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DateSTEM Expert(s)Session TitleDescriptionOrganization or BusinessRSVP Link
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All dates are from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Andreas Stefik, Ph.D.Computer Science, Evidence, and Accessibility in the 21st CenturyThere has been a recent trend in Nevada and across the globe to include computer science as a core major topic of study in education, similar to Math or English. Like those other fields, computer science is a large area of study with many competing ways to engage students in many programming languages. In this talk, we will discuss computer science as a whole, especially evidence regarding competing ideas, and what this means for the classroom. Finally, as students with disabilities are often left out of computer science, we will discuss what teachers can do to both be inclusive and meet legal requirements.UNLV Department of Computer Sciencehttps://forms.gle/CvrjndFw7Lzic8RD7
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Wed, Sep 8, 2021Joshua Island, Ph.D.From a Pencil to a Quantum Computer
Dr. Island is an experimental condensed matter physicist and my research group is concerned with understating novel states of matter for next generation electronics and computing. In this talk he will explain how we aim to make our way from a pencil to a quantum computer. UNLV, Department of Physics and AstronomyClosed
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Tue, Sep 21, 2021John CaseEngineering Examples in NevadaMr. Case has a broad educational background and extensive experience in performance-assessment studies for hazardous and nuclear waste storage and disposal facilities, and in geotechnical engineering analysis and design. His professional experience includes the Yucca Mountain High Level Waste Project (YMP), and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), which he will discuss during this session.JBCase and AssociatesClosed
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Wed, Oct 13, 2021Philipp Ruprecht, Ph.D.Volcanoes Near UsDr. Ruprecht is a volcanologist and geochemist working on active volcanoes to explain the processes that lead up to eruptions. By studying the volcanic products he also sheds light on the architecture of the crust, where magmas are stored and how they make the crust. His work focuses on the crystals that grow within the magma and they are unique recorders of the processes at depth. Each crystals tells a story of what happened similar to a spectator at a sports event. They all experienced generally the same event, but each one had their own experienceUNR, Department of Geological Sciences and EngineeringClosed
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Tue, Oct 26, 2021Edwin Oh, Ph.D.Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Las VegasDr. Edwin Oh received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Duke University. Dr. Oh is currently an Associate Professor in the UNLV School of Medicine and the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine. He is driven by a desire to understand how genetic and structural variants contribute to human health and disease and how we use this understanding to better diagnose genetic diseases and develop therapeutic programs for treatment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the lab together with community partners such as SNWA and SNHD have used molecular tools to study the spread of COVID-19 in Southern Nevada using wastewater and clinical samples. His lab is funded currently through grants from NIH and CDC.UNLV, Department of MedicineClosed
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Wed, Nov 10, 2021Darrell Pepper, Ph.D. Living in a FluidWe live in a fluid. We are surrounded by fluids. In fact, we consist of 2/3rd fluids. Our everyday lives are dictated through our various interactions with all forms of fluids, i.e. living in an atmosphere of air, breathing air, blood flow within our bodies, and drinking water, just to name a few. My talk will focus on our interactions with everyday fluids and the applications of fluid flow most of us take for granted.UNLV, Departnment of Mechanical EngineeringClosed
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Tue, Nov 23, 2021Dave James, Ph.D.Estimating Dilution of Tracer in Lakes to Augment Water SuppliesConventional water supplies are declining in availability as the American southwest continues to experience record drought while population continues to increase. To address this, water managers are considering options for recycling water, including augmenting supplies in surface reservoirs. In this talk, he will explain the approaches used to monitor an example reservoir, Lake Arrowhead in southern California, and predict the movement of a tracer that serves as as surrogate for recycled water. Measurements of wind, the movement of water, and seasonal changes in the lake's water quality will be presented.UNLV, Department of Civil and Enironmental Engineering and ConstructionClosed
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Wed, Dec 8, 2021Jennifer Gumm, Ph.D.Conservation and Recovery of Devils Hole PupfishDr. Gumm's background is in Animal Behavior and Conservation Biology. In the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility (AMFCF), she and her co-workers apply these and other fields of Biology to establish and maintain the only refuge population of the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis). This presentation will include overviews of the conservation history of the species, efforts to establish refuge populations, successes in captive breeding at the AMFCF, and current research projects ongoing in the AMFCF.US Fish and WildlifeClosed
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Tue, Jan 11, 2022Nicole HansenGardening With Climate ChangeLearn how climate change is effecting our ability to produce food in the desert and how to mitigate some of the issues we face with global warming.
UNR ExtensionClosed
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Wed, Jan 26, 2022Jason Steffen, Ph.D.Energy and the EnvironmentDr. Steffen is a professor in the physics department at UNLV. During his talk, he will explore the challenges and opportunities for low carbon energy, specifically renewables and nuclear energy. Together, we will examine some of the mythology surrounding each of these technologies and see what a clean energy future would entail.UNLV Department of Physics and AstronomyClosed
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Tue, Feb 8, 2022Major Eric BakerEngineering in the Air ForceMajor Baker is a mechanical engineer in the Air Force and has been applying STEM knowledge for nearly 12 years now. He has primarily been an aircraft structural engineer, repairing and designing on 21 different airframes. He also has experience in software development, teaching, and maintenance as well. His daily duties regularly have him applying STEM to solve problems for the Air Force.United States Air ForceClosed
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Wed, Feb 23, 2022Jeanette MeleenFinding Real World Evidence of Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition in Death Valley National ParkThe Education and Outreach Program Manager for Death Valley National Park will share information about the park including how sand dunes, salt flats, and canyons serve as real-world examples of the processes of weathering, erosion, and depositions.National Park ServiceClosed
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Tue, Mar 8, 2022Dan BercMeteorology in the DesertMr. Berc is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS), a federal government agency. NWS meteorologists produce forecasts and issue weather watches, warnings, and advisories, 24 hours a day, every day, in support of our mission to protect life and property. In order to support this mission, they need to have a functional understanding of atmospheric processes that can create hazardous weather conditions of all types. They are always striving to improve their science and their service to the first responder community and the public. He will discuss the weather in the Desert Southwest and some of the science behind the weather phenomena we experience here. How can we identify the difference between climate and weather? What causes the North American Monsoon? Why do some thunderstorms pose a greater risk of microbursts and others a greater risk of flash flooding, and how can we predict them?National Weather Service, Las VegasClosed
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022Zaijing Sun, Ph.D.Nuclear Activation AnalysisNuclear Activation Analysis (NAA) is one of the most sensitive radioanalytical methods in element analysis. After irradiating the sample with thermal neutrons from the nuclear reactors or high energy photons from particle accelerators, qualitative and quantitative information of the target isotopes can be gained by the delayed gamma spectra. No chemical preparation is involved in most cases, which minimizes the possibility of chemical contamination in sample preparation. In this talk, Dr. Sun will talk several aspects of NAA, including the underlying nuclear physics, Monte Carlo simulations with Geant4 and MCNPX, spectra analysis with online programs, different flux monitoring, corresponding calculations, and the feasibility to realize absolute measurements without any reference material. In addition, Dr. Sun will give more details in several applications his group conducted at UNLV, including the samples in agriculture, archaeology, and environmental monitoring. All these cases have led to some interesting results and demonstrated the promising future of NAA.UNLV Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic SciencesClosed
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Tue, Apr 5, 2022Haley GoddardWater EngineeringThis session will focus on water and the use of numerous engineering disciplines to make water drinkable and get it where it is needed.Carollo EngineersClosed
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