Westwood Lecture Series

The Westwood Lecture Series is a part of President Mung Chiang’s efforts to continue enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of the Purdue West Lafayette campus.  

Each lecture will take place 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence. Space is limited to the first 50 faculty who register. Additional information and a registration link will be available beginning two weeks prior to each lecture.

Next Event

Dec. 13, 2023

Preeti Sivasankar

Professor and Department Head, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Assistant Vice President for Strategic Health Research, Office of Research; Adjunct Faculty, IU School of Medicine-West Lafayette. “Can You Protect Your Voice? Physiological Investigations from Rats to Humans.”

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Previous Events

Deborah Knapp

Nov. 16, 2023

Edward Delp

Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, professor of computer science (courtesy) and professor of psychological sciences (courtesy). “Deepfakes and Other Types of Generated and Manipulated Media: It Is Real and Coming for Our Society!”

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Deborah Knapp

Oct. 18, 2023

Songlin Fei

Songlin Fei, professor and Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, on “A Digital Revolution in Forestry: AI and Lasers and Digital Twins, Oh My!”

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Deborah Knapp

Sept. 21, 2023

Deborah Knapp

Deborah Knapp, distinguished professor of comparative oncology, the Dolores L. McCall Professor of Comparative Oncology and director of the Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center, on “A New Era in Comparative Medical Research and Opportunities to Position Purdue as a World Leader.”

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Deborah Knapp

Apr. 27, 2023

J. Jill Suitor

J. Jill Suitor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and faculty associate of the Center on Aging and the Life Course, on “Maybe Mom Did Always Love You Best, But Does It Really Matter? Mothers’ Favoritism and Disfavoritism in Later-Life Families.”

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Deborah Knapp

Mar. 1, 2023

Mara Faccio

Mara Faccio, the Tom and Patty Hefner Chair in Finance and professor of management, on “Politics and Finance: International Evidence.”

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Deborah Knapp

Feb. 23, 2023

Robert Stahelin

Robert Stahelin, the Retter Professor of Pharmacy, on “Lipid-Dependent Assembly and Budding of Emerging Viral Pathogens.”

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Deborah Knapp

Jan. 25, 2023

Chi Hwan Lee

Chi Hwan Lee, the Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and associate professor of mechanical engineering and, by courtesy, materials engineering and speech, language, and hearing sciences, on “Sticker-Like Electronics for Wearable Healthcare.”

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