Upcoming defenses and oral exams

Congratulations to these students on making it to this momentous milestone in their academic careers!  

Robert Philpott

Robert is a Ph.D. student co-majoring in Aerospace Engineering and Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Eliot Winer. He will defend his Ph.D. thesis.

Monday, November 13, at 10:00 AM via Zoom (see Massmail for the link)

TITLE:  Incorporating Ethical, Social and Environmental Concerns into Decision Making with Value Added Modeling

Wei Zhong

Wei is a double degree MID and M.S. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction and Industrial Design, working with Professor Peter Evans. She will defend her M.S. thesis.

Tuesday, November 14, at 8:00 AM, in the Student Innovation Center, Room: 1133.

TITLE: Incorporating designing principles to improve student engagement in the STEM aviation learning process with digital technologies

Imtiajul Alam

Imtiajul is a Ph.D. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Benjamin Gleason. He will defend his Ph.D. thesis.

Tuesday, November 14, at 3:00 PM, Student Innovation Center, Room # 1118

TITLE:  An investigation of teacher candidates’ perceptions and impediments to the integration of augmented reality as a supplementary educational tool

Manuela (Ella) Faulhaber

Ella is a Ph.D. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Jonathan Fox. She will defend her Ph.D. thesis.

Wednesday, November 15, at 2:00 PM via Zoom https://iastate.zoom.us/j/3368735590

TITLE:  A nudge-based social media intervention to improve impulse buying, problematic social media usage, and self-regulation

Angeline Neo

Angeline is an M.S. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Daejin Kim. She will defend her M.S. thesis.

November 15, at 11:00 AM in Design 411

Title: Examining the Acceptance of Remote Patient Monitoring Device Usage Among Suburban Chinese Immigrant Older Adults

Hila Sabouni

Hila is an M.S. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Chengde Wu. She will defend her M.S. thesis.

Wednesday, November 15, at 3:00 pm, in the VRAC – JB Conference Room.

 TITLE: The Effects of Sensory Cues on Attentional Orientation in Virtual Environments

Jesse Lane

Jesse is a Ph.D. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Soumik Sarkar. He will defend his Ph.D. thesis.

Wednesday, November 15, at 3:00 PM via Zoom  (see Massmail for the Zoom link)

TITLE:  Assessing and Enhancing System-Level Safety in Learning-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems

Alex Renner

Alex is a Ph.D. student co-majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Human Computer Interaction, working with Dr. Eliot Winer. He will defend his Ph.D. thesis.

Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM in the VRAC, JB Conference Room

TITLE: A Visual Process Simulation for Novice Users of Desktop 3D Printers to Reduce Part Defects

Heidi Doellinger

Heidi is a Ph.D. student majoring in Human Computer Interaction, working with Drs. Anne Foegen and Connie Hargrave. She will defend her Ph.D. thesis.

Monday, November 20, at 9:00 AM via Webex (https://iastate.webex.com/meet/hldoell)

TITLE:  The Broadening Participation in STEM Conceptual Framework: An HCI model to identify gender inequities in engineering