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.
February 25, 2026
9:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Utilizing Mass Transport To Enhance CO2 Conversion to Multi-Carbon Products
Matthew Salazar,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Agapie Lab),
Caltech,
February 27, 2026
11:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Katelyn Radford,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
March 20, 2026
4:00 pm
PhD Thesis Defense
Alexandros Tsamopoulos,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Wang Lab),
Caltech,
May 5, 2026
10:30 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Soyoung Shin,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Gao Lab),
Caltech,
May 29, 2026
8:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Nicholas Friesenhahn,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Mayo Lab),
Caltech,