2025-2026 science seminar Schedule
Upcoming Presentation is on March 26th
Engaged learning in biology was the central theme of my sabbatical. Efforts focused on expanding collaborative learning and creating research opportunities that connect students with authentic scientific inquiry. Global perspectives, including examples from New Zealand’s unique ecosystems, provide powerful case studies for engaging students in evolutionary and ecological concepts.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 4 | Kevin Powell | Playing Tic-Tac-Toe on a Boolean Lattice |
| Thursday, September 11 | Jared Breakall | Mixing what shouldn’t Mix: The Sauce-y Chemistry of Emulsions |
| Thursday, September 18 | Hike to the S | Hike to the S |
| Thursday, October 2 | Kari Arnoldsen | When Math Goes Wrong |
| Thursday, October 9 | Richard Lambert | Stat Wars Episode I: The Dark Side of Data |
| Thursday, October 23 | Doug Gilbert | The Art of Engineering Design |
| Thursday, October 30 | Keith Steurer | Leadership vs. Management: Why should they be different? |
| Thursday, November 6 | Jon Pugmire's students | Double Star Observations |
| Thursday, November 13 | Larry Smith | The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Thursday, November 20 | Kate Baustian (invited by Scott Meek) | Sanpete Groundwater/Precipitation Study |
| Thursday, January 22 | Kevin Powell | Polynomial Magic |
| Thursday, January 27 | Kevin Powell | Throwing a 4-dimensional Ball, Drinking From a Klein Bottle, and Homological Algebra |
| Thursday, February 19th | Dave Love | The enlightenment, philosophy, mysticism, and the origins of modern science: how have ancient ideas shaped the way we see the natural world? |
| Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Michael E. Olson | If Anything Can Go Wrong, It’s Probably Entropy |
| Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Adam Teichert | A Little Language Can Go A Long Way |
| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Lindsay Chaney | Sabbatical in New Zealand |
| Thursday, March 26, 2026 | Riley Bradshaw | Waste Water Engineering |
| Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Jon Pugmire | Double Stars and Gaia |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Jeannie Kleinhans | Science Podcasts: What are they good for? |