Ph.D. Thesis Defense

February 24, 2026

12:00 p.m. ET

6142 Scott Hall

"Modeling the Nonequilibrium Dynamics and Rheology of Associative Polymer Networks"

CANDIDATE: Songyue Liu

COMMITTEE:
Professor Thomas C. O’Connor, Advisor, MSE
Professor Michael Bockstaller, MSE
Professor Daphne Chan, ChemE
Professor Gerald J. Wang, CEE

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Meeting ID: 98147302571
Passcode: 292820

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