PhD Comprehensive Exams and Defences

PhD Comprehensive Examination 

(Attendance is at the discretion of the supervisor and student who hold the exam)

JaeEun Shin - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from  1:00 PM to 4:00PM E3 - 4117

Title: Studying Privacy Risks in Human-Robot Interactions:Toward Privacy-Safe Domestic Social Robots

Supervisors: Yue Hu / Leah Zhang-Kennedy

Ali Mohammadnejad - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3 - 4117

Title: Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and TiAl alloys: Investigating Printability and Experimental and Modeling Analysis

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani


PhD Defense


Kaiping Zhang - Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3-4117 in person

Title: Microstructure control and property enhancement of  NiTi-stainless steel dissimilar joint

Supervisors: Peng Peng / Norman Zhou


Manyou Sun - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052 Hybrid

Title: Development of Novel Surface Finishing Processes for Additively Manufactured Metal Parts

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani