Commencement-Afternoon-2017

Doctoral Degrees COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Robert Browning Ph.D. Applied Physics Synthesis and Characterization of th e 2 - D imens io nal Tians itio n Metal Dichalcogenides Dissertation Chair: Rajendra Solanki Professor of Physics Kudzanai Chipiso Ph.D. Chemistry Biomimerir Tools in Oxidatiue Metabolism: Characterization of Reactiue Metab o li tes fro m Antithyro id D rugs Dissertation Chair: Reuben Simovi Professor of Chemistry *Catherine Anne Dayger Ph.D. Biology rYhy Do Animals Do \Y/hat They Do, \Yhen They Do It? Characterizing the Role of th e Hyp o rha lamus-Pituitaryt-Adrenal Axis in Seasonal Lfe-History Tiansitions Dissertation Chair: Deborah Lutterschmidt Assistant Professor of Biology Annai Farashishiko Ph.D. Chemistry Expanding the Wrsatility of Nano Assembled Capsules as Platform of Potential High Payload MRI Contrast Agents Dissertation Chair: Mark tVoods Associare Prolessor of Chemisrry *Simon P Fowler Ph.D. Applied Physics Design and Application of a 3D Ph o to cata ly st M aterial fo r Wate r Purifcation Dissertation Chair: Jun Jiao ProFessor of Mechan ical Engineering Marius Mugurel Ghita Ph.D. Applied Physics Frequen cy Mu hip licatio n in Si li co n Nanotuires Dissertation Chair: Rajendra Solanki Professor of Physics Ted David Hart Ph.D. Environmental Sciences and Resoutces Root-enhanced Infbration in Stormwater Bioretention Facilities in Portland. Oregon Dissertation Chair: J. Alan Yeakley Professor of Environmental Science xSarah Ann Kidd Ph.D. Environmental Sciences and Resources Ecosystem Recouery in Estuarine Wetlands of the Columbia Riuer Estuary Dissertation Chair: J. Alan Yeakley Professor of Environmenta.l Science Robert Carl Klipp Ph.D. Applied Physics Nouel Compound, 84F2, Inhibits Calmodulin Defi cient RyM Dissertation Chair: Jonathan Abramson Professor of Physics Lester Florian Lampert Ph.D. Applied Physics High- Quality C h emical Vap or D ep os ition Grap h e ne- Bas ed Sp in Tiansp o rt C h anne ls Dissertation Chair: Jun Jiao Prolessor of Mechan ical Engineering Harisharan Luintel Ph.D. Earth, Environment and Sociery Do Forest Commons Contribute to Internati o na I Enu iro nmental Initiatiu es ? A Socio-Ecological Analysis of Nepalese Forest Commons in uiew of REDD+ Dissertation Chair: Robert Scheller Assistant Professor of Environmental Science *Jacinda L. Mainord Ph.D. Environmental Sciences and Resources Inuestiga ti on of Am b ien t Reactiue Nitrogen Emissions Sources and Deposition in the Columbia Riuer Gorge National ,Scenir Area Dissertation Chair: Linda George Professor of Environmental Science xMelanie Malone Ph.D. Earth, Environment and Sociery Uing Critical Physical Geography to Map the Unintended Consequences of Co nseruati o n Managem ent Pro grams Dissertation Chair: Martin Laf renz Associate Professor of Geography Cameron Trim McCabe Ph.D. Applied Psychology Vulnerability and Protectiue Factors of Stress-Related Drinking: An Exp/oration of Indiridual and Day-Leuel Predictors of Alcohol Inuo/uement Dissertation Chair: Cynthia Mohr Associate Professor of Psychology Katherine Marie Payne Ph.D. Chemistry Inuestigations into the Efects of Water Exchange and the Structure of Lanthanide Chelates Dissertation Chair: Mark \X/oods Associate Prolessor of Chemisrrv *Candidate for Spring graduation

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