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PhD General Examination: Ruofan Liu

Supervisory Committee Members: Eric Seibel | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alshakim Nelson | GSR | Department of Chemistry , Devin MacKenzie |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Leonard Y Nelson | Committee Member | Human Photonics Lab and Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ruofan Liu. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

PhD General Examination: Xiaohai (Bob) Hu

Dissertation Title: Learning-based Control and Perception: From Tactile-Informed Grasping to Reinforcement Learning-Driven Agile Humanoid Behaviors, Supervisory Committee Members: Xu Chen| Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Amir Taghvaei | GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Santosh Devasia |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Steve Shen |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Bob Hu. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Qixuan Jiang

Committee Members: Jie Xiao | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Chen | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mohmmad Malakooti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ting Cao | Committee Member | Department of Materials Science & Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Qixuan Jiang. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

PhD Final Examination: Yiwen Zheng

Dissertation Title: Computational Design and Modeling of Vitrimers, Supervisory Committee Members: Aniruddh Vashisth | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Navid Zobeiry | GSR | Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Steve Brunton | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Vikram Iyer | Committee Member | Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Yiwen Zheng. Event Types: Academics. Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Bob Buchanan

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Bob Buchanan. Event Types: Academics. Event sponsors: Committee Members: Jae-Hyun Chung | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Dayong Gao | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Igor Novosselov | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Solomia Dzhaman

Committee Members: Alberto Aliseda | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Joe Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Solomia Dzhaman. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, March 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Syed Sulman Ahmad

Committee Members: John Palmore Jr. | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle Hickner | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brian Polagye | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Syed Sulman Ahmad. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Shineui Hwang

Committee Members: Jie Xiao | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Corie Cobb | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Bo Zhang | Committee Member | Department of Chemistry. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Shineui Hwang. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

PhD General Examination: Nicole Gunderson

Supervisory Committee Members: Eric Seibel | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Paul Kinahan| GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Steven Brunton | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle Hickner | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nicole Gunderson. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

PhD General Examination: Agamdeep Chopra

Supervisory Committee Members: Mehmet Kurt | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ranjay Krishna | GSR | Department of Computer Science and Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Joe Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Hesam Jahanian | Committee Member | Department of Radiology. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Agamdeep Chopra. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, March 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Keith Neale

Committee Members: Lucas Meza | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mohammad Malakooti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Aniruddh Vashisth | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Vipin Kumar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Keith Neale. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.

PhD Qualifying Examination: Murad Mehrab Abrar

Committee Members: Trevor Harrison | Faculty Advisor | Applied Physics Lab & Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brian Polagye | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ashis Banerjee | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Murad Mehrab Abrar. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.

CREATE Community Day

CREATE Community Day is an annual half-day forum for discussing the concerns about and approaches to sustainable accessibility research and a showcase of research led by CREATE and HuskyADAPT. Student researchers highlight their work and showcase a variety of individual and team projects. We are currently making plans for Community Day 2026. Details available in spring. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: Zillow Commons. Accessibility Contact: oliviapb@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Exhibits. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Event sponsors: CREATE - the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences. Target Audience: Anyone interested in research on accessible technology & making the world accessible through tech. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For more info visit create.uw.edu.