University Of Texas At Dallas: University Honors Top Mentors, Advisor, Dissertations And Theses

Dallas TX

18 June, 2021

5:28 PM

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Press release from University of Texas at Dallas: Phil Roth June 17, 2021 Amidst the pomp and circumstance of end-of-year commencement activities, a number of faculty, staff and students were honored for their contributions to academic excellence, student education and community involvement. "We are proud to honor just a few of those who help make The University of Texas at Dallas one of the top universities in the country," said Dr. Inga Musselman, UT Dallas provost, vice president for academic affairs and the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair of Academic Leadership. "There is a strong commitment here to academic and community excellence." Best Dissertation Awards Kent Lewis Boyer PhD'20 School of Arts and Humanities Subverting Propriety: The Intimate, Habitable Poetics of Frank O'Hara Research Mentor: Dr. Charles Hatfield Cenk Köknar PhD'20 School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication Negotiating the Right Way to Play Video Games Research Mentors: Dr. Josef Nguyen and Dr. Monica Evans Maria A. Boylan PhD'20 School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Characterization of BOLD Variability Across the Adult Lifespan: Influence of Dopamine and Structural Integrity Research Mentor: Dr. Kristen Kennedy Wukki Kim PhD'20 School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences Four Essays on Defense and Peace Economics Research Mentor: Dr. Todd Sandler Peiyuan Kang PhD'20 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Photoinactivation of Proteins by Molecular Hyperthermia Research Mentor: Dr. Zhenpeng Qin Jidong Yang PhD'20 School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Seismic Modeling, Imaging and Inversion in Viscoacoustic Media Research Mentor: Dr. Hejun Zhu David Daniel Thesis Awards Gaurav Rajavendra Reddy PhD'20 Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Machine Learning-Based Hotspot Detection: Fallacies, Pitfalls and Marching Orders Research Mentor: Dr. Yiorgos Makris Michael Andrew Luzuriaga PhD'20 School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics A New Biomaterial for Vaccination: An Aqueous ZIF-8 Crystal Growth to Preserve Antigens and Enhance the Immune Activation Research Mentor: Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith   This press release was produced by University of Texas at Dallas. The views expressed here are the author's own.