Doctoral Oral Exams for Aug. 24–28

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates. All exams will be held via video conferencing. Contact the department for online meeting information.

Final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates are scheduled as follows:

Di Chu, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Monday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “A Potential Pharmacological Chaperone for Human Lysosomal Neuraminidase 1.” Scott Garman, chr.

Emma Tosch, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Wednesday, Aug. 26, noon, Dissertation: “System Design for Digital Experimentation and Explanation Generation.” David Jensen, chr.

Ayse Ozisik, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Thursday, Aug. 27, 11 a.m. Dissertation: “Concentration Inequalities in the Wild: Case Studies in Blockchain & Reinforcement Learning.” Brian Levine, chr.

Huaizu Jiang, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Friday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Understanding the Dynamic Visual World: From Motion to Semantics” Erik Learned-Miller, chr.

Xin Li, Ph.D., Geosciences, Friday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Externally-Driven Industrial Relocation and its Impacts on Urbanization and Sustainable Development in Western Chinese Cities: A Case Study of Urban Expansion in Xining, Qinghai.” Piper Gaubatz, chr.

Nyaradzai Changamire, Ph.D., College of Education, Friday, Aug. 28, noon, Dissertation: “The School and My Health: (Re)centering Young Women’s Voices in Peer-led Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Education in Machakos, Kenya.” Jacqueline Mosselson, chr.

Maryam Ghodrati, Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Friday, Aug. 28, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Between the Visual and the Verbal: An Aesthetic of Open Wounds in Post-Traumatic Experience of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988).” Moira Inghilleri, chr.