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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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™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 Ultrasoundâ€� (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 Shanghaiâ€� (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 Diseaseâ€� (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 Turningâ€� (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 Systemâ€� (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 Neurodegenerationâ€� (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 Arraysâ€� (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 Informationâ€� (Prof. Elizabeth Loftus).
  • David Paul Rangel, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Effects of Small Neutral Osmolytes on DNAâ€� (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 Cancerâ€� (Prof. Noel Weiss).