Doctoral Oral Exams for Jan. 21-25

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

Dina Navon, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m., 209 French Hall. Dissertation: “Investigating the Genetic Basis of and Plasticity in Ecologically Relevant Phenotypes in African Cichlids.” Craig Albertson, chr.

Venkatesh Narasimha Murthy, Ph.D., College of Information and Computer Sciences, Thursday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., 203 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “Data-Driven Approach for Image Classification.” Raghavan Manmatha, chr.

Michael Long Nguyen, Ph.D., Geosciences, Friday, Jan. 25, 8:30 a.m., Kellogg Room, E Lab II. Dissertation: “Sorption Temperature and the Formation and Stability of Iron-Bound Soil Organic Matter.” Boris Lau, chr.

Neelofer Qadir, Ph.D., English, Friday, Jan. 25, 12 p.m., E370 South College. Dissertation: “Afrasian Imaginaries: Global Capitalism and Labor Migration in Indian Ocean Fiction, 1990-2015.” Asha Nadkarni, chr.