You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Babak Kasaee Roodsari, a College of Engineering and Computer Science candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Wednesday, May 29, at 9 a.m. in 152 Link Hall.

Kasaee Roodsari’s advisor is Professor David G. Chandler. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Christa Kelleher, Chris E. Johnson, Charles N. Kroll and Shobha K. Bhatia. Professor Chilukuri K. Mohan will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Impacts of Urban Development Pattern on Runoff Peak Flows and Streamflow Flashiness of Peri-Urban Catchments: Assessing the Performance of Physical and Data-Driven Models for Real-Time Ensemble Flood Forecasting.”