Ph.D. Thesis Defense

January 30, 2026

2:00 p.m. ET

6142 Scott Hall

"Physiological State Monitoring Via Real-Time Electrochemical Sensors"

CANDIDATE: Liyang Wang

COMMITTEE:
Professor Tzahi Cohen-Karni (MSE/BME, Advisor)
Professor Adam Feinberg (MSE/BME)
Professor Phil Campbell (BME)
Dr. Jonathan Rivnay (Northwestern Univ.)

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