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University Staff Senate meeting, September 16, 2025
No full textAgenda: (Call to Order) -- (Old Business) -- (New Business) -- (Senate Committee Updates) -- (Campus/University Business Updates & Discussions) -- (Adjourn/Upcoming Meetings and Events/Shoutouts)
Minutes: (Call to Order): Approval of minutes – Announcements -- (Old Business): Update on constituent lists and assigning new staff members to Senate -- (New Business): Constituent check-in discussion – Docking institute discussion and updates – Open / As arises -- (Senate Committee Updates): Awards and recognition -- Communications and website -- Elections -- Policy review -- Professional development and service -- Scholarships – Shocker Strive -- (Campus/University Business Updates & Discussions): Academic forum -- Advisory Budget Committee -- Human Resources (Joint with Faculty Senate) -- Legislative update + KBOR briefing -- Parking appeals + traffic appeals -- President’s meetings -- RSC Board of Directors -- UPS/USS Presidents Council (KBOR) -- (Adjourn/Upcoming Meetings and Events/Shoutouts): October Senate Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 -- Check the Events Calendar for upcoming events on campus
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Systems for fiber guidance
No full textWSU inventor: Richard Sack, Innovation Hub, College of EngineeringApplication No: 18/775,113 filed July 17, 2024. Patent No: US 2025027230 A1 granted January 23, 2025.Provided herein is a system for guiding polymeric fibers using ultrasonic waves. In particular, this application discloses a system of producing fibers including an emitter, a fiber guidance system, and a collector. The emitter supplies the polymer jet into the fiber guidance system. The fiber guidance system includes a phased array of transducers and a control system. The control system directs the phased array of transducers to generate acoustic energy to create an acoustic hologram and guide the polymer jet in space to form the polymer fiber before it is collected in the collector
Point mutations reveal basic residues in myopalladin's Ig3 domain are critical for actin binding
No full textPoster and abstract presented at the FYRE in STEM Showcase, 2025.Research project completed at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.The most abundant protein in eukaryotic cells is actin, which is highly conserved and has multiple protein interactions. These interactions enable actin to perform various functions such as muscle contractions, cell division, cell migration, and cell adhesion. Myopalladin (MYPN) is one of the many actin-binding proteins that interact with actin through protein-protein interactions. It is a Z-disc protein made of immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domains that interact with actin to regulate the structure and function of cardiac muscle. Myopalladin affects dynamics and cardiac muscle growth while maintaining Z-disc integrity during aging and exercise. Analyzing the interaction of MYPN and actin will help further the understanding of the role of myopalladin in maintaining the Z-disc structure and function of cardiac muscle. Since the surface of F-actin is acidic and the surface of Ig3 MYPN is basic, we hypothesize that electrostatic interactions drive complex formation, and mutations of basic residues in MYPN will affect this interaction significantly. Prior research in the Beck lab used crosslinking-mass spectrometry (XL-MS) data to predict a model structure of the crosslinked proteins, and these point mutations will provide further evidence that these basic regions of myopalladin are essential for interactions with F-actin. Based on previous data, there is successful crosslinking of myopalladin’s Ig3 domain with F-actin using a DMTMM crosslinker. This study aims to investigate the effect of point mutations of basic residues identified in the XL-MS-based model of this complex between F-actin and the minimal actin-binding domains of myopalladin. The experiment entails using site-directed mutagenesis and polymerase chain reaction to mutate the K43 base sequence in the MYPN Ig3 domain from lysine to alanine. After this, protein purification and actin co-sedimentation assays will be used to measure actin binding to mutated residues. This study could provide insight into future research about the potential of these mutations to cause phenotypic changes in z-disc structure and function in the sarcomere region of cardiac muscle
Bridging theory and practice: 3D printing as a hands-on tool for STEM higher education
No full textPublished in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by the Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, October 2025.Oftentimes, STEM students struggle to connect concepts in the classroom without the help of physical representations. By implementing additive manufacturing processes in higher-level education, professors can better convey concepts to their students. This study was done at Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering to evaluate the implementation of 3D printing in STEM classes. Surveys and 3D models were sent to students to assess their satisfaction with the implementation. Results showed increased engagement and improved comprehension of difficult course material. This suggests that 3D printing can serve as an effective instructional tool in supporting student learning and retention
Preliminary analysis of exotics at Etzanoa (14CO3)
No full textPresented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.Research completed in the Department of Anthropology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Site 14CO3, or Etzanoa, is an archaeological site part of the Great Bend Aspect – a region occupied by the ancestral Wichita people from the mid-fifteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century. This study will analyze materials identified by excavators from the 2016-2019 field seasons as potential exotics. Material artifacts include fragments of turquoise, obsidian, and epidote. The presence of these non-local materials, or exotics, offers valuable insight which allows us to understand possible trade networks associated with the ancestral Wichita. One of the primary methodologies for our analysis of exotic artifacts will be X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). Through comparing the XRF data with elemental markers that are indicative of each material we hope to verify the fragments collected. This case study will provide comparison for other sites in the Great Bend Aspect to have better comprehension of regional trade dynamics present in this period.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
Experimental cinemas in state-socialist Eastern Europe
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Was there experimental cinema behind the Iron Curtain? What forms did experiments with film take in state-socialist Eastern Europe? Who conducted them, where, how, and why? These are the questions answered in this volume, the first of its kind in any language. Bringing together scholars from different disciplines, the book offers case studies from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, former East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and former Yugoslavia. Together, these contributions demonstrate the variety of makers, production contexts, and aesthetic approaches that shaped a surprisingly robust and diverse experimental film output in the region. The book maps out the terrain of our present-day knowledge of cinematic experimentalism in Eastern Europe, suggests directions for further research, and will be of interest to scholars of film and media, art historians, cultural historians of Eastern Europe, and anyone concerned with questions of how alternative cultures emerge and function under repressive political conditions. © The authors / Taylor & Francis Group 2022. All rights reserved
Prediction of the tandem propeller performance using Linear Superposition Method
No full textThis article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).We continue our study on the aerodynamic investigation of two propellers mounted partially overlapping and in tandem configurations. In the previous study, the force-based experiment was conducted in both positive and negative staggered configurations. The current study implements smoke flow visualization and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques to further investigate the propeller flowfield in tandem configuration. All experiments were conducted at the University of Dayton Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (UDLSWT) in the open-jet configuration. A decrement in back propeller inflow angle was observed in the flow visualization experiment and confirmed by the PIV measurement. By applying the propeller performance prediction model developed in the previous study, the changes in the back propeller thrust generation in tandem configuration were predicted. © 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved
