PhD General Examination: Henry Chang
Supervisory Committee Members: Santosh Devasia | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Sam Burden | GSR | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Joseph Garbini |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lance McCann | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Henry Chang. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
PhD General Examination: Sam Ahnert
Supervisory Committee Members: Steven Brunton | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Amir Taghvaei | GSR | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Krithika Manohar |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ana Larranaga | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Sam Ahnert. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Shuyuan Bai
Supervisory Committee Members: Igor Novosselov | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jie Xiao | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Shuyuan Bai. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
PhD Final Examination: Nicole Atmadja
Dissertation Title: Fatigue Crack Growth Characterization of Additive Manufactured Electron Beam Melted Ti6Al4V, Supervisory Committee Members: Ramulu Mamidala | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Marco Salviato| GSR | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics , John Kramlich |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Junlan Wang | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Nicole Atmadja. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Evan Muschler
Supervisory Committee Members: Corie Cobb | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Brian Polagye | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering , John Kramlich | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lilo Pozzo | Committee Member | Department of Chemical Engineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Evan Muschler. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Pengcheng (Pearson) Chen
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Pengcheng Chen. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Final Examination: Satria Ardianuari
Dissertation Title: Influence of Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Properties on Intact Limb Biomechanical Demands in Transtibial Amputees During Simulated Functional Tasks, Supervisory Committee Members: Glenn Klute| Committee Chair | VA CLiMB & Department of Mechanical Engineering , Christopher Neils | GSR | Department of Bioengineering , Katherine Steele |Committee Member |Department of Mechanical Engineering , Jenny Robinson |Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering , Stefania Fatone |Committee Member |Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Satria Ardianuari. Event Types: Academics.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.