Academic Subjects

Title: Interprocedural Binary Analysis
Speaker: Matt Revelle

CHE 598 Seminar: Flow Behavior of Aspherical Particles

Washington state Senator Noel Frame is the 2024 keynote speaker for the Hoops Taxation Research and Policy Institute’s spring forum. She will discuss her legislative work to increase fairness in the Washington state tax system.

Organic/CBS Seminar
Speaker: Roya Kashfi, Graduate Student
Title: Applying Nanoparticles in Medicine

Buildings are the biggest consumers of electrical energy in the USA – according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), buildings account for 40% of total electricity consumed during the year 2020; out of which commercial and residential buildings account for 18% and 22% electricity consumption respectively. As a result, buildings become a potential asset for energy usage optimization from the point of view of electric grids. However, energy usage optimization is not the only problem that buildings lead to, the coupled problems of providing Quality of Service (QoS) to the occupants and supporting the grid with ancillary services also need to be dealt with for the complete utilization of buildings as an asset to the electric grid. The solution strategies for these problems arise from the confluence of diverse fields of Power Systems, Thermal systems, Control Systems, and Machine learning. This talk will provide a conceptual framework to come up with solutions for utilizing buildings as a grid-edge resource at scale.

Murrow Symposium

Stop by to meet Interim Dean Partha Pande and have a quick snack break in your day!

Join us in celebrating 35 years of our NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program by attending our annual Research Symposium on Thursday, April 4th from 8:30am to 4:30pm in the Elson Floyd Cultural Center. This year our Symposium theme is Breaking the PhD Mold where we will be celebrating unique, inspirational and diverse PhD journeys that do not follow the traditional academic/industry routes. We will be enjoying poster and oral presentations from current program trainees and external speakers.

Chemistry Final Defense
Speaker: Elvin Cabrera
Title: Compressing Experimental Timescales in Drift Tube Ion Mobility – Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

The CHARA Array combines the light of six 1-meter telescopes at optical and near-infrared wavelengths with baselines ranging from 34 to 331 meters to achieve milliarcsecond resolution. The Array is used to measure the sizes of stars, image stellar surfaces, detect close binary companions, and resolve the inner structure of circumstellar disks.

College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Academy

PRESENTER: Dr. Sarah Guess, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, WSU

“After I had the chance to sit in on a few team-based learning (TBL) courses in the veterinary curriculum at the University of Arizona, I was curious about how it worked…

Dr. Megan Asaka (University of California, Riverside), author of Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City will give a talk titled “The Dividing Line: Race and Segregation in Early Seattle”.

April 5, WSU Choral Ensembles

Dean Luethi, director

Matt Myers, director

Elena Panchenko, piano

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Artist Talks and Reception

PChem Seminar
Speaker: Faraz Abounorinejad
Title: Solvatochromism and Rigidochromism of Red-Emitting Silicon and Germanium Rhodamine Dyes

DNP White Coat Ceremony – Spokane

41st Annual Family Weekend Fashion Show

PROGRAM

Celebrate the coming of spring with the cast of WSU Opera’s production of the comic opera The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana. The action all takes place in one day as a small Czech village celebrates a spring festival, complete with a maypole, a beer garden, a circus,…

An annual College of Veterinary Medicine event for the whole family! Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal, get scrubbed in with veterinary students and assist with surgery at the popular Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic.

4-packs of flowers, tomatoes, and peppers for sale
Deck planters, hanging baskets and geraniums for sale

PROGRAM

Celebrate the coming of spring with the cast of WSU Opera’s production of the comic opera The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana. The action all takes place in one day as a small Czech village celebrates a spring festival, complete with a maypole, a beer garden, a circus,…

Join the Cougar Marching Band, the WSU School of Music, and Washington State Magazine for “Bagels With The Band” on Sunday April 7th, 10am-noon.

Reception in Kimbrough 115, 10am-11am, with bagels and other breakfast items

Presentation and Q&A with Cougar Marching Band Director…

The conformation and rigidity of the backbone of organic macromolecules are pivotal factors determining the properties of these polymers, as well as their associated supramolecular assemblies and materials. For instance, when designing and synthesizing conjugated polymers for electronic and optical applications, a primary objective is often to achieve a rigid, coplanar molecular conformation. This can be realized by fusing the aromatic backbone building blocks into a ladder-type structure, thereby creating a conjugated ladder polymer.

Graduate Student Shamila Gopalakrishnan in Dr. Sharma’s group is giving a talk about Designing Dendrimers and Dendritic Polymers for Targeted Drug Delivery.

The intricacies of operating and maintaining modern electric power systems are surging due to increased demand, integration of renewable energy resources, and the necessity for a reliable, resilient, and safe power infrastructure. To navigate these complexities, a new generation of data-driven solutions are coming to the fore that are enabled by high-fidelity synchronized transient measurements. These advanced analytics solutions offer a detailed view of grid conditions, which are instrumental in addressing the new requirements for grid modernization.

In this talk, we will delve into notable applications of synchronized transient measurements. We will examine the transformative impact of the solutions enabled by these measurements, illustrating how they can be used to detect and respond to transient disturbances with greater fidelity, and support the incorporation of distributed energy resources. By leveraging this new paradigm, utilities can achieve a forward-looking view of grid conditions, enabling them to anticipate issues and react more effectively to prevent power outages and asset failures. The implications for grid management in terms of strategic planning and change management will also be a key focus area.

The annual T. G. Ostrom Lecture brings internationally renowned mathematics scholars to the WSU campus each spring. The lecture honors the late Professor Emeritus Theodore G. Ostrom, who retired from WSU in 1981 after 21 years as a WSU Mathematics Department faculty member. This year’s Ostrom Lecture titled “Numerical Simulation of Floods and Tsunamis” will be delivered by Dr. Randall LeVeque. Dr. LeVeque is an Emeritus Professor at University of Washington and a Fellow of SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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This year’s Post-Ostrom Lecture Colloquium titled “Rapid Tsunami Forecasting Using Fake Quakes and Machine Learning” will be delivered by Dr. Randall LeVeque. Dr. LeVeque is an Emeritus Professor at University of Washington and a Fellow of SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Department of Physics & Astronomy
2024 S. TOWN STEPHENSON DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

Dr. David Wineland
Nobel Laureate, Philip H. Knight Distinguished
Research Chair and Research Professor,
University of Oregon

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring David Wineland, Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Research Chair and Research Professor, University of Oregon. Dr. Wineland’s talk, “Quantum Computers and Raising Schrodinger’s Cat”.

Join us for the 2024 Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Student Excellence Awards. This ceremony will recognize outstanding students from across the college, followed by a reception that also features a student poster session.

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Tentative Concert Schedule:

(Not including masterclasses, workshops, and rehearsal times for attendees)

Friday

1:00-1:30 – Opening Ceremony concert – KCH

7:00-7:30 – Horn Ensemble Concert – BHT

7:30-9:00 – US Army Brass Quintet – BHT

Saturday

1:00-1:30 – Horn Ensemble Concert – BHT

1:30-3:00 –…

April 12, WSU Trombone Studio Recital

Sarah Miller, director

“From Behavior to Circuitry to Synaptic Approaches in Understanding Risk for Chronic Heavy Alcohol Drinking,” presented by Dr. Kathleen Grant, Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center; Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center.

Graduate student Suvanker Saha is giving a talk about Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products – potential environmental contaminants and their removal options. Please come out and join the AER/I Seminar in Fulmer 125 at 3:10pm.

Graduate student, Rachael Bergman, is giving a talk about Radiolysis Derived Hydrogen Gas from Alumina Species in Nuclear Waste. The Seminar will take place in Fulmer 125 during AER/I Seminar.

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Celebration of Giving

Beyond Hope: Reception and Gallery Talk With Guest Curator Johanna Gosse

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School Nurse: Preparation for Initial Certification

Join us for the 2024 Black Maternal Health Week Conference, a transformative event dedicated to addressing disparities, exploring root causes, and promoting positive change in black maternal health outcomes.

Held: Works by 2nd Year MFA Candidates Cameron Kester and Sara St Clair

CySER Virtual Seminar – From Phishing to Floods: Effective and Timely Risk Communication Messages are Imperative

Join us for a series of short artist talks from current first and second-year MFA graduate students discussing their work and process, in conjunction with ART 598 Graduate Semina

Dept. of Chemistry Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Shelley Minteer, University of Utah
Title: Enzymatic Bioelectrocatalysis for Electrosynthesis

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Guitar Studio Concert

April 15th – 5:10pm

Kimbrough Concert Hall

Free Admission

Performance of all WSU Guitar Ensembles:

Class Guitar I and II

Guitar Performance Workshop

WSU Guitar Ensemble

How to Network When You Hate Networking: A PDI and Physics & Astronomy Department Collaborative Event

This webinar focuses on the newer and feasible approaches for the management and control of the electric grid with renewables. Reliable and efficient operation of the electric grid with advanced control and management of the electric distribution system with renewable energy resources (RERs) such as distributed RER clustering/unified control, stacked control of energy storage, and optimal reconfiguration and resilient control framework for real-time photovoltaic dispatch, will be the main topic of discussion. Further, operational methods including newer management and control tools are presented with a special emphasis on utility-scale functions. Finally, evolving techniques and pathways of electric grid management that integrate data sets generated from sensors and meters are also discussed with a special emphasis on the overall reliability and resiliency of the electric grid with renewable energy resources.

Dissertation Title: Turbulence in Quantum Fluids

Prelim Defense given by graduate student Shinhyo Bang from the Department of Chemistry. Title: A Study on the Impact of Dopants on Uranium Dioxide Degradation

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The Carson College of Business will host its annual Marketing Symposium “Next-Gen Solutions: Harnessing ChatGPT for Classroom Innovation and Business Success,” sponsored by the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB).

Thesis Title: A Reduced Dimensional Monte Carlo Method: Preliminary Integrations

WSU’s own RSO Mariachi Leones del Monte will host students from 5 high schools in a day of campus tours and workshops. There will be a performance, open to the public, in Kimbrough Concert Hall at 1pm.

Sponsored by the RSO Mariachi Leones del Monte

WSU College of Nursing Spokane Open House

WSU College of Nursing Yakima Open House

Saudade: a pop-up exhibition featuring new works by artists enrolled in the Spring 2024 Art 498 capstone course

PROGRAM

Celebrate spring in the Palouse with the WSU Choral Ensembles for their spring concert “Feel the Passing Time.” Performing ensembles include the WSU Chamber Singers, University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir. All WSU choral ensembles will combine for a performance of John Corgliano’s Fern Hill with WSU…

Dissertation Title: Quantum Statistical Physics of Weakly Couple Systems: Perturbation Theory, Entanglement, Quantum Coherence, Equilibration, and Thermalization

PROGRAM

Logan Terry presents “A Trip Down Memory Lane”, reminiscing on the good ol’ days of college before heading out to the real world. In collaboration with Elena Panchenko on piano, this recital will showcase works by Eugene Bozza, Franz Strauss, and Michael Davis to remember the fun times…

AER/I seminar featuring two Graduate students: Kenita Dahal from Dr. Guo’s Group and Raphael Adewale from Dr. Moreau’s Group.

Dissertation Title: Applications of Quantum Interference in Bose-Einstain Systems

DNP White Coat Ceremony – Vancouver

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Plant Science Day is an outreach event held by the Molecular Plant Sciences Graduate Student Organization aimed at educating the Pullman community about topics in plant science. Activities are geared towards K12 students, but individuals of all ages are welcome to participate.

inFOCUS: “Now America” New Music by Contemporary American Composers

“inFOCUS” is a music series curated by the Rodrigues-Nguyen Duo which highlights music composed for violin and piano. The present program features the music of three outstanding contemporary American composers: John Adams’ Road Movies, David P. Jones’ Los Sospechosos de…

Department of Chemistry Seminar
Hosting Lingfeng He from North Carolina State University
Title: Advanced Characterization of Irradiated Nuclear Fuels

The goal of an optimal power flow (OPF) is to determine the “best” way to operate a power system. Usually “best” = minimizing operating cost or system power loss, while operational and engineering constraints are satisfied.

Dr. Jacqueline Frair is a full professor at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY where she also serves as Director of the Roosevelt Wild Life Station. Her expertise lies with charismatic mammals and her research collaborations have spanned the globe, ranging from threats to moose along their southern range limit in the eastern U.S. to the behavioral ecology of human-lion conflict in Africa.

2024 Griswold Spring Symposium

Job Opportunities for English Majors

“Sex-Dependent Molecular Processes: Adolescence and Prefrontal Cortex Maturation,” presented by Dr. Cecilia Flores, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Doctoral Preliminary Oral Exam by Natalie Yaw. Natalie is a graduate student of Chemistry in Dr. Guo’s group. The presentation title: The effect of cation substation and valency on formation energetics of brannerite ceramics for nuclear waste applications.

Dr. Maiorov, from Los Alamos National Laboratory, is visiting WSU Chemistry and Math department to discuss, How to Learn Physics Using ‘Tuning Forks’.