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December 4, 2003

Notices

Payroll Notices

Paycheck Addresses
Check the address listed on your paycheck. This is the local address on file in the payroll system. If this address is missing or incorrect, please update your address at the Employee Self Service (ESS) Web site available at myuw.washington.edu. Student employees must choose the Faculty/Staff tab in ESS to make address changes in OPUS. If you do not have access to ESS then contact your payroll coordinator to update your address. Please notify them by Dec. 19. This will ensure that you receive your Form W-2, 1099R, 1042S or stipend letter promptly in January.

It is the role of the home department Payroll Coordinator to update the local address fields in the OPUS via summary screen, for both active and separated employees. For instructions please see http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/contact.html

Year 2003 W-2, 1099R and Stipend Letter Form Disbursement
Year 2003 W-2 forms (Wage and Tax Statement) for employees active as of Dec. 26, 2003 will be distributed to their home departments with the Jan. 26, 2004 payroll. W-2 forms for separated or inactive employees will be mailed by the Payroll Office prior to Jan. 26, 2004. The address used will be the local address on file in the OPUS Summary screen as of Dec. 26, 2003. This is the address that was printed on the last paycheck or direct deposit advice unless it was subsequently updated by the home department payroll coordinator.

If you do not receive your W-2 by Feb. 2, 2004, please complete the W-2 replacement request form. This is the quickest way to get your replacement W-2. Give your social security number and name. If you would like your replacement W-2 mailed, also give your mailing address. If you would like to pick up your replacement W-2 at the Payroll Office, please say so on your message. Bring your picture ID for proper identification. Because we want to ensure individuals’ privacy, W-2s will not be faxed.

Payroll Overpayments
A final year-end reminder to departments or employees that have not repaid their salary overpayments. This information relates to employees that have not responded to requests that they either select a repayment option, or remit a personal check to pay the net amount of the overpayment. In order to have the repayment of the overpaid amount reflected in the employees 2003 earnings, the Payroll Office must receive the completed overpayment option form (Payroll Deductions; options 1 & 2) by noon on Dec. 18.

For employees that have selected to repay the net amount by personal check, please be advised that the net amount must be received by The Payroll Office by noon on Dec. 26.

If the net amount is not received by Dec. 26, the University will need to recalculate the amount of the repayment due, which will result in a higher amount owed by the employee. The IRS does not allow employers (i.e. The University of Washington) to adjust federal income tax withholding for prior years. Therefore, the University will need to recover not only the net pay but also the federal withholding taxes, if the repayment is not received by Dec. 26.

Please contact Sharon Langlois, 206-616-4362 or overpay@u.washington.edu  if you have any questions regarding the overpayment process.

Important Notice Regarding Federal Income Tax Withholding
If you claimed an “exemption” from federal income tax withholding during 2003 and you determine that you are eligible to renew your claim for 2004, you must submit a new Form W-4, “Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate,” to the Payroll Office by Feb. 1, 2004. Otherwise, the University is required by law to withhold federal income taxes from your wages (at the maximum tax table rate of single, with a zero withholding allowance).

The University of Washington will not refund federal withholding taxes due to either a late or an incomplete W-4 form.

If your filing status or withholding allowances have changed since the last filing of your Form W-4 you should also file a new Form W-4, “Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate”

To obtain a Form W-4, please request one from your departmental payroll coordinator or download the form from the UW Payroll homepage: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/  

Nonresident Alien Federal Income Tax Withholding on Wages and Salaries
If you claimed an “exemption” from federal income tax withholding under a U.S. income tax treaty for 2003 and you determine you are eligible to renew your claim for 2004, you must resubmit: a new Form 8233, “Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal Services of a Nonresident Alien Individual,” and U.S. income tax treaty article, to the Payroll Office by

Feb. 2, 2004. Otherwise, the University is required by law to withhold federal income taxes from your wages (at the maximum tax table rate of single, with a zero withholding allowance). Form 8233 and its related treaty article may be downloaded from payroll’s Web site: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/nra.html  

Nonresident Alien Federal Income Tax Withholding on Stipend Payments
If you claimed an “exemption” from federal income tax withholding under a U.S. income tax treaty for 2003 and you determine you are eligible to renew your claim for 2004, you must submit to the Payroll Office by Feb. 2, 2004:

A new form W-8BEN, its addendum and the required supporting documentation. Please do not submit this form until you get a social security number since the Payroll Office will not be able to grant the benefits of the tax treaty until we have your social security number. The form can be downloaded at: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-fill/fw8ben.pdf   

The instructions on how to complete form W-8BEN can be found at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/w-8ben.html  

The addendum can be downloaded at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/worddoc/addendum.doc 

U.S. income tax treaty article
The stipend income tax treaty can be found at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/nrascholarships.html  

Otherwise, the University of Washington is required by law to withhold federal income taxes from your stipend (14 percent if you have a social security number and 30 percent if you do not). This is also the case if the form is incomplete or inaccurate or if the addendum is missing.

Nonresident Alien Federal Income Tax Withholding for 2004
Form 8233 and its related treaty article must be submitted to the Payroll Office at the beginning of each tax year.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will require all 8233 request forms for the federal withholding tax treaty exemptions to have a valid social security number.

Until a completed 8233 form (and its article attachment) with a valid social security number is submitted to the University of Washington Payroll Office and approved by the IRS, federal withholding taxes will be withheld by the University of Washington. Nonresident Aliens should be encouraged to acquire a United States social security card prior to leaving their country of residence through an application process within a U.S. embassy or consulate, or immediately upon arrival in the United States.

A nonresident alien may be entered into OPUS prior to recieving a social security number, however, tax treaty benefits will not be extended. As soon as the social security number is received, a copy of the card and a Form 8233 must be sent to the Payroll Office. The social security number will be corrected and taxes will be refunded if applicable.

A helpful guide to acquiring a social security card may be found at the Payroll Web site (under Employee Procedures): http://www.washington.edu/admin/payroll/nra.html  

Other News

Board of Regents Meeting Cancelled
At the direction of Gerald Grinstein, President fo the Board of Regents, and with the concurrence of the members of the board, the regular meeting of the Board of Regents scheduled for Dec. 12 is canceled.

Christmas and New Year holiday closure
The Parking Services Office located in the T-wing of Health Sciences (T-466A) will be closed for Christmas and New Years from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2, 2004. The main office at 3901 University Way NE, open 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., will be closed on Dec. 25, 2003 and Jan. 1, 2004.

Online English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online courses in business English, academic English, and English for science and industry. These courses are designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.

Because of the convenience of studying at home, our online courses are attractive to UW employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.

Potential students are encouraged to take the 10-minute self-placement test, available at http://www.uwelp.net/online, to know which courses would be appropriate for them.

In 2004, we will be offering non-credit courses in Topics for Language Learning. These are designed for language instructors and those interested in second language acquisition. For details, visit http://depts.washington.edu/uwelp/online/description_etop.shtml.

For more information, call 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.

Whiplash study participants wanted
Researchers at the University of Washington are conducting a study of patients who have whiplash after an auto accident, to try to prevent long-term problems. Eligible patients should be within three months of their auto accident and be between 20-65 years old. They should not have any spinal fractures from the accident and not be pregnant. If you are interested in learning more about this study, call 206-543-3387

Cranial Ultrasound study subjects wanted
The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit at the University of Washington seeks volunteer families to participate in a research study about the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the brain structure of infants. Both women who did and did not drink alcohol during pregnancy, with babies up to 3 1/2 months old, are encouraged to participate. The study involves two visits. The first includes a screening questionnaire and interviews that take about 1 1/2 hours and will be done at a place of your choice, for example, your home, or our offices. The second visit will take place at the Ultrasound Clinic at the Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center where your baby will receive a cranial ultrasound. The procedure will be done by a trained technician who will put gel on the top of your baby’s head and move a transducer over the area taking pictures of his/her brain. The ultrasound takes about 15 minutes. Total participation time for the two visits is about 2 1/2 hours, including waiting time. You will receive $75 for your participation and we will provide transportation if you would like. For more information, please call Kristi Baldwin at 206-543-7155.

Blood drives

Monday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 – 4 p.m. in the HUB, Room 108.

Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:45 – 5 p.m. on Stevens Way, across from Lewis Hall.

Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at 9725 3rd Ave. N.E.

Friday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby.


Degree Exams

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations


  • Amy Christine Beegle, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. 101 Music. (Prof. Patricia Campbell).
  • Elin A. Bjorling, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. T406 Health Sciences. (Prof. Marcia Killien).
  • Kristie Fay Bjornson, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. T612 Health Sciences. (Prof. Basia Belza).
  • Constantinos Boulis, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. 303 EE1. (Prof. Mari Ostendorf).
  •  Patrick Andrew Carroll, Microbiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. G324 Health Sciences. (Prof. James Champoux).
  • Michelle Chang, Music, D.M.A. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. 206 Music. (Prof. Craig Shepard).
  • Shuli Chen, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19. B526 Padelford. (Prof. Jennifer Bean).
  • Jen-Yu Chou, Anthropology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. 401 Denny. (Profs. Stevan Harrell and Lorna Rhodes).
  • Adam B. Clark, Physics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. C520 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Andreas Karch).
  • Peter Frederick Clements, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Juan Guerra).
  • Hunter G. Close, Physics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. C211 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Paula Heron).
  • Eiron Robb Cudaback, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. D423 Health Sciences. (Prof. Nephi Stella).
  • Robert Kenneth Doot, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. K069 Health Sciences. (Prof. Viola Vogel).
  • Michelle Leigh Dossett, Immunology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14. H562 Health Sciences. (Prof. Philip Greenberg).
  • Annika M. V. Fain, Oceanography, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19. 269A Marine Sciences. (Prof. Andrea Ogston).
  • Jun-Yu Fan, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. T612 Health Sciences. (Prof. Pamela Mitchell).
  • Steven Craig Fox, Department of Communication, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 102E Communications. (Prof. David Domke).
  • Sara K. Grote, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. RR134 Health Sciences. (Prof. Albert La Spada).
  • Michael Devlin Harney, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. 264 Wilcox. (Prof. Robert Holtz).
  • Alan C. Haynie, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. 302 Savery. (Prof. Gardner Brown).
  • Darrel Hideyasu Higa, Social Work, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13. 306A Social Work. (Prof. Anthony Ishisada).
  • Janiece Louise Hope, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 102 Chemistry. (Prof. Robert Synovec).
  • Rachel A. Howard-Till, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. C2-161 FHCRC. (Prof. Meng-Chao Yao).
  • Lorna S. Kategaya, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. K550 Health Sciences. (Prof. Randall Moon).
  • Ahmet T. Kuru, Political Science, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. 1B Gowen. (Prof. Joel Migdal).
  • Mary Ann E. Leung, Chemistry, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 12. 102 Chemistry. (Prof. William Reinhardt).
  • Allison Paige Lowy, Education, M.Ed. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. CD110 – EEU. (Prof. Felix Billingsley).
  • Rachel Mackelprang, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. K350 Health Sciences. (Prof. Deborah Nickerson).
  • Dorothy J. Mandell, Psychology, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. 211 Guthrie. (Prof. Gene Sackett).
  • Misty R. Marshall, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. D423 Health Sciences. (Prof. William Catterall).
  • Sandra Toro Martell, Education, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 112A Miller. (Prof. Leslie Herrenkohl).
  • Wayne D. Martin, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. 310 Ocean Sciences. (Prof. Parker MacCready).
  • Erin Ashley Miller, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 109 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Gerald Seidler).
  • Lorri M. Mon, Information School, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. 330W Mary Gates. (Prof. Joseph Janes).
  • Shannon Marie Murray, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. A1M-025 FHCRC. (Prof. Maxine Linial).
  • Thomas Quoc-Minh Nhan, Pathology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. I 408 Health Sciences. (Prof. Stephen Schwartz).
  • Maikke B. Ohlson, Microbiology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. J675 Health Sciences. (Prof. Samuel Miller).
  • Mark Travis Orr, Immunology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. H562 Health Sciences. (Prof. Christopher Wilson).
  • Cynthia Renee Pearson, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. H670 Health Sciences. (Prof. Diane Martin).
  • Jeffry E. Pincus, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. D2-120 FHCRC. (Prof. Julian Simon).
  • Anawat Pongpunwattana, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 206 Gugenheim. (Profs. Rolf Rysdyk and Martin Berg).
  • Muthatha Ramanathan, Geography, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 409 Smith. (Prof. Nicholas Chrisman).
  • Priscilla Ann Rodgers, Classics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. 210 Denny. (Prof. Ruby Blondell).
  • Zachary S. Scheiner, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. T359 Health Sciences. (Prof. Daniel Storm).
  • Aaron D. Schuler, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. D2-120 FHCRC. (Prof. Julian Simon).
  • Kristopher R. Schumacher, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 12. 303 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Bruce Finlayson).
  • Manyuan Shen, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. M306 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Hui Liu).
  • Ann Marie Simons, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. BB 1404 Health Sciences. (Prof. William Spain).
  • Bert D. Stover, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. H670 Health Sciences. (Prof. Thomas Wickizer).
  • Mark Ellyson Swanson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. 22 Anderson. (Prof. Jerry Franklin).
  • Hiroyuki Tagawa, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. 229 More. (Profs. Gregory MacRae and Laura Lowes).
  • Jack A. Vincent, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. FHCRC. (Prof. Toshi Tsukiyama).
  • Douglas W. Wacker, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. A023D Kincaid Annex. (Prof. John Wingfield).
  • Jennifer L. Wacker, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. D452 Health Sciences. (Prof. Paul Muchowski).
  • Ashley Elizabeth Webb, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. T466K Health Sciences. (Prof. David Kimelman).
  • Sherry Ann Yeary, Education, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 411 Miller. (Prof. Leslie Herrenkohl).

Final Examinations


  • Rebecca A. Bates, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. AE 105. “Speaker dynamics as a source of pronunciation variability for continuous speech recognition.” (Prof. Mari Ostendorf).
  • Jennifer Ann Benanti, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “Regulation of cellular senescence in human fibroblasts.” (Prof. Denise Galloway).
  • Robert Lee Blanding, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. Bowen Room, Fluke. “Flexible bones: Haptic interaction with skeleton-based deformable models.” (Prof. George Turkiyyah).
  • Luisa Buchman, Astronomy, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “A hyperbolic tetrad approach to numerical relativity.” (Prof. James Bardeen).
  • Camilla Leilani Calkins, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. B10 Social Work. “An investigation of pre-motor encoding for production of low and high frequency words.” (Prof. Margaret Rogers).
  • Juno Choe, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. K069 Health Sciences. “Genomic analysis by single cell flow sorting.” (Prof. Gerrit van den Engh).
  • Chang Ho Choi, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 219 More. “Physical and mathematical modeling of coarse-grained soils.” (Prof. Pedro Arduino).
  • Gabrielle Mercedes Curinga, Pathology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. RR134 Health Sciences. “The role of runt related transcription factor 2 in arterial smooth muscle cell mineralization.” (Prof. Cecilia Giachelli).
  • Amy L. Eva-Wood, Education, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 12. 411 Miller. “Expanding the cognitive apprenticeship model: How a think-and-feel-aloud pedagogy influences poetry readers.” (Prof. Deborah McCutchen).
  • Ana L. Gervassi, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. T733 Health Sciences. “Chlamydia trachomatis interactions with human dendritic and CD8+ T cells.” (Prof. Lee Ann Campbell).
  • Seth Green, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 114 EGA (Mechanical Engineering ILF design studio). “Mulitlevel, subdivision-based, thin shell finite elements: Development and application to red blood cell modeling.” (Profs. George Turkiyyah and Duane Storti).
  • Diana Hoerlein Gruman, Education, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. 216 Miller. “Individual growth curve analysis of the effects of student mobility on measures of elementary school adjustment.” (Prof. Susan Nolen).
  • Josefa Varela Guerra, Oceanography, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. 123 Marine Sciences. “Interannual variability of nearbed sediment flux and associated physical processes on the Eel River shelf – northern California – USA.” (Prof. Richard Sternberg).
  • Amy Hagopian, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. noon Friday, Dec. 5. I-132 Health Sciences. “The migration of physicians from Africa to the U.S.” (Prof. Carolyn Watts).
  • Rebekah Dawn Hahn, Mathematics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. 335 Thomson. “K (1) – local Iwasawa theory.” (Prof. Stephen Mitchell).
  • John Cavanaugh Iii Hanford, Music, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 212 Music. “Power of soul: Jimi Hendrix in Band of Gypsys.” (Prof. Larry Starr).
  • Richy Joe Harrod, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 22 Anderson. “Demography and disturbance ecology of Iliamna longisepala and Trifolium thompsonii, two endemic species of the Wenatchee Mountains, Washington.” (Prof. Charles Halpern).
  • Charis Lynne Himeda, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. K069 Health Sciences. “Quantitative proteomics identification of six4 as the trex-binding factor in the muscle creatine kinase enhancer.” (Prof. Stephen Hauschka).
  • Margaret A. Hobart, Political Science, Ph.D. noon Monday, Dec. 8. 1B Gowen. “Resisting violence in the shadow of the law: A comparison of the legal consciousness and legal mobilization of battered women in Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington.” (Prof. Michael McCann).
  • Victor R. Holtcamp, Drama, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 150 Hutchinson. “The interchangeable part: Acting, technology, and industry in the United States.” (Prof. Barry Witham).
  • Andrew Craig Hooker, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 303 EE1. “Population optimal experimental design for multiple output biological systems.” (Prof. Paolo Vicini).
  • Ching-Ho Hsieh, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. K069 Health Sciences. “The roles of BMP4 in high shear stress-induced neointimal atrophy in non-human primate vascular grafts.” (Prof. Alexander Clowes).
  • Timothy Stephen Hughes, Music, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 212 Music. “Groove and flow: Six analytical essays in the music of Stevie Wonder.” (Prof. Jonathan Bernard).
  • Yun-Yeong Kim, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 302 Savery. “Essays on the theoretical and feasible best linear consistent estimators.” (Prof. Eric Zivot).
  • Kristin L. Laidre, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 203 Fisheries. “Space use patterns of narwhals (monodon monoceros) in the high Arctic.” (Prof. Glenn VanBlaricom).
  • Alyson Jill Littman, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 927B Metropolitan Park West. “Identifying risk factors for lung cancer among smokers: Prior lung diseases and infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae.” (Prof. Thomas Vaughan).
  • Karen Lo, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 319 Bagley. “Studies of DNA local dynamics within CpG and TpA steps using solid state deuterium NMR.” (Prof. Gary Drobny).
  • Joel F. Martell, Psychology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Guthrie Annex III. “The effects of alcohol, executive cognitive function, individual differences, and contextual variables on college men’s perceptions of unwanted sexual advances.” (Prof. William George).
  • Frank David McSherry, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 303 Allen Center, CSE. “Spectral methods for data mining.” (Prof. Anna Karlin).
  • Andrew Gordon McWilliam, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12. 302 Savery. “A Monte Carlo based cost-benefit analysis of pre-employment screening for drug use.” (Prof. Carolyn Watts).
  • Andrew Lee Pierce, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. 203 Fisheries. “Endocrine growth regulation in salmon: Mechanisms of nutritional regulation of the growth axis.” (Prof. Walton Dickhoff).
  • Victor Viray Pineda, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. 316 Hitchcock. “A genetic and pharmacological dissection of synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus.” (Prof. Daniel Storm).
  • Mihaela Iulia Pintea, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 302 Savery. “Essays on economic growth and economies in transition.” (Prof. Stephen Turnovsky).
  • Gildardo Rivas, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. C421 Physics/Astronomy. “Ab initio calculation of optical constants from UV to x-ray.” (Prof. John Rehr).
  • Michelle Louise Scalley-Kim, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. K069 Health Sciences. “Evolution and proteins: Probing the factors that have shaped the protein structure and folding landscape.” (Prof. David Baker).
  • Jamie Carroll Theobald, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8. D209 Health Sciences. “Perceiving motion in the dark.” (Prof. Thomas Daniel).
  • Leif Nathaniel Thomas, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. 14 Oceanography Teaching. “Nonlinear dynamics of wind-driven oceanic circulation and fronts.” (Prof. Peter Rhines).
  • Michael Terrence Veeman, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. K069 Health Sciences. “Zebrafish prickle: Non-canonical Wnt/PCP functions in vertebrate gastrulation.” (Prof. Randall Moon).
  • Karin Ann Waidley, Drama, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. 150 Hutchinson. “Violence interrupted: American theatre and youth in crisis.” (Prof. Barry Witham).
  • Carole Irene Weaver, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. D209 Health Sciences. “Dorsal-ventral axis specification in the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis.” (Prof. David Kimelman).
  • Ebonee P. Williams, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. 117 Benson. “Process engineering management: From polynanomeric layered composites to education and research integration.” (Prof. James Seferis).
  • Timothy Martin Ziemba, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. 206 Guggenheim. “Experimental investigation of the mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion prototype.” (Profs. Robert Winglee and John Slough).