacteria capable of the metabolism of small organics. Although many of the steps for CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea have been elucidated, a complete pathway for the biosynthesis of CoM in archaea or bacteria has not been reported. Here we present the complete CoM biosynthesis pathway in bacteria, revealing distinct chemical steps relative to CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea.
The DTC Expert Series continues on 4/19 @ 4pm (PST) with Rebecca Cook, who has worked as an actress, director, costumer, make-up artist, accountant, producer, and director in film and theater throughout the Pacific Northwest — including over 20 feature films, several commercial productions, and all 5 seasons of Syfy Channel’s Z Nation.
On Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30pm, in Bryan Hall Theatre, the WSU School of Music will present the jazz concert, “End of an Era,” featuring guest percussionist and composer, and Professor Emeritus, David Jarvis, performing with WSU Big Band II, directed by saxophonist, composer and Jazz Studies Professor,…
Evan Hilpman presents, “Plant traits in Castilleja: how morphological traits and volatile organic compound emissions differentiate species, affect insect interactions, and correlate with individual plant fitness”.
SBS exit seminar
A comprehensive investigation on the formation dynamics and energetics of adlayer formation at the at the solution/solid interface has been performed using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with a custom solution flow cell design that offers new insight into the self-assembly process.
Naomi Littlebear Morena is a Chicana lesbian writer and musician who is featured in the seminal third-wave feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. Her song, “Can’t Kill the Spirit” has been adopted in protests internationally from England to Nicaragua. In the 1980s, the Greenham Common Peace Camps adopted the song to protest the storing of nuclear cruise missiles, which lasted nearly two decades and was some 30,000 women strong.
Professor Emeritus David Jarvis! Prof. Jarvis will be performing on the WSU Jazz Band concert Tuesday, 4/19, and will be leading the forum advertised below on Wednesday, 4/20.
Join us to meet the 2022 College of Arts and Sciences award winners and learn about their impact on the WSU community.
Although there are significant outstanding issues, our understanding of the formation of the Sun’s planetary system is well developed. In particular, the “planetesimal accretion model”, where most of the solids in the protoplanetary disk were in solid bodies of roughly 1 km or larger, offers a foundation for understanding the formation of the terrestrial planets, the outer planets, and the populations of small bodies seen in the present day Solar System.
The WSU School of Music will present its Spring Choral Concert, “Memories of Childhood,” on Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 PM in Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU Pullman Campus. WSU’s University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir will perform a wide array of choral literature that explores…
With piano music certain to engage your senses and your curiosity of the literature, Cameron Barton performs works of earthen intrigue by Tan Dun, Robert Nathaniel Dett, and more.
Controlling the organization of nanoparticles on a surface can open the door to increased control over the properties of a nanomaterial.
Dillon Sellers is performing his junior recital featuring classical and jazz works from the likes of Eugene Bozza to John Coltrane. Be sure to join for an evening of saxophone repertoire.
“From the Earth to the Universe” is a stunning 30-minute voyage through time and space that conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
Myths, Legends, and Fairytales for Flute
Assistant Professor of Flute, Dr. Sophia Tegart will be presenting a recital inspired by Ancient Greek myths, Korean legends, and nineteenth-century fairy tales. The concert will feature works by Adolphus Hailstork, André Jolivet, Thea Musgrave, and Carl Reinecke. Tegart…
“From the Earth to the Universe” is a stunning 30-minute voyage through time and space that conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
Title: Investigation of the Unique Electronic Structures of Cp2U(NR)2 and Cp2U(NR)(O) Complexes
Abstract: Uranium has a significant impact on the environment because of its radioactivity and the fact that its most stable form, uranyl ([UO2] 2+), has high mobility in groundwaters and soil. The uranyl cation features two mutually trans…
Dr. Erica Crespi Presents: “Environmental influences on development: testing old ideas in new contexts.”
SBS promotion seminar
Porous organic polymers (POPs) both amorphous and crystalline represent an emerging class of nanoporous materials, and they feature robust covalent framework structures with high water and chemical stability.
β-Galactosidase (β-Gal) is an important biomarker for metastatic ovarian cancers, with β-Gal being overexpressed in cancer cells compared to healthy ovarian tissue. Fluorescent imaging of in vivo β-Gal activity has become an accepted method for diagnostic screening and evaluation of cancers.
Inés Hernández-Ávila (Niimiipuu/Nez Perce and Tejana), Professor, Native American Studies, UC Davis, is one of the six founders of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA). Her research focuses on the interrelationships between autonomy, the arts, spirit, and social justice, through the study of Native American/Indigenous poetry, U.S./Mexico, with a particular focus on Chiapas. She is a poet, scholar, translator, visual artist, and a member of Luk’upsíimey/The North Star Collective, a group of Niimiipuu creative writers and language workers.
Perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy measures the hyperfine interaction experienced by radioactive nuclei that serve as probes in molecular or solid-state systems under investigation. One application of PAC is to measure the electric field gradient (EFG) experienced by probe nuclei in molecules.
Join us for the Digital Technology and Culture Program’s annual awards and showcase celebration. Student work will be on display and DTC students will be honored with various awards. Open to the public with food provided.
The DTC Expert Series continues on 4/29 @ noon (PST) with Brent Almond, a successful graphic designer, art director, and illustrator for more than 20 years. His work has been honored by over 200 industry awards and publications, and he was profiled by Graphic Design USA as one of 2022’s People to Watch. Brent has used his talents to advocate for causes and organizations related to LGBTQ+ rights, adoption/foster care, and the environment.
Mass spectrometers have historically been revered for their accuracy and precision. Further techniques, such as MS/MS where mass analysis is performed more than once on an analyte, have been able to add an additional level of specificity to identification of a wide variety of analytes. However, the large size and high cost of mass spectrometers creates obstacles for accessibility and widespread application of these instruments.
Title: Electrochemical Quantitative Analysis of Hydrogen Sorption / Desorption in Palladium During Acidic Electrolysis
Abstract: Recent studies were completed on palladium catalysts that explored hydrogen storage applications during electrolysis. 4.0 to 5.0 mg samples of palladium were tested from 200 to -200 millivolts at 10 mV per second scans in…
“Distant Worlds – Alien Life?” explores the possibility of life on other planets. It gives the limits of biology as we know it, then intersects those constraints with what we know about Milky Way exoplanets. Imaginative visualizations of possible life forms are animated in a fulldome experience.