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

Sayonara Tomoum, Ph.D., Education, Monday, March 9, 1:30 p.m., ILC N340. Dissertation: “Not With(out) My Hijab: A Dialogic Performance Ethnography of Critical Pedagogy in Language Education.” Theresa Austin, chair.

Juan Correa Ruiz, Ph.D., Polymer Science, Tuesday, March 10, 1:30 p.m., Conte Polymer Research Building A110/A111. Dissertation: “Upcycling of Polyolefins and Thermosets via Sustainable Processing Techniques.” Alan J. Lesser, chair.

Yingjie Hang, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Tuesday, March 10, 1:30 p.m., Gunness Student Center and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Plasmon-Enhanced Optical Probes Towards Point-of-Care Testing.” Nianqiang Wu, chair.

Jue Wang, Ph.D., Management, Tuesday, March 10, 4 p.m., ISOM N330. Dissertation: “Three Essays on Information Disclosure and Risk Exposure in Alternative Investments.” Bing Liang, chair.

Pamelia Nicole Lim, Ph.D., Animal Science, Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m., LSL N410. Dissertation: “Molecular Mechanisms of Alveolar Macrophage Innate Sensing and Interferon-Driven Reponses.” Alissa Rothchild, chair.

Dongming Li, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wednesday, March 11, 11:45 a.m., Gunness Conference Room. Dissertation: “New Computational Frameworks and Perspectives for Ab-initio Electronic-Structure Calculations in Quantum Many-Body Theory.” Eric Polizzi, chair.

Eva Alvarez Vazquez, Ph.D., Hispanic Literature and Linguistics, Thursday, March 12, 9 a.m., Herter 301. Dissertation: “El lado mas oscuro de la modernidad espanola: desindustrializacion y narrativas culturales contrahegemonicas.” Barbara Zecchi, chair.

Daniel Corkran, Ph.D., Geosciences, Thurday, March 12, 11:30 a.m., ISB 145 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in the Age of Climate Change.” David Boutt, chair.

Nicole le Roux, Ph.D., Education, Friday, March 13, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “The Unsettlers: Queer and Transgender Land Politics in Cape Town, South Africa.” Sangeeta Kamat, chair.

Taylor K. Lucey, Ph.D., Environmental Conservation, Friday, March 13, 12:20 p.m., Holdsworth 105. Dissertation: “Balancing the Seesaw: The Ups and Downs of Forest and Wood Product Management.” Meghan Graham Maclean, chair.

Patricia Matthews, Ph.D., English, Friday, March 13, 1 p.m., South College E501. Dissertation: “Literature After Performance: Contemporary Literature’s Turn to Performance Art.” Daniel Sack, chair.

Carissa Lange, Ph.D., Public Health, Friday, March 13, 2 p.m., Goessmann 250. Dissertation: “Quantifying Exposure to Particulate Matter Elemental Composition and Investigating its Impact on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Accra, Chana.” Raphael Arku, chair.