Doctoral Oral Exams for July 25-29

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

Shai He, Ph.D., Statistics, Monday, July 25, 10 a.m., LGRT 202 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Statistical Methods to Study Transposon Sequencing Data: Nonparametric Bayesian Models with Sampling Algorithms.” Patrick Flaherty, chr.  

Yue Qiu, Ph.D., Physics, Monday, July 25, 11 a.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Quantum Field Theory in Nontrivial Background and Particle Production.” Lorenzo Sorbo and Jennie Traschen, co-chrs.  

Christine McGrail, Ph.D., College of Education, Tuesday, July 26, 10 a.m. in 120 Montague. Dissertation: “Design Artifacts as Externalized Mental Models of Children’s Science Concept Development.” Martina Nieswandt and Jeanne Brunner, co-chrs.  

Meet Vadera, Ph.D., Computer Science, Tuesday, July 26, 10 a.m., CS140. Dissertation: “Approximate Bayesian Deep Learning for Resource-Constrained Environments.” Benjamin Marlin, chr.  

Joel Ginn, Ph.D., Psychology, Tuesday, July 26, 12 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Roles of Identity and Beliefs about Social Change in Decision-Making Processes for Identity-Laden Social Change Efforts.” Brian Lickel, chr.  

MaryAnn Hogan, Ph.D., School of Nursing, Thursday, July 28, 11 a.m., Skinner Room 112. Dissertation: “Use of a Checklist as a Decision Support Aid for Heart Failure Assessment.” Elizabeth Henneman, chr.  

Claudia Janet Morales Ramirez, Ph.D., Anthropology, Thursday, July 28, 12 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Survivors of the Train: Disability, Testimonio and Activism in Migrants with Disabilities.” Felicity Aulino, chr.  

Sanjana Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., Chemistry, Thursday, July 28, 1 p.m. Dissertation: “Biomedical Applications of Protein Films and Polymeric Nanomaterials.” Vincent Rotello, chr. 

Molly O’Rourke, Ph.D., Philosophy, Thursday, July 28, 3:30 p.m., E301 South College. Dissertation: “Naturalized Human Epistemology is Social Epistemology.” Hilary Kornblith, chr.  

Brandon Oubre, Ph.D., Computer Science, Friday, July 29, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Dissertation: “Unobtrusive Assessment of Upper-Limb Motor Impairment using Wearable Inertial Sensors.” Sunghoon Ivan Lee, chr. 

Tetsuya Nakamura, Ph.D., Mathematics, Friday, July 29, 9 a.m., LGRC A201. Dissertation: “Representation for CMC 1 Surfaces in H^3 Using Two Pairs of Spinors.” Franz Pedit, chr.  

Xiaoshuang Wei, Ph.D, Polymer Science, Friday, July 29, 10 a.m., LGRT 1033. Dissertation: “Synthesis and Assembly of Polymer Materials as Interfaces.” Laura C. Bradley, chr.