PhD Final Examination: Anand Krishnan
Dissertation Title: Data-Driven Optimizations of Manufacturing Processes, Supervisory Committee Members: Krithika Manohar | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Sam Burden | GSR| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Ashis Banerjee | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Agnes Blom-Schieber | Committee Member | The Boeing Company.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ankush Nandi. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Pratik Anirudha Ambekar
Dissertation Title: Effects of histotripsy focused ultrasound therapy on bacterial viability in suspension, Supervisory Committee Members: Thomas Matula | Committee Chair | Department of Bioengineering , Alex Meeske |GSR | UW Medicine, Department of Microbiology , Michael Bailey | Committee Member | APL & Department of Mechanical Engineering , Peter Dahl | Committee Member | APL & Department of Mechanical Engineering , Tatiana Khokhlova | Committee Member | UW Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Pratik Anirudha Ambekar. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Cosette Craig
Dissertation Title: Built to Share: Modular Design Tools for Accessible Microfluidics and Decentralized Diagnostics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Cosette Craing. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Santhosh Sridhar
Dissertation Title: Characterization of Nanocellular Morphologies in PEI-CO2 System, Supervisory Committee: Vipin Kumar | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Dwayne Arola |GSR | Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Lucas Meza | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Marco Salviato | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , John Weller | Committee Member | Janicki Industries.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Santhosh Sridhar. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Ankush Nandi
Dissertation Title: Manufacturing, Processing and Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Vitrimer Composites, Supervisory Committee Members: Aniruddh Vashisth | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alshakim Nelson | GSR| Department of Chemistry , Lucas Meza | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Vikram Iyer | Committee Member | Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ankush Nandi. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Ye Jin
Dissertation Title:
Development of an automated human whole-blood-based carbon nanotube paper-composite (CPC) hemostasis evaluation system, Supervisory Committee: Dayong Gao | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Cynthia Chen | GSR | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Jaehyun Chung |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Zhiquan Shu | Committee Member | UWT- School of Engineering & Technology , Yan Wu |Committee Member | University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ye Jin. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Cathleen Nguyen
Dissertation Title: Bayesian Vector Flow Mapping, Supervisory Committee Members: Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Dana Dabiri |GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Tiffany Chen | Committee Member | UW Medical Center, Division of Cardiology , Babak Nazer |Committee Member | UW Medical Center, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Cathleen Nguyen. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, August 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Hemanth Neelgund Ramesh
Committee Members: Shijing Sun | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jie Xiao | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Chiwoo Park | Committee Member | Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Hemanth Neelgund Ramesh. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.