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 14, 2025 – July 18, 2025
Noor Mohammed, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Monday, July 14, 2025, 11:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Intra-Body Power Transfer and Backscatter Communication.” Jeremy Gummeson, Chair.
Nicole Daphnis, PhD., Political Science
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 11:00AM, Thompson 420.
Dissertation: “Varieties of Exile: Russian Activism and Emigration During the War in Ukraine.” Lauren McCarthy, Chair.
James Joseph Forster III, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10:00AM, LSL N610 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “mRNA Therapeutics for Innate Immune Modulation: Engineering Immunogenicity for Therapeutic Applications in Chronic Inflammation and Cancer.” Ashish Kulkarni, Chair.
Sean Conway, PhD., Psychological and Brain Science
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 11:00AM, Tobin 423 and via Zoom
Dissertation: “Context Dependence in Perceptual and Preferential Choice.” Andrew Cohen, Chair.
RoseAnn Vik, PhD., Microbiology
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 10:00AM, Skinner Hall 12.
Dissertation: “Chlamydiales and Epitheliocystis: An Investigation into Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Host Response in Fish.” Wilmore Webley, Chair.
Eva Morgenthaler, PhD., Polymer Science and Engineering
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 1:00PM, Conte Polymer Research Building A110/A111. Dissertation: “Radical Polymerizations in Water: Emulsion and Semi-Batch.” Todd S. Emrick, Chair.
Gazi Uddin, PhD., Resource Economics
Friday, July 18, 2025, 1:00PM, Stockbridge 303 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Essays on CO2 Pricing.” Nathan Chan, Chair.
Doctoral Oral Exams for July 7, 2025 – July 11, 2025
Ellen Rodberg, PhD., Neuroscience and Behavior
Monday, July 11, 2025, 12:00PM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine in Active Avoidance and Reward Seeking Behavior.” Elena Vazey, Chair.
Doctoral Oral Exams for June 30, 2025 – July 4, 2025
Corey Palmer, PhD., Plant and Soil Sciences
Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:00AM, Paige Laboratory 202.
Dissertation: “The Role of Soil Microbial Functional Legacies in Determining Ecosystems Carbon and Nutrient Cycling During and After Forest Transition.” Ashley Keiser, Chair.
Zhenyu Zhang, PhD., Food Science
Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:00AM, Chenoweth Lab 210A.
Dissertation: “Using Caenorhabditis Elegans as an Animal Model to Study Anti-Obesity Effect of Plant-Based Bioactives.” Yeonhwa Park, Chair.
Lingsong Kong, PhD., Kinesiology
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 9:00AM, Furcolo W201.
Dissertation: “Detecting Frailty Using Wearable Device Measured 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Older Adults.” Amanda Paluch, Chair.