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OSU Research on Tap

Connecting the community.
With a different researcher each month from the sciences, arts and humanities Research on Tap is an opportunity to have a conversation regarding their work and the impact it has on you and your community.
We hope you will join us the third Monday of each month to enjoy some of Stillwater’s own local brew while chatting about some of the interesting research happening here on the OSU campus. The event begins with approximately 20 minutes of conversation between the Vice President of Research and the researcher, followed by questions and answer session with the audience.
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October 20, 2025

 

Kat Gardner-Vandy, Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation

"Hot Stuff! From Melting Meteorites to a Braided River of STEM Workforce Development"

 

Meteorites are cosmic gifts that hold clues to the early history of planets and asteroid-sized bodies. Dr. Kat Gardner-Vandy began her research career studying what a rare group of meteorites (called primitive achondrites) might tell us about the beginnings of our solar system. Pairing her planetary science experience with a passion for an approach to education that blends Indigenous Ways of Knowing with Westernized science, Dr. Gardner-Vandy has developed novel ways to understand, implement, and validate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce development programs. In this installment of Research on Tap, VP for Research Kenneth Sewell will talk with Dr. Gardner-Vandy about how all of this has led to the “braided river” metaphor of STEM workforce development, as well as the promise and benefits of the braided river might hold.


More Information on the Research on Tap Series...

 

Upcoming Schedule:

Date Guest Expert Topic
October 20, 2025 Kat Gardner-Vandy Hot Stuff! From Melting Meteorites to a Braided River of STEM Workforce Development
November 17, 2025 Amanda Morris How Protective Factors Mitigate the Impact of Childhood Adversity and Disrupt the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma
December 15, 2025 Matteo Minghetti Assessing Environmental Toxins
January 12, 2026 Chuck Bunting Electromagnetic Field Penetration 
February 16, 2026 Eric Benton Radiation
March 16, 2026 Uma Aryal Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Technologies and their Applications in Nutrition and Milk Research
April 20, 2026 Jennifer Borland How Art History Can Inform Us about Medieval Medicine and Science

 

Recommend a Guest Expert:

Would you like to be considered for a guest spot in an upcoming Research on Tap session, or would you like to suggest a colleague? Please complete the online recommendation form. We plan our Research on Tap guest schedule several months in advance, so submit early for consideration.

 

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If you would like to receive notifications and additional information for upcoming Research on Tap sessions, please complete this brief online sign-up form, and we will send you an email invitation to attend.

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