UPDATE March 20, 2026: This story has been edited to remove one listed final examination upon the request of that individual.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.
Blood Drives
Thursday, May 17, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Schmitz (north side)
Friday, May 18, 1 p.m.–7 p.m., Terry (lounge)
Monday, May 21, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 106B HUB
Friday, May 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Health Sciences (lobby)
Tuesday, May 29, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Health Sciences (lobby)
English language courses
The 91探花English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
Convenient online courses are available for 91探花employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary in academic, business or technical writing. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.
Evening on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills, and preparation for the TOEFL and verbal parts of the GRE. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.
UWELP customizes courses in English for the Workplace. Depending on the needs of your group, courses can be designed for such areas as pronunciation and fluency, assisting clients by telephone, presentation skills and the language of meetings, e-mail communication, and job-specific vocabulary and idioms.
For more information, call 543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.
Public Hearing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Thursday, May 24, 2007, in 309 HUB. The purpose of the hearing is to allow all interested persons an opportunity to present their views, either orally or in writing, on the proposed new Chapter 478–165 WAC, “Cost Savings for Course Materials.”
As required by RCW 28B.10.590, the 91探花 proposes these new rules to give students more choices for purchasing educational materials and to encourage faculty and staff to work closely with bookstores and publishers to implement the least costly option without sacrificing educational content and to provide maximum cost savings to students.
Advance copies of the proposed WAC rules may be obtained by contacting Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director of Rules Coordination, Box 355509, Seattle, WA 98195, or by phone at 206-543-9219. Copies will also be available at the public hearing.
Persons wishing to provide written comment may submit their remarks to Ms. Deardorff at the above address, by email to rules@u.washington.edu, or by fax to 206-221-6917, by May 24, 2007.
To request disability accommodation for this hearing, contact the 91探花Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance of the event at: 206-543-6450/voice, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264/fax, or by email at dso@u.washington.edu.
DEGREE EXAMS
Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.
General Examinations
- M Wade Altom, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Miller Hall, 423-A. (Prof. James Mazza).
- Renee M. Byrd, Women Studies, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, B-110G. (Prof. David Allen).
- Jean Marguerite Carmalt, Geography, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, May 21. Smith Hall, 412-H. (Prof. Steven Herbert).
- Jasmine L. Cetrone, Atmospheric Sciences, Postmaster 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Atmos. Sci./Geophysics Bld., 406. (Prof. Robert Houze).
- Wimon Deechakawan, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, May 18. Health Science Bldg., T-612. (Prof. Carol Landis).
- Douglas C. Downey, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. Paul Allen Cntr. for CSE, 403. (Prof. Oren Etzioni).
- Erika N. Feldman, Psychology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 25. Guthrie Hall, 211. (Prof. Jessica Sommerville).
- Suzanne Flanary, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, May 21. Foege, N-130A. (Profs. Patrick Stayton & Allan Hoffman).
- Michael P. Fleming, Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 18. Kincaid Hall, 438. (Prof. Roger del Moral).
- Holly Janelle George, History, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. Smith Hall, 203-E. (Prof. John Findlay).
- Krista J. Gile, Statistics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Savery Hall, 311. (Prof. Mark Handcock).
- Laura S. Gold, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. FHCRC, M4-A17. (Prof. Anneclaire De Roos).
- Rachel Tillie Goldberg, English, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, B-110G. (Prof. Anis Bawarshi).
- Charles A. Hagedorn, Physics, Ph.D. 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. NPL Building, 178. (Prof. Jens Gundlach).
- Stephen Dwyer Hawley, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Electrical Engineering, 403. (Prof. Howard Chizech).
- Scott M. Henry, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Foege, N-130A. (Prof. Patrick Stayton).
- Chih-Peng Hsu, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Electrical Engineering, 403. (Prof. Alexander Manishev).
- Yi-Min Huang, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, May 31. More Hall, R-218. (Prof. Steven Kramer).
- Kelly N. Huggins, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 25. Chemistry Building, 339. (Prof. Niels Andersen).
- Randall B. Kemp, Information School, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Mary Gates Hall, 370. (Prof. David Levy).
- Can Kozcaz, Physics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 18. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Amer Iqbal).
- Terence L. Kubar, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Atmospheric Sci/Geophys., 406. (Prof. Dennis Hartmann).
- Pisut Kulthanavit, Economics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, May 18. Savery Hall, 302-C. (Prof. Yu-Chin Chen).
- Kam-Sam Leon, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 18. Health Science Bldg., D-209. (Prof. Joseph Sisneros).
- Alan Linchuan Liu, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Paul Allen CTR for CSE, 303. (Prof. Gaetano Borriello).
- Hongrui Liu, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Electrical Engineering, 443. (Prof. Zelda Zabinsky).
- Kurt W. Luoto, Mathematics, Ph.D. 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Padelford Hall, C-401. (Prof. Sara Billey).
- Virginia W. Manner, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. James Mayer).
- Adria K. Martig, Psychology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Guthrie Hall, 315. (Prof. Sheri Mizumori).
- Graham P. Mcvicker, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Foege, S330. (Prof. Philip Green).
- Chingchai Methaphat, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, May 25. Denny Hall, 402. (Prof. Janelle Taylor).
- Megan Ann Miller, English, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Padelford Hall, A-101C. (Prof. Jessica Burstein).
- Justin P. Miller-Schulze, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, May 18. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Christopher Simpson).
- Yamile Molina, Psychology, Ph.D. 9:15 a.m. Monday, May 21. Guthrie Hall, 315. (Prof. Sean O’Donnell).
- Andrew M. Mountcastle, Biology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, May 21. Kincaid Hall, 502. (Prof. Thomas Daniel).
- Emily Adair Neff-Sharum, Political Science, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18. Gowen Hall, 1B. (Prof. Peter May).
- Eric A. Nelson, Education, Ed.D 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Miller Hall, 320. (Prof. Michael Copland).
- Michael Allen Nivala, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Condon Hall, 301. (Prof. Bernard Deconinck).
- Raymond A. Oenbring, English, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, A-106. (Prof. George Dillon).
- Dmytro Pesin, Physics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Physcis/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Anton Andreev).
- Catherine Pollard, Music, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, May 23. Kane Hall, 234.聽聽 (Prof. Steven Demorest).
- Elizabeth M. Poole, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, May 21. FHCRC M4-B104.聽聽 (Prof. Cornelia Ulrich).
- Suzanne Reeve, Education, Ph.D. 01:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Miller Hall, 304.聽聽 (Prof. Philip Bell).
- Theresa M. Ronquillo, Social Work, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 25. School of Soc. Work, 306.聽聽 (Prof. Anthony Ishisaka).
- Angela R. Rounsaville, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Padelford Hall, A-106.聽聽 (Prof. Anis Bawarshi).
- Elizabeth A. Rubasky, English, Postmaster 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, A-106.聽聽 (Prof. Raimonda Modiano).
- Mara P. Sedlins, Psychology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Guthrie Hall, 57.聽聽 (Prof. Yuichi Shoda).
- Anusha Sekar, Mathematics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Gould Hall, 435.聽聽 (Prof. Kenneth Bube).
- Rachel L. Sewell Nesteruk, Biology, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Foege, N-230.聽聽 (Prof. Roger del Moral).
- Woo Kuen Shin, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. More Hall, 218.聽聽 (Prof. Pedro Arduino).
- Chung-Ching Shiung, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Burke Museum, B-4.聽聽 (Prof. Peter Lape).
- Mia Siscawati, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Denny Hall, 401.聽聽 (Prof. Celia Lowe).
- Larissa I. Stanberry, Statistics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, C-14A.聽聽 (Prof. Tilmann Gneiting).
- Alma Mo Trinidad, Social Work, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. School of Social聽 Work, 210-F.聽聽 (Prof. David Takeuchi).
- Teressa Ann Trusty, Anthropology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Kane Hall, D-23.聽聽 (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
- James T. Tufano, Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Health Sciences, HST-T-360.聽聽 (Prof. Peter Tarczy-Hornoch).
- Honni M. Van Rijswijk, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Padelford Hall, A-106.聽聽 (Prof. Thomas Lockwood).
- Jennell C. Vick, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 21. Eagleson Hall, 111.聽聽 (Prof. Christopher Moore).
- Cristina Lynn Walcher, Biology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Hitchcock Hall, 312.聽聽 (Prof. Jennifer Nemhauser).
- Jerry A. Watson, Built Environment, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, May 21. Gould Hall, 402.聽聽 (Profs. Robert Mugerauer & David Streatfield).
- Kelly M. Whitaker, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Chemistry Building, 439.聽聽 (Prof. Daniel Gamelin).
- Sophia Wilson, Political Science, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Gowen Hall, 1B.聽聽 (Prof. Stephen Hanson).
- Glenn M. Wolfe, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 25. Chemistry Building, 239.聽聽 (Prof. Joel Thornton).
- Jun T. Young, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 18. Communications Bldg., 102-E.聽聽 (Prof. Kirsten Foot).
- Jian Yuan, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Atmos. Sci/Geophysics, 406.聽聽 (Prof. Dennis Hartmann).
Final Examinations
- Chihak Ahn, Physics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Physics Astronomy Bldg., 520.聽 鈥淎tomic scale modeling of stress and pairing effects on dopant behavior in silicon鈥 (Prof. Scott Dunham).
- Jason A. Anderson, Music, D.M.A. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Music Building, 27.聽 鈥淭he life and works of Peter R. Hallock (b. 1924)鈥 (Prof. Geoffrey Boers).
- Nicholas R. Anderson, Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Health Sciences, T-739.聽 鈥淐haracterizing experimental information management in biomedical research: A case-study approach鈥 (Prof. Peter Tarczy- Hornoch).
- Elin A. Bjorling, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. South Campus Center, 250.聽 鈥淓xploring stress and headaches in adolescent females鈥 (Prof. F. Elaine Thompson).
- Susan L. Bragg, History, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Smith Hall, 203-E.聽 鈥淢arketing the 鈥淢odern Negro鈥: Race, gender, and the culture of activism in the NAACP, 1909-1941鈥 (Prof. Susan Glenn).
- Kathryn Burgess Bunn-Marcuse, Art History, Ph.D. 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Thompson Hall, 403.聽 鈥淧recious metals: Silver and gold bracelets from the northwest coast鈥 (Prof. Robin Wright).
- Adam D. Burdick, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Friday, May 25. Music Bldg., 101.聽 鈥淭he influence of French Baroque dance on the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach鈥 (Prof. Geoffrey Boers).
- Thomas W. Butler, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Phys/Astronomy Bldg., B-042.聽 鈥淣anopore analysis of nucleic acids鈥 (Prof. Jens Gundlach).
- Anthony A. Byrd, Education, Ed.D 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Miller Hall, 320.聽 鈥淲hat principals are learning about instructional leadership in Vista View and how Vista View can further support that learning鈥 (Prof. Chrysan Gallucci).
- Patrick Andrew Carroll, Microbiology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Health Sciences,聽 K-069.聽 鈥淚nduction of lymphangiogenic and angiogenic factors by Kaposi鈥檚 sarcoma-associated herpes virus infection鈥 (Prof. Michael Lagunoff).
- Brian Gerard Casserly, History, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Smith Hall, 308-C.聽 鈥淪ecuring the Sound:聽 The evolution of civilian-military relations in the Puget Sound Region, 1890-1984鈥 (Prof. John Findlay).
- Edward A. Castro, Music, D.M.A. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Music Bldg., 219.聽 鈥淚mitation of an innovator, Igor Stravinsky and David Snow, 鈥淎gon鈥 and 鈥淒ance Movements鈥濃 (Prof. David Kappy).
- Timothy John Crone, Oceanography, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Marine Sciences Bldg., 123.聽 鈥淭idally-forced flow variability within mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Models and measurement techniques鈥 (Prof. William Wilcock).
- Colleen Marie Daly, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Health Sciences, H-670.聽 鈥淒oes changing work organization through telecommuting affect individual health?聽 A focus on stress and health behavior鈥 (Prof. Thomas Wickizer).
- Jean M. Daniels, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Anderson Hall, 22.聽 鈥淎n economic assessment of the lumber manufacturing sector in western Washington鈥 (Prof. John Perez-Garcia).
- William H. Eldridge, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24. Fisheries, 203.聽 鈥淗uman impacts on the genetic diversity of wild fish populations:聽 Examples from Pacific salmon鈥 (Prof. Kerry-Ann Naish).
- Michael Gordon Endres, Physics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 18. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520.聽 鈥淭opics in lattice field theory鈥 (Prof. David Kaplan).
- Timothy T. Fister, Physics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520.聽 鈥淢easuring excited state symmetries with q-dependent x-ray Raman scattering鈥 (Prof. Gerald Seidler).
- Christina E. Franzen, Classics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 18. Denny Hall, 210.聽 鈥淩evulsion and desire: The figure of the monster in the Roman imagination鈥 (Prof. Sarah Stroup).
- Helga S. Fridjonsdottir, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Friday, May 18. Health Sciences, T-653.聽 鈥淓xploring factors that influence adolescent alcohol abuse in Iceland鈥 (Prof. Elaine Adams Thompson).
- Michelle Dianne Garner, Social Work, Ph.D. noon Thursday, May 24. School of Soc. Work, 116.聽 鈥淔ederal charitable choice and faith-based initiatives:聽 Do faith based organizations pose a barrier to services?鈥 (Prof. Rona Levy).
- Jill E. Gatlin, English, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Padelford Hall, A-106.聽 鈥淣ature, environmental hazard, and the everyday landscape of resistance:聽 A genealogy of U.S. literary environmental justice, 1861-1995鈥 (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
- Gabrielle Gertrude Gerhard, Education, Ph.D. noon Tuesday, May 22. Mary Gates Hall, 224.聽 鈥淚t was like a first step:聽 Student transitions from adult basic education participation to community college enrollment鈥 (Prof. Edward Taylor).
- Tomoko Ohashi Gray, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Electrical Engineering, 403.聽 鈥淓xploitation of submolecular mobilities for advanced organic optoelectronic and photonic nano-materials鈥 (Prof. Rene Overney).
- Amy M. Guthormsen, Psychology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 24. Guthrie Annex I, 120.聽 鈥淐onceptual integration of mathematical and semantic knowledge鈥 (Prof. Miriam Bassok).
- Lisa Ham, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Music Bldg., Fishbowl.聽 鈥淎n analysis of the influence of tangos on selected organ works by Pamela Decker鈥 (Prof. Carole Terry).
- Xi Han, Business School, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room.聽 鈥淭he specialization choices and performance of venture capital funds鈥 (Prof. Paul Malatesta).
- Steven D. Hatfield, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Health Sciences, K-069.聽 鈥淭he microRNA pathway regulates germline stem cell division in Drosophila melanogaster鈥 (Prof. Hannele Ruohola-Baker).
- Christian Henn, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Savery Hall, 302.聽 鈥淓ssays on the trade impacts of regionalism, multilateralism and currency unions鈥 (Prof. Theo Eicher).
- Max R. Hewitt, Business School, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, May 25. Mackenzie Hall, 367.聽 鈥淯sing cognitive load theory to explain the accrual anomaly鈥 (Prof. S. Jane Kennedy).
- Bretwood M. Higman, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Johnson Hall, 117.聽 鈥淩eading the depositional record of tsunamis鈥 (Prof. Joanne Bourgeois).
- Regina Anne Huset, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Electrical Engineering, 330.聽 鈥淢ethyl halides: Concentrations, fluxes and 13C/12C ratios measured in the atmosphere, coastal waters, and soils鈥 (Prof. Richard Gammon).
- Henry Gilliam Jackson, Education, Ed.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Miller Hall, 102.聽 鈥淓valuating the predictive value of parent reports of problem behavior, measures of ADHD, and children鈥檚 language development on teacher ratings of behavioral adjustment in elementary school: longitudinal findings鈥 (Prof. Richard Neel).
- Daniella Ahkyung Kim, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, May 18. Eagleson Hall, 111.聽 鈥淚nfants鈥 and adults鈥 perception of tone chroma:聽 The effects of methodological variables鈥 (Prof. Lynne Werner).
- Janice R. Kuo, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Guthrie Annex 4, Conference Rm.聽 鈥淧sychophysiology of emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder鈥 (Prof. Marsha Linehan).
- Yu Li, Microbiology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. Health Sciences, K-069.聽 鈥淔unctional genomics analyses of virus-host interaction during chronic RNA virus infections鈥 (Prof. Michael Katze).
- Zhensheng Li, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Wilcox Hall, 243.聽 鈥淗ybrid Chitosan-Alginate scaffolds for tissue engineering鈥 (Prof. Miqin Zhang).
- Marilyn Schron Likosky, Classics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Denny Hall, 210.聽 鈥淭he voice of women in Theocritus鈥 Idylls鈥 (Prof. James Clauss).
- Hilary May Loeb, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Miller Hall, 212.聽 鈥淣ational board certification as a support for work with historically underserved students:聽 A case study of Washington state teachers鈥 (Prof. Margaret Plecki).
- Jun Ma, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Savery Hall, 302C.聽 鈥淓ssays on inference in weakly identified models in macroeconomics and finance鈥 (Prof. Charles Nelson).
- Tobias Patrice Mann, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Foege, S-060.聽 鈥淎 thermodynamic approach to PCR primer design鈥 (Prof. William Noble).
- David J. Margolis, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Hitchcock Hall, 132.聽 鈥淎ctive properties of retinal ganglion cells and role in visual function鈥 (Prof. Peter Detwiler).
- Shamin D. Mashruwala, Business School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. MacKenzie Hall, 367.聽 鈥淭he impact of accounting smoothing on asset allocation in corporate pension plans: Evidence from the U.K.鈥 (Prof. Terry Shevlin).
- Kathryn Anne Mcdonald, Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 25. Fisheries Sciences Bldg., 107.聽 鈥淓mbryonic motility in broadcast-spawning marine invertebrates: ciliary swimming, risk and migration in the plankton鈥 (Prof. Richard Strathmann).
- Anne Helene Miller, Romance Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 25. Padelford Hall, B-202.聽 鈥淟e Poete dans la cite:聽 Figures de l鈥檌ntellectuel vernaculaire, au tournant de la fin du Moyen Age鈥 (Prof. Eugene Vance).
- Alicia Moreno-Gonzalez, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 25. Foege, N-130A.聽 鈥淢echanical properties of cardiomyocytes transplanted into infarcted hearts and the effects on remote myocardium鈥 (Prof. Michael Regnier).
- Heather Elise Murphy, Education, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Miller Hall, 423-A.聽 鈥淪uicide risk among gay, lesbian, and bisexual college youth鈥 (Prof. James Mazza).
- Jeffrey Brian Nelson, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18. Electrical Engineering, 303.聽 鈥淓lectrochemical printing: design, characterization, and translation鈥 (Prof. Daniel Schwartz).
- Felix Nhanchau Nguyen, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, May 25. Electrical Engineering, 403.聽 鈥淚mprovement of mechanical properties of polymeric composites: Experimental methods and new systems鈥 (Prof. John Berg).
- Marilyn B. Nourse, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Foege, N-130A.聽 鈥淐ontrol of endothelial cell differentiation and proliferation for vascular tissue engineering鈥 (Prof. Charles Murry).
- Elliot Richard Ohannes, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Communications Bldg., 065.聽 鈥淲illiam Mitchell Ramsay:聽 An intellectual biography鈥 (Prof. Michael Williams).
- Ellen Ordinario, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Foege, S-060.聽 鈥淒ynamics and mechanism of immunoglobulin gene diversification鈥 (Prof. Nancy Maizels).
- Rebecca Suzanne Rauve, English, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Padelford Hall, A-101C.聽 鈥淚mmanent fiction:聽 Self-present consciousness in the novels of Dorothy Richardson鈥 (Prof. Henry Staten).
- Amy R. Reddinger, English, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Padelford Hall, A-106.聽 鈥淒omestic inversions, domestic interventions:聽 Mapping the postwar formation of home, school, and family鈥 (Profs. C. Simpson & A. Bawarshi)
- Xuefeng Ren, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Roosevelt Building, 2228.聽 鈥淢ultiple genetic factors contribute to the differential genetic susceptibility of the resistant Copenhagen and sensitive Fischer 344 rat strains to mammary carcinogenesis鈥 (Profs. H. Zarbi & T. Kavanagh).
- James Spencer Clayton Ronald, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Foege, S-060.聽 鈥淎nalysis of naturally occurring cis-acting gene expression variation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae鈥 (Prof. Joshua Akey).
- Atri Rudra, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, May 25. Paul Allen Ctr. For CSE, 503.聽 鈥淟ist decoding and property testing of error correcting codes鈥 (Prof. Venkatesan Guruswami).
- Rebekah Joann Salt, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Health Sciences, T-305.聽 鈥淎n ethnography of women participating in a United States microcredit program鈥 (Prof. Carole Schroeder).
- Leslee F. Sanders, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Raitt Hall, 305-D.聽 鈥淎ttenuation of exertional muscle damage with a nutritional supplement鈥 (Prof. Glen Duncan).
- Blythe Duke Sather, Immunology, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, May 23. Health Sciences, D-209.聽 鈥淐D4+Foxp3+regulatory T cell homing and homeostasis鈥 (Prof. Daniel Campbell).
- Kathleen Louise Smith-Dijulio, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23. Health Sciences, T-404.聽 鈥淲ell-being during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause鈥 (Prof. Nancy Woods).
- Hwang-Ruey Song, Economics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31. Savery Hall, 302-C.聽 鈥淓ssays on the information-generating function of the educational system鈥 (Prof. Fahad Khalil).
- Santosh Kumar Srivastava, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, May 21. Electrical Engineering, 403.聽 鈥淏ayesian minimum expected risk estimation of distributions for statistical learning鈥 (Prof. Maya Gupta).
- Sorrel Stielstra, Sociology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Savery Hall, 110-C.聽 鈥淧regnancy motivation among heterosexual males: A laten class approach鈥 (Prof. Jerald Herting).
- Cristi L. Stoick, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Health Sciences, K-069.聽 鈥淒istinct Wnt signaling pathways have opposing roles in appendage regeneration鈥 (Prof. Randall Moon).
- Ingunn M. Stromnes, Immunology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Health Sciences, K-069.聽 鈥淭-cell receptor epitope specificity, effector function and MHC alleles in the pathogenesis of central nervous system autoimmune disease鈥 (Prof. Joan
- Mingyi Sun, Immunology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Health Sciences, T-435.聽 鈥淭he mechanism of FasL costimulation through reverse signaling鈥 (Prof. Pamela Fink).
- Mark Ellyson Swanson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Anderson Hall, 22.聽 鈥淢easurement and management of the forest carbon resource in the Nothofagus forests of Tierra del Fuego, Chile鈥 (Prof. Jerry Franklin).
- Ryan D. Torn, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 25. Johnson Hall, 075.聽 鈥淯sing ensemble-based data assimilation for predictability and dynamics鈥 (Prof. Gregory Hakim).
- Thomas W. Vance, Business School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, May 25. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room.聽 鈥淪ubcertification and relationship quality:聽 Effects on subordinate effort and justification鈥 (Prof. S. Jane Kennedy).
- Chu Wang, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Health Science Bldg., T-747.聽 鈥淚mproved conformational sampling for protein-protein docking鈥 (Prof. David Baker).
- Kara A. Whittaker, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Winkenwerder, 201.聽 鈥淧ost-fledging mobility, survival, and habitat use and adult site fidelity of forest songbirds in an urban landscape鈥 (Prof. John Marzluff).
- Benjamin J. Wiley, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Electrical Engineering, 403.聽 鈥淪ynthesis of silver nanostructures with controlled shapes and properties鈥 (Prof. Younan Xia).
- Ryan James Wilson, Business School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Bank of America聽 EEC, 320.聽 鈥淎n examination of corporate tax shelter participants鈥 (Prof. Terry Shevlin).
- Richard Alan Wise, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Aerospace & Engr. Res. Bldg., 130.聽 鈥淯AV guidance control laws for autonomous coordinated tracking of a moving ground target鈥 (Prof. Rolf Rysdyk).
- Hongyan Yang, Business School, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room.聽 鈥淭he relevant knowledge pool:聽 Learning from what others have learned from you鈥 (Prof. H. Kevin Steensma).
- Suh-Jen Yang, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Gowen Hall, M-230.聽 鈥淭he literary merits of the Han stele inscription鈥 (Prof. David Knechtges).
- Norma Zavala, Education, Ed.D 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29. Mary Gates Hall, 224.聽 鈥淣ew perspectives on leadership from voices of Latino leadership鈥 (Prof. Edward Taylor).