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April 21, 2005

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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY

An open invitation to Chairs, Directors and Faculty (Seattle Campus only)

You are invited to participate in the Academic Procession at the University of Washington’s 130th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, June 11, in Husky Stadium. Lining up begins at noon, procession begins at 1:30 p.m., ceremony concludes at 4:30 p.m. This is an extremely important day in the eyes of our students, and you play a primary role in witnessing the conferring of their degrees. To confirm your participation, procure your academic apparel, and obtain guest tickets to the ceremony please contact our office at commence@u.washington.edu.

OTHER NEWS

Blood drives

Monday, April 25, 1–7 p.m. in Haggett, Gray Lounge.

Monday, April 25, 1–7 p.m. in McCarty, Main Lounge.

Tuesday, April 26, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. in the parking lot east of Balmer.

Friday, April 29, 1–7 p.m. in Terry-Lander, Terry Hall Lounge.

Monday, May 2, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. in the bus on 17th between 45th and 65th.

Monday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 12:45–4 p.m. in the loading zone by Loew Hall.

Wednesday, May 4 from 10 – 11:45 a.m. and from 12:30–4 p.m. by the George Washington statue near Meany Hall.

DEGREE EXAMS

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations


  • Andrew J. P. Akelaitis, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Chemistry Bldg., 439. (Prof. Larry Dalton).
  • Whitney Drew Anspach, Communication, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 3. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).
  • Jennifer J. Benner, History, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, April 29. Smith Hall, 203-E. (Prof. John Toews).
  • Raphael A. Bernier, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. Fisheries, 207. (Prof. Geraldine Dawson).
  • Chih-Chen Chen, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 25. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Albert Folch).
  • Tanya L. Daigle, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, April 25. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. (Prof. Ken Mackie).
  • Nema Dean, Statistics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, April 22. Electrical Engineering 1 Bldg., 031. (Prof. Adrian Raftery).
  • Kathryn M. Gill, Psychology, Ph.D. 08:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 3. Guthrie Hall, 211. (Prof. Sheri Mizumori).
  • Kim Noreen Gunnerson, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 4. Chemistry Bldg., 339. (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).
  • Melissa Ann Haltuch, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5. Fishery Science Bldg., 314. (Prof. Andre Punt).
  • Chia-Hsien Hsu, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 27. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., AE-108. (Prof. Albert Folch).
  • Sue Lockett John, Communication, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Patricia Moy).
  • Meade B. Krosby, Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28. Kincaid Hall, A-042-C. (Profs. Sievert Rohwer and Toby Bradshaw).
  • Marina Sergeevna Kuznetsova, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, April 29. Health Sciences Ctr., T-478. (Prof. W.T. Spain).
  • Xiao Li, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 25. Electrical Engineering Bldg. 1, 403. (Prof. Jeffrey Bilmes).
  • Yung-Wen Liu, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Kailash Kapur).
  • John J. Loverich, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. Guggenheim Hall, 206. (Prof. Uri Shumlak).
  • Sara O’Brien, Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, May 5. Kincaid Annex, A-042-C. (Prof. John Wingfield).
  • Sujay Sunil Parekh, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 22. Paul Allen Ctr., 128. (Prof. Ed Lazowska).
  • Gary C. Port, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27. Health Sciences Ctr., T-466. (Prof. Nancy Frietag).



  • Sangjan Rungruangkonkit, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Health Sciences Ctr., T-529. (Prof. Karen Schepp).



  • Till Schreiber, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Savery Hall, 302. (Profs. Theo Eicher and Charles Nelson).
  • Susan M. Shortreed, Statistics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Padelford Hall, C-301. (Prof. Marina Meila).
  • Samuel M. Yum, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. Denny Hall, M-32. (Profs. Miriam Kahn and Stevan Harrell).
  • Jason Douglas Yust, Music, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 2. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. John Rahn).

Final Examinations


  • Ajay Anand, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. HND Hardistry Conference Ctr. (6th floor). “Noninvasive Temperature Estimation for HIFU Therapy Monitoring using Backscattered Ultrasound” (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
  • George Astrakianakis, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Health Sciences Ctr., E-212. “Cotton Dust, Endotoxin Exposure and the Risk of Lung Cancer among Female Textile Workers in Shanghai” (Prof. Noah Seixas).
  • Carmen Jane Booth, Pathology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, April 22. 815 Mercer Bldg., room 111. “The Role of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Q in Development and Disease” (Prof. Daniel Bowen-Pope).
  • Kevin Charles Flick, Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, April 29. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Biomechanics and Dynamics of Turning” (Prof. Thomas Daniel).
  • Urachada Ketprom, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 2. Electrical Engineering Bldg. 1, 303. “Line-of-sight Propagation of Optical Wave Through Multiple-scatter Channel in Optical Wireless Communication System” (Prof. Yasuo Kuga).
  • Izumi Maezawa, Pathology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, May 2. Health Sciences Ctr., T-639. “ApoE Isoform-specific Mechanism of Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration” (Prof. Thomas Montine).
  • Hasan Saeed Mir, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Paul Allen Ctr., AE-108. “Source Localization Using Airborne Sensor Arrays” (Prof. John Sahr).
  • Jacqueline Elizabeth Pickrell, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Guthrie Hall, 134. “What’s up Doc? Factors Involved in the Acceptance of False Information” (Prof. Elizabeth Loftus).
  • David Paul Rangel, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Effects of Small Neutral Osmolytes on DNA” (Prof. Michael Schurr).
  • Amy Elisabeth Singer, Sociology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 2. Savery Hall, 110-C. “Under the Radar: The Subversive Work of American Children’s Novels, 1930-1980″ (Profs. Judith Howard and Paul Burstein).
  • Jocelyn M. Weiss, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. FHCRC, M4-A805/A817. “Polymorphic Variation in Nucleotide Excision Repair Genes and Risk of Endometrial Cancer” (Prof. Noel Weiss).