Fall 2025 Activities
Orientation Event (September 4, 12:00–1:30 p.m., ETRL 119)
Technical Skill Courses (Electives)
| Course No | Course Title | Credit | Instructor | Class Number | Campus |
| ME 581 | Control Systems | 3 | N Perez Arancibia | 06846 | Pullman |
| ME 583 | Machine Vision | 3 | J Swensen | 07918 | Pullman |
| ME 507 | Additive Manufacturing | 3 | A Bandyopadhyay | 07977 | Pullman |
| CPT_S 534 | Neural Network Design and Application | 3 | J Miller | 02089 | Tri-Cities |
| CPT_S 570 | Machine Learning | 3 | N Hoang | 05850 | Pullman |
| CPT_S 570 | Machine Learning | 3 | J Doppa | 07486 | Tri-Cities |
Interdisciplinary Coursework (Mandatory)
| Course No | Course Title | Credit | Instructor | Class Number | Campus |
| HBM 496 | Special Topics: Business Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship | 1 | S Seo | 12070 | Everett |
| HBM 496 | Special Topics: Business Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship | 1 | S Seo | 12274 | Pullman |
| HBM 496 | Special Topics: Business Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship | 1 | S Seo | 12096 | Tri-Cities |
| HBM 496 | Special Topics: Business Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship | 1 | S Seo | 12097 | Vancouver |
| H_D 505 | Developing Effective Leadership: Tidal Leadership | 2 | A. Whitehall | 08352 | Global |
| H_D 505 | Developing Effective Leadership: Tidal Leadership | 2 | A. Whitehall | 08215 | Pullman |
| H_D 505 | Developing Effective Leadership: Tidal Leadership | 2 | A. Whitehall | 08374 | Spokane |
Immersive Field Study
- Nuclear Immersive Field Study
- Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Location: AtkinsRealis Technology Center (ATC), Richland, WA
| Time | Agenda Item |
| 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Travel from WSU Pullman (or other locations) to ATC |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Lunch at ATC |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Tour of the ATC Application Lab |
| 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM | Q&A Session with AtkinsRealis Robotics and Autonomous Systems Team |
| 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Hanford Use Case Presentation by H2C |
| 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM | Q&A Session with H2C Team |
| 05:00 PM | Adjourn |
| 05:00 PM – 06:30 PM | Dinner at Richland |
| 06:30 PM – 09:00 PM | Travel back to WSU Pullman (or other locations) |
IRAS Seminars
| Date | Place | Speaker | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 23rd 11:00 AM – 11:50 PM | Goertzen Hall, Room 21 | Dr. Subra Suresh Vannevar Bush Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor at Large at Brown University | Deep Learning from Nature and Machines Click here to see details |
| Oct 16th 10:35 AM – 11:50 AM | Spark, G0045 | Dr. Michael Dickey Camille & Henry Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University | Shaping a Soft Future Event Link |
| Nov 13th 10:35 AM – 11:50 AM | Spark, G0045 | Dr. ChangKyu Yoon Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea | Advanced in Biomimetic Stimuli-responsive Soft Gripper Event Link |
| Nov 17th 04:10 PM | PACCAR 202 | Dr. Wil V. Srubar Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | Building with Biology: Biomimetic and Living Materials for the Built Environment Click here to see details |
Professional Development Activities
| Date | Place | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 30th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Zoom | Formatting Your Thesis or Dissertation |