Doctoral Oral Exam Schedule
The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:
Doctoral Oral Exams for July 13, 2026 – July 17, 2026
Minsu Kim, PhD., Public Health
Monday, July 13, 2026, 10:00AM, SPHHS Hub Room 340.
Dissertation: “Infectious Disease Modeling for Prediction and Inference: Ensemble Forecasts and Bayesian Analysis.” Nick Reich, Chair.
Rajarshi Bhattacharjee, PhD., Computer Science
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 11:00AM, LGCR A311.
Dissertation: “Query Efficient Algorithms for Matrix Spectrum Approximation.” Cameron Musco, Chair.
Seong Eun Jung, PhD., Mathematics and Statistics
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10:00AM, LGRT 1681 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “On Computing Modular Symbols Over Elliptic Function Fields.” Paul Gunnells, Chair.
Brandon Taylor, PhD., Economics
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 11:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Three Essays on the Measurement and Modeling of Welfare.” Itai Sher, Chair.
Shrohan Mohapatra, PhD., Physics
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 3:00PM, LGRT 1033 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Dam Break and Vortex Combs: Regularization of Discontinuities and Phase Singularities in Nonlinear Schoedinger Equation.” Panayotis Kevrekidis, Chair.
Trung Ha, PhD., Astronomy
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10:30AM, LGRT 1033.
Dissertation: “The Next Generation of Diagnostic Tools for Astrophysical Turbulence.” Yuan Li, Chair.
Judy Kim, PhD., Nutrition
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 9:00AM, Goessmann Lab 285.
Dissertation: “Mechanisms Underlying Obesity Relapse.” Young-Cheul Kim and Soonkyu Chung, Co-Chairs.
Cameron Haas, PhD., Economics
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 11:00AM, Crotty Hall 308 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Essays on Capital Flows, Structural Change, and Inflation in Developing Economies.” Arslan Azmi, Chair.
Mary Kate Jutze, PhD., Polymer Science and Engineering
Friday, July 17, 2026, 1:00PM, Conte Polymer Research Building A110/A111.
Dissertation: “Dynamic Polymer Phenomena Characterized by Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy.” Reika Katsumata Chair.
Paige Pannozzo, PhD., Education
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “How do High School Students Experience the Implementation of Social-Emotional Learning?” Sara Whitcomb, Chair.
Onupurba Das, PhD., Resource Economics
Friday, July 17, 2026, 11:00AM, Stockbridge 202 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Political Representation, The Environment and Well-Being in India.” Jamie Mullins, Chair.
Ragini Jha, PhD., History
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Heritage of Loss: Monument-Making and Dispossession in Colonial Delhi.” Asheesh Siddique, Chair.
Hannah Cournoyer, PhD., Psychological and Brain Sciences
Friday, July 17, 2026, 1:00PM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Neural and Behavioral Effects of Aromatase Inhibition and a Brain-Selective Estradiol in the Common Marmoset.” Agnes Lacreuse, Chair.
Doctoral Oral Exams for July 6, 2026 – July 10, 2026
Rui Wang, PhD., Resource Economics
Monday, July 6, 2026, 1:00PM, Stockbridge 303.
Dissertation: “Essays on Behavioral and Environmental Economics.” Nathan Chan and Rong Rong, Co-Chairs.
Nelson Evbrarunegbe, PhD.
Computer Science, Monday, July 6, 2026, 10:00AM, CSL E144 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Machine Learning Techniques for Molecular Property Prediction and Applications to Micromembrane Permeation.” Anna Green, Chair.
Hyerim Ban, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Monday, July 6, 2026, 1:30PM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Engineering Non-Model Bacteria to Control Cellular Functions at Biointerfaces for Human Health.” Lauren Andrews, Chair.
Wei Sun, PhD., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 1:30PM, Marston Hall 234.
Dissertation: “Multiscale Characterization and Data-Driven Analyses of Heterogeneous Materials: From Ages Rubber to Natural Geomaterials.” Guoping Zhang, Chair.
Lindsay N. DuBois, PhD., Nursing
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 11:00AM, Skinner Hall 101.
Dissertation: “Supporting Best Practice Standards in Clinical Simulation Through Community Collaboration: An Exploration of Impacts on Nursing Student Clinical Competency.” Karen Giulliano, Chair.
Yan Wu, PhD., Comparative Literature
Friday, July 10, 2026, 9:00AM, Herter 301 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Translating Chineseness: The Interpreter in the Chinese Diaspora.” Moira Inghilleri, Chair.
Doctoral Oral Exams for June 29, 2026 – July 3, 2026
Sofia Corba, PhD., Physics
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10:00AM, LGRT 419B.
Dissertation: “Quantum Field Theory in the Early Universe: Axion Inflation, Gravitational Waves, and Renormalization in Curved Spacetime.” Lorenzo Sorbo, Chair.
Sarah Aldawood, PhD.
Comparative Literature, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 9:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Translation as Layers: Reading Visual Arts and Artifacts from and of the Arab World.” Moira Inghilleri, Chair.
Rajib Rahman, PhD., Resource Economics
Friday, July 3, 2026, 9:00AM, Stockbridge 303.
Dissertation: “Essays on Advertising, Firm Behavior, and Public Policy.” Christian Rojas and Christoph Bauner, Co-Chairs.