PhD General Examination: Andrea Exil
Supervisory Committee Members:Lucas Meza | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charles Dorn |GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Junlan Wang |Committee Member |Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alshakim Nelson| Committee Member | Department of Chemistry.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
PhD General Examination: Amitha Mulastham
Supervisory Committee Members:Lucas Meza | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charles Dorn |GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mohammad Malakooti |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junlan Wang |Committee Member |Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Yushu Lin
Dissertation Title: Learning-Based Control and Tactile Perception for Robotic Systems, Supervisory Committee Members: John Palmore Jr. | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jingwei Hu | GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Alberto Aliseda |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Antonino Ferrante | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Yushu Lin. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Thomas Chu
Dissertation Title: Optimal Local-Loop Shaping Beyond Nyquist Frequencies using Robust Signal Recovery, 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: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, July 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Supporting disabled students in research: AccessComputing discussion
AccessComputing invites you to join us for an online (Zoom) community discussion about supporting disabled students in research.
We'll have an interactive discussion about the 2022 article Students with Disabilities in Life Science Undergraduate Research Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities by Gin, Pais, et al (check out the abstract below!) and how the computing community can benefit from the findings. Registrants may wish to read the paper in advance of the meeting.
Registration Required, Accommodation Note: Zoom auto captions will be enabled. For ASL, CART, or additional accommodations contact Brianna Blaser at blaser@uw.edu.
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Students with Disabilities in Life Science Undergraduate Research Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities. Gin LE, Pais D, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022 Jun; 21(2): ar32.
Abstract: Individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in postsecondary science education and in science careers, yet few studies have explored why this…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: blaser@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. 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.