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

Arthur Siller, Ph.D., Plant and Soil Sciences, Monday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m., Paige Lab Room 202. Dissertation: “Extending the Grazing Season in New England.” Masoud Hashemi, chair.

Nuoya Zhou, Ph.D., Physics, Monday, Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m., 409 Hasbrouck and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Studies of Wetting with Thin Sheets at a Liquid Interface.” Narayanan Menon, chair.

Yijie Zhou, Ph.D., Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m., Kellogg Room ELab II and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Experimental Investigation of Molecular Interactions and Vibrational Coupling in Thermal and Electrical Transport of Polymer-Based Materials.” Yanfei Xu, chair.

Amber Deneve, Ph.D., Plant Biology, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 3 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Investigating Genetic Conservation and Developmental Plasticity of Grass Architecture with a Computer Vision Approach.” Madelaine Bartlett, chair.

Adrian Lorenzana, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m., Life Science Lab N610 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Molecular Design of Polymer Brushes and Living Gels.” Shelly Peyton and John Klier, co-chairs.