Upcoming Events

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

Biological Engineering Seminar Series

Conference/Seminar

The BE Department's Seminar Series Speaker, Mr. Abraham Verdoees, BioEngineering Manager at ELITechGroup, will present: "Technology and Regulatory Requirements in Research and Development Environments: The Effect on Experiments and Businesses".

January 13th at 12:30 am in ENGR 326

The research and development (R&D) environment is always evolving to keep pace with novel technology and new regulatory requirements. Keeping pace includes updating analytical procedures, adapting to electronic notebooks and signatures, and compliance with 21 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 11, among others. FDA regulation compliance affects the whole laboratory, including instrumentation, from scales to HPLCs. Regulation and technology changes, along with other global shifts, are impacting the way experiments are conducted and data are handled in the modern laboratory. Today's presentation will look at the skills and solutions needed to comply with modern regulatory requirements, how technology is informing these approaches, and the practicality of different tactics across business contexts.

A meet and greet with Mr. Verdoes will be held immediately following the seminar in ENGR 326.

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

Some Models for the Interaction of Long and Short Waves in Dispersive Media

Conference/Seminar

The speaker for this colloquium is Dr. Nghiem Nguyen, Assistant Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics department.
Part of the Mathematics and Statistics colloquium series.
Refreshments served at 3:00pm.

FE Exam Information Session

Conference/Seminar

The FE Exam Information Session will be an opportunity for student that are preparing themselves to take the FE exam to learn a little more about the exam from people that have already taken the exam. There will be a presentation to explain the set up of the FE Exam and then a Q & A session afterwards.

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

Struggling with Mathematics: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful!

Conference/Seminar

The ways in which we have traditionally used the word “struggle” in mathematics need to change. All students need GOOD opportunities to struggle with concepts in mathematics in order to make sense of the world around them. No student should be told that they are BAD at math by being labeled as low or struggling. Each individual student deserves guidance to find ways to use their strengths as mathematical assets. We, as teachers of mathematics, can facilitate a classroom in which all students contribute their strengths and learn from others’ strengths to create a class unified in the goal of learning and growing. It is then that both teacher and student alike will see the BEAUTIFUL designs in the seemingly random collections of people, numbers, opportunities, and challenges. These claims will be presented in the context of Dr. DeLeeuw’s personal experiences as a Utah high school teacher and university professor and supported by his and others’ research about mathematics education.
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Applied Mathematics Seminar: Extreme First Passage Times of Diffusion

Conference/Seminar

Speaker: Sean D Lawley, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah

Abstract: Why do 300 million sperm cells search for the oocyte in human fertilization when only a single sperm cell is necessary? Why do 1000 calcium ions enter a dendritic spine when only two ions are necessary to activate the relevant receptors? The seeming redundancy in these and many other biological systems can be understood in terms of extreme first passage time (FPT) theory.

While FPT theory is often used to estimate timescales in biology, the overwhelming majority of studies focus on the time it takes a given single searcher to find a target. However, in many scenarios the more relevant timescale is the FPT of the first searcher to find a target from a large group of searchers. This fastest FPT depends on extremely rare events and it is often orders of magnitude faster than the FPT of a given single searcher. In this talk, we will explain recent results in extreme FPT theory and show how they modify traditional notions of diffusion timescales.

Elder Lynn G. Robbins Devotional

Conference/Seminar

Come to the annual Joseph Smith Memorial devotional at the USU Spectrum. All young adults ages 18-30 are invited. This year's speaker will be Lynn G. Robbins, a general authority seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Doors to the USU Spectrum will open at 5:00pm, and you should be seated fifteen minutes before the devotional begins. Public parking is available in the yellow lot north of the spectrum, and the athletic parking lot east of the soccer field. There will be no public parking immediately west of the spectrum.

Biological Engineering Seminar Series

Conference/Seminar

The BE Department's Seminar Series Speaker, Dr. Rahman Emamzadeh, Visiting Scholar at Utah State University, will present: "Renilla luciferase-based Biosensors; at Attempt to Produce Luminescent Probes for Robotic Clinical Laboratories".

January 27th at 12:30 pm in ENGR 326

Come and hear about how the decrease in production costs of robotic devices along with their speed and accuracy have made them attractive tools for potential use in diagnostic laboratories. However, not only devices but also the probes that are used as biosensors on these tools need to be developed. This presentation looks at some of the Renilla luciferase-based biosensors developed in the protein manipulation laboratory at University of Isfahan. These probes may simplify the detection of some human diseases and may have great potential for use in robotic devices.

A meet and greet with Dr. Emamzadeh will be held immediately following the seminar in ENGR 326.

[CANCELED] Department of Physics Colloquium

Conference/Seminar

Weekly presentations on topics in physics.

[CANCELED] Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Seminar

Conference/Seminar

Mar 11 - Andrew Gewirth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Mar 18 - Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland
Mar 25 - Li Li, University of Nevada, Reno
Apr 1 - Hansen Seminar: Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University - Old Main 115
Apr 7 (Tuesday) - Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Yale University - ESLC 046
Apr 15 - Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Apr 22 - Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Apr 29 - Yugang Sun, Temple University

BYU's Marriott MBA Folks On Campus

Conference/Seminar | Student Recruiting

Have you thought about a BYU MBA?

Every year there are proud Aggies who graduate from the BYU MBA program and go on to great careers and still waive the Utah State flag. It’s the highest-ranked MBA in Utah and one of the top programs in the nation. That’s just one of the reasons why more than 50 Fortune 500 companies visit BYU to interview and hire students. Visit us on campus on January 29th to learn more.

The BYU MBA is a smart choice for any member of the church considering a master’s degree in business.

• Highly ranked as a Top 25 MBA by Bloomberg Businessweek
• Great specializations: HR (#1 in the US), entrepreneurship (#12), marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and global supply chain
• Low tuition at $27,700 total ($13,850 per year) for members of the Church
• Great outcomes with the average starting salary being $107K and 94% placement
• BYU experience where you will develop academically, professionally, and spiritually

The admission criteria are pretty simple:

• Solid GMAT score where 675 is the average
• Professional work experience where 2-years is the minimum and 4-years is the average
• Great personality where team players who are professional are preferred
• Good GPA where 3.5 is the average

Silicon Slopes Tech Summit

Conference/Seminar

The Silicon Slopes Tech Summit is a globally recognized two-day summit organized and hosted by the Silicon Slopes organization and community. The Summit is one of the largest and most prominent annual tech events in the world, bringing out more than 20,000 attendees.

Silicon Slopes Tech Summit features prominent keynotes, premium breakout sessions, breathtaking entertainment, unbelievable parties, incredible networking opportunities, and an exclusive screening of a film from the Sundance Film Festival. The amount of talent and experience that’s on display makes this a unique event that could only happen in Silicon Slopes.

Please register here early as the Huntsman School has a limited number of free registrations.

Excel Workshop

Conference/Seminar

This event will be an opportunity for students to expand their knowledge using Microsoft Excel.

Applied Mathematics Seminar: Dynamic Fraud Detection via Sequential Modeling

Conference/Seminar

Speaker: Shuhan Yuan, Computer Science Department, USU
Abstract: Due to the openness and anonymity of the Internet, online platforms (e.g., online social media or knowledge bases) attract a large number of malicious users, such as vandals, trolls, and hoaxes. These malicious users impose severe security threats to online platforms and their legitimate participants. For example, the fraudsters on Twitter can easily spread fake information or post harmful links on the platform. Deep learning models have achieved promising results in image, text, and speech recognition. The key ingredient for the success of deep learning is because it learns meaningful representations of inputs. However, it is challenging to develop deep learning models for fraud detection. In this talk, I focus on tackling two challenges, lack of labeled training data and how to model physical time for fraud detection.

Stories of Hope - TED Talk Style Event

Conference/Seminar

Come hear hope-filled experiences at this TED talk style event! This evening, we hope to instill hope in the USU audience through personal narratives. Stories of Hope is an open event with speakers invited from any religious background.

Free evening parking will be available in the red parking lot between the Life Sciences Building and the Library. View the parking map here: http://parking.usu.edu/parking-information/files/USUCampusMap2020_v2.pdf

If you are interested in being a speaker at this event, contact Bryant Ellis:
435-374-5368
bbellis12@gmail.com