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.
Spring 2026 Schedule
January:
Wednesday, January 21st – Ziyao Wang
Wednesday, January 28th – Peiran (Pam) Cheng
February:
Wednesday, February 4th – Muhammad Shabanpour
Wednesday, February 11th – Geraldine Guarin
Wednesday February 18th – Jae Wook
Wednesday, February 25 – Chinekwu Owoh
March:
Wednesday, March 18th – Ben Roble
Wednesday, March 25th – Dayanara Diaz Vargas
April:
Wednesday, April 1st – Catarina Meneses, Yuling Han
Wednesday, April 8th – Sarah Wolfe
Wednesday, April 15th – Nikkie Pacheco
Wednesday, April 22nd – Maham Rasheed
Location and time for each workshop is 316 Lake Hall, 12:00 – 1:15 pm
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
- 9/17/2025 – Muhammad Shabanpour
- 9/24/2025 – Tianyi Tao
- 10/1/2025 – Ziyao Wang
- 10/8/2025 – Geraldine Guarin
- 10/15/2025 – Peiran Cheng
- 10/22/2025 – Ben Roble
- 10/29/2025 – Jae Wook Jung
- 11/5/2025 – Sarah Wolfe
- 11/12/2025 – Yuling Han and Catarina Meneses
- 11/19/2025 – Shenghao Peng
- 12/3/2025 – Dayanara Diaz Vargas
- 12/3/2025 – Nikkie Pacheco
- 12/10/2025 – Maham Rasheed
Spring 2025
- Roy Gernhardt – 1/15/2025
- Philip Strumine – 1/22/2025
- Muhammad Shabanpour – 1/29/2025
- Shenghao Peng– 2/19/2025
- Tianyi Tao – 2/26/2025
- Muhammad Shabanpour – 3/12/2025
- Peiran Cheng – 3/19/2025
- Ziyao Wang – 3/26/2025
- Dayanara Diaz Vargas – 4/2/2025
- Jae Wook Jung – 4/9/2025
- Chinekwu Owoh – 4/16/2025
- Benjamin Roble – 4/23/2025
- Roy Gernhardt – 4/30/2025
September 11
- Meet the Grad Ombuds
September 18
- Philip Strumine
September 25
- Diana Li
October 2
- Roy Gernhardt
October 16
- Shenghao Peng
- Tianyi Tao
October 23
- Ziyao Wang
October 30
- Peiran Cheng
- Zach Finn
November 6
- Muhammad Shabanpour
November 13
- Jae Wook Jung
- Ben Roble
November 20
- Chinekwu Owoh
December 4
- Dayanara Diaz Vargas
| Muhammad Shabanpour | 7/24 at 12 noon |
| Pieran Chang | 8/7 at 12 noon |
| Zach Finn | 8/14 at 12 noon |
| Diana Li | 8/21 at 12 noon |
| Tianyi Tao | 8/21 at 1:30 pm |
| PhD workshop kick off meeting | Wednesday, January 17 | `12:00 – 1:15 pm This meeting will take place in Kariotis 209 |
| Presenter | Date | Time |
| Muhammad Shabanpour – presentation 1 | Wednesday, January 24 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| David Hummel | Wednesday, January 31 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Roy Gernhardt | Wednesday, February 7 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Yanli Liu and David Hummel | Wednesday, February 14 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Diana Li and Muhammad Shabanpour (presentation 2) | Wednesday, February 28 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Shenghao Peng | Wednesday, March 13 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Zachary Finn | Wednesday, March 20 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Tianyi Tao | Wednesday, March 27 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Ziyao Wang | Wednesday, April 3 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Peiran Cheng | Wednesday, April 10 | 12:00 – 1:15 pm |
All workshops will meet in 316 Lake Hall unless otherwise noted.
| Presenter | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomere Stern | 20-Sep | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Roy Gernhardt | 4-Oct (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Marly Celis Galvez | 4-Oct (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Yanli Liu | 11-Oct | 10:00 – 11:15 am | 316 Lake Hall |
| Diana Li | 18-Oct | 10:00 – 11:15 am | 316 Lake Hall |
| Zachary Finn | 25-Oct | 10:00 – 11:15 am | 316 Lake Hall |
| Shenghao Peng | 8-Nov (shared slot) | 10:00 – 11:15 am | 316 Lake Hall |
| Tianyi Tao | 8-Nov (shared slot) | 10:00 – 11:15 am | 316 Lake Hall |
| David Hummel | 15-Nov | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Ziyao Wang | 29-Nov (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Peiran Cheng | 29-Nov (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Muhammad Shabanpour | 6-Dec (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
| Farbod Alinezhad | 6-Dec (shared slot) | 12:00 – 1:15 pm | 316 Lake Hall |
Each workshop meets Wednesdays in 316 Lake Hall unless otherwise noted.