PhD Workshops
The key idea behind the Ph.D. Workshops is to help Ph.D. students as much as possible to move forward on their dissertation, to learn from each other, and from faculty, and to nurture their presentation skills.
Summer 2026 Schedule
Wednesday, June 3: Muhammad Shabanpour
Thursday, June 11: Ziyao Wang
Tuesday, June 23: Cankutcem Unal
Wednesday, August 5: Dayanara Diaz Vargas
Wednesday, August 12: Kalten Toone
| Fall 2026 workshop schedule | ||
| Muhammad Shabanpour | 9/16/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Jae Wook Jung | 9/23/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Catarina Meneses | 9/30/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Nikkie Pacheco | 10/7/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Geraldine Guarin | 10/14/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Chinekwu Owoh | 10/21/2026 | 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
| Yuling Han | 10/28/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Maham Rasheed | 11/4/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Dayanara Diaz Vargas | 11/5/2026 | 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
| Kalten Toone | 11/18/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Pabitra Chowdhury | 11/18/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Neil Jacob Oommen | 12/2/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Cankutcem Unal | 12/2/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Benjamin Roble | 12/9/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Zuqian Wang | 12/16/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
| Xiaoqiao Li | 12/16/2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Location and time for each workshop is 316 Lake Hall, 12:00 – 1:15 pm, unless otherwise indicated.
The PhD Workshops are in-person. All Ph.D. students are required to attend the workshops. In addition, PhD students in their 3rd year or higher are required to present their research each semester at the PhD Workshops.
Schedules from past semesters
January 21 – Ziyao Wang
January 28 – Peiran (Pam) Cheng
February 4 – Muhammad Shabanpour
February 11 – Geraldine Guarin
February 18 – Jae Wook Jung
February 25 – Chinekwu Owoh
March 18 – Ben Roble
March 25 – Dayanara Diaz Vargas
April 1 – Catarina Meneses, Yuling Han
April 8 – Sarah Wolfe
April 15 – Nikkie Pacheco
April 22 – Maham Rasheed
September 17 – Muhammad Shabanpour
September 24 – Tianyi Tao
October 1 – Ziyao Wang
October 8 – Geraldine Guarin
October 15 – Peiran Cheng
October 22 – Ben Roble
October 29 – Jae Wook Jung
November 5 – Sarah Wolfe
November 12 – Yuling Han and Catarina Meneses
November 19 – Shenghao Peng
December 3 – Dayanara Diaz Vargas
December 3 – Nikkie Pacheco
December 10 – Maham Rasheed