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

Jae Kun Ryu, Ph.D., Food Science, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m., ILC N211. Dissertation: “Structuring Plant Protein-Polysaccharide Mixtures for Creating Meat Analogs: Soft Matter Physics Approaches.” D. Julian McClements, chair.

Jill Bockmann, Ph.D., Education, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 12:30 p.m., Furcolo N125. Dissertation: “Mindfulness Use for Adult and Child Self-Regulation in Early Childhood Settings.” Seon Yeong Yu, chair.

Scott Ambos, Ph.D., Chemistry, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m., LGRT 1681. Dissertation: “Crystallographic Methods at High Pressure.” James Walsh, chair.

John Kaushagen, Ph.D., Mathematics, Thursday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m., LGRT 1685. Dissertation: “Polynomial Convergence of Measures on Delayed Renewal Processes and the Estimation of Koopman Operator on Symbolic Systems.” Hongkun Zhang, chair.