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Doctoral Exam Schedule

Isabella Gransbury White, Computer Science, “Investigating A New Pair Programming Collaboration Method For Block-Based Programming Environments,” March 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m., EBII-2216. Major Professor: Dr. Veronica Catete.

Chengyuan Liu, Computer Science, “Addressing Labeled Data Scarcity in Peer Assessment Evaluation,” March 18, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Zoom. Major Professor: Dr. Edward Gehringer.

Karuna Nambi Gowri, Fiber and Polymer Science, “Laser Fabricated Barbed Sutures for Wound Closures in Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries,” March 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., Textiles Complex Room #4404. Major Professor: Dr. Martin W. King.

Kahdija Mahbuba, Nuclear Engineering, “Molecular Dynamics Based Investigation of Interfacial and Point Defect Properties in alpha-U,” March 18, 2024, 1:30 p.m., LMP 228/401. Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Beeler.

John Darges, Mathematics, “Sensitivity Analysis in Forward and Inverse Problems,” March 18, 2024, 3:00 p.m., SAS Hall 1218. Major Professors: Dr. Alen Alexanderian and Dr. Pierre A. Gremaud.

Mst Sharmin Aktar, Chemistry, “The Long Overdue Comparison of DHP A and DHP B; Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity,” March 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Dabney 210. Major Professor: Dr. Stefan Franzen.

Sydney Shuping, Animal Science, “Examining the Role of Kisspeptin Neurons During Puberty Onset and Undernutrition in Young Sheep,” March 19, 2024, 9:30 a.m., Polk 125. Major Professor: Dr. Casey Nestor.

Marissa Cohen, Animal and Poultry Science, “Application of Emerging Technologies in Poultry Research and Education,” March 19, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Scott 216. Major Professors: Dr. Peter Ferket and Dr. Sung Woo Kim.

Caleb Mitchell, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, “Resilience of Stormwater Control Measures to Floods, Bioterrorism, and Industrial Runoff,” March 19, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Weaver 101. Major Professor: William Hunt.

Austin Cole Edwards, Chemistry, “Synthetic Efforts Towards a Variety of Heterocyclic Scaffolds,” March 19, 2024, 3:00 p.m., DAB 210. Major Professor: Dr. Joshua Pierce.

Philip Alexander Bridges, Materials Science & Engineering, “Microstructural Evaluation and High Temperature Behavior of an Additively Manufactured Novel Nickel-base Superalloy,” March 19, 2024, 3:30 p.m., EBI-3018, Hybrid. Major Professor: Dr. Rajeev Gupta.

Kathryn Schinabeck, Public History, “Monuments and Memorials of the Loyalist Diaspora,” March 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m., Withers 358. Major Professor: Dr. Craig Friend.

Dahlia Alharoon, Psychology, “Aesthetics Beyond Digital Interfaces: The Influence of Visual Aesthetics on Perceived Usability, Trust, and Purchase Intention of Physical Products,” March 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m., via Zoom. Major Professor: Dr. Douglas Gillan.

Sultan Ahmed, Chemistry, “Sensitivity Improvement of Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) with an Integrated Nano Honeycomb Structure and its Application as a Biosensor,” March 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m., DAB 210. Major Professor: Dr. Alex Smirnov.

Chen Li, Biomedical Engineering, “Deep learning-based Intelligent Light-sheet Fluorescence Microscopy Design,” March 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m., EBIII-4142. Major Professor: Dr. Alon Grinbaum.

Allison Waldman, Chemical Engineering, “A yeast surface display platform for the mapping of histone acetyltransferases,” March 20, 2024, 1:00 p.m., Toxicology 2014. Major Professors: Dr. Albert Keung/Dr. Balaji Rao.

Shengwei Zhang, Chemical Engineering, “Plasmonic Smartphone Microscopy for Biosensing and Disease Diagnostics,” March 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m., PSB 3158. Major Professor: Dr. Qingshan Wei.

Sherafghan Iftikhar, Chemical Engineering, “Sustainable Carbon Dioxide and Methane Conversion via Thermochemical Cyclic Reactions,” March 27, 2024, 1:30 p.m., EBII- 3002. Major Professor: Dr. Fanxing Li.

Kelsey Virginia Defresne, CRDM, “Critical Care through Experiential and Experimental Learning: Care Fully [a cookbook],” March 27, 2024, 3:00 p.m., Cyma Rubin Visualization Gallery, DH Hill Library. Major Professor: Dr. Fernanda da Costa Portugal Duarte.

Evyn Routh, Materials Science & Engineering, “Development of device-quality InGaN templates for use in long wavelength LED’s and solar cells,” March 28, 2024, 3:30 p.m., EBI-3018. Major Professor: Dr. Salah Bedair.

Ellis Wilson, Computer Science, “Software Techniques for improving the Accessibility and Performance of NISQ Era Quantum Computing, April 1, 2024, 11:00 a.m., EB II-2216. Major Professor: Dr. Frank Mueller.

Mrinal Jyoti Mahanta, Civil Engineering, “Challenges in Seismic Fragility Assessment of Structures and Components in Nuclear Power plants,” April 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m., FWH-4280. Major Professors: Dr. Abhinav Gupta/Dr. Saran Srikanth Bodda.

Folasewa O. Olatunde, CRDM, “The Importance of Information Access and Usability for Mental Health Literacy in Low and Middle Income Countries,” April 3, 2024, 10:00 a.m., Tompkins Building 131B. Major Professor: Dr. Jason Swarts.

James Loveless, Material Science & Engineering, “Pathways to Enhanced Efficiency and Reliability in Deep UV Light Emitters,” April 3, 2024, 2:00 p.m., RBI-303. Major Professors: Dr. Zlatko Sitar/Dr. Ramon Collazo.

Tripti Samal, Computer Science, “A Trust Model for IoT Systems Using Physical Capabilities,” April 3, 2024, 3:00 p.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Rudra Dutta.

Taekwon Hong, Statistics, “Analysis of Irregularly Spaced Longitudinal Market Transaction Data,” April 4, 2024, 11:00 a.m., via Zoom. Major Professors: Dr. Shu Yang and Dr. Wenbin Lu.

Xinyu Zhang, Statistics, “Global Optimization and Time Series Forecasting,” April 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Zoom. Major Professor: Dr. Sujit Ghosh.

Jessie Chappel, Bioinformatics, “Computational Approaches for Analyzing Complex Non-targeted Mass Spectrometry Datasets with Variable Degrees of Feature Annotation,” April 10, 2024, 10:00 a.m., Thomas 3503 (Stephens Room). Major Professor: Dr. Fred Wright.

Md Rashed Hassan Bipu, Electrical Engineering, “Control, Fault Management, and Grid support functionality of an MV AC-DC Solid State Transformer based EV Extreme Fast Charging Station,” April 19, 2024, 10:00 a.m., Energy Board Room/FREEDM. Major Professor: Dr. Iqbal Husain.

Furkan Aydin, Computer Engineering, “Single-Trace Side-Channel Analysis of Emerging Cryptosystems,” April 25, 2024, 2:30 p.m., EBII-West 2055. Major Professor: Dr. Aydin Aysu.

Annisa Marlin Masbar Rus, Industrial Engineering, “A Comprehensive Exploration of Topic Modeling Applications to Inform Decision-Making in Healthcare,” May 1, 2024, 11:00 a.m., FWH-4361. Major Professor: Dr. Maria Mayorga.

Sasha Azad, Computer Science, “Little Computer People: A Taxonomy and Sandbox for Social Simulation,” May 2, 2024, 11:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professors: Dr. Arnav Jhala/Dr. Chirs Martens.

Mai Ibrahim, CRDM, “Affective Encounters in Social Virtual Reality,” May 2, 2024, 4:00 p.m., Zoom. Major Professors: Dr. Helen Burgess/Dr. Grant Bollmer.

Hwan Oh, Chemical Engineering, “Dual-Material Area-Selective Deposition for Advanced Nanopatterning, May 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m., EBI-3018. Major Professor: Dr. Gregory Parsons.

Hannah Peel, Soil Science, “Understanding redox controls on As, VR, and V mobility in groundwater in the North Carolina Piedmont,” May 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m., WMS 2223. Major Professor: Dr. Owen Duckworth.

Nancy Ingabire Abayo, Civil Engineering, “Geologic Considerations in Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading Assessments,” June 12, 2024, 9:00 a.m., FWH -3280. Major Professors: Dr. Ashly Cabas Mijares/Dr. Brina Montoya.

Victor Augusto Duraes de Faria, Operations Research, “Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics to Energy Systems,” June 19, 2024, 10:15 a.m., FWH-3361. Major Professor: Dr. Anderson de Queiroz.