Doctoral Oral Exams for April 29 – May 3, 2024

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

Ricardo Salas Diaz, Ph.D., Economics, Monday, April 29, 4 p.m., Crotty Hall 308 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Investigations on Global Elite Education, A Century of Background Traits of the Board Members, and Cultural Promotion at the Banco de la República.” Gerald Epstein, chair.

Margaret A. Hilliard, Ph.D., Food Science, Tuesday, April 30,10:30 a.m., ISB 145. Dissertation: “Population- and Community- Level Investigation of Human Milk Oligosaccharide Structure on Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis Phenotype.” David A. Sela, chair.

Khwlah Almutair, Ph.D., Economics, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2 p.m., Crotty Hall 308. Dissertation: “Essays on Stock Market Liberalization, Banking Stocks Volatility, and Sovereign Wealth Fund.” Gerald Epstein, chair.

Ahmed Nabawy, Ph.D., Chemistry, Friday, May 3, 2 p.m., Goessman 153. Dissertation: “Engineered Polymer-Based Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Infections.” Vincent Rotello, chair.