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November 30, 2006

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents public meeting for Thursday, Dec. 7, has been cancelled.

Blood Drives

Friday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby (C-wing)

Friday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., More Hall

Monday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., By George

Monday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., HUB 108

Study Participants Wanted

A doctoral student in Women Studies seeks volunteers to participate in her dissertation research on issues facing women in science and engineering. Participants will be asked to participate in interviews about their experience as a woman married to or partnered with another scientist or engineer. In particular, she will conduct interviews with women faculty members in science and engineering who have spouses or partners who are also scientists and engineers.

Qualifying women:


  • Are research faculty, teaching faculty, or postdocs in science and engineering,
  • Have spouses or partners who are also academic scientists or engineers, and
  • Have been living with their partner for the past year (or have been living apart for reasons beyond their control such as employment or family issues).

If you fit these criteria and are interested in participating, please email blaser@u.washington.edu or call Brianna at 206/543-4810 to schedule an interview. Interviews will take approximately an hour. You may be asked to complete a second interview or to offer feedback after the interview. Participation in either of those aspects of the study is optional. Please note that confidentiality of information sent via email cannot be guaranteed.

Degree Exams

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

General Examinations


  • Cortney G. Angers, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., J-375. (Prof. Alexey Merz).
  • Alex B. Berezow, Microbiology, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., G-324. (Prof. Richard Darveau).
  • Curtis Joseph Billings, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Social Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 152. (Prof. Kelly Tremblay).
  • Tami R. Blumenfield, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Denny Hall, 401. (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
  • Stephanie Bor, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Soc Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 152. (Prof. Pamela Souza).
  • Andrew Crafton Call, Business School, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Mackenzie Hall, 367. (Prof. Terry Shevlin).
  • Jonathan D. Campbell, Pharmacy – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Health Sciences Ctr., H-371. (Prof. Sean Sullivan).
  • Andrea Lisabeth Civan, Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Mary Gates Hall, 420. (Prof. Wanda Pratt).
  • Cecilea C. Clayton, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Health Sciences Ctr., D-452. (Prof. Charles Chavkin).
  • Sunny Consolvo, Information School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Mary Gates Hall, 310-D. (Prof. David McDonald).
  • Steven Joseph Corbett, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Padelford Hall, A-101C. (Prof. Anis Bawarshi).
  • Sheryl L. Cunningham, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. David Domke).
  • Smita De, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-108. (Prof. Blake Hannaford).
  • Rian Petra Christina De Laat, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. (Prof. Mark Bothwell).
  • Derek P. Dirocco, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., I-607. (Prof. Daniel Storm).
  • Sarah B. Domnitz, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. (Prof. Linda Wordeman).
  • Joaquin E. Drut, Physics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Profs. Aurel Bulgac & Dam Thanh Son).
  • Fusae Ekida, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Gowen Hall, M-230. (Prof. Paul Atkins).
  • Brandon E. Fleming, Business School, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room. (Prof. Warren Boeker).
  • Linda Gaulke, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5. More Hall, 218. (Prof. H. David Stensel).
  • Eliezer Gurarie, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Fisheries Center, 106. (Prof. James Anderson).
  • Lars C. Holzhausen, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20. Health Sciences Ctr., J-412. (Prof. James Hurley).
  • Clara K. Hsia, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., H-067. (Prof. Allan Rettie).
  • Amanda J. Hubbard, Education, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Miller Hall, 122. (Prof. Elham Kazemi).
  • Joel H. Janes, Pathobiology Group, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. South Campus Ctr., RR-134. (Prof. Joseph Smith).
  • Nels Edward Jewell-Larsen, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Alexander Mamishev).
  • Jenny E-L Kanter, Pathology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Health Sciences Ctr., C-516. (Prof. Karin Bornfeldt).
  • Min Jung Kim, Psychology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Guthrie Hall, 315. (Prof. Ilene Bernstein).
  • Whee Ling Kevin Koh, Business School, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Mackenzie Hall, 367. (Prof. Shivaram Rajgopal).
  • Michelle Jean Lafrance, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Gail Stygall).
  • Jung-Eun Lee, Social Work, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Social Work/Spch & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 116. (Prof. Lewayne Gilchrist).
  • Ming-Chun Lee, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Gould Hall, 442. (Prof. Hilda Blanco).
  • Brian Nils Lundstrom, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 2:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. (Prof. Adrienne Fairhall).
  • Joseph Andrew MacGregor, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Bldg., 154. (Prof. Dale Winebrenner).
  • Harsha V. Madhyastha, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 503. (Prof. Thomas Anderson).
  • Teresa M. Mares, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Denny Hall, 401. (Profs. Rachel Chapman & Devon Pena).
  • Kara L. McKinney, English, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Padelford Hall, A-101-C. (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
  • James Stephan Meabon, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Health Science Ctr., RR-13430. (Prof. Mark Bothwell).
  • Lisa M. Meckley, Pharmacy – School of, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Health Sciences Ctr., H-371. (Prof. David Veenstra).
  • Aaron M. Miller, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Health Sciences Ctr., D-423. (Prof. Nephi Stella).
  • William J. Moss, Digital Arts and Experimental Media, Center for, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Raitt Hall, 221. (Prof. Richard Karpen).
  • Daniel Arthur Newton, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Smith Hall, M-261. (Prof. Galya Diment).
  • Andrew K. Petersen, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 303. (Prof. Mark Oskin).
  • Molly Kathryn Moench Phariss, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18. Roberts Hall, 321. (Prof. Brian Flinn).
  • Arturo B. Ramirez, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, Dec. 6. FHCRC, M5-C813. (Prof. Paul Lampe).
  • Stephen J. Salipante, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, Dec. 6. Foege Bldg., S-040. (Prof. Marshall Horwitz).
  • Elizabeth Ann Sanders, Education, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Miller Hall, 222. (Prof. Alan Klockars).
  • Selena S. Schreiber, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., D-452. (Prof. Charles Chavkin).
  • Shawna R. Shapiro, English, Postmaster 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Padelford Hall, A101-C. (Prof. Juan Guerra).
  • Yukiko Shigeto, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Gowen Hall, M-230. (Prof. Davinder Bhowmik).
  • Joann Phyllis Silkes, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Eagleson Hall, 111. (Prof. Margaret Rogers).
  • Christina Sattya Smith, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Denny Hall, 402. (Prof. Steven Harrell).
  • Mary Kathryn Stewart, Microbiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., NW-150-B. (Prof. Brad Cookson).
  • Donatello Telesca, Statistics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Padelford Hall, C-301. (Prof. Lurdes Inoue).
  • Weston A. Thelen, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Bldg., 154. (Prof. Steve Malone).
  • Diane Lynn Thomason, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., T-513. (Prof. Bobbie Berkowitz).
  • Li-Chun Lisa Tsai, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., K-550. (Prof. Joseph Beavo).
  • Deborah A. Turner, Information School, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Suzzallo Library, 335. (Prof. Harry Bruce).
  • Kristene Unsworth, Information School, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Suzzallo Library, 335. (Prof. Adam Moore).
  • Todd A. Wagner, Physics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. North Physics Lab Bldg., CENPA Conference Room. (Prof. Jens Gundlach).
  • Barry J. Wark, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. (Prof. Adrienne Fairhall).
  • Mellissa Yong, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Health Sciences Ctr., M4-B102. (Prof. Johanna Lampe).

Final Examinations



  • Yeongcheon Baek, Mathematics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Padelford Hall, C-401. “An interior point approach to the constrained nonparametric mixture models” (Prof. James Burke).
  • Mary Louise Biggs, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. FHCRC, PHS Bldg., M4-C302/C401. “Serum organochlorines and risk of testicular germ cell carcinoma” (Prof. Stephen Schwartz).
  • Gwynne Kuhner Brown, Music, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Music Bldg., 103. “Race and genre in the critical reception of “Porgy and Bess”” (Prof. Lawrence Starr).
  • Christopher Jon Brummer, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. noon Thursday, Dec. 7. Quaternary Research Ctr., 154. “Influence of mass wasting on bed-surface armoring, lag formation, and sediment storage in mountain drainage basins of western Washington state” (Prof. David Montgomery).
  • Jeremy James Clark, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Guthrie Hall, 211. “Salt appetite and psychostimulants: Interaction between reward systems” (Prof. Ilene Bernstein).
  • Colleen F. Craig, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Non-adiabatic molecular dynamics in time-dependent density functional theory with applications to nanoscale materials” (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).
  • Sara K. Custer, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Health Sciences Ctr., T-747. “The role of glial dysfunction in the cerebellar pathology of SCA7” (Prof. Albert La Spada).
  • Jeremy A. Dodsworth, Microbiology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Foege Bldg., 060. “Post-translational regulation of nitrogen fixation in Methanococcus maripaludis” (Prof. John Leigh).
  • Mary Beth Foglia, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Health Sciences Ctr., T-661. “Organizational influences on the intention, ability, and freedom of health care staff to act in accordance with ethical principles and standards: Three empirical studies” (Prof. Sara Shannon).
  • Diane Niblack Fox, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. Denny Hall, 402. “”One Significant Ghost”: Agent orange narratives of trauma, survival, and responsibility” (Prof. Charles Keyes).
  • Walter Eugene Grodzik, Drama, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Hutchinson Hall, 150. “Parodies, paradox, pair o’divas: An oral history scrapbook of feminist opera’s Derivative Duo” (Prof. Sarah Bryant-Bertail).
  • Xiaofeng Guo, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. “Integrative study of metabolism of methylobacterium extorquens a.m.1 from a metabolomic perspective” (Prof. Mary Lidstrom).
  • Shari M. Kaiser, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “Control of retroviral replication by hose cellular factors” (Prof. Michael Emerman).
  • Patricia Fields Katopol, Information School, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Mary Gates Hall, 420. “Information culture of support staff in municipal government and implications for managerial decision-making” (Prof. Raya Fidel).
  • Hyungtai Kim, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. 4534 1/2 Univ. Way NE, Point 5 Conf. Room. “Modeling micro-spatial employment location patterns and its application to the Puget Sound region: Count and choice approaches” (Prof. Paul Waddell).
  • Kyung Hyuk Kim, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. “Stochastic driven systems far from equilibrium” (Prof. Marcel den Nijs).
  • Heather P. Knapp, Psychology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Guthrie Hall, 057. “Attentional capacity limitations on the identification of alphanumeric characters, English words, and American Sign Language signs” (Prof. David Corina).
  • Chin Kang Koh, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., T-513. “Daughter and daughter-in-law caregivers of demented parents in South Korea” (Prof. Deborah Ward).
  • Elmira Mamatkerimovna Kuchumkulova, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Communications Bldg., 046. “Kyrgyz nomadic customs and the impact of re-Islamization after the independence” (Prof. Stevan Harrell).
  • Chi-Ying M. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Electrical Engineering, 303. “Characterization of DNA-functionalized surfaces for microarray and biosensor applications” (Prof. David Castner).
  • Xin Lei, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “Modeling lexical tones for Mandarin large vocabulary continuous speech recognition” (Prof. Mari Ostendorf).
  • Jianhua Li, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. More Hall, 218. “Calibration and application of analytical tools for the Washington State Department of Transportation road network” (Profs. Joe Mahoney & Stephen Muench).
  • Jiyun Liu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Chemistry Bldg., 339. “Structure-based design of inhibitors toward disease related multivalent protein targets” (Prof. Erkang Fan).
  • Lingyun Liu, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Foege Bldg., N-130-A. “Controlling protein orientation, conformation and distribution on surfaces to modulated cell behavior for biomaterial and tissue engineering applications” (Pros. Shaoyi Jiang & Buddy Ratner).
  • Adam D. McBrady, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Chemistry Bldg. 239. “Microfabricated chromatographic instrumentation for micro total analysis systems” (Prof. Robert Synovec).
  • Paul A. Miller, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Characterizing internal DNA dynamics using solution and solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy” (Prof. Gary Drobny).
  • Nilanjan Mitra, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. More Hall, 229. “An analytical study of reinforced concrete beam column joint behavior under seismic loading” (Prof. Laura Lowes).
  • Mark Andrew Montemayor, Music, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Music Bldg., Faculty Lounge. “Rehearsal achievement in high school bands an its relationship to performance quality, selected rehearsal procedures, and evaluations of teaching effectiveness” (Prof. Steven Morrison).
  • Jonathan W. Moore, Biology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 110. “Diverse impacts of a dominant species: Ecosystem engineering by salmon in streams” (Prof. Daniel Schindler).
  • Jason Eric Nelson-Brown, Education, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, Dec. 6. Miller Hall, 112-A. “The keys of the kingdom: How teacher beliefs about religion impact their experience of teaching” (Prof. Bradley Portin).
  • Wipawee Nittayananta, Dentistry, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Health Sciences Ctr., B-220. “Effects of HIV-1 on human oral epithelium: In vitro modeling with stratified epithelium and epithelial monolayer culture” (Profs. Beverly Dale-Crunk & Robert Coombs).
  • Rebecca Ann Nugent, Statistics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Padelford Hall, C-301. “Algorithms for estimating the cluster tree of a density” (Prof. Werner Stuetzle).
  • Sarika S. Ogale, Pharmacy – School of, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Health Sciences Ctr., H-371. “Cardiovascular and mortality outcomes associated with medications used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” (Prof. Sean Sullivan).
  • Elaine E. Oneil, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Anderson Hall, 022. “Developing stand density thresholds to address mountain pine beetle susceptibility in eastern Washington forests” (Prof. Robert Gara).
  • Abigail L. Person, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. Health Sciences Ctr., T-739. “The structure and function of basal ganglia output in a songbird” (Prof. David Perkel).
  • Anthony Alan Pezzola, Political Science, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Gowen Hall, 1-B. “The deep roots of trade: Subnational interests and national trade policy” (Prof. Anthony Gill).
  • William W. Polk, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. UWMC Roosevelt, 229. “Role of protein kinase C z(PKCz) in lipopolysaccharide-mediated nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) activation and transcriptional activity in kidney epithelial cells” (Prof. James Woods).
  • Ana-Maria Popescu, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 303. “Ontology lerning from text” (Prof. Oren Etzioni).
  • Erin M. Ramos, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Foege Bldg., S-110. “Public health genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease: From the identification of genetic risk factors to public policies surrounding long-term care insurance” (Prof. Karen Edwards).
  • Richard T. Ranf, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. More Hall, 218. “Model selection for performance-based earthquake engineering of bridges” (Prof. Marc Eberhard).
  • Steve L. Reichow, Chemistry, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Structures of proteins involved in RNA processing and transcription regulation by NMR” (Prof. Gabriele Varani).
  • Cindy Lund Reiner, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Health Sciences Ctr., D-209. “Regulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor internalization” (Prof. Neil Nathanson).
  • Mindy L. Roberts, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Anderson Hall, 22. “Sources, transport, and fate of riparian allochthonous inputs to small Puget Sound lowland streams: Effects of urbanization, floods and salmon” (Prof. Derek Booth).
  • Monica M. Rojas, Anthropology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Denny Hall, 401. “Docile devils: Ideological contradictions and identity struggles in Afro-Peruvian dance” (Prof. Shannon Dudley).
  • Mark Ruffo, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. “The role of the corticothalamic projection in the primate motor system” (Prof. Marjorie Anderson).
  • Sudeshna Seal, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. FHCRC, Pelton B1-065. “Role of FLIP in MDS” (Prof. Michael Heinekey).
  • Michelle Kathleen Smith, Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-110. “Complex regulation, multiple developmental functions, and phylogenetic conservation of misfire, the Drosophila melanogaster ferlin gene” (Prof. Barbara Wakimoto).
  • Shedra Amy Snipes, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Denny Hall, 401. “Pesticides and cortisol increase among Mexican immigrant farm workers: A bio-cultural model” (Prof. Kathleen O’Connor).
  • Kimia Sobhani, Chemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Chemistry Bldg., 239. “Proteomic analysis of proinflammatory programmed cell death and macrophage activation with two dimensional gel electrophoresis, two dimensional capillary electrophoresis, and isotope coded affinity tag technology” (Prof. Norman Dovichi).
  • Brad R. Thompson, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Condon Hall, 311. “Experimental investigation of the self-induction theory of vortex breakdown and observations in the transient development of a delta wing leading edge vortex” (Prof. Dana Dabiri).
  • Jessica Jane Thompson, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11. Miller Hall, 112-A. “Multiple narratives: How underserved urban girls engage in co-authoring life stories and scientific stories” (Prof. Mark Windschitl).
  • Jung Tuanmu, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Miller Hall, 201. “A narrative study of how a master teacher develops personal connections with issue-centered studies” (Prof. G. Williamson McDiarmid).
  • Wayne Lawrence Turnberg, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Health Sciences Ctr., T-360. “Respiratory infection control practices among healthcare workers in primary and emergency care settings” (Prof. William Daniell).
  • Tomi Suryo Utomo, Law, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. William H. Gates Hall, 441. “Indonesian drug policy and patent regulation after the TRIPS Agreement: Better access to essential medicines?” (Prof. Veronica Taylor).
  • Michael Volny, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Reactive and soft landing of polyatomic gas-phase ions on plasma-treated metal surfaces” (Prof. Frantisek Turecek).
  • Maisie Seow Yee Wang, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Foege Bldg., N-403. “Ultra-high resolution imaging and artery-vein separation of blood pool contrast-enhanced MRA” (Prof. David Haynor).
  • Jay Lee Watson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. noon Tuesday, Dec. 5. Anderson Hall, 022. “Collective action problems and cumulative effects: Addressing pollution of marine waters in Hood Canal, Washington.” (Prof. Clare Ryan).
  • Mark Wicks, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Miller Hall, 112-A. “Meaning making from negative encounters between students and clinical faculty in a state medical school” (Prof. Bradley Portin).
  • Per Olov Widlund, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8. Health Sciences Ctr., T-747. “The S. cerevisiae chromosomal passenger, Bir1” (Prof. Trisha Davis).
  • Zheng Zha, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Health Sciences Ctr., T-473. “Protein functional subfamily classification and functional residue detection” (Prof. Ethan Merritt).
  • Lili Zhou, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-105.  “Computer-aided design of high throughput fully parallel LDPC decoder in 3-dimensional integrated circuits” (Prof. C.J. Richard Shi).