Please help me congratulate the newest PhD, Dr. Manal Anis!
Manal successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled “Developing a surrogate-based methodology for rapid daylight and outdoor view prediction for adaptive shading system,” delivering an outstanding presentation of her research. It has been a true honor to advise her throughout this journey.
A heartfelt thank you to her dissertation committee— Professor Kathryn Anthony, Professor Nishant Garg, and Professor Niloufar Emami —for their rigorous review and thoughtful guidance that elevated this work.
Huge congratulations to Dr. You-Jeong Kim for successfully defending her PhD dissertation!
Watching her journey and seeing her hard work culminate in such an impactful defense has been incredibly rewarding. She has a bright future ahead in the field, and I couldn’t be prouder as an advisor.
I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to our esteemed committee members—Professor Rick Strand, Professor Bill Braham, and Professor Hadi Meidani—for their invaluable insights, time, and dedication to guiding this research.
Cheers to the next chapter, Dr. Kim
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
