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2026

Amaya Perez, Enrique (2026) Designing Intelligent Agents for Real-Time Experimental Control and Multi-Task Generalization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nmvs-7b59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07232025-195327620

Bai, Yue (Luna) (2026) Submesoscale Dynamics in the Upper Ocean: Air--Sea Interactions and Energy Transfers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/x7ve-tx51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09152025-210456988

Barbor, Jay Park (2026) Transition Metal-Catalyzed Methodologies for the Synthesis of Complex Amide Building Blocks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hqt6-e038. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06262025-215200160

Berne, Alexander C. (2026) Tidal Dynamics of Laterally Heterogeneous Planetary Bodies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8b21-dj47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08022025-042237605

Bhattacharjee, Surjyendu (2026) Aqueous Processes Across the Solar System: Isotopic Insights from Chondrites and Mars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xgd0-jk65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10102025-183957877

Bulfer, Steven Patrick (2026) Energy Efficient On-Chip Neural Feature Extraction for Brain-Computer-Interfaces. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/40as-d020. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182025-233532194

Carvalho, Adolfo Sjoberg de (2026) A Detailed Study of the Inner Disks of FU Ori Objects and the Star-Disk Boundary. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4e53-3n79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09302025-183958240

Conn, Scott (2026) Interactions between Near-Inertial Waves and Ocean Turbulence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/z5n5-s931. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11252025-215953680

Davis, Branson William (2026) Autoignition Modeling and a Generalized Hot Surface Ignition Criterion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/meyv-1317. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08262025-221106238

Davis, Ivey E. (2026) A Portrait of the Sun as a Young Star: Studying Space Weather Around Young Suns in the Optical and Radio. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7ht6-sf52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08202025-163507816

Davis, Samantha Isabel (2026) Teleportation from Quantum Networks to Traversable Wormholes: the Physics and Technology of Entanglement. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/v1zm-yz68. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09242025-004457327

Deng, Ruolin (2026) Tracking Cosmic Dust with Extraterrestrial Helium and Neon in Deep-Sea Sediments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/51e1-q145. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10142025-190548373

Devey, Sean Patrick (2026) Part I: A Novel Compact Water Tunnel. Part II: Evolution of Delta Wing Surface Contour from Flat Plates to Boxfish at Low Reynolds Numbers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rv8x-jm07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09012025-210751150

Duarte, Ana Isabel (2026) Resolving and Mathematizing Energetic Gradients That Facilitate Cytoskeletal Self-Assembly. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1ptv-0r61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10232025-192458502

Feng, Berthy T. (2026) Advancing Scientific Computational Imaging Through Data-Driven and Physics-Based Priors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cmed-tj81. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08292025-040504302

Flynn, Michael J. (2026) Building to Understand MiRNA Circuits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3rb1-mk79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11072025-063320028

Foote, Logan Michael (2026) High-Sensitivity Superconducting Detectors for Far-Infrared Space Astrophysics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3tm8-qx47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08012025-224712665

Harper, Nathan Andrew (2026) Developing New Methods of Quantum Spectroscopy with Nonlinear Integrated Photonics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/j0x1-5742. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09052025-191750417

Higdon, Nicole Juliet (2026) Development of Ion Conducting Polymer Temperature Sensors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/avyc-pq77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06132025-183938139

Inglis, Julie Alanna (2026) The Origins and Properties of Giant Planets on Extreme Orbits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wtg4-1c76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09182025-175250684

Jilani, Muhammad Musab (2026) Dynamics of Microfabricated Enzyme Electrodes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5znv-n425. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08232025-011056106

Kalucha, Hemani (2026) Geochemistry of Mars and Implications for Organic Carbon Preservation - Observations from Rover Data and Terrestrial Analogs. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/w3ar-nz90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08042025-230640580

Kanine, Oak Arden (2026) A Tale of Two Craters: Reconstructing Mars Paleoenvironment Using Orbital and Rover Data at Endeavour and Jezero. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/dry1-3w54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10082025-035835147

Kapasiawala, Manisha Kaushik (2026) Design Considerations for Synthetic Cells. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zfhy-bk03. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08252025-232825764

Kim, Hyunjin (2026) From Symmetry Breaking to Superconductivity: Unraveling the Hierarchy of Correlated Phases in Moiré Graphene. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2rk8-2q20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09032025-215531548

Kratz, Matthieu Francois (2026) Naturally-Inspired Circuits for Microbial Composition Control and Biosensing. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/d42b-jh46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11242025-191228061

Lee, Jaeha (2026) Bootstrapping Universal Asymptotics of Conformal Field Theory via Thermal Effective Action. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/00ej-3z79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10032025-195133177

Li, Bohan (2026) Frequency Stabilization and Frequency Conversion in High-Q Silicon Nitride Microresonators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nmk6-8s45. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10242025-180540612

Li, Hongyi Richard (2026) Acoustically Targeted Gene Delivery for Non-Invasive Neuroengineering. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qbrx-4132. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09212025-192830865

Li, Kejun (2026) User-Aligned and Robust Bipedal Locomotion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nfhg-dq67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10232025-045548517

Lipschitz, Mikel (2026) SLIM: Stochastic Lineage-based Iterative Minimization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/q80m-3t75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08212025-162748066

Mahajan, Shivansh (2026) Mechanistic Studies of ArsA ATPase and ArsB Transporter of the Bacterial Arsenite Efflux System. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xksn-7t38. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10302025-130729385

Mandralis, Ioannis M. (2026) Leveraging Aerial Transformation for Enhanced Air–Ground Robotic Mobility. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/srg8-sx98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11032025-192332480

McHaffie, Daniel Brendan (2026) Computational and Data-Driven Discovery of Li Solid-State Electrolytes: From Representation to Experimental Realization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fn7h-vz84. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10072025-232922980

Moghadam, Farbod Arya (2026) Transition Metal Catalyzed Approaches to the Asymmetric Construction of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/11d1-9b20. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06252025-233846076

Moiseyenko, Anastasiya O. (2026) Gut Microbiota as Modulators and Therapeutic Targets in Parkinson’s Disease. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3yxw-z226. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11052025-233903791

Nicolov, André (2026) A Song of Ice and Plasma: The Formation and Behavior of Ice-Dusty Plasmas, from the Laboratory to the Edge of the Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/adns-n036. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11172025-005933174

Olson, Blade A. (2026) Synthetic Antigen-Presenting Vesicles for Selective Immunomodulation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fxzx-yn04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08212025-191338101

Osler, Skylar Kathleen (2026) Elucidating Fundamental Structure-Property Relationships of Naphthopyran Mechanophores. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bsm6-p620. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09292025-144555882

Park, Akiyoshi (2026) Probing Quantum States in Low-Dimensional Materials via Laser-Assisted Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Structured Light. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p17k-3619. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07312025-212004631

Payne, Ethan W. (2026) Understanding Gravitational Waves and Their Sources: Robust Inference, Tests of Gravity, and Future Prospects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zrzs-7b69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08062025-030104521

Ponnada, Sam Bharat Vijay K. (2026) On the Non-Thermal Physics of Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays in Galactic Ecosystems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hjjy-rq17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08272025-164020661

Qin, Ziyang (2026) Expanding the Chemical Space of Nitrene Transferases: Biocatalytic Construction of C–N Bonds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5pv2-nr39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07052025-063244748

Rautela, Ojashvi (2026) Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Earth’s Crust and Mantle: From Surface Deformation to Lower Mantle Structures in the Present Day and the Geological Past. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gc13-j049. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09252025-124335004

Rezgui, Samir Peter (2026) Development of Synthetic Methods to Enable the Synthesis of Pyrroloiminoquinone Alkaloids. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xmbz-by61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07162025-124644565

Samkian, Adrian Eduard (2026) Total Synthesis of Hypersampsone M and Studies of Related Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hd4h-sk15. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08122025-011509478

Shaker, Sammy (2026) 3D Vat Photopolymerization of Microarchitected Magnetic Metal Alloys for Chemotherapy Capture Filters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gc1t-5869. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09132025-054711849

Sheng, Shawn JiaXiang (2026) An Experimental Characterization of Atmospheric Turbulence Effects on Millimeter Wave Propagation in a Controlled Environment. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7sbc-5v10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11262025-191857258

Sleeman, Michael Kenneth Elliott (2026) Nonlinear Disturbance Evolution in Boundary Layers Using the One-Way Navier-Stokes Equations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wwv8-v242. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08132025-212958945

Somalwar, Jean J. (2026) Expanding the Landscape of Tidal Disruption Events. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ef07-a146. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06122025-215511097

Sonar, Sameer Anil (2026) A High-Efficiency, Low-Noise Platform for Microwave-to-Optical Quantum Transduction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1cbe-vs09. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06272025-211326959

Subramanian, Arjuna Michael (2026) Rewriting the Sequence and Structure Rules of Deep Protein Space. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p4st-m614. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09162025-184128136

Talukder, Sabera (2026) Beyond Text: The Rudiments of Next Generation Foundation Models. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s12m-5692. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12152025-232943789

Varner, Samuel L. (2026) Part I: Kinetic Mechanisms and Thermodynamics in Diblock Copolymer Micelles & Part II: Inhomogeneous Thermodynamics of Polar Fluids and Ionic Liquids. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p5ca-t067. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11032025-231619710

Wexler, Helen (2026) Algae as a Platform for Sustainable Biocomposites: Process–Structure–Property Relations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ba11-m769. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10312025-170502666

Wu, Chun-Ju (2026) Engineering Quantum Resources for Quantum Networking Using Single Rare-Earth Ions Inside Crystals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kgjp-xe35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10262025-132142523

Wu, Zihui (2026) Learning to Sample in Computational Imaging: Measurement Acquisition and Posterior Estimation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/j42z-s192. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09062025-050711919

Ye, Alexandre Z. (2026) Investigations of Metal Oxide Photocathode Protection Layers and Interfacial Charge Transfer Rates on Graphene Electrodes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cx9r-zs82. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12052025-204405759

Yu, Kevin (2026) Degradation Mechanisms of Oxide Ceramics Under Molten Regolith Electrolysis Conditions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/41bv-7696. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042025-001904943

Yuksel, Mert (2026) Interactions of Intrinsic Quantum Defects with a Nanoelectromechanical System. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3ypf-a284. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08262025-210340378

Zellinger, Michael J. (2026) White Elephants and Cash Cows: Economically Wrangling the Zoo of AI Models. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xj31-xm14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07282025-205651638

Zhang, Yameng (2026) Neural Circuits Underlying Salt-Taste Valence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kp37-4v28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12102025-235050354

Zhuang, Zhuyun (2026) Multi-Element Abundances as Probes of Galaxy Growth Across Cosmic Time. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5e14-b360. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08112025-205331711