PhD Thesis Defense
The PhD Thesis Seminar and Defense is a public one-hour oral presentation followed by a closed-door defense of the student's thesis which is attended by the student's PhD examination committee. Thesis Seminars are the final component of the doctoral degree in Chemistry.
October 16, 2026
9:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Vignesh Bhethanabotla,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
November 3, 2026
11:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Matthew Cooper,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
November 4, 2026
1:00 pm
PhD Thesis Defense
Katherine Ball,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
December 10, 2026
9:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Cyrus Fiori,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,