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Killer Whales and Killer Blues Highlight FSW Fall Research Expo

Oct 14, 2019

OCTOBER 14, 2019 – FORT MYERS, FLA. –How do whales use sound waves as a weapon? How does sound travel around a room? Is it possible to see the blues? Find out when FSW faculty members Mike Malloy, audio technology professor, Dr. Elijah Pritchett, humanities professor, and Dr. Joseph van Gaalen, geology professor, present the lecture, “Waves in Nature: Sound as a Wave or Waves in Water,” during Florida SouthWestern State College’s (FSW) fall Research Expo at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the FSW Thomas Edison Campus Rush Auditorium, Building J, Room 103.

The Research Expo will also showcase the research several FSW students, faculty and staff have focused on throughout the semester with a poster session from 2-3 p.m. in the Building J lobby.

The expo is free and open to the public. For a full event schedule and research topic listing, visit www.fsw.edu/facultystaff/ospr/lecture.

For more information on the FSW Research Lecture Series, contact Dr. van Gaalen, at (239) 433-6965 or Joseph.VanGaalen@fsw.edu.

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Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida’s largest and most affordable institution of higher education. Annually serving nearly 22,000 students globally, FSW offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees and professional certifications, several with 100 percent licensure pass and job placements rates. Study and travel abroad opportunities are available for students through FSW’s Center for International Education. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. FSW will debut its first Women’s Volleyball program in Fall 2019. Visit www.FSW.edu for more information.

Last Updated: October 14, 2019