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

Ipek Bayram, Ph.D., Food Science, Monday, July 31, 2023, 10 a.m., Chenoweth 243. Dissertation: “Analysis of Antioxidant Synergism and its Mechanisms in Different Food Systems.” Eric Decker, Chair.

Sean Hart, Ph.D., Math, Monday, July 31, 2023, 1 p.m., LGTR 145. Dissertation: “On the Minimal Model of the Resolution of Symplectic Cyclic Quotients.” Weimin Chen, Chair.

Amanda Suzzi, Ph.D., Environmental Conservation, Monday, July 31, 2023, 1 p.m., Holdsworth 105. Dissertation: “Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus Coquereli): A Starring Role in the Drama of Deforestation in Northwestern Madagascar.” Michael France Nelson, Chair. 

Grace Casselberry, Ph.D., Marine Sciences and Technology, Monday, July 31, 2023, 1 p.m., Holdsworth Hall 312A. Dissertation: “Multifaceted Approaches for Addressing the Changing Seascape of Shark Conservation.” Andy Danylchuk, Chair.

Yuan-Tang Chou, Ph.D., Physics, Monday, July 31, 2023, 10 a.m., LGRT 1033. Dissertation: “Search for Exotic Higgs Boson Decay to Multiple B-Quarks with Atlas Detector at LHC with Machine Learning.” Verena Martinez Outschoorn, Chair.

Juliana Morais de Goes, Ph.D., Sociology, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 11 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Decolonizing Cities: Black Movements and Territories of Life in Brazil.” Millicent Thayer and Agustin Lao-Montes, Chairs.

Luis Aguirre, Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 10:30 a.m., French Hall 209. Dissertation: “Contextual Effects on Pollination: Assessing the Effect of Herbivory and Community Diversity on Plant-Pollinator Interactions.” Lynn Adler, Chair.

Taewon Jeon, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, 2 p.m., ISB 221. Dissertation: “Intracellular Delivery of siRNA Therapeutics through Polymer Nanoassembl.” Vincent M. Rotello, Chair.

Jorge Vasquez Arreaga, Ph.D., Sociology, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Global Historical Sociology of Race and the Politics of Knowledge Between Latin America and the United States, 1930-1953.” Moon-Kie Jung and Agustin Lao-Montes, Chairs.

Ji Ah Lee, Ph.D., Math, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 10 a.m., LGRT 202. Dissertation: “Benders’ Decomposition for Solving the Lagrangian Relaxation of Probabilistic Graphical Models.” Patrick Flaherty, Chair.

Dugyu Goksu, Ph.D.., Linguistics, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 2 p.m., ILC N400 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Long(er) Object Movement in Turkish.” Faruk Akkus and Kyle Johnson, Chairs.

Nutcha Wattanachit, Ph.D., Biostatistics, Thursday, August 3, 2023, 9 a.m., Arnold House 221. Dissertation: “Methods for Generating, Calibrating, and Evaluating Probabilistic Forecasts and Nowcasts of Infectious Disease Targets.” Nicholas Reich and Evan Ray, Chairs.

Anand Soorneedi, Ph.D., Food Science, Thursday, August 3, 2023, 1 p.m., South College W201. Dissertation: “Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmissible Viruses.” Matthew D. Moore, Chair.

Rui Huang, Ph.D., Chemistry, Thursday, August 3, 2023, 3 p.m., ISB 221. Dissertation: “Polymer-Based Bioorthogonal Nanocatalysts for Bacterial Biofilm Treatment.” Vincent Rotello, Chair.

Sam Witty, Ph.D., Computer Science, Thursday, August 3, 2023, 3 p.m., Manning CICS 203. Dissertation: “Bayesian Structural Causal Inference with Probabilistic Programming.” David Jensen, Chair.

Swati Birla, Ph.D., Sociology, Friday, August 4, 2023, 11:30 a.m., Thompson 919 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Past Is a Foreign Country: The Politics of Reterritorialization in India, Post-1945.” Millicent Thayer and Moon-Kie Jung, Chair.

Bright Antwi Boasiako, Ph.D., Math, Friday, August 4, 2023, 10 a.m., LGRT 1234. Dissertation: “Nonparametric Derivative Estimation Using Penalized Splines: Theory and Application.” John W. Staudenmayer, Chair.

Harold (Doug) Pinckney, Ph.D., Physics, Friday, August 4, 2023, 10 a.m., LGRT 1033. Dissertation: “Progress Towards Herald Ad Ricochet: Detectors at the Interface of Particle and Condensed Matter Physics.” Scott Hertel, Chair.