Doctoral Oral Exams for August 18, 2025 – August 22, 2025

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The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Irina Orlovsky, PhD., Psychology
Monday, August 18, 2025, 12:00PM, LSL N210. 
Dissertation: “Age-Dependent Prefrontal Dynamics of Reappraisal Yield Comparable Cognitive Outcomes.” Rebecca Spencer, Chair.

Yi Huang, PhD., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Hardware-Software Co-Design of Memristive Systems for Edge Intelligence.” Qiangfei Xia, Chair.

Matthew Coyne, PhD., Management
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 1:00PM, ISOM N330. 
Dissertation: “Consumer Psychological Well-Being and Territorial Wine Brands: Exploring Wine Tourism and Wine’s Impact on Lifestyle.” Albert Assaf and Muzzo Uysal, Co-Chairs.

Taylor Guertin, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 10:00AM, ISB 221.
Dissertation: “Dissecting Early Liver Organogenesis and Placentation: Roles of FGF Signaling, N-Linked Glycosylation, and Insights from Mid-Gestation Lethal Knockout Mouse Models.” Kimberly Tremblay, Chair.

Deicy Carolina Munoz Agudelo, PhD., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 10:00AM, French Hall 209. 
Dissertation: “Agricultural Context and Bee Health: Assessing Pesticide Exposure and Interactive Effects with Pathogens and Drought.” Lynn S. Adler, Chair.

Luan Luan, PhD., Astronomy
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 12:00PM, LGRT 1033.
Dissertation: “Impacts of Stellar Feedback on Galactic Ecosystem: Hierarchical Bayesian Spatially-Resolved Spectral Analyses on X-Ray Diffuse Emission.” Q. Daniel Wang, Chair.

Sam Edward Cutler, PhD., Astronomy
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 2:00PM, LGRT 1033. 
Dissertation: “Investigating the Origin of Low-Mass Quiescent Galaxies.” Katherine Whitaker, Chair.

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