WSU Tri-Cities

Fall Faculty Retreat
2017-08-17 08:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CIC 120/120A
Faculty are invited to attend a full-day retreat to network and learn about upcoming initiatives.
For location reference, please check our campus maps

Medical School Community Night
2017-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | CIC 120/120A
The WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is hosting its first clinical intersession week and homestay community night for the charter class of medical students. To connect and engage students in the communities where they will spend their third and fourth years of training, the homestay program enables community members to house students during their intersession weeks and immerse them in the life and culture of the local community. The event will bring together the 15 medical students who will be based in the Tri-Cities and the local host families for the first time.
This event is invitation only.

Veterans Day Holiday (observed) - campus closed
2017-11-10 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Thanksgiving Day - Campus Closed
2017-11-23 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Native American Heritage Day - Campus closed
2017-11-24 | WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354, United States

Global Cougs 101
2017-11-29 12:10 - 13:00 | Floyd 239, United States
Attend this info session to learn how to study abroad while you are studying at WSU Tri-Cities. Learn about the steps in the study abroad process, application deadlines and more.

“Hibakusha at the End of the World” by Japanese film maker Hitomi Kamanaka
2018-03-09 18:30 - 21:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
History will be made on Friday, March 9, when an atomic-bomb survivor (hibakusha) from Nagasaki,
Mr. Mitsugi Moriguchi, will visit Richland and tour Hanford’s B Reactor, which produced plutonium
for the Nagasaki atomic bomb. He will be accompanied by a student from Nagasaki University, Ms.
Hanako Mitsuoka.
The visit is part of a Nagasaki-Hanford Bridge Project sponsored by Consequences of Radiation
Exposure (CORE), a Washington state nonprofit, and funded, in part, by the City of Nagasaki.
The project is spearheaded by Professor Emerita Norma Field of the University of Chicago and
Associate Professor Yuki Miyamoto of De Paul University in Chicago, who is a second-generation
hibakusha (that is, at least one parent is an A-bomb survivor). Trisha Pritikin, an Oakland attorney
active with Hanford downwinders, is also part of the project team.
A press conference with the visitors will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the
Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, 1943 Columbia Park Trail.
Also on March 9 at 6:30 p.m., the documentary film “Hibakusha at the End of the World” by
Japanese film maker Hitomi Kamanaka will be shown at the WSU Tri-Cities auditorium.
In current usage, the term hibakusha identifies all human victims of radiation. The film brings
together footage not only from Japan and Hanford, but also Iraq (victims of depleted uranium
munitions).
Following the two-hour film, there will be an address by Mr. Moriguchi and a question and answer
period. The event is open to the public.
Media contact: Jim Stoffels, 946-8087

Seminar - Understanding km- to Reach-Scale Hydrological Exchange Flows along a Large Dam-Regulated River Corridor by Dr. Xingyuan Chen
2018-04-13 11:10 - 12:00 | BSEL 104
We will have a seminar tomorrow April 13, 11:10 AM -12:00 PM in BSEL 104 on “Understanding km- to Reach-Scale Hydrological Exchange Flows along a Large Dam-Regulated River Corridor” by Dr. Xingyuan Chen, who is a senior scientist in Atmospheric Measurements and Data group at PNNL. Please join us.
Understanding km- to Reach-Scale Hydrological Exchange Flows along a Large Dam-Regulated River Corridor

Abstract : This study seeks to understand how the hydrological exchange flows (HEFs) at the river water and groundwater interface are impacted by the dynamics of river flow and the heterogeneity in hydrogeologic properties in dynamic river corridor systems. We used a combination of field observations and high-resolution 3D numerical simulations (PFLOTRAN) to understand the complex spatial and temporal dynamics of HEFs from the km- to reach-scale (10s of km) along the regulated river corridor of the Hanford reach. The spatially distributed hourly data acquired from a monitoring well network at the Hanford site are used to define the initial and boundary conditions of groundwater aquifer, as well as for calibrating and validating numerical models. The drilling logs of the wells and river bathymetry were used to conceptualize the hydrogeologic formations of the domain, which show substantial variability in aquitard topography within the Hanford river corridor. Multiple numerical tracers are introduced at selected segments of river boundary to track the contribution of river water in the groundwater system. Particle tracking is run to reveal exchange pathways and estimate the distributions of river water residence time.
At the km-scale, the exchange pathways exhibit strong heterogeneity along the river shoreline within a given flow window as impacted the physical heterogeneity in riverbed substrate and in the aquifer. The riverbed permeability (or conductance) and its spatial heterogeneity are identified as the most sensitive parameters of the HEF model. The exchange patterns also vary substantially across different flow regimes. Consequently, the residence time distribution of river water in the groundwater system is featured by long tails and multiple modes. The reach-scale HEF model encompasses multiple hydromorphic features of the entire reach, which showed increasingly more complex spatial and temporal patterns of HEFs as the scale grows. The HEF studies at both the km and reach scales fill in a critical need in bridging the gaps between hydromorphic-scale process understanding and robust predictions of the watershed hydrobiogeochemical function
Short Bio: Dr. Xingyuan Chen is a research scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She is a co-PI on a DOE science focus area project that studies Influences of Hydrologic Exchange Flows on River Corridor and Watershed Biogeochemical Function. Her main research expertise is in multiscale hydrobiogeochemical modeling and data assimilation. She got her PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Master’s degree in Statistics from University of California, Berkeley.

Commencement
2018-05-05 13:00 - 15:30 | Toyota Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, 99336

RFO Faculty Brownbag with Janet Peters
2018-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Floyd 247, 2710 Crimson Way, WA, 99354, United States
All faculty are welcome to discuss teaching practices and gather information.

Wyatt Wineinger to present history of Day's Pay Bomber
2018-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
On September 28th at the East Auditorium from 6-8PM, Mr. Wyatt Wineinger, the son of the pilot of the Day’s Pay bomber, will be giving a talk about the history of the Day’s Pay bomber and it’s missions and crew. The Day’s Pay was a B-17 bomber purchased by employees of the Hanford Engineer Works in 1944 who were encouraged to “give a day’s pay and send a bomber on its way” to the European theater. The plane was purchased with these individual donations, had a short ceremony here at the Hanford Construction Camp (about 10 miles north of our campus near the town of Hanford), and then flew over 60 missions in Europe before being excessed and scrapped at the end of the war. More historical information on the Day’s Pay can be found at http://www.historylink.org/File/7491.
The Hanford History Project is helping a local historian, Don Sorenson, plan events commemorating this history. Mr. Wineinger will be visiting us for several days from his home in Holcomb, KS and this Presentation/Q&A will also feature artifacts and archival material from the Day’s Pay and some of the crew reunions. This talk is open to students, staff, faculty, and the general public. Please tell your students and consider attending what is sure to be an interesting talk and discussion!

PARKER LECTURE SERIES
2018-10-04 17:00 - 18:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
The lecture ‘What Do We Know about the Human Health Effects of Radiation Exposure?’ is lead by Dr. Roy E Shore, New York University School of Medicine. The Parker Lecture Series is sponsored by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation in partnership with Washington State University Tri-Cities. Please join us at the WSU Tri-Cities East Auditorium (E266) on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 5:00 pm.

Book launch for "Nowhere to Remember" - first volume in Hanford Histories book series
2018-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Manhattan Project National Historical Park Interim Visitors’ Center, 2000 Logston Boulevard, Richland, 99354, United States
A collaboration between WSU Press and the WSU Tri-Cities Hanford History Project, “Nowhere to Remember” is edited by WSU associate professor of History Robert Bauman and HHP assistant director Robert Franklin. Both co-editors also contributed a chapter to the volume. The Hanford Histories series is edited by professor of English and HHP director Michael Mays.
There will be a short program and books will be for sale at the event.

LGBTQ+ 101 and Community Panel
2018-10-11 15:30 - 17:00 | SUB 120N, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Please join Katie Banks and Joshua Rumley for an introduction to LGBTQ+ terminology from 3:30-4:00. We will then be joined by community members Jay Chavez, Anna Southern, and Jessyca Ramonette to discuss “coming out” and LGBTQ+ issues in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day.

Dr. Jennifer Lodine-Chaffey: Making "Vile Things Precious": King Lear and the Collapse of Civilization
2018-10-11 18:00 - 19:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
In partnership with Mid-Columbia Libraries for the NEA Big Read Grant, this on-campus lecture by WSU Tri-Cities English faculty member, Dr. Jennifer Lodine-Chaffey, will feature Shakespeare’s “King Lear’s” story of loss–of lives, of relationships, and of sanity. Dr. Lodine-Chaffey will consider how characters in this well-known tragedy react to chaos and brokenness.
This event is open to the campus community and the general public.
https://www.midcolumbialibraries.org/nea-big-read-mid-columbia#events

Using Power & Privilege for the Greater Good: Empowering Students
2018-10-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Floyd 239, United States
This workshop is part of a series sponsored by the Office of Development and the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs on social justice. It will focus on helping WSU Tri-Cities’ faculty and staff recognize diversity and inclusion within our spaces in a way that promotes student success and empowers our student body.

Student Leadership and Diversity: Taking Action on Campus and Beyond
2018-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 | SUB 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Open to Student Leaders: This workshop is part of a series sponsored by the Office of Development and the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs on diversity and social justice. The training will focus on helping WSU Tri-Cities’ students recognize diversity and inclusion within our spaces in a way that empowers our student body to take action on campus and in the broader Tri-Cities community.

Study Abroad Talk: Japan
2018-10-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Floyd 239, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
The campus community is invited to attend this Study Abroad Talk, where current Mechanical Engineering student, Anthony Michel will be sharing about his semester abroad experience in Nagasaki, Japan.

Dr. Nora Kuster: Dystopian Traditions in Anglophone Literature
2018-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
In partnership with Mid-Columbia Libraries for the NEA Big Read Grant, WSU Tri-Cities English faculty member, Dr. Nora Kuster will lead a lecture that will examine the origins of the concept of dystopia, including the cultural, social, and historical contexts that lead to its emergency and establishment as a literary subgenre.

https://www.midcolumbialibraries.org/nea-big-read-mid-columbia#events

CE Seminar Series - Evaluating Water Security in Jordan using a multi-agent hydroeconomic model with Dr. Jim Yoon - PNNL
2018-11-30 12:10 - 13:00 | TFLO 133, 2710 Crimson Way, WA, 99354, United States
CE SEMINAR SERIES
Everyone is encouraged to attend!
Friday, November 30th, 2018
12:10 – 1:00 pm | TFLO 133
Dr. Jim Yoon
Water Security and Resilience Scientist,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Evaluating Water Security in Jordan using
a Multi-Agent Hydroeconomic Model
Abstract
Jordan currently faces a water crisis of unprecedented severity, dealing with the combined impacts
of extremely limited water availability, destabilizing regional conflict, and adverse climate change
impacts. We developed a coupled human-natural system multi-agent model for the long-term
evaluation of water security in Jordan, the product of a multi-year international research effort
carried out by an interdisciplinary research team spanning the fields of hydrology, water resources
engineering, political science, geography, and economics. The modular multi-agent model is used
to evaluate interventions for enhancing Jordan’s water security, integrating biophysical modules that
simulate natural and engineered systems with human modules that represent decision-making at both
institutional and consumer levels. The model is run through the end of the 21st century to evaluate
water supply, demand, and institutional interventions over a wide range of plausible climate and
socioeconomic scenarios. Model results paint an alarming outlook of Jordan’s future water security
with nearly 60 percent of the country’s low-income household population experiencing water use
below 40 liters per capita per day. Surface water supplies decrease by over 50 percent relative to
historical conditions and groundwater wellfields near the main urban centers are depleted by over 50
percent. Although climate and socioeconomic change will place extreme stress on the system under
all conditions evaluated, model results also indicate that an aggressive combination of supply and
demand management interventions can substantially reduce Jordan’s water insecurity through the
end of the century.
Bio
Dr. Jim Yoon is a water security and resilience scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. At
PNNL, Jim focuses on the development of novel techniques to simulate water and interconnected
systems, targeting solutions that can enhance critical infrastructure resilience under changing
and adverse conditions. Prior to joining the labs, Jim completed an M.S., Ph.D., and Postdoc at
Stanford University in the Earth System Science Department. His research at Stanford focused on the
development of a multi-agent hydrologic-economic model for evaluation of water security in Jordan
and the Middle East. Jim spearheaded the Jordan Water Project (JWP), an international interdisciplinary
research project supported by a consortium of national science agencies with further assistance from
USAID. Prior to his work at Stanford, Jim spent several years working as a water resources engineer
at MWH Global in Southern California, consulting for municipal clients across the western US. He is
also co-founder of WellDone International, a San Francisco based non-profit organization working to
support clean water and sanitation projects in underserved regions across the developing world. Jim
holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering with an English Literature minor from UCLA.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Interdisciplinary Excellence Built on World-Class Knowledge

Authors Presentation: "Nowhere to Remember: Hanford, White Bluffs and Richland to 1943."
2018-12-04 17:00 - 18:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
Join authors Robert Bauman, Robert Franklin and David W. Harvey for a presentation of the first volume of the Hanford Histories “Nowhere to Remember: Hanford, White Bluffs and Richland to 1943.”
The authors will present details of the book chronicling the early days of pre- and post-Hanford towns and the people that were removed to make way for the Hanford Site.
Book available for purchase at the presentation for $25 cash or check only. The book is also available through WSU Press.
Open to the campus community and general public.
For more information contact:
Robert Bauman, rbauman@wsu.edu, 372-7249
Robert Franklin, Robert.franklin@wsu.edu, 372-7678

Practicum Orientation (TCH_LRN 405, 401; MIT 570, 571; Sped 490)
2018-12-14 10:00 - 12:30 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354

Provost input and discussion session
2019-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Students, faculty and staff are invited to provide input regarding the qualifications & characteristics of the next WSU Provost.

The information gathered at these sessions will help build the position profile that will be shared with potential candidates.
For more information on the Provost search, visit provostsearch.wsu.edu.

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About the Provost
The Provost and Executive Vice President at Washington State University serves as the University’s chief academic officer and works closely with the President in providing overall direction and leadership for the institution.
The Provost is responsible for all aspects of the University’s academic mission and leads its efforts in the pursuit of academic excellence. Reporting to the President, the Provost and Executive Vice President is responsible for the formulation and implementation of institutional policies and operations, consulting with vice presidents, chancellors, vice provosts, deans, and university governance.

TRIO Open House
2019-01-16 09:00 - 14:00 | TRIO Office, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, United States
Happy 2019!

TRIO Student Support Services is having an open house next week to celebrate you all and the New Year! Come swing by anytime (bop in, bop out) between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Grab some food, meet our new staff, hear about our services, and learn about our new programs for the year.

CE Seminar Series - Uncertainty quantification and reduction with conditional Gaussian process models in high dimensional stochastic systems
2019-02-08 11:10 - 12:00 | BSEL 103
Ramakrishna Tipireddy, Ph.D.
Research Scientist in the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Abstract
This talk will present a brief introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) quantification methods for
high dimensional stochastic PDEs and introduce conditional Gaussian process (GP) models for uncertainty
reduction. The PDE coefficient is represented as a log-normal random field, with the corresponding
Gaussian part modeled as a zero-mean Gaussian process (GP) with appropriate covariance function. The
reduction in uncertainty is achieved by conditioning the GP model on observations of the coefficient at a
few spatial locations. The resulting conditional GP model is then discretized using truncated Karhunen-
Lo`eve (KL) expansion and the stochastic solution of the PDE is computed using Monte Carlo and sparsegrid
collocation methods. Finally, uncertainty in the system is further reduced by adaptively selecting
additional observation locations using two active learning criteria. The first criteria minimizes the
variance of the PDE coefficient, while the second criteria employs approximately minimizes the variance
of the solution of the PDE.
Bio
This talk will present a brief introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) quantification methods for
high dimensional stochastic PDEs and introduce conditional Gaussian process (GP) models for uncertainty
reduction. The PDE coefficient is represented as a log-normal random field, with the corresponding
Gaussian part modeled as a zero-mean Gaussian process (GP) with appropriate covariance function. The
reduction in uncertainty is achieved by conditioning the GP model on observations of the coefficient at a
few spatial locations. The resulting conditional GP model is then discretized using truncated Karhunen-
Lo`eve (KL) expansion and the stochastic solution of the PDE is computed using Monte Carlo and sparsegrid
collocation methods. Finally, uncertainty in the system is further reduced by adaptively selecting
additional observation locations using two active learning criteria. The first criteria minimizes the
variance of the PDE coefficient, while the second criteria employs approximately minimizes the variance
of the solution of the PDE.
Civil

Professional Learning Opportunity - Culturally Relevant Teaching
2019-02-18 09:00 - 16:00 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
Participants in this session will engage in critical conversations involving gender, class ethnicity, and sexual orientation, and will experience the positive and negative effects that teacher expectations, privilege, and stereotyping can have on student achievement. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own classroom management and teaching style and will apply their knowledge by creating culturally relevant classrooms and infusing lesson plans with culturally relevant teaching strategies.

MME Seminar Series - Vortex-Breakdown and Wall-Separation States in Swirling Flows in Finite-Length Pipes
2019-02-22 12:10 - 13:00 | BSEL 102
Abstract
The dynamics of inviscid-limit, incompressible and axisymmetric swirling flows in finite-length, long circular pipes
with varying geometries is studied through global analysis techniques and numerical simulations. The inlet flow is
described by fixed-in-time profiles of the circumferential and axial velocity together with a fixed azimuthal vorticity,
while the outlet flow is characterized by a state with zero radial velocity. A numerical algorithm based on the upwind
finite-difference method for the evolution of the circulation and azimuthal vorticity together with a Poisson solver for
the solution of the stream function in terms of the azimuthal vorticity is developed. The convergence of computed
results with mesh refinement is demonstrated. Moreover, a mathematical analysis that is based on the Squire-Long
equation (SLE) is formulated to identify steady-state solutions of the problem with special conditions to describe
states with separation zones. These solutions include the base columnar flow state, a decelerated flow along the
centerline, an accelerated flow along the centerline, a vortex-breakdown state and a wall-separation state. The
problem is then reduced to the columnar (axially independent) SLE, with centerline and wall conditions for the
solution of the outlet flow stream function. The numerical simulations realize the various flow states and show
correlation between time-asymptotic states and steady states predicted according to the SLE and the columnar
SLE problems. The simulations also shed light on the stability of the various steady states. Results show that pipe
divergence promotes the appearance of breakdown states at lower inlet swirl levels while pipe contraction delays
the appearance of vortex breakdown to higher swirl levels and promotes formation of wall-separation states. The
influence of various inlet swirling flow profiles on the manifold of steady states in a straight, finite-length pipe and
on flow dynamics is also investigated. Depending on the inlet profiles, flows may first exhibit vortex breakdown while
others wall-separation states.
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MME Seminar Series: The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Gas Dynamic Shock Waves
2019-03-01 12:10 - 13:00 | BSEL 102
This seminar presents a computational investigation of shock-wave structures through a novel
implicit high-order Galerkin finite element Runge–Kutta algorithm. The algorithm induces no spatial
discretization artificial diffusion, relies on cubic and higher-degree elements for an accurate resolution
of the steep shock gradients, uses an implicit time integration for swift convergence to steady states,
and employs original Neumann-type outlet boundary conditions in the form of generalized Rankine
Hugoniot conditions on normal stress and balance of heat flux and deviatoric-stress work per unit time.
Through an innovative approach, the formulation also calculates the shock extent, which is an additional
unknown, and employs the single non dimensional (0, 1) computational domain for the determination
of any shock structure. The algorithm rapidly generates steady shock structures, in at most 150 time
steps for any upstream Mach number considered in this study, in the range 1.05 < M < 10.0. The finite
element discretization is shown to be asymptotically convergent under progressive grid refinements, in
respect of both the H0 and H1 error norms, with an H0 accuracy order as high as 6 and reduction of the
discretization error to the round-off-error threshold of 1 x10-9 with just 420 computational cells and
5th-degree elements. For any upstream Mach number, the computational results are shown to satisfy the
Rankine–Hugoniot conditions, an established requirement for solution reliability.
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Academic Excellence Reception
2019-04-04 16:00 - 17:30 | CIC 120, 2710 University Dr, Richland, 99354, United States
The Office of Academic Affairs, along with Chancellor Haynes, will be hosting the Academic Excellence Reception to recognize students who have received academic excellence. This event will be held in conjunction with the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society’s annual induction ceremony. Please mark your calendars to attend these events onThursday, April 4th from 4-5:30 PM in CIC 120. Desserts and coffee will be served.

Update on design of WSU Tri-Cities academic building
2019-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 | SUB 120S, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Learn about the recent developments in the design of the proposed WSU Tri-Cities academic building from ZGF Architects and Hoffman Construction.

Friday, April 19
Noon – 1 p.m. in SUB 120S

Free pizza will be served
