Doctoral Oral Exams for July 14, 2025 – July 18, 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:
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.