Doctoral Exam Schedule

Kevin Mangala Gitushi, Mechanical Engineering, “Data-based Machine Learning Models for Reduction and Acceleration of Turbulent Combustion Closure and Combustion Chemistry,” November 22, 2024, 10:45 a.m., EBIII-3122. Major Professor: Dr. Tarek Echekki.

Mariely Vega Gomez, Biology, “The Role of Stream Geomorphology in Mediating Tropical Macroinvertebrate Responses to Climatic and Hydrological Extremes,” November 22, 2024, 1 p.m., DCL 205. Major Professor: Dr. Luis Ramirez-Ulate.

Md Faisal Rahman, Nuclear Engineering, “A hardware/firmware-based switching gate multiplexing method for pulse mode radiation detectors,” November 22, 2024, 1:00 p.m., DH Hill-2310. Major Professor: Dr. John Mattingly.

Raphael Orenstein, Material Sciences & Engineering, “A Composite Solid Electrolyte to Improve the Safety and Cost of Lithium Metal Batteries, and Exploration of Lithiation of Silicon as a Prelude to an All-Solid-State Silicon Anode Battery,” November 22, 2024, 1:00 p.m., EBI-3018. Major Professor: Dr. Xiangwu Zhang.

Alexander Helmer, Material Sciences & Engineering, “Towards Sustainable Design: corrosion studies of magnesium-based alloys,” November 22, 2024, 2:00 p.m., Room 3018. Major Professor: Dr. Rajeev Gupta.

ABM Tanvir Pasha, Civil Engineering, “Application and Evaluation of Molecular Surveillance of Infectious Organisms to Inform Public Health Action,” November 25, 2024, 8:00 a.m., FWH 4280. Major Professor: Dr. Angela Harris.

Yali Ling, Textile Technology Management, “Production, Structure, and Properties of Modified Ring Spun Yarn,” December 2, 2024, 1:00 p.m., WCOT – rm 3438. Major Professor: Dr. Rong Yin.

Logan Richardson, Forestry and Environmental Resources, “From Cooking to Coping: Exploring Household Energy Transitions and Climate Responses in Southern Africa”, December 2, 2024, 2:00 p.m., Jordan Hall Addition 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Erin Sills.

Alexandria Sohn, Chemistry, “Biology-Driven Method Development for Mass Spectrometry Imaging,” December, 3, 2024, 1 p.m., Dabney 210. Major Professor: Dr. David Muddiman.

Lochan Basnet, Civil Engineering, “A Comprehensive Leak Characterization Framework for Water Distribution Systems,” December 3, 2024, 1:30 p.m., FWH-3103. Major Professors: Dr. Kumar Mahinthakumar/ Dr. Ranji Ranjithan.

Lorenzo Neil, Computer Science, “Does Security Advice Work? Understanding Why We Struggle with Security Advice,” December 3, 2024, 3:00 p.m., EBII-2240. Major Professor: Dr. Bradley Reaves.

Amir Zeighami, Forestry and Environmental Resources, “The Effects of Weather Variability and Decarbonization on the West Coast Grid and Equity Outcomes”, December 3, 2024, 4:00 p.m., Remote, Major Professor: Dr. Jordan Kern.

Andrew Hall, Fiber and Polymer Science, “Assessing the Dermal Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFA) from Turnout Gear using Alterative Skin Models,” December 4, 2024, 2:00 p.m., WCOT- ZTE 2431C, Major Professor: Dr. R. Bryan Ormond.

Meghna Das Chaudhury, Mechanical Engineering, “Experimental and Numerical Study of Methane-Piloted, Lean, Premixed Ammonia/Methane/Air Flames in a Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Can Combustor,” December 4, 2:00 p.m., EBIII-3115A. Major Professor: Dr. Srinath V. Ekkad

Nishant Bhatta, Mechanical Engineering, “Modeling Coalescence Filtration,” December 5, 2024, EBIII-3115A. Major Professor: Dr. Hooman V. Tafreshi.

Estefania Gomiero Polli, “Evaluation of Pesticide Behavior and off-target movement in agricultural and non-agricultural settings,” December 5th, 2024, 1:30p.m., WMS 4401E. Major Professor: Dr. Travis Gannon.

Oluwafeyikemi ‘Feyi’ Adekunle, “Evaluation and Enancement of Adhesion in Fiber-Reinforced Laminated Structures (FRLs),” December 5th, 2024, 3:00 p.m., WCOT – room 4404. Major Professors: Dr. Abdel-Fattah M. Seyam and Dr. Helmut Hergeth.

Benjamin Daniel, Mathematics, “Physics-Constrained Neural OEDs and Randomized Subset Selection,” December 6, 2024, 9 a.m., SAS Hall 3282. Major Professor: Dr. Hangjie Ji.

Ana Carolina Antunes Acosta Fernandes, Nuclear Engineering, ” Multi-physics transients with coupled Serpent/CTF codes,” December 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m., Zoom. Major Professors: Dr. Kostadin Ivanov/Dr. Maria Avramova.

Jenna Berger, Chemistry, “Real-Time Monitoring of Multiple Neurotransmitters in the Rat Striatum: Advances in Simultaneous Neurochemical Detection,” December 9, 2024, 10 a.m., Dab 210. Major Professor: Dr. Leslie Sombers.

Munshi Galib Muktadir, Civil Engineering, “Toward Efficient Bridge Design,” December 9, 2024, 1:00 p.m., FWH-3301. Major Professors: Dr. Ranji Ranjithan/Dr. Giorgio Proestos.

Cindy Webb, Adult & Community College Eductation, “Utilization-focused Evaluation of an Electric Utility Lineworker Apprenticeship Program”, December 9, 2024, 8:00 a.m., Remote, Major Professor: Dr. Diane Chapman.

Ruijie Xi, Computer Science, “Decoding Morality in Social Media,” December 9, 2024, 3:15 p.m., Zoom. Major Professor: Dr. Munindar P. Singh.

Jacob Mauthe, Materials Sciences & Engineering, “Data-Driven Materials Informatics Investigation of Structure-Property Relationships in Organic Electronics,” December 10, 2024, 10:00 a.m., EBI-3003. Major Professor: Dr. Arma Amassian.

Kuangying Li, Operations Research, “Resource Management Strategies During the Pandemic Using Decomposition Method,” December 11, 2024, 12:30 p.m., FWH 4361. Major Professors: Dr. Ali Hajbabaie/Dr. Leila Hajibabai.

Yue Shan, Economics, “Studies Exploring Impacts of Contemporary Policy and Regulation on Global and U.S. Supply Chains”, December 12, 2024, 1:30 p.m., 4302 Nelson Hall, Major Professor: Dr. Kathryn Boys.

Thom Worm, Geospatial Analytics, “The Role of Bridgehead Effects on the Global Spatiotemporal Spread of Invasive Insects”, December 12, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Jordan Hall 5103, Major Professor: Dr. Ross Meentemeyer.

Dominic Rovai, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, “Oat Milk, Protein Beverages, Creamer, Gin: Understanding Consumer Preferences, Novel Evaluation Techniques, and the Impact of Context on the Sensory Evaluation of Beverages,” December 13, 2024, 8:00 a.m., 128 Schaub Hall, Major Professor: MaryAnne Drake.

Gianni Solórzano Rincón, Sociology, “The We is Non-Negotiable: How Students of Color Birth Belonging in Predominantly White Space,” December 13, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Remote. Major Professors: Dr. Sarah Bowen and Dr. April Fernandes.

Febby Krisnadi, Chemical Engineering, “Liquid Metal Foams: Printable Inks, Growing Conductors, Shiny Enigmas,” December 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m., EBI-2015. Major Professor: Dr. Michael Dickey.

Ivan Cockman, Chemistry, “Synthesis and Characterization of N-heteroacenes Towards Applications in Organic Electronics,” December 18, 2024, 10 a.m., Toxicology 2104. Major Professor: Dr. Christopher Gorman.

Gage Matthews, ELPHD, “A Jumpstart for Restart: Three Studies on the Planning and Implementation of a Flexible School Reform Model in North Carolina” December 19, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Remote, Major Professor: Dr. Lam Pham.

Yining Huang, Operations Research, “Time Series Data Generation and Analysis with a Conditional GAN-based Framework,” December 20, 2024, 10:00 a.m., Zoom. Major Professors: Dr. Hong Wan/Dr. Yunan Liu.

Susmita Gaire, Crop Science, “Integrating Genomic, Physiological, and Phenotypic Approaches for Enhancing Freeze Tolerance in St. Augustinegrass,” January 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m., WMS 2223. Major Professor: Dr. Susanna Milla-Lewis.

Tianyu Wu, Computer Science, “Real-Time Analysis and Synthesis of Imagery for Light-Field Displays,” January 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m., EBII-3265. Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Watson.

Kelsie Yohe, ELPHD, “Sex education is the new social-emotional learning”: Teacher sensemaking of sex education and social-emotional learning in kindergarten through second grade”, January 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Center for Technology and Innovation Room 325, Major Professor: Dr. Michael Little.

Sneha Narasimhan, Electrical Engineering, “High Voltage SiC Based Reverse Voltage Blocking Switch Enabled Medium Voltage Current Source Inverters for Motor Drive Applications,” January 22, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Energy Board Room, Keystone Science Center. Major Professor: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya.

Ramandeep Narwal, Electrical Engineering, “Power Conversion Systems enabled by Bidirectional Switches,” January 27, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Energy Board Room, Keystone Science Center. Major Professor: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya.

Raj Kumar Kokkonda, Electrical Engineering, “Wide Band Gap Device Enabled Power Conversion Systems for Medium Voltage and Pulsed Power Converter Applications,” January 29, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Energy Board Room-FREEDM Center. Major Professor: Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya.

Yug Chandra Saraswat, Chemical Engineering, “Combining Visualization with Rheology In Designer Composite Gels and Dense Suspensions,” February 14, 2025, 10:00 a.m., EBI-2018. Major Professor: Dr. Lilian Hsiao.