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

Mariam Asatryan, Ph.D., Linguistics, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1:30 p.m., ILC N400. Dissertation: “The Auxiliary as A Grammatical Hub: Agreement, Negation, and Imperfect in Armenian.” Rajesh Bhatt and Faruk Akkus, co-chairs.

Ayana Whitmal, Ph.D., Linguistics, Friday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m., ILC N400 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Questioning on the African American Language Continuum.” Lisa Green, chair.

Md. Anisur Rahman, Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Friday, Oct. 30, noon, Gunness Student Center and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Engineering Rough Colloids to Control Interfacial Pinning, Capillary Interactions, and Monolayer Behavior.” Peter J. Beltramo, chair.

Stefanos Stravoravdis, Ph.D., Microbiology, Friday, Oct. 30, 1:30 p.m., Skinner Hall 12. Dissertation: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Investigation of Novel Cell Wall Recycling Mechanisms in Mycobacteria.” Sloan Siegrist, chair.