Dissertation Defense
Today, I defended my dissertation and successfully passed it here at Texas Tech University. It was a great achievement for me. I sincerely would like to thank my chair Dr. Jingxue (Jessica) Yuan, my committee members Dr. Tun Min (Catherine) Jai, Dr. Lynn Huffman, Dr. David Rivera, Jr., my graduate friends Dr. Sung, K.T. Manis, my students and my life-long friend my wife Merve Palabiyik.
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