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

Bob Muhwezi, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Monday, July 21, 10 a.m., KEB 109. Dissertation: “Remote Ensing Applications for Infrastructure Planning in Data Scarce Countries.” Jay Taneja, chair.

Xueting Liang, Ph.D., Animal Science, Wednesday, July 23, 10 a.m., ILC N101. Dissertation: “Investigating the Role of Let-7/miR-17/92 Axis in CD8 T Lymphocyte Differentiation.” Leonid Pobezinsky, chair.

Rachel Tavares, Ph.D., Plant Biology, Thursday, July 24, 9:30 a.m., LSL N410. Dissertation: “Investigating of Potential and Known Weedy Rice (Oryza Sativa) Competitiveness Traits: Beneficial Plant-Microbe Relationships and the Genetic Basis of Seed Shattering.” Ana Caicedo, chair.

Griffin Kane, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Thursday, July 24, 10 a.m., LSL N610. Dissertation: “Immunomodulatory Lipid Nanoparticles for ‘Prime-Pull’ Cancer Vaccination.” Prabhani Atukorale and Cathal Kearney, co-chairs.

Kevin Henderson, Ph.D., Political Science, Thursday, July 24, 11 a.m., Thompson 420. Dissertation: “Beyond the Lavender Menace: Lesbian and Sexual Politics in the National Organization for Women (NOW) 1967-2000.” Sonia E. Alvarez, chair.

Gayan Udugama, Ph.D., Resource Economics, Thursday, July 24, 3 p.m., Stockbridge 303 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Three Essays in Environmental and Resource Economics: Climate Risk, Pollution, and Recreation.” David Keiser and Jamie Mullins, co-chairs.

Hanxu Xia, Ph.D., Management, Friday, July 25, 9:30 a.m., ISOM N220. Dissertation: “Does Segment Reporting Influence Investors’ Judgements? The Debiasing Role of Roll-Back Reconciliation.” Elaine Wong and Christopher Agoglia, co-chairs.

Teerapong Jantarat, Ph.D., Chemistry, Friday, July 25, 1:30 p.m., LSL N210 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Quantitative Multiplexed Imaging of Nanomaterial Biological Distributions Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry.” Richard Vachet, chair.

Katherine Otter, Ph.D., Neuroscience and Behavior, Friday, July 25, 3 p.m., Morrill II 222. Dissertation: “Behavioral and Molecular Characterization of State-Dependent Decision- Making in a Predatory Nudibranch.” Paul S. Katz, chair.