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.
May 20, 2026
11:00 am
PhD Thesis Defense
The Total Synthesis of Aleutianamine, (–)-Crotonolide D, and (–)-Crotonine G
Hao Yu,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry (Stoltz Group),
Caltech,
May 20, 2026
2:00 pm
PhD Thesis Defense
Electrochemical Carboxylation of Aldehydes with CO2: Mechanistic Insights and Enantioselective Synthesis
Thu Ton,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry (Manthiram Group),
Caltech,
May 21, 2026
1:00 pm
PhD Thesis Defense
Tug of War between Epoxidation and Ketonization in Electrochemical Alkene Oxidation: Pulling the Ropefor Ketonization
Chenyu Jiang,
Graduate Student,
Chemistry (Manthiram Group),
Caltech,
May 21, 2026
2:00 pm
PhD Thesis Defense
Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Interstrand Cross-Link Repair by the Fanconi Anemia Pathway
Maria Altshuller,
Graduate Student,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
May 22, 2026
10:30 am
PhD Thesis Defense
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Enzyme Engineering
Jason Yang,
Graduate Student,
Chemical Engineering (Arnold Lab),
Caltech,