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 November 17, 2025 – November 21, 2025

Nolan Miller, PhD., Polymer Science
Monday, November 17, 2025, 12:00PM, Conte Polymer Research Building A110/A111. 
Dissertation: “Soft Materia Mechanics and Adhesion in Dynamic Environments.” Alfred J. Crosby, Chair.

Dayana Olavarria, PhD., Education
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Ley de Subvencion Escolar Preferencial Y Convivencia Escolar theories of Action and in Use.” Sharon Rallis, Chair.

Angelica Hill, PhD., Linguistics
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 9:00AM, ILC N400. 
Dissertation: “What Modality Can Mean: An Experiment-Based Theory of Causatives as Circumstantial Modals.” Ana Arregui and Shota Negishi, Co-Chairs.

Doctoral Oral Exams for November 10, 2025 – November 14, 2025

Bachir Messikh, PhD., Polymer Science
Monday, November 10, 2025, 1:30PM, Conte Research Building A110/A111. 
Dissertation: “Leveraging the Emulsifying Properties of Nanocellulose for Advanced Applications.” Kenneth R. Carter, Chair.

Doctoral Oral Exams for November 3, 2025 – November 7, 2025

Dayana Olavarria, PhD., Education
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Ley de Subvencion Escolar Preferencial Y Convivencia Escolar theories of Action and in Use.” Sharon Rallis,
Chair.