PhD Qualifying Examination: Mackenzie Pitts
Committee Members: Kat Steele | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Steve Brunton | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Cristine Agresta | Committee Member | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Mackenzie Pitts. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Nicholas Zolman
Committee members: Steve Brunton| Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Kutz |Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Applied Mathematics , Santosh Devasia | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Amir Taghvaei | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nick Zolman. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 6, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Angela Straccia
Dissertation Title: Computational fluid dynamics modeling of hemodynamics in the Circle of Willis during vasospasm and in the left ventricle in the presence of a left ventricular assist device, Supervisory Committee: Alberto Aliseda | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Dana Dabiri |GSR| Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , James Riley |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ayo Olanrewaju | Committee Member | Department of Bioengineering , Florence Sheehan | Committee Member | Department of Bioengineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Angela Straccia. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Rui Wang
Committee members: Jonathan Liu| Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Feini (Sylvia) Qu | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , David Beck | Committee Member | Department of Chemical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Rui Wang. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Lijun Zhou
Committee members: Mohammad Malakooti | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Shijing Sun | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Lijun Zhou. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Bahetihazi (Stephen) Maidu
Committee members: Juan Carlos del Alamo | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle DiBenedetto| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Stephen Maidu. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Amitha Rani Mulastham
Committee Members: Jonathan Liu| Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mehmet Kurt | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Feini (Sylvia) Qu | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , David Beck | Committee Member | Department of Chemical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Amitha Rani. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Mohamed Safwat
Committee Members: Santosh Devasia | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Cheng | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Shuonan Dong| Committee Member | Boeing Advanced Research Center (BARC).
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Mohamed Safwat. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Charlotte Caskey
Dissertation Title: Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Neuromechanics of Gait for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Supervisory Committee: Kat Steele |Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad |GSR| Department of Physiology and Biophysics , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Chet Moritz | Committee Member | Department of Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Physiology & Biophysics , Patrick Aubin |Committee Member | CLiMB & Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Charlotte Caskey. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Em Triolo
Dissertation Title: Development of Advanced MR Elastography Techniques for Biomechanical Assessment of Neurodegeneration, Supervisory Committee: Mehmet Kurt | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Paul Kinahan |GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Kat Steele | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Swati Rane Levendovszky | Committee Member | Department of Radiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Em Triolo. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Rob Serafin
Supervisory Committee: Jonathan Liu | Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lawrence True |GSR | Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , Mehmet Kurt | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Nathan Sniadecki | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Rob Serafin. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Henry Chang
Committee members: Santosh Devasia | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Chen | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Shuonan Dong | Committee Member | Boeing Advanced Research Center (BARC).
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Henry Chang. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 24, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: William Howe
Committee Members: Santosh Devasia | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Steve Shen | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Sawyer Fuller | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , James Riley| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: William Howe. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 24, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Minho Song
Dissertation Title:
Quantitative Monitoring of Tissue Fractionation by Cavitation-based Pulsed High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Supervisory Committee: Tatiana Khokhlova | Committee Chair | Division of Gastroenterology & Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michalakis Averkiou | GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Michael Bailey| Committee Member | Department Mechanical Engineering , Peter Dahl | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Minho Song. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Pratik Anirudha Ambekar
Supervisory Committee Members: Thomas Matula | Committee Chair | Department of Bioengineering , W Conrad Liles |GSR | Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology , 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 Ambekar. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Andrew Russell
Committee Members: Michelle DiBenedetto| Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich| Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alexander Horner-Devine | Committee Member | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Andrew Russell. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Samuel Ahnert
Committee Members: Steve Brunton| Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Aniruddh Vashisth | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Krithika Manohar| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Michelle DiBenedetto | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Sam Ahnert. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.