Articles from:June 2026

  • June 23 – PhD Thesis Defense Srini Vemulapalli

    Srini Vemulapalli, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Photophysical Properties of Cyclopropenium Ions with Applications in [4+2] and [3+2] Cycloadditions” on Tuesday, June 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm, in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Marilyne Carrey, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Stefan France, External Examiner (Georgia Institute of Technology); Jim Willwerth, Internal Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • June 15 – PhD Thesis Defence – Rozhin Rowshanpour

    Rozhin Rowshanpour, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing New Strategies in Organic Synthesis Through Photocatalytic Azo Formation, Radical Fluorination, and Carbonyl Activation” on Monday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 601C.

    The examination committee members are Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Rebecca Davis, External Examiner (University of Manitoba); Yifeng Li, Internal Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • June 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Marcus Elbert Villena

    Marcus Elbert Villena, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend the thesis “Graph Attention Mechanisms for Modeling Pathway-Level Importance from Gene Expression” on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. The defence will take place in WH147.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Xiaojian Shao, External Examiner (National Research Council); and Tony Yan and Adonis Skandalis, Supervisory Committee Members.

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