Doctoral Oral Exams for May 26, 2025 – May 30, 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:
Haknyeong Hong, PhD., Food Science
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 10:00AM, Skinner Hall 012.
Dissertation: “Impact of Micro-nano Bubbles on the Efficiency of Ozone-Based Washing Processes for Fresh Produce.” Jiakai Lu, Chair.
Devdhar Patel, PhD., Computer Science
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 11:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Time Aware Intelligence for Efficient and Resilient Control.” Hava Siegelmann, Chair.
Jian Huang, PhD., Chemistry
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:15AM, LSL N410.
Dissertation: “Studying Functional and Regulatory Mechanisms of Biomolecules Using Simulations.” Jianhan Chen, Chair.
Kevin Guay, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00AM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Evolution of the N-Glycan Proteostasis Network to Aid in Protein Folding and Secretion.” Margaret Stratton, Chair.
Jungmi Park, PhD., Chemistry
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 2:00PM, Goessman 153 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Design of Polymer-Based Nanoplatforms for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Bacteria and Biofilms.” Vincent Rotello, Chair.
Aidan Quinn Provost, PhD., Civil Engineering
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:00AM, Engineering Lab II Room 118 (Kellogg Room).
Dissertation: “3D Scanning Inspection Techniques and Analysis of Naturally Corroded Steel Bridge Beam Ends.” Simos Gerasimidis, Chair.
Claire Senger, PhD., Polymer Science and Engineering
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:30AM, Conte Polymer Building A110/A111.
Dissertation: “Polymer Thermal Degrading for Graphene Doping and Healing.” Reika Katsumata, Chair.
Hammam Almutariri, PhD., Education
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Knowledge and Attitudes of Faculty Members at Taibah University Toward Challenges Facing Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Students in Higher Education.” John Hosp, Chair.
Cen Wang, PhD., Computer Science
Friday, May 30, 2025, 1:00PM, CS 303 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Deep Learning for Discrete Event Simulations.” Peter Haas, Chair.
Priyanka Mary Mammen, PhD., Computer Science
Friday, May 30, 2025, 12:00PM, LGRC A311.
Dissertation: “Enabling Scalable Sleep Monitoring with Mobile Sensing and Machine Learning.” Prashant Shenoy, Chair.