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

Benjamin Zobel, Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences, Tuesday, July 20, noon, Dissertation: “The Benefits of Spatial Separation on the Cortical Representations of Speech Sounds.” Lisa Sanders, chr.

Hongxu Liu, Ph.D., Chemistry, Wednesday, July 21, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “New Chemical Tools for the Design of Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies and Functional Polymers.” S. Thayumanavan, chr.

Georgios Tzortzinis, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Thursday, July 22, 10 a.m. Dissertation: “A Comprehensive Protocol for Inspection and Assessment of Aging Steel Bridges: Experiments, Computations and 3D Laser Scanning of Field Corroded Girders.” Simos Gerasimidis, chr.