Judy Wu is leading a joint Kansas-Houston team with Hartwin Peelaers to produce atomically tunable memory resistors, dubbed “memristors,” for brain-inspired advanced computing — while training the workforce for the nation’s semiconductor industry. The fundamental challenge the joint Kansas-Houston team aims to address is “neuromorphic computing.”
The program was created in 2023 to address fundamental challenges in future semiconductor R&D. Industry partners include Micron, Intel and Samsung.
This next-generation approach aims for high speed and high-energy efficiency modeled on the human brain, optimized for AI using a network of memristors acting as artificial synapses and neurons.
Wu and her colleagues will use a co-design approach integrating material design, fabrication and testing to achieve precise atomic-scale tuning of oxide semiconductor memristors to enable functionalities in neuromorphic circuits. Congratulations, Judy and Hartwin! We're so grateful to have you in the College. Read the full article.
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- Robert C. Dunn (Chemistry), received the September 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award, Media link
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Margarethe McDonald (Speech-Language-Hearing), awarded a $25,000 New Century Scholars Research Grant from the American Speech and Hearing Foundation, Media link
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Melinda Adams, Daniel Sarvestani (Geography & Atmospheric Science | Indigenous Studies | Anthropology), Indigenous Peoples' Rights Discourse: Toward Hemispheric Indigenous Climate and Environmental Justice, Environmental Justice, 25 October, Media link
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Zongwu Cai (Economics), (2024). Estimating Counterfactual Distribution Functions via Optimal Distribution Balancing with Applications, Theoretical and Applied Economics, Issue 202415, Media link
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Josephine Chandler, Jennifer Klaus (Molecular Biosciences), (2024). Combatting melioidosis with chemical synthetic lethality, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 121 (46) e2406771121, Media link
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Ben Chappell (American Studies), (2024). Introduction to AMSJ Blog Essays "Fractures in Mind". American Studies 63(2), 51-52, Media link
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J.C.D. Clark (History, Emeritus), (2024). The Enlightenment: An Idea and Its History, Oxford University Press, Media link
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Bernard Cornet (Economics), (2024). Accessibility of Pareto optima, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Volume 115, 103059, Media link
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Christopher Cushing, Daryl Hesse (Applied Behavioral Science | Clinical Child Psychology), (2024). Assessing drivers of eating behavior in a community sample of adolescents: Implications for preventive interventions. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication, Media link
- Hans Dalton (Molecular Biosciences), (2024). A drug repurposing screen reveals dopamine signaling as a critical pathway underlying potential therapeutics for the rare disease DPAGT1-CDG. PLoS Genet 20(10): e1011458. Media link
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Poppy DeltaDawn (Visual Art), (2024). Ratio: Digital Weaving to Change the World, LMRM, Media link
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Alesha Doan, Sarah Johnson-Munguia, Anjali Sharma, Marianna L. Thomeczek, Bailey Bowles, Maria Paul, Kelsie Forbush (Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies | Psychology), (2024). "There aren’t a lot of things that are made for Latinos”: A qualitative investigation of factors that contribute to Latine women’s positive and negative body image, Body Image, Vol. 51, 101802, Media link
- Philip T. Duncan (Linguistics)
- (2024). We’ve Seen the Future (of Teaching linguistics): It’s Inclusive and Just for Everyone, Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 9 (3): 5856. Media link
- (2024). Indeterminate pronouns in Kaqchikel, Linguistic Variation, Vol. 24:1, p. 116-163, Media link
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Elizabeth Felix (Sociology), (2024). Unmasking the Aversive Stigmatizer: Integrating Deliberate and Automatic Cognition in the Study of Mental Health Stigma and Perceived Dangerousness. Society and Mental Health, 0(0). Media link
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Omri Gillath (Psychology), (2024). Person-situation interactions as predictors of variations in attachment. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 41(11), 3194-3221, Media link
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Jeffrey Girard, Monica Biernat, James Adaryukov (Psychology), (2024). Worth the weight: An examination of unstructured and structured data in graduate admission, Decision. Advance online publication, Media link
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Anjali Gupta, Robert Unckless (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Molecular Biosciences), (2024). Autosomal suppression of sex-ratio meiotic drive influences the dynamics of X and Y chromosome coevolution, Journal of Heredity, Volume 115, Issue 6, Pages 660–671, Media link
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Jeffrey Hall, Maura Corder (Communication Studies), (2024). Adult sibling relationships and media multiplexity theory. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 0(0), Media link
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Noel Jackson (Geology), (2024). Locating boundaries between locked and creeping regions at Nankai and Cascadia subduction zones. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2024JB029346. Media link
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Mathew Johnson (Mathematics), (2024). Modulational Instability in the Ostrovsky Equation and Related Models, SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, Vol. 56, Iss.6, Media link
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Kelly Kindscher (Environmental Studies), (2024). Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide, Revised & Expanded, University Press of Kansas, Media link
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Berl Oakley, Cory Jenkinson (Molecular Biosciences), (2024). Composite Recycling with Biocatalytic Thermoset Reforming, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (44), 30004-30008, Media link
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Derek Reed (Applied Behavioral Science), (2024). Delay discounting validity and e-cigarette use: A comparison in e-cigarette users, combustible cigarette users, dual users, and nonusers, APA PsycNet, Media link
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Daniel Reuman, Sharon Billings, Christoph Lehmeier (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology), (2024). Persistent biogeochemical signals of land use-driven, deep root losses illuminated by C and O isotopes of soil CO2 and O2. Biogeochemistry, Media link
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Robin Rowland (Communication Studies), (2024). In Defense of Pragmatic Reason: Responding to the Postmodern Challenge, Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation, pg. 25-36, Media link
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Gregory Rudnick (Physics & Astronomy), (2024). The Outflowing [O ii] Nebulae of Compact Starburst Galaxies at z ∼ 0.5, The Astrophysical Journal, 975 263, Media link
- Deborah Smith (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
- (2024). Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 201, Issue 2, June, Pages 339–357, Media link
- (2024). Phylogeography of the giant honey bees based on mitochondrial gene sequences, Frontiers in Bee Science, 27 June, Volume 2, Media link
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Nancy Snow (Philosophy), (2024). The Virtue of Hope, edited, Oxford University Press, Media link
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Trina Spencer (Applied Behavioral Science), (2024). Predictors of Kindergarten Science Achievement and Its Growth across Elementary School for Multilingual and English Monolingual Learners, The Elementary School Journal, 0 0:0, 000-000, Media link
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Leigh Stearns (Geology), (2024). Ice mélange melt changes observed water column stratification at a tidewater glacier in Greenland, The Cryosphere, 18, 4817–4829, Media link
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Nina Vyatkina (Slavic, German & Eurasian Studies), (2024), Expanding Methodological Approaches in DDL Research. TESOL J, 58: 1193-1204, Media link
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Amber Watts Hall (Psychology), (2024). Lifestyle empowerment for Alzheimer's prevention prescribed by physicians: Methods and adaptations to COVID-19, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol. 147, Media link
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Rami Zeedan (Jewish Studies), (2024). The Druze vote in Israel: between ideology, socioeconomic status, kinship, and the Nation-State Basic Law. Democratization, 1–21. Media link
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Hui Zhao, Ting Zheng (Physics & Astronomy), (2024). Effect of ground-state charge transfer on photoexcited charge transfer in transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 16 September; 125 (12): 121109. Media link
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- Kiera Eckhardt (Anthropology)
- Guest lecture on "Health in Community Development: Venezuela & the 'Barrio Adentro' Program" for LAC 177/277 Indigenous Migration, University of Kansas, Oct. 29, 2024
- Presented "Refugee Rights & Perspectives of Refugee Service Providers in Ecuador," KU Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies' Merienda Series, Oct. 31, 2024
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Yoonmi Nam (Visual Art), solo exhibition, "Generally Meant to Be Discarded," Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, will run through Dec. 1, 2024, Media link
- Nancy Snow (Philosophy)
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Invited Keynote Speaker, “Promoting Civility and Respect in Higher Education and Beyond,” North American Association for Philosophy and Education, Mundelein, IL, Oct. 26, 2024
- Invited participant, “Democratic Political Consciousness and the Possibility of
Hope,” Eighth Aretai Annueal Conference, Bari, Italy, Sept. 26, 2024 -
Invited workshop participant, “The Primacy of Self-Care in Attaining Work-Life Balance, at the workshop, “Nurturing Healthy Relationships at Home and at
Work,” Barcelona, Spain, July 8, 2024
- Faye Xiao (East Asian Languages & Cultures)
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“I Make Noise Therefore I Am: Affective Labor, Gendered Noise and the Distribution of the Sensible in Chinese-Language Cinema,” invited talk at Hong Kong Lingnan University, Oct. 16, 2024, Media link
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“A Lonely Woman Warrior: Sounding the Book and Sword in Ann Hui’s Historical Cinema,” invited talk at the University of Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2024, Media link
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“From Yellowphobia to Yellowphilia and Back?: Chinese Americans in the History and on the Screen,” invited talk at Beijing International Studies University, Nov. 5, 2024
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Office of Faculty Affairs Program Fellows
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2024
The Office of Faculty Affairs seeks two or more faculty members to serve as Program Fellows for an initial term that extends through May 2026, with the potential to extend the term by one additional year. The Program Fellows will work with OFA on designing and delivering faculty development programming.
2025/2026 David M. Bergeron & Geraldo Sousa Exhibit Program
Deadline: January 7, 2025
KU faculty are invited to submit proposals for their work to be presented as a Spencer Research Library exhibition, curated in collaboration with library colleagues. The exhibit will be installed in the Spencer Library gallery during the early spring of 2026. The selected faculty member will be awarded a stipend of $5,000.
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New Faculty Foundations 2.0
Mentoring 101: Best Practices in Undergraduate Student Mentoring
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 3 to 4:15 p.m., Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, Classroom
Research on undergraduate success finds distinct connections between a student thriving during and after college and their likelihood to report having a faculty member who served in an influential mentor role. In other words, effective faculty mentoring has an important impact on student engagement, well-being, and learning. Whether you are considering your role as a classroom-based mentor, as a mentor in your lab, or as a mentor with your research team, this session will provide best practices in mentoring that support academic socialization, engagement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, and student well-being. Join us as we hear from Michelle Wilson, Assistant Director of Academic and Professional Development for TRIO SES & STEM, and an award-winning faculty panel from across the disciplines to discuss mentoring strategies and best practices.
Collaborative Research Luncheon:
Quantum Initiative: Algorithms, Materials, & Beyond
Thursday, Nov. 21, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Malott Room, Kansas Union
Collaborative Research Luncheons welcome faculty, across all ranks, from the curious to the novice to the expert. By bringing together individuals with diverse research experience often dispersed across disciplines, schools, and positions, our aim is to expand professional networks and open new pathways to excellence in research that transcend the traditional silos of academic thought, foster interdisciplinary connection and jump-start novel collaborations. Register to attend.
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