Academics

Doctoral Oral Exams for May 8 - 12

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows.

Anamika Sen, Ph.D., Economics, Tuesday, May 9, 2:00 p.m., Crotty Hall Room 309 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Allocation of Costs and Benefits, Credit, and Time.” Gerald Epstein, Chair.

Sebastian Urrutia Quiroga, Ph.D., Physics, Wednesday, May 10, 2:00 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “TEV-Scale Lepton Number Violation: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, the Origin of Matter, and Energy Frontier Probes.” Michael Ramsey Musolf, Chair. 

David Bilger, Ph.D., Chemistry, Thursday, May 11, 12:00 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Expanding the Repertoire of Conjugated Monomers Amenable to Reactive Vapor Deposition.” Trisha Andrew, Chair.

Pragathi Kamarasu, Ph.D., Food Science, Thursday, May 11, noon, South College Room W205. Dissertation: “Understanding and Developing Safer Sanitation Agents and Strategies in Food Production Environments.” Dr. Matthew D. Moore, Chair.

Jessica Norstog, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Thursday, May 11, 10:00 a.m., Holdsworth Hall Room 312A and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Osmoregulation and Appetite Regulation in a Basal Vertebrate, the Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)”. Dr. Stephen McCormick, Chair.

Hantao Zhou, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, Thursday, May 11, 10:00 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Synthesis and Characterization of Semicrystalline poly (azobenzene)s for Next Generation Photomechanical Effects.” Ryan Hayward, Chair.