Monday, 02 Apr 2012
MS Thesis Defense
"Where's the nitrogen? The timing and impacts of internal nitrogen cycling on switchgrass yield and biofuel quality." Danielle Wilson, MS, Crop Production & Physiology
Lecture: U.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel
Steven VanRoekel is the second Chief Information Officer of the United States and an Iowa State alumnus. Prior to his position at the White House, he worked with USAID, as managing director of the Federal Communications Commission, and in the private sector at Microsoft Corporation. He earned his bachelor's degree in management of information systems. A reception will precede the lecture at 11:30 a.m.
PhD Defense
"Breeding for β-glucan content in elite North American oat (Avena sativa L.) using molecular markers." Franco Asoro, PhD, Plant Breeding
Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012
PhD Defense
"Genomic landscape of the soybean (Glycine max) genome." Jenna Woody, PhD, Genetics
PhD Defense
"Effects of environment and planting density on shoot architecture, flowering time, and ear set in IBM populations of maize." Sara J. Helland, PhD, Plant Breeding
"Spotlight on STEM Education"
CESMEE and SP@ISU will co-host a "Spotlight on STEM Education" event on April 4th located in the Howe Hall Atrium. SP@ISU will host a Campus Programs and Broader Impacts Resource Fair from 3-5 p.m. Presentation from 5-6 p.m.
Echoes and Conversations with Norie Sato
Join acclaimed public artist Norie Sato as she discusses the contexts, importance of site, and the site's function in her public art installations. Sato has completed two public art projects at Iowa State - "e+l+e+m+e+n+t+a+l" (2010-11) at Hach Hall and "One, Now, All" (2000) for the Palmer Building.
The West before Lewis and Clark: Three Lives
Elliott West, Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas, is a specialist in the social and environmental history of the American West. The Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science and the Arts.
Fort Belknap Reservation, After 25 Years
"Reconsidering Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings: Fort Belknap Reservation, After 25 Years," Loretta Fowler.
Thursday, 05 Apr 2012
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Graduate Seminar Series Speaker Greg Rorrer, Professor, School of Chemical & Biological Environmental Engineering, at Oregon State University
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"Scalable Optical Network Design," George Rouskas, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Sex, Love and the Modern Family in American Culture: A Psychological Perspective
Doug Haldeman is a counseling psychologist whose work focuses on the LGBT community, including the harmful psychological effects of conversion therapy and societal homophobia. An active member of the American Psychological Association, Haldeman is recognized within his profession for helping mental health professionals and the general public better understand the cultural needs of LGBT people.
Beating Mindless Eating
Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think, is internationally recognized for his research on food psychology and its implications for consumer marketing, medicine and human nutrition.