The Friday Research Presentations series showcases ongoing academic research projects conducted by faculty, graduate students, and alumni of 绿帽社鈥檚 Stuart School of Business, as well as guest presentations by 绿帽社 colleagues, business professionals, and faculty from other leading business schools.
All 绿帽社 faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend. These in-person presentations are held in Room 470 at the Conviser Law Center, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago.
Every year, research collaborations that begin as presentations in this series go on to produce research papers accepted for publication in leading journals. The series, begun in 2008, sponsors presentations throughout the academic year. Use the page navigation to view lists of Friday Research Presentations in previous academic years.
For more information about Stuart鈥檚 Friday Research Presentations, contact Harold L. Stuart Endowed Chair in Business Siva K. Balasubramanian.
Unless otherwise noted, all presenters are faculty, students, or alumni of Stuart School of Business at 绿帽社.
Presentations in 2025-26
Fall 2025
October 17 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Urban Stormwater Flooding: Policy Solutions Addressing Chicago鈥檚 Underserved Populations
- Professor of Political Science Matthew A. Shapiro
October 24 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
Real Options Valuation of New Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S. Energy Market
- Carolina Guerrero Requejo (M.S. Management Science and Analytics, 鈥25)
- Associate Professor of Finance Sang-Baum Kang
- Pascal Letourneau, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
October 31 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
An Empirical Analysis of Video Game Play and Addiction Patterns
- Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Strategy Bruno Castello-Branco
October 31 at 10:45鈥11:30 a.m.
(Topic to be determined)
- Associate Professor of Finance Ricky Cooper
November 7 at 10鈥10:45 a.m.
A Research Agenda: The Investor Learning Problems in Macro-Finance Big Data
- Assistant Professor of Finance Kingway Chun-Wei Lin