PhD Final Examination: Bahetihazi Maidu
Dissertation Title: Physics-Informed and Data-Driven Inference of Cardiovascular Hemodynamics, Thrombosis Risk, and Model Parameters, Supervisory Committee Members:Juan C del Alamo | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering, Patrick Boyle | GSR | Department of Bioengineering, Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nazem Akoum | Committee Member | UW Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
MS Thesis Presentation: Dzaki Pahlevi
Thesis Title: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Two-Step Ethanol Oxidation Reaction in a Supercritical Water Oxidation Reactor, Supervisory Committee Members:Igor Novosselov| Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Kramlich| Committee Member| Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Palmore Jr.| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Yash Talwekar
Dissertation Title: Avionics for Sub-Gram Aerial Vehicles and Biomechanics, Supervisory Committee Members: Sawyer Fuller | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jing Yu | GSR | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Joseph Garbini| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vikram Iyer| Committee Member | Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB frontdesk. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, August 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Ama Darkwah
Supervisory 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, Dana Dabiri | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, August 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying examination: Tyson Lam
Supervisory Committee Members:Mehmet Kurt | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ashish Manohar | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Per Reinhall | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Liz Wayne | Committee Member | Department of Bioengineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.