PhD General Examination: Michael Malone
Dissertation Title: High Cell-Density Bioprinting of Engineered Heart Tissues, Supervisory Committee Members: Nathan Sniadecki | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Eleftheria Roumeli | GSR | Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Joseph Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jenny Robinson | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Michael Malone. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 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
Dissertation Title: Vision-Based 3D Reconstruction and Dynamic Imaging Updates for Image-Guided Surgery, 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
Dissertation Title: Toward Interpretable AI for MRI Guided Multimodal Medical Imaging, 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.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Evan Muschler
Supervisory Committee Members: Corie Cobb | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brian Polagye | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lilo Pozzo | Committee Member | Department of Chemical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Evan Muschler. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
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. 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.