December 2025
SPEAKER: Kenneth Rappe, Chief Engineer, Energy Processes & Materials Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
BIOGRAPHY:
Mr. Ken Rappe is a Chief Engineer in the Energy Processes & Materials Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University in…
Matthew Beckman, a member of the Hipps-Mazur group, will present his proposal titled “Investigating Cooperativity in Axial Ligation Binding of n-mer Zinc-Porphyrin Self-Assembled Monolayers via Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Computational Methods.”
“Directing Defense: ZBP1 Activation in MPXV Infection,” presented by Reem Miah.
Roya Kashfi Sadabad, a member of Dr. Anjali Sharma’s research group, will present her work on the development of nanocarriers for site-specific therapy in liver disease.
Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behavior of Doped Rare-Earth Oxides: An Atomistic Approach
Presented by Azmain Faek Islam, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University
Abstract
Rare-earth–doped cerium oxide (CeO2) exhibits strong infrared…
Neetika, a Chemistry PhD student and member of Dr. ChulHee Kang’s group, will present her proposal titled “Investigating Molecular Interactions among Enzymes of Sorghum bicolor in Biosynthetic Pathways”.
Excerpt; Min Wang, a Chemistry PhD student and member of Dr. ChulHee Kang’s group, will present proposal titled “The Structural and Functional Characterization of P450 Enzymes in the Monolignol and Flavonoid Pathways of Sorghum bicolor”.
PhD candidates, Brittany Genera and Hayley Masterson, presenting.
Dr. Sabrina Volponi will be giving a colloquium on December 4th, 2025 titled “When Mixing Takes Time: Closed-Form Models for Dispersion in Time-Varying Flow”. Sabrina is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at Washington State University.
“Using AI in Teaching,” presented by Dr. Samantha Gizerian and committee.
“Contributions of the Basolateral Amygdala to Stress-Induced Appetitive Behavior,” presented by graduate student Megan McGraw, Qualls-Creekmore Lab.
Sarah Boothman, SBS Pullman, PhD Exit Seminar
Title: ‘Maternal diet, milk lipids and the human milk microbiome: A global perspective’
Continuing edcuation opportunity regarding neurologic emergencies and how to react to and deal with them in a calm, cool and efficient manner.
Semester Seminar, presented by Dr. Jeffrey Olivarez.