Congratulations to Samira for passing her PhD thesis defense! Samira successfully defended her thesis on June 7th 2023 and is now a PhD. We are so happy for her! Group members celebrate after Samira’s defense. From L to right: Wei Xiao, Hasti (Arefeh) Shafie, Dr. Samira Ahrari, Dr. Mengxiao Yu, Dr. Zheng, Dr. Yingyu Huang Dr. Jie Zheng and Dr. Samira Ahrari Left to Right: Dr. Yingyu Huang, Dr. Louis Ning, Yi Luo, Sophia Zinn, Dr. Jie Zheng, Dr. Samira Ahrari, Hasti Shafie, Dr. Mengxiao Yu, Wei Xiao