Doctoral Oral Exams for May 19, 2025 – May 23, 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:

Wenxiu Teng, PhD., Geosciences
Monday, May 19, 2025, 10:00AM, Morrill Science Center Room 225.
Dissertation: “Assessing Marine-Sourced Sediment Supply and its Influence on Salt Marsh Resilience and Blue Carbon Using Satellite Observations.” Qian Yu, Chair.

Zachary While, PhD., Computer Science
Monday, May 19, 2025, 8:30AM, LGRC A311. 
Dissertation: “Broadening Data Visualization Design to People in Late Adulthood.” Ali Sarvghad, Chair.

Forsad Al Hossain, PhD., Computer Science
Monday, May 19, 2025, 1:00PM, LGRC A311 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Towards Privacy-Sensitive Edge-Based Crowd and Syndromic Signal Monitoring Contactless Systems.” Tauhidur Rahman, Chair.

Dmitrii Petrov, PhD., Computer Science
Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:00PM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Structure-Aware Shape and Image Synthesis.” Evangelos Kalogerakis, Chair.

Sadaf Bharat Rathod, PhD., Education
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 10:00AM, Furcolo Hall S125.
Dissertation: “Living Apart, Learning Apart? Segregation, School Choice and Educational Disparity in Ahmedabad.” Sangeeta Kamat, Chair.

Paige Liu, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12:00PM, Gunness Student Center and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Interrogating the Biophysical and Fluid Properties of Free-Standing Phospholipid Bilayers.” Peter Beltramo, Chair.

Brandon Barajas, PhD., Chemical Engineering
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 2:00PM, LSL N410 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Establishing the Mechanical and Biological Influences of Microorganism Adhesion to Biomaterials.” Jessica Schiffman, Chair.

Kayla Koch, PhD., Polymer Science and Engineering
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 12:00PM, Conte Polymer Building A110/A111. 
Dissertation: “Polymer Science and Immunology: Designing Protein Transduction Domain Mimics and Gaining Insight on T Cell Manipulation.” Gregory Tew, Chair.

Natia Mzhavanadze, PhD., Education
Friday, May 23, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Constructing Teacher Professionalism in Post-Soviet Georgia: A Critical Cultural Political Economic Analysis.” Sangeeta Kamat, Chair.

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