PhD Qualifying Examination: Julian Reis
Committee Members: Alberto Aliseda | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Juan Carlos del Alamo | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Palmore Jr. | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Robert Wood | Committee Member | Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Julian Reis. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD General Examination: Bahetihazi Maidu
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 | Department of Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Bahetihazi Maidu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD General Examination: Xiaohai (Bob) Hu
Dissertation Title: Learning-based Control and Perception: From Tactile-Informed Grasping to Reinforcement Learning-Driven Agile Humanoid Behaviors, 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: Bob Hu. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Qixuan Jiang
Committee Members: Jie Xiao | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Xu Chen | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Mohmmad Malakooti | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ting Cao | Committee Member | Department of Materials Science & Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Qixuan Jiang. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Yiwen Zheng
Dissertation Title: Computational Design and Modeling of Vitrimers, Supervisory Committee Members: Aniruddh Vashisth | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Navid Zobeiry | GSR | Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Steve Brunton | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Vikram Iyer | Committee Member | Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Yiwen Zheng. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 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.