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December 1, 2005

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Participants wanted for Continuums of Service conference

Washington Campus Compact and the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Continuums of Service Conference, “Engaging Leadership: New Visions, Voices, and Models” April 19-21, 2006, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bellevue. The conference will bring together 500 colleagues from the western region and beyond to explore multiple perspectives on leadership, service-learning, and civic engagement; share program models, research, and best practices; and network with diverse service-learning practitioners.

Choose to participate in one or more of the following opportunities:

• Submit a proposal to present at the conference. See below and visit http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/participate.html for more information. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, Jan. 13, 2006.
  
• Serve as a peer reviewer of concurrent session presentation proposals. Visit http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/proposalreview.html for more information.
  
• Serve as a mentor for participants new to the field and/or conference. Visit http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/passiton.html for more information.
  
• Attend the conference. Registration will open in January, 2006.

The advisory committee invites proposals that address the following:

• Comparative definitions, theories, and practices of leadership for engagement
  
• Institutional and programmatic change models that promote collaborative, shared, and reciprocal leadership in our communities and on our campuses
  
• New leadership developments and frontiers in engaged scholarship, programs, and curricular designs

Proposals addressing other aspects of the theme are welcome. Before beginning the process of developing a proposal, please also review the following information:

• Conference Goals and Audience at http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/theme.html
  
• Concurrent Session Formats and Strands at http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/concurrentsessions.html
  
• Proposal Guidelines at http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/guidelines.html.

All proposals may be submitted on-line at https://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/USER/Proposal/proposal.submission.form.I.asp. The deadline for receipt of proposals is Friday, Jan. 13, 2006. If you have any questions or would like to discuss an idea for a proposal, please call 
360-650-7554 or e-mail julie.muyllaert@wwu.edu.

Funding opportunity

The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UWSCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces $10,000 for one year of research for projects on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy (UWSCOR).

Proposals should pursue novel research opportunities to obtain data that could serve as the basis of a major research grant application in the area of pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy. Applications that are synergistic or complementary to existing projects within the UWSCOR will receive higher priority.

A letter or email of intent to apply should be received by Dec. 1. The deadline for applications is Jan. 10, 2006.

For more information and to view application guidelines please visit our Web site at: http://depts.washington.edu/uwscor/funding.html. If you have any questions, please contact Amber Figgat via e-mail at uwscor@u.washington.edu or by phone at 206-221-3623.

OTHER NEWS

Board of Regents Meeting

The December 2005 Board of Regents Meeting has been canceled. The Regents will meet next on Jan. 19, 2006.

English Language Courses

The UW 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 UW 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 and Saturday on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills, grammar, pronunciation, presentations, and preparation for the TOEFL, TPEIC, and verbal parts of the GRE and GMAT. 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 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.

Blood drives

Monday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 108 HUB.

Thursday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Stevens Way.

Friday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby, 3rd Floor C-Wing.

Friday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby, 3rd Floor C-Wing.

Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby, 3rd Floor C-Wing.

Degree Exams

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

General Examinations

• Michael K. Abel, Sociology, Ph.D. noon Tuesday, Dec. 13. Savery Hall, 110-C. (Profs. Edgar Kiser and Steven Pfaff).
  
• Cheryll Joy B. Alipio, Anthropology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Denny Hall, 401. (Prof. Celia Lowe).
  
• Sarah F. Andrews, Immunology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Health Sciences Ctr., H-562. (Prof. David Rawlings).
  
• Nicole Marie Bain, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. James Mazza).
  
• Adrienne R. Battle, Physics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Sarah Keller).
  
• Julie Annette Bowman, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Chemistry Bldg., 439. (Prof. Pradipsinh Rathod).
  
• Gregory J. Brennan, Microbiology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. WaNPRC Western Facility. (Prof. Shiu-Lok Hu).
  
• Ronald Charles Jr Caldwell, Economics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Savery Hall, 302C. (Prof. Shelly Lundberg).
  
• Xun Cao, Political Science, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Smith Hall, 40-A. (Prof. Michael Ward).
  
• Chun-Hung Chen, Economics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Savery Hall, 302. (Prof. Eric Zivot).
  
• Jessica Chubak, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. FHCRC, M2-B102. (Prof. Noel Weiss).
  
• Aaron D. Clark, Biology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Kincaid Annex, A-023-D. (Prof. John Wingfield).
  
• Ricardo A. Covarrubias, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Julianne Dalcanton).
  
• Colleen Marie Daly, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., H-670. (Prof. Tom Wickizer).
  
• Thuy Anh Doan, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr.,G-417. (Prof. Frederick Rieke).
  
• Jay C. Easton, Music, D.M.A. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. Don Immel).
  
• Meira Epplein, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. FHCRC, M4-B104. (Prof. Noel Weiss).
  
• Aaron M. Feaver, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Wilcox Hall, 243. (Prof. Guozhong Cao).
  
• Noah J. Finnegan, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics Bldg., QRC 154. (Profs Bernard Hallet and David Montgomery).
  
• Robert Henry Fletcher, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Electrical Engineering, 303.   (Prof. Kai Strunz).
  
• Mary Beth Foglia, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Health Sciences Ctr., T-529.   (Prof. Sarah Shannon).
  
• Ihunnaya Okoro Frederick, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Health Sciences Ctr., H-670.   (Prof. Michelle Williams).
  
• Kun Gao, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., H-670.   (Prof. Matthew Maciejewski).
  
• Alan G. Goodman, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Fluke Hall, Bowen Conference Room.   (Prof. Michael Katze).
  
• Andrew D. Hill, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Anderson Hall, 22.   (Prof. Eric Turnblom).
  
• Sachi Patricia Hirakouji, Music, D.M.A. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Music Bldg., 204.   (Prof. Patricia Michaelian).
  
• Derek K. Ho, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Health Sciences Ctr., T-360.   (Profs. Arnold Smith and Nancy Freitag).
  
• Lianne C. Hsing, Immunology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Health Sciences Ctr., I-607C.   (Prof. Alexander Rudensky).
  
• Michael L. Jackson, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19. 1730 Minor Ave., Metropolitan Park East, 1523.   (Prof. Lisa Jackson).
  
• Jill Bodily Jensen, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417.   (Prof. Bertil Hille).
  
• Xiaosong Ji, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Roberts Hall, 321.   (Prof. Kannan Krishnan).
  
• Thomas Kevin Johnson, Scandinavian Studies, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Raitt Hall, 314.   (Prof. Patricia Conroy).
  
• Devin K. Joshi, Political Science, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Smith Hall, 40-A.   (Prof. James Caporaso).
  
• Tae Young Jung, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 259.   (Prof. Martin Berg).
  
• Tatiana A. Kaminsky, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Health Sciences Ctr., BB-818.   (Prof. Pamela Mitchell).
  
• Miryung Kim, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 303.   (Prof. David Notkin).
  
• Sooyoung Kim, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Anderson Hall, 22.   (Prof. Gerard Schreuder).
  
• Lora S. Koenig, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics Bldg., 154.   (Eric Steig).
  
• Wayne Eric Kreider, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Henderson Hall, Hardesty Conf. Ctr..   (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
  
• Lioudmila N. Kryjevskaia, Physics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-211.   (Prof. Paula Heron).
  
• Benjamin B. Land, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209.   (Prof. Charles Chavkin).
  
• Jurate Lasiene, Psychology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Harborview Research & Training Bldg., 301.   (Profs. Philip Horner and Ilene Bernstein).
  
• Loukas Lazos, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., AE-107.   (Prof. Radha Poovendran).
  
• Jianhua Li, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. More Hall, 119.   (Profs. Joe Mahoney and Stephen Muench).
  
• Mingyan Li, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., AE-108.   (Prof. Radha Poovendran).
  
• Emily E. Marshall, Microbiology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. FHCRC-A3M-025.   (Prof. Adam Geballe).
  
• Paul R. Martin, Biology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Kincaid Hall, A-042-C.   (Prof. Joshua Tewksbury).
  
• Lisa M. Meierotto, Anthropology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Denny Hall, 402.   (Prof. Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan).
  
• Eric David Merkley, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Health Sciences Ctr., J-412.   (Profs. Valerie Daggett and William Parson).
  Mahlon David Meyer, History, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Smith Hall, 203E.   (Prof. Kent Guy).
  
• Melissa G. Meyer, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303.   (Prof. John Sahr).
  
• Leeann Jolley Morgan, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Music Bldg., 103.   (Prof. Melia Watras).
  
• Assaf P. Oron, Statistics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Padelford Hall, C-301.   (Prof. Peter Hoff).
  
• Parag Parag, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 403.   (Prof. Pedro Domingos).
  
• Joel Christopher Perry, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503.   (Prof. Blake Hannaford).
  
• Corey B. Puryear, Psychology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Guthrie Hall, 211.   (Prof. Sheri Mizumori).
  
• Kianosh Rahimi, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Electrical Engineering, 403.   (Prof. Mani Soma).
  
• Iyappan Ramachandran, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Electrical Engineering, 303.   (Prof. Sumit Roy).
  
• Lance K. Rhoades, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Padelford Hall, B-526.   (Prof. Albert Sbragia).
  
• Theresa Scholz Richards, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Seattle Biotech Medical Research Institute, Uzima Room.   (Prof. Theodore White).
  
• Arindam Roy Choudhury, Statistics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Padelford Hall, C-301.   (Prof. Elizabeth Thompson).
  
• Linda M. Sauter, Microbiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Wilcox Hall, 264.   (Prof. Mary Lidstrom).
  
• Bahman Sayyar Roudsari, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. noon Thursday, Dec. 15. 401 Broadway, Suite 4075 – HIPRC Library.   (Prof. Frederick Rivara).
  
• Xiaodan Song, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., AE-105.   (Prof. Ming-Ting Sun).
  
• Suzanne Marie Soroczak, Information School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Mary Gates Hall, 224.   (Prof. David McDonald).
  
• E Jabali Stewart, Music, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Music Bldg., 103.   (Prof. Philip Schuyler).
  
• Bertrand Cw Tanner, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Harris Hydraulics Laboratory, 322.   (Prof. Michael Regnier).
  
• Ming Yuen Tsu, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Music Bldg., 206.   (Prof. Craig Sheppard).
  Zhuoyi Wang, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Padelford Hall, B-526.   (Prof. Yomi Braester).
  
• Micah Wayne Warren, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Loew Hall, 105.   (Prof. Yu Yuan).
  
• Carolyn Y. Wei, Technical Communication, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219-A.   (Prof. Beth Kolko).
  
• Sun-Hee Yoon, History, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Smith Hall, 320.   (Profs. Patricia Ebrey and James Palais).
  
• Jessica E. Young, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., T-466K.   (Prof. Albert LaSpada).
  
• Samuel M. Yum, Anthropology, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Denny Hall, 401.   (Profs. Miriam Kahn and Stevan Harrell).
  
• Vilson Zattera, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Music Bldg., 27.   (Prof. Shannon Dudley).
  Lili Zhou, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Electrical Engineering Bldg., M-406.   (Prof. Richard Shi).

Final Examinations

• Brett Allen, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503.  “Learning Body Shape Models from Read-World Data” (Profs. Brian Curless and Zoran Popovic).
  
• Amit Babel, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Electrical Engineering Bldg. 1, 403.  “Molecular Engineering of Polymer Thin Film Transistors” (Prof. Samson Jenekhe).
  
• Z M. Benowitz-Fredericks, Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-114.  “Effects of Food Availability on Chick Growth and Maternal Yolk Androgen Deposition in Seabirds” (Prof. John Wingfield).
  
• Eric A. Blackstone, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium.  “Hydrogen Sulfide Induced Suspended Animation” (Prof. Mark Roth).
  
• Kristine Marie Bovy, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Denny Hall, 401.  “Effects of Human Hunting, Climate Change, and Tectonic Events on Waterbirds along the Pacific Northwest Coast during the Late Holocene” (Prof. Donald Grayson).
  
• Rebecca Ann Buchanan, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Fishery Science Bldg., 203.  “Release-Recapture Models for Migrating Juvenile and Adult Salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers Using PIT-tag and Radiotelemetry Data” (Prof. John Skalski).
  
• Swagato Chakraborty, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Electrical Engineering Bldg., M-406.  “Integral-Equation Modeling of Distributed Effects in Penetrable Objects for Micro-Electronic Applications” (Prof. Vikram Jandhyala).
  
• Margaret Patricia Collins, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Social Work/Speech and Hearing Sciences Bldg., 230.  “Subjective Hearing Complaints and Sentence Recognition Performance for Listeners with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” (Prof. Richard Folsom).
  
• Mary Joy Dudas, Political Science, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Smith Hall, 40.  “Feminizing Consumption: Political Agency and Consumer Society” (Prof. Christine DiStefano).
  
• Vickie Lorraine Farmer, Education, Ed.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Gerberding Hall, 301.  “Effective Teaching Practices in the Linguistically Diverse University Classroom” (Prof. Steven Olswang).
  
• Matthew F. Garvert, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-118.  “An Observational and Modeling Study of a Heavy Precipitation Event Over the Oregon Cascades” (Prof. Clifford Mass).
  
• Andrea Alberta Geiger-Adams, History, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Smith Hall, 203-E.  “Cross-Pacific Dimensions of Race, Caste and Class: Meiji-era Japanese Immigrants in the North American West, 1885-1928” (Profs. Richard White and John Findlay).
  
• Karen Bobbitt Gran, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Condon Hall, 105.  “Fluvial Recovery Following Basin-wide Sediment Loading at Mount Pinatubo, Philippines” (Prof. David Montgomery).
  
• Ashish Kumar Gupta, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503.  “Management of Transient XML Messages” (Prof. Dan Suciu).
  
• Sandra Helena Hernandes, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Miller Hall, 122.  “Toward a Pedagogy of Teacher Development: Praxis of Critical Self-Knowledge” (Prof. Nathalie Gehrke).
  
• Renee V. Hoch, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium.  “Distinctive Mechanisms of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signal Transduction Required During Mouse Embryogenesis” (Prof. Philippe Soriano).
  
• Bo Hu, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403.  “Model Compiler Driven Device Modeling and Circuit Simulation” (Prof. Richard Shi).
  
• Yangqiu Hu, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Harris Hydraulics Laboratory, 322.  “Rigid, Multi-Rigid, and Non-Rigid Image Registration of Skeletal Structures” (Prof. David Haynor).
  
• Adnan Ali Husnein, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Gould Hall, 442.  “Urban Space, Modernity and Empire Building: A Century of Renovation in Tripoli, Libya (1850-1950)” (Prof. John Hancock).
  
• Kayo Inoue, Psychology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Guthrie Hall, 211.  “Electrophysiological Investigations of Syntax and Semantic Processing: Cross-Linguistic Studies” (Prof. Lee Osterhout).
  
• Jaeshin Kim, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. More Hall, 219.  “Modeling of Electrochemical Oxidation of Representative Inorganic and Organic Contaminants in an In Situ EC Reactor” (Prof. Gregory Korshin).
  
• Sheila Edwards Lange, Education, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Gerberding Hall, 193.  “The Master Degree:  A Critical Transition in STEM Doctoral Education” (Prof. Steven Olswang).
  
• Andrea Sue Levy, Education, Ed.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Miller Hall, 122.  “Secondary Mathematics Teacher Education: A Methods Course Syllabus” (Prof. Elham Kazemi).
  
• Yu-I Li, Nutritional Sciences, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. South Campus Ctr., 322.  “Tanshinone IIA: The Roles in Cardiovascular and Neurological Diseases” (Prof. Renee LeBoeuf).
  
• Elena V. Linardopoulou, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209.  “Structure, Function and Evolution of Human Subtelomeres” (Prof. Barbara Trask).
  
• Tianyun Liu, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Strategies for Improving the Accuracy of Comparative Predictions and its Applications” (Profs. Ronald Stenkamp and David Teller).
  
• John J. Loverich, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Guggenheim Hall, 206-D.  “A Discontinuous Galerkin Algorithm for the Two-Fluid Plasma System and its Application to the Z-Pinch” (Prof. Uri Shumlak).
  
• Ratul Mahajan, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503.  “Practical and Efficient Internet Routing with Competing Interests” (Profs. Thomas Anderson and David Wetherall).
  
• Dorothy J. Mandell, Psychology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Guthrie Hall, 57.  “The Study of Cognitive Development in Infant Monkeys (M. nemestrina) Using Computer Technology” (Prof. Gene Sackett).
  
• Maria Del Socorro Medina Valles, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics Bldg., 310-C.  “Orographic Enhancement of Mid-Latitude Cyclone Precipitation” (Prof. Robert Houze).
  
• Jamal Hasan Moss, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Fishery Science Bldg., 203.  “Feeding Ecology, Growth, and Growth Potential of Juvenile Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Inhabiting the Gulf of Alaska” (Prof. David Beauchamp).
  
• Gerald Alexander Pagel, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Engineering Annex, ILF Design Studio.  “Relating Measured Turbulence and Meteorological Predictions” (Profs. James Riley and Per Reinhall).
  
• Stephanie Lynn Patridge, Philosophy, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Savery Hall, 331-K.  “Should We Feel Bad About Feeling Good About Immoral Art? An Argument in Favor of Minimal Moralism” (Profs. Ronald Moore and Paul Taylor).
  
• Maria Pereverzeva, Psychology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Guthrie Hall, 057.  “Simultaneous Color Contrast in 4-month-old Infants is Revealed by a Temporal Modulation Paradigm” (Prof. Davida Teller).
  
• Miodrag Petrovic, Sociology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Savery Hall, 110-C.  “Retailers as Market Makers: The Making of Consumer Goods Markets” (Prof. Gary Hamilton).
  
• William Lawrence Portnoy, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, AC-110.  “Distributable Defect Localization” (Prof. David Notkin).
  
• Ujwal J. Pyati, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Temporal Roles of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling in Zebrafish Posterior Mesoderm Development” (Prof. David Kimelman).
  
• Daniel Glen Renfrow, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Savery Hall, 110-C.  “Sexuality as Social Status” (Prof. Judith Howard).
  
• Melanie Rose Roberts, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Nuclear Receptor Signaling Controls Subtype Specification of Cone Photoreceptors in the Developing Retina” (Prof. Thomas Reh).
  
• Vibha Sazawal, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503.  “Connecting Software Design Principles to Source Code for Improved Ease of Change” (Profs. David Notkin and Gaetano Borriello).
  
• Jennifer Seltz, History, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Smith Hall, 320.  “Embodying Nature: Health, Place and Identity in Nineteenth Century America” (Profs. Richard White and John Findlay).
  
• Joshua Paul Sementi, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Guggenheim Hall, 206-D.  “A Study of Jet Exhaust-Wing Interaction” (Prof. David Russell).
  
• Vivek Shandas, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2. Electrical Engineering Bldg.1, 054.  “Towards an Integrated Approach to Urban Watershed Planning: Linking Vegetation Patterns, Human Preferences, and Stream Biotic Conditions in the Puget Sound Lowland” (Prof. Marina Alberti).
  
• Chen-Luen Shih, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 303.  “Low Thermal Budget Si Process” (Prof. Scott Dunham).
  
• Ki-Young Shin, Political Science, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Smith Hall, 40.  “Women’s Legal Mobilization for Family Law Reform in Japan and South Korea” (Prof. Joel Migdal).
  
• Didem Tureli, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Electrical Engineering, 403.  “Resource Allocation for Mulitcarrier Communications” (Prof. Hui Liu).
  
• Paul M. Wallace, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Chemistry Bldg., 102.  “Microscopy Studies of Non-Linear Optical Materials” (Prof. Philip Reid).
  
• Kai Wang, Microbiology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Novel Computational Methods for Accurate Quantitative and Qualitative Protein Function Prediction” (Prof. Vaikuntanath Samudrala).
  
• George W. N. White, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. Health Sciences Ctr., CC-408.  “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins: Methods and Applications” (Prof. Valerie Daggett).
  
• Goragot Wisedchaisri, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Structural Basis for Transcription Regulations in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by Iron-Dependent Regulator and Dormancy Survival Regulator” (Prof. Wilhelmus Hol).
  
• Owen M. Woodward, Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069.  “Nervous Control of Cilio-locomotion in the  Nudibranch Mollusc, Tritonia diomedea” (Prof. Dennis Willows).
  
• Wendy Takako Yamashita, Music, D.M.A. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Music Bldg., 103.  “Kikuko Kanai: The Life and Works of a Twentieth-Century Okinawa Composer” (Prof. Robin McCabe).
  
• Chuanyi Yang, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 9. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303.  “Time Domain and Parallel Distributed Integral Equation Techniques for Full-Wave Microelectronics Simulation” (Prof. Vikram Jandhyala).
  
• Ying Zhao, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 134.  “Design of Energy Absorption Materials and Structures Based on Porous Shape Memory Alloys” (Prof. Minoru Taya).
  
• Zhi Zhou, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE,, AE-105.  “Standards Conforming Video Coding Optimization” (Prof. Ming-Ting Sun).
  
• Siwei Zou, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. More Hall, 225.  “Microbial Dechlorination of Carbon Tetrachloride and Biotreatment of Carbon Tetrachloride Contaminated Gases” (Prof. John Ferguson).