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PhD Dissertation Defenses & Qualifying Exams

By order of the Graduate Council, dissertation defenses are open to the public.  While the qualifying oral examination is a private meeting, students may invite up to four observers (who usually attend to take notes on the examination).  

Dissertation defenses and qualifying oral exams may occur in-person, hybrid, or fully remote.  If no location is listed on the flyer, then the defense or exam is happening remotely.  Contact the student directly for remote meeting details, if you would like to attend.


2024-2025 Dissertation Defenses


2024-2025 Qualifying Exams

Dingding Wang Qualifying Exam

Dingding Wang
November 5th

Yingjie Fei Qualifying Exam

Yingjie Fei
December 3rd

Vyxz Vasquez Qualifying Exam

Vyxz Vasquez
December 9th

Yuchen Yan Qualifying Exam

Yuchen Yan
December 9th

Nilufar Karimi Qualifying Exam

Nilufar Karimi
December 11th

Carolina Ramirez Moreno Qualifying Exam

Carolina Ramirez Moreno
December 11th

Shiya Zhang Qualifying Exam

Shiya Zhang
December 11th

Tatum Howey Qualifying Exam

Tatum Howey
December 11th