PhD Thesis Defense Announcement

Student Name: Xiangting Lei

Thesis Title: Reconstituting ultrafast mechanobiology with light-controlled protein networks

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Saad Bhamla

Thesis Co-Advisor: N/A

Committee Members: Dr. Saad Bhamla, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Lily Cheung, School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Yuhang Hu , School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering & School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Dr. Thomas Gartner, Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, Lehigh University; Dr. Jerry Honts, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Drake University; Dr. Scott Coyle, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 12/11/2025

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: Ford ES&T L1120