PhD General Examination: Sajeda Mokbel
Supervisory Committee Members: Steve Brunton | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering, Antonino Ferrante | GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Patricia Garcia Caspuenas
Supervisory Committee Members:Steve Brunton | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brian Polagye | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ana Larrañaga | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ME front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Nicholas Guimond
Supervisory Committee Members:Aaron Marburg | Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Monica Li Storms | Faculty Co-Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Peter Dahl | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michelle Hickner| Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vivek Hari Sridhar | Committee Member | Department of Biology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ME front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Michael Garcia
Supervisory Committee Members:Steve Brunton | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alberto Aliseda | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stefania Fresca | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ana Larrañaga | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
PhD General Examination: Shunsuke Winston
Supervisory Committee Members: Duane Storti | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering, Richard Wiebe | GSR | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mohammad Malakooti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lucas Meza | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Robert Drinnan
Dissertation Title: Applications of Vector Acoustic Measurements in Characterizing Shallow Water Sound Propagation, Supervisory Committee Members:Peter Dahl | Committee Chair |Applied Physics Laboratory & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shima Abadi | GSR | UW Bothell, Engineering and Mathematics, Brian Polagye | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, David R. Dall'Osto| Committee Member | Applied Physics Laboratory & Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Nini Xing
Supervisory Committee Members:Jenny Robinson | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Feini (Sylvia) Qu | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Joseph Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cole DeForest | Committee Member | Department of Chemical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Wenzhao Wang
Supervisory Committee Members:Dayong Gao | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shen Ren | Committee Member | College of Science and Engineering, Seattle University, Zhiquan Shu | Committee Member | School of Engineering and Technology, UW Tacoma, Exam Procedure.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB Front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD General Examination: Zidong Liu
Supervisory Committee Members: Xu Chen | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amir Taghvaei | GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ashis Banerjee | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Steve Shen | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: MEB Front desk. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.