College of Science and Mathematics Events

February 2026

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  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

  2:30pm

  at Mathematics Building, D 107

  Speaker: Dr. Eyvi Palsson, Virginia Tech
  Title: “The Falconer distance problem and its many variants”
  Abstract: The Falconer distance problem, a major open problem on the interface of geometric measure theory and harmonic analysis, has seen much progress in the last decade. There are many variants of it, including pinned and non-empty interior ones, as well as multipoint configuration analogues. In this talk I will give a brief introduction and report on some recent results on variants of this classic question.

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

  12:30pm

  Speaker: Dr. Sandy Kawano, Associate Director @ Mountain Lake Biological Station
  Title: “Turning failure into a path to success in biology, from the lab to the field”
  Abstract: Dr. Sandy Kawano is the Associate Director of Mountain Lake Biological Station and Assistant Professor in Biology at the University of Virginia. Sandy earned her A.S. from De Anza College, B.S. from UC Davis, and PhD from Clemson University, and she worked in presitigious postodoctoral fellowships before holding faculty positions at Cal State Long Beach and George Washington University. In her "Fins and Limbs" research lab, Sandy leads a team of students dedicated to studying evolutionary biomechanics and physiology, focusing on vertebrate movement. Dr. Kawano's talk is a comprehensive and inspiring walk through her own career. It also includes exciting opportunities for student education and research internships at Mountain Lake Biological Station, which I highly recommend.

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

  Molecular and Cellular Biology Departmental Talks

  2:00pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Fenner-Range
  Title: "Insights on developmental timing from marine invertebrate embryos"
  Abstract: How exactly time and rate are controlled during embryogenesis is still a major unanswered question in animal development. My research seeks to examine this question using sea urchin and hemichordate embryos as model systems. Using multispecies comparisons between temperate and Antarctic animals we can begin to characterize the general molecular mechanism that control the timing of major embryonic events such as axial patterning and germ layer specification. My talk will cover what marine invertebrates, Wnt signaling, and circadian rhythm genes can tell us about the timing of major events in embryogenesis.

   

  Dr. Jennifer Fenner-Range​​​​​​​ is a faculty candidate for the Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. All CSM faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us for this talk.

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  Molecular and Cellular Biology Departmental Talks

  1:00pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Speaker: Dr. Katy Ong
  Title: Tumor-host interactions driving systemic effects of cancer"
  Abstract: In addition to perturbing tissues physically through invasion and metastasis, cancer cells also harm distant host organs through long range signaling. The systemic effects of these signals drive lethal “paraneoplastic” syndromes such as cachexia or blood-clotting dysfunction (coagulopathy). Despite their devastating impact, systemic effects remain the least understood facet of cancer biology. I will discuss my work towards illuminating these effects using a novel Drosophila ovarian carcinoma model that recapitulates multiple human paraneoplasias. I will present mechanistic studies on malignancy-driven coagulopathy and its capacity to amplify pathological, localized inflammation. Additionally, I will discuss a new line of inquiry into tumor-derived extracellular vesicle signaling. Collectively, this body of work demonstrates the power of the humble fruitfly to uncover ancient and conserved systemic responses to transformed tissues.

   

  Dr. Katy Ong is a faculty candidate for the Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. All CSM faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us for this talk.

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  Year of the United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science

  1:00pm

  at Prillaman Health Sciences, HS 1101

  Speaker: Dr. Thomas McElroy, Professor of Biology at Kennesaw State University
  Title: “Population Genetics Meets Darwin at the Point of Divergence”

   

  Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us as Dr. Thomas McElroy talks about the power of population genetics and the linkages between that and evolutionary theory. In addition to this talk, the KSU community is invited to join the college and Global Education for a reception in the Prillaman Health Sciences Building, room HS 1001, from 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm.

   

  The College of Science and Mathematics, in collaboration with Global Education’s Year of UK initiative, presents Year of United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science, a Spring 2026 lecture series highlighting the United Kingdom’s enduring contributions to modern science. These lectures celebrate the UK's impact on modern science through the seminal discipline of evolution as first described by Charles Darwin, a quintessential figure of the UK whose work in evolution transformed biology and influenced disciplines ranging from medicine to environmental science.

   

   

   

  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

  2:30pm

  Speaker: Caleb Marshall, University of British Columbia
  Title: “Projections of Unrectifiable Sets and the Favard Length Problem in R^d”
  Abstract: A compact set $E \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ (with $d \geq 2$) of positive length is said to be a (purely $1$)-unrectifiable set if, for all Lipschitz curves $\Gamma \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, the intersection $E \cap \Gamma$ is has zero length (where \textit{length} is given by the $1$-dims. Hausdorff measure). The classical \textit{Besicovitch-Federer theorem} states: a compact set $E \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ of positive and finite length is purely $1$-unrectifiable iff $\lim_{\delta \rightarrow 0} \psi_E (\delta) = 0$, where $\psi_E (\delta)$ measures the average length of the orthogonal projections of the $\delta$-neighbourhood of $E$ onto $1$-dims. linear subspaces. Estimating (from both above and below) the asymptotic behaviour of $\psi_E (\delta)$ as $\delta \rightarrow 0$ is known as the \textit{Favard length problem}.

   

  In this talk, we will discuss my recent work on the Favard length problem for self-similar sets, which establishes the first non-trivial asymptotic upper bounds for the Favard length problem in all dimensions $d \geq 3$. We highlight connections of this problem to $L^2$ estimates for oscillatory integrals, as well as new structure theorems for roots of unity on the complex unit circle (established in my recent joint work with G. Kiss, I. {\L}aba and G. Somlai). We conclude with a discussion of open questions and ongoing joint work with P. Bright, K. Taylor, and R. Bongers on variations of the Favard length problem at the American Institute of Mathematics at CalTech.

   

  All are welcome, and students are especially encouraged to join, as the first portion of the talk will be introductory to the subject of orthogonal projections of unrectifiable sets, with a focus on concrete examples and visual aids.

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

   

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

  12:30pm

  Speaker: Chris Murphy, Ecologist @ AECOM
  Title: “Looking for snakes, finding a career: my path to ecological consulting”
  Abstract: Chris Murphy earned his BS and MS at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, where he studied vertebrate refugia in longleaf pine ecosystems. His talk is full of useful information for students—from topics such as finding research opportunities and wildlife technician jobs to developing a thesis in graduate school and building skills that are attractive to consulting firms. Come to learn more about how ecological consulting works

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

  Molecular and Cellular Biology Departmental Talks

  2:30pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Speaker: Dr. Corey Cunningham
  Title: "SLC16A6 is the Molecular Gatekeeper of Pigmentation"
  Abstract: Cells maintain their homeostasis by organizing metabolic pathways into distinct organelles, each of which requires precise transport of metabolites across its membranes. This activity is largely carried out by solute carriers (SLCs), a large family of more than 430 human transporters. Importantly, over 20% of these transporters remain uncharacterized and represent an untapped potential source of discovery for new biological processes as well as therapeutic avenues. We recently investigated one such understudied transporter, SLC16A6, whose substrate, localization, and physiological role had remained unclear. Our work reveals that SLC16A6 resides on endosomal and melanosomal membranes and is required for the proper maintenance of both melanosomes—the organelles that produce the pigment melanin—and lysosomes. In melanoma cells, loss of SLC16A6 compromises normal cell growth and disrupts melanin production and lysosomal integrity. Strikingly, SLC16A6 genetic deletion also changes melanoma cell identity, accompanied by reduced levels of the key transcription factors SOX10 and MITF, which regulate both pigment production and melanoma biology. Our latest data indicate that SLC16A6 transports tyrosine, the precursor for melanin, into developing melanosomes. Together, these findings identify SLC16A6 as a metabolite transporter that is central in melanosome biogenesis and highlight the powerful biological insights still hidden within the many uncharacterized SLC proteins.

   

  Dr. Corey Cunningham is a faculty candidate for the Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. All CSM faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us for this talk.

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  Engage CSM Prize Pick-up and Popcorn Break

  10:30am

  at Clendenin Building, Atrium

  CSM students — it's time to pick up your prize for participating in Engage CSM activities! Check your KSU email or Suitable app notifications to see if you've won!

   

  Curious about Engage CSM and our prizes? Stop by to learn more, visit our website, or email engagecsm@kennesaw.edu!

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  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

  2:30pm

  Speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Werner, Case Western Reserve University
  Title: “The $L_p$-Floating Area, Entropy, and Isoperimetric Inequalities on the Sphere”
  Abstract: The floating area was previously investigated as a natural extension of classical affine surface area to non-Euclidean convex bodies in spaces of constant positive curvature. We  introduce the family of $L_p$-floating areas for spherical convex bodies, as an analog to  $L_p$-affine surface area measures from Euclidean geometry. We investigate a duality formula, monotonicity and isoperimetric inequalities for this new family of curvature measures on spherical convex bodies. If time permits, we introduce a new entropy functional for spherical convex bodies using the \$L_p$-floating area, and a dual isoperimetric inequality is established. Based on joint works with Florian Besau.

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

   

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  Developmental Genetics Seminar Series

  4:00pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Speaker: Dr. Justin Varholick, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
   

   

  Learn about different labs focused on developmental genetics within the College of Science and Mathematics in this exciting new series!

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

  12:30pm

  Speaker: Dr. Rada Petric, Director of Highlands Field Site @ UNC Institute for the Environment
  Title: “Utilizing remote sensing technology to study animal behavior and environmental features”
  Abstract: Dr. Rada Petric earned her BS, MS, and PhD all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research focuses on applying remote sensing data toward animal behavior research and conservation efforts. For her research and mentoring focused on threatened bats, Rada was recently awarded the "Golden Bat Award". Rada's talk is a great introduction to diverse data types and applications.

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

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  Year of the United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science

  1:00pm

  at Prillaman Health Sciences, HS 1103

  Speaker: Dr. Martin Hudson, Professor of Biology at Kennesaw State University
  Title: “Evolution and adaptation: why a worm’s brain is not so different from ours”

   

  Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us as Dr. Martin Hudson, a UK native who works for KSU, will talk about the value of evolution in his work on genetics health conditions and his use of model organisms in his work. In addition to this talk, the KSU community is invited to join the college and Global Education for a reception in the Prillaman Health Sciences Building, room HS 1001, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

   

  The College of Science and Mathematics, in collaboration with Global Education’s Year of UK initiative, presents Year of United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science, a Spring 2026 lecture series highlighting the United Kingdom’s enduring contributions to modern science. These lectures celebrate the UK's impact on modern science through the seminal discipline of evolution as first described by Charles Darwin, a quintessential figure of the UK whose work in evolution transformed biology and influenced disciplines ranging from medicine to environmental science.

   

   

   

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  Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Lunch & Learn

  12:30pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Students are invited to join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to meet with professionals from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation! Lunch will be provided for attendees.

  Meet Michael McCarriagher, Assistant Deputy Director at GBI. Michael McCarriagher oversees operations at select regional laboratories and departments at GBI Headquarters. The division’s staff includes managers, assistant managers, scientists, lab technicians, and trainees. He began his GBI career in 2007 as a scientist in the Trace Evidence Section. Over the following years, he developed expertise in the analysis of gunshot primer residue, glass, and hair. He was named assistant manager of the Trace Evidence Section in 2013 and promoted to manager in 2016. From 2016 to 2023, he also served as the section’s technical leader. McCarriagher holds certification from the American Board of Criminalistics and is active in several professional organizations, including the Organization of Scientific Areas Committees (OSAC) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, and GSR subcommittee, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), and the American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE).

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  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

  2:30pm

  at Mathematics Building, D 107

  Speaker: Dr. Ryan Alvarado, Amherst College
  Title: “Geometric influences on fractional Sobolev spaces in the metric setting”
  Abstract: The study of (fractional) Sobolev spaces in  the Euclidean setting has long been central to analysis, particularly in the context of the theory of partial differential equations. In recent years, there have been significant developments in extending the theory of these function spaces beyond $\mathbb{R}^n$, to the setting of metric-measure spaces. When considered in this more general setting, these function spaces exhibit a rich and complex behavior that depends heavily on geometric and measure-theoretic properties of the underlying metric-measure space.

   

  In this talk, we will discuss the extension of the classical (fractional) Sobolev spaces to metric measure spaces, investigating how the underlying geometry affects their analytical nature. In particular, we will present new results pertaining to their (compact) embedding properties, illustrating the fundamental role that the metric-measure structure plays in shaping function space behavior. 

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

  12:30pm

  Speaker: Dr. Amanda Hyman, Sustainability Director @ Quantis
  Title: “Bringing field science to corporate sustainability”
  Abstract: Dr. Amanda Hyman begins her really fascinating career journey with her BS Environmental Science from Montana State University, MS Fish and Wildlife Conservation from Virginia Tech, and PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and including work with international and domestic NGOs and several federal agencies. Today, she consults with large corporations to improve sustainability initiatives and commitments. Amanda's talk is a fascinating dive into the science of conservation prioritization and diverse careers in the field.

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

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  Speaker: Emma Browning, Natural Resources Program Manager @ 78th Civil Engineering Group
  Title: “TBA”
  Abstract: TBA

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

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  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

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  Speaker: Dr. Firdavs Rakhmonov, University of St. Andrews
  Title: “TBA”
  Abstract: TBA

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

   

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

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  Speaker: Miranda Gulsby, Georgia State Coordinator @ Quail Forever
  Title: “TBA”
  Abstract: TBA

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

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  Mathematics Colloquium x Applied Mathematics in Industry Seminar Series

  2:30pm

  at Mathematics Building, D 218

  Speaker: Dr. Kexue Zhang, Queen’s University
  Title: “Feedback control relies on state measurements to steer dynamical systems toward desired stability and performance objectives.”

  Abstract: While classical approaches update control inputs continuously or at fixed sampling rates, event-triggered control offers a more resource-aware alternative: control updates occur only when the system state violates a prescribed condition. This state-dependent mechanism reduces unnecessary updates while preserving rigorous stability guarantees. In this talk, I will focus on event-triggered control strategies for time-delay systems. Time delays arise naturally in models involving transmission, processing, or memory effects, and they introduce significant analytical challenges, particularly in stability analysis. I will present recent results on the stabilization of time-delay systems using event-triggered mechanisms, emphasizing the mathematical framework underlying the triggering design, Lyapunov-based stability analysis, and conditions ensuring the exclusion of Zeno behavior. This talk is based on joint work with Elena Braverman and Bahman Gharesifard.

   

  This is a joint event between the Mathematics Colloquium series and the Applied Mathematics in Industry Seminar series. 

   

  The KSU Mathematics Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in researchers from other universities to present results on all areas of mathematics. The talks are targeted at general audiences of students and professors.

   

  The Applied Mathematics in Industry Seminar (AMIS) series is primarily focused on highlighting how mathematics is used in various careers and is geared toward undergraduates. Seminars typically require little or no advanced mathematical knowledge and are open to anyone.

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  Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar

  2:30pm

  at Mathematics Building, D 120

  Speaker: Joana Pech-Alberich, Brown University
  Title: “Monotonicity of the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of regular polygons”
  Abstract: In this talk we will prove a conjecture of Antunes and Freitas (2006): for regular N-sided polygons of fixed area, the first Dirichlet eigenvalue λ₁(N) and the quotients λ₁(N)/λ₁(N+1) are monotonically decreasing in N. Our proof combines two approaches: sharp asymptotic expansions with rigorous error bounds (for N ≥ 64) and computer-assisted proofs using interval arithmetic (for N < 64). This is joint work with Joel Dahne and Javier Gómez-Serrano.

   

  The Analysis and Applied Mathematics (AAM) Seminar is intended for Kennesaw State faculty working in the various areas of analysis and applied mathematics to get together to discuss their current work or related questions. Seminars often involve advanced mathematical knowledge. However, the seminars are open to anyone interested in attending.

  Developmental Genetics Seminar Series

  4:00pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 1009

  Speakers: Drs. Brandon Carpenter, Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo, and Martin Hudson, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

   

   

  Learn about different labs focused on developmental genetics within the College of Science and Mathematics in this exciting new series!

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  Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series

  12:30pm

  Speaker: Dr. Alex Wright, Landscape Science Coordinator @ US Fish and Wildlife Service
  Title: “TBA”
  Abstract: TBA

   

  The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

   

  This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM. 

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  Year of the United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science

  5:30pm

  at Clendenin Building, CL 2008

  Speaker: Dr. Andrew Chisholm, Distinguished Professor at UC San Diego
  Title: “Science back and forth across the pond”

   

  Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us as Dr. Andrew Chisolm, a UK native who works for KSU, talk about his scientific journey and its evolutionary underpinnings. In addition to this talk, the KSU community is invited to join the college and Global Education for a reception in the Clendenin Building, room CL 1009, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

   

  The College of Science and Mathematics, in collaboration with Global Education’s Year of UK initiative, presents Year of United Kingdom: UK's Legacy in Science, a Spring 2026 lecture series highlighting the United Kingdom’s enduring contributions to modern science. These lectures celebrate the UK's impact on modern science through the seminal discipline of evolution as first described by Charles Darwin, a quintessential figure of the UK whose work in evolution transformed biology and influenced disciplines ranging from medicine to environmental science.

   

   

   

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  CSM Commencement

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  at Convocation Center

  The College of Science and Mathematics commencement ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, starting at 10 am in the KSU Convocation Center. (Kennesaw campus). Graduates and guests should visit the Commencement website for detailed information regarding tickets, parking, and additional guidelines.

   

  Our newest alumni and their guests are invited to visit our table on the Campus Green at ForeverOwl Fest following the ceremony!

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• 23
  Tuesday
• 24
  Wednesday
• 25
  Thursday
• 26
  Friday
• 27
  Saturday

• 28
  Sunday
• 29
  Monday
• 30
  Tuesday
• 1
  Wednesday
• 2
  Thursday
• 3
  Friday
• 4
  Saturday

No events for this month

July 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 28
  Sunday
• 29
  Monday
• 30
  Tuesday
• 1
  Wednesday
• 2
  Thursday
• 3
  Friday
• 4
  Saturday

• 5
  Sunday
• 6
  Monday
• 7
  Tuesday
• 8
  Wednesday
• 9
  Thursday
• 10
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• 11
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• 12
  Sunday
• 13
  Monday
• 14
  Tuesday
• 15
  Wednesday
• 16
  Thursday
• 17
  Friday
• 18
  Saturday

• 19
  Sunday
• 20
  Monday
• 21
  Tuesday
• 22
  Wednesday
• 23
  Thursday
• 24
  Friday
• 25
  Saturday

• 26
  Sunday
• 27
  Monday
• 28
  Tuesday
• 29
  Wednesday
• 30
  Thursday
• 31
  Friday
• 1
  Saturday

No events for this month

August 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 26
  Sunday
• 27
  Monday
• 28
  Tuesday
• 29
  Wednesday
• 30
  Thursday
• 31
  Friday
• 1
  Saturday

• 2
  Sunday
• 3
  Monday
• 4
  Tuesday
• 5
  Wednesday
• 6
  Thursday
• 7
  Friday
• 8
  Saturday

• 9
  Sunday
• 10
  Monday
• 11
  Tuesday
• 12
  Wednesday
• 13
  Thursday
• 14
  Friday
• 15
  Saturday

• 16
  Sunday
• 17
  Monday
• 18
  Tuesday
• 19
  Wednesday
• 20
  Thursday
• 21
  Friday
• 22
  Saturday

• 23
  Sunday
• 24
  Monday
• 25
  Tuesday
• 26
  Wednesday
• 27
  Thursday
• 28
  Friday
• 29
  Saturday

• 30
  Sunday
• 31
  Monday
• 1
  Tuesday
• 2
  Wednesday
• 3
  Thursday
• 4
  Friday
• 5
  Saturday

No events for this month

September 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 30
  Sunday
• 31
  Monday
• 1
  Tuesday
• 2
  Wednesday
• 3
  Thursday
• 4
  Friday
• 5
  Saturday

• 6
  Sunday
• 7
  Monday
• 8
  Tuesday
• 9
  Wednesday
• 10
  Thursday
• 11
  Friday
• 12
  Saturday

• 13
  Sunday
• 14
  Monday
• 15
  Tuesday
• 16
  Wednesday
• 17
  Thursday
• 18
  Friday
• 19
  Saturday

• 20
  Sunday
• 21
  Monday
• 22
  Tuesday
• 23
  Wednesday
• 24
  Thursday
• 25
  Friday
• 26
  Saturday

• 27
  Sunday
• 28
  Monday
• 29
  Tuesday
• 30
  Wednesday
• 1
  Thursday
• 2
  Friday
• 3
  Saturday

No events for this month

October 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 27
  Sunday
• 28
  Monday
• 29
  Tuesday
• 30
  Wednesday
• 1
  Thursday
• 2
  Friday
• 3
  Saturday

• 4
  Sunday
• 5
  Monday
• 6
  Tuesday
• 7
  Wednesday
• 8
  Thursday
• 9
  Friday
• 10
  Saturday

• 11
  Sunday
• 12
  Monday
• 13
  Tuesday
• 14
  Wednesday
• 15
  Thursday
• 16
  Friday
• 17
  Saturday

• 18
  Sunday
• 19
  Monday
• 20
  Tuesday
• 21
  Wednesday
• 22
  Thursday
• 23
  Friday
• 24
  Saturday

• 25
  Sunday
• 26
  Monday
• 27
  Tuesday
• 28
  Wednesday
• 29
  Thursday
• 30
  Friday
• 31
  Saturday

No events for this month

November 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 1
  Sunday
• 2
  Monday
• 3
  Tuesday
• 4
  Wednesday
• 5
  Thursday
• 6
  Friday
• 7
  Saturday
• 8
  Sunday
• 9
  Monday
• 10
  Tuesday
• 11
  Wednesday
• 12
  Thursday
• 13
  Friday
• 14
  Saturday
• 15
  Sunday
• 16
  Monday
• 17
  Tuesday
• 18
  Wednesday
• 19
  Thursday
• 20
  Friday
• 21
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• 22
  Sunday
• 23
  Monday
• 24
  Tuesday
• 25
  Wednesday
• 26
  Thursday
• 27
  Friday
• 28
  Saturday
• 29
  Sunday
• 30
  Monday
• 1
  Tuesday
• 2
  Wednesday
• 3
  Thursday
• 4
  Friday
• 5
  Saturday

No events for this month

December 2026

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 29
  Sunday
• 30
  Monday
• 1
  Tuesday
• 2
  Wednesday
• 3
  Thursday
• 4
  Friday
• 5
  Saturday

• 6
  Sunday
• 7
  Monday
• 8
  Tuesday
• 9
  Wednesday
• 10
  Thursday
• 11
  Friday
• 12
  Saturday

• 13
  Sunday
• 14
  Monday
• 15
  Tuesday
• 16
  Wednesday
• 17
  Thursday
• 18
  Friday
• 19
  Saturday

• 20
  Sunday
• 21
  Monday
• 22
  Tuesday
• 23
  Wednesday
• 24
  Thursday
• 25
  Friday
• 26
  Saturday

• 27
  Sunday
• 28
  Monday
• 29
  Tuesday
• 30
  Wednesday
• 31
  Thursday
• 1
  Friday
• 2
  Saturday

No events for this month

January 2027

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

• 27
  Sunday
• 28
  Monday
• 29
  Tuesday
• 30
  Wednesday
• 31
  Thursday
• 1
  Friday
• 2
  Saturday

• 3
  Sunday
• 4
  Monday
• 5
  Tuesday
• 6
  Wednesday
• 7
  Thursday
• 8
  Friday
• 9
  Saturday

• 10
  Sunday
• 11
  Monday
• 12
  Tuesday
• 13
  Wednesday
• 14
  Thursday
• 15
  Friday
• 16
  Saturday

• 17
  Sunday
• 18
  Monday
• 19
  Tuesday
• 20
  Wednesday
• 21
  Thursday
• 22
  Friday
• 23
  Saturday

• 24
  Sunday
• 25
  Monday
• 26
  Tuesday
• 27
  Wednesday
• 28
  Thursday
• 29
  Friday
• 30
  Saturday

• 31
  Sunday
• 1
  Monday
• 2
  Tuesday
• 3
  Wednesday
• 4
  Thursday
• 5
  Friday
• 6
  Saturday

No events for this month