MS Thesis Presentation: Shaunak Deshpande
Thesis Title:A Novel Plasma Treatment Based Solid-State Foaming Process for Producing Skinless Foams, Supervisory Committee Members: Lucas Meza| Committee Chair | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Aniruddh Vashisth| Committee Member| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Marco Salvatio | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: megrad@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD General 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: Bahetihazi Maidu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Michelle Katz
Dissertation Title:
Material and Processing Strategies to Enable 3D Printed Lithium-Ion Batteries
Supervisory Committee Members: Corie Cobb | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lilo Danielle Pozzo| GSR | Department of Chemical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jie Xiao | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Michelle Katz. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
PhD General Examination: Ruofan Liu
Supervisory Committee Members: Eric Seibel | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Alshakim Nelson | GSR | Department of Chemistry , Devin MacKenzie |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Leonard Y Nelson | Committee Member | Human Photonics Lab and Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Ruofan Liu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
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: Bob Buchanan
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Bob Buchanan. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Solomia Dzhaman
Committee Members: Alberto Aliseda | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Joe Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Solomia Dzhaman. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 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
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
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.