Doctoral Oral Exams for July 28, 2025 – August 1, 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:

Daniil Ivanov, PhD., Chemistry
Monday, July 28, 2025, 2:00PM, LSL N360. 
Dissertation: “Multimodal Mass Spectrometry-Based Methods for Assessment of Structure and Heterogeneity of Biopolymers and their Complexes.” Igor Kaltashov, Chair.

Zhaojie Zhang, PhD., Chemistry
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 2:00PM, GSMN 153. 
Dissertation: “Uncovering the Roles of Charge Extraction and Passivation at Interfaces in Perovskite Solar Cells.” D. Venkataraman, Chair.

Kate Edwards, PhD., Comparative Literature
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 11:00AM, Heter Hall 301 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Transformative Encounters: Metamorphoses in Eastern and Central European Media.” Rachel Green, Chair.

Manya Budhiraja, PhD., Economics
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 11:00AM, Crotty Hall 308 and via Zoom. 
Dissertation: “Essays in Labor Market Power and Productivity Growth.” Deepankar Basu, Chair.

Jay English, PhD., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 1:00PM, LSL N610.
Dissertation: “Distinct Synaptic Mechanisms Drive NRXN1 Variant-Mediated Pathogenesis in Human Patient IPSC Induced Neuronal Models of Autism and Schizophrenia.” ChangHui Pak, Chair.

Shahrooz Pouryousef Delezi, PhD., Computer Science
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 10:00AM, via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Resource Allocation in Quantum Networks.” Donald Towsley, Chair.

Hao Wan, PhD., Polymer Science and Engineering
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 11:00AM, Conte Research Building A110/111. 
Dissertation: “Manipulating Stress and Curvature to Direct Shapes of Membrane-Integrated 2D Crystals.” Maria M. Santore, Chair.

Kit Straley, PhD., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 1:00PM, Morrill II Room 222. 
Dissertation: “Behavioral Flexibility of a Declining Songbird, the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), in A Human-Altered Landscape.” Paige Warren, Chair.

Elizaveta Shestoperova, PhD., Chemistry
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 11:00AM, LSL N410 and via Zoom.
Dissertation: “Assessing the Ubiquitin Code with Novel Mass Spectrometry-Based Tools.” Eric Strieter, Chair.

Benjamin Alan Gregg, PhD., Astronomy
Friday, August 1, 2025, 2:00PM, LGRT 533. 
Dissertation: “Exploring the Physical Connections Between Newly Formed Stars, Gas, and Dust Across Nearby Galaxy Environments.” Daniela Calzetti, Chair.

Jesse Selover, PhD., Mathematics
Friday, August 1, 2025, 10:00AM, LGRT 1681. 
Dissertation: “Combinatorial Problems in Spaces of Matrices.” Alejandro Morales, Chair.

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