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

Kadambari Devarajan, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Tuesday, July 13, 9:30 a.m. Dissertation: “Monitoring Mammals at Multiple Scales: Case Studies from Carnivore Communities.” Toni Lyn Morelli, chr.

Yifeng Du, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, Wednesday, July 14, 9 a.m. Dissertation: “Radical Polymerizations: Features, Applications, Developments, and Perspectives.” E. Bryan Coughlin, chr.

Siddhant Issar, Ph.D., Political Science, Wednesday, July 14, 2 p.m. Dissertation: “Thinking with Black Lives Matter: Towards a Critical Theory of Racial Capitalism.” Nicholas Xenos, chr.

Alexandria Nylen, Ph.D., Political Science, Thursday, July 15, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “Targeting Drones: Framing, Vetting and Power in Transnational Advocacy.” Charli Carpenter, chr.

Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Friday, July 16, 9 a.m. Dissertation: “Discovering Mechanisms Driving Adaptive Evolution in the Cross-Kingdom Fungal Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.” Li-Jun Ma, chr.