Ph.D. Thesis Defense
July 08, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET
Doherty A310
July 08, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET
Doherty A310
"Uncovering the Driving Force of Thermal-Activated Grain Boundary Migration in Polycrystals"
CANDIDATE: Zipeng Xu
COMMITTEE:
Professor Gregory S. Rohrer, Advisor, MSE
Professor Anthony D. Rollett, MSE
Professor Amanda R. Krause, MSE
Professor Robert M. Suter, Physics
Professor Fadi Abdeljawad, MSE, Lehigh Univ.
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2:00 PM ET
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10:00 AM ET
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presented by Tim Weihs, Johns Hopkins university
CUC McConomy Auditorium
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10:00 AM ET
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CUC McConomy Auditorium
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10:00 AM ET
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