You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Xinyu Zhang, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Friday, September 27, at 12:00 p.m. in 263 Link Hall.

Zhang’s advisor is Professor Alan J. Levy. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Michelle M. Blum, Teng Zhang, Wanliang Shan and Melissa Green. Professor James H. Henderson will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Homeostatic Elastic States and the Stability of Elastic Arteries.”