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Tao Fan

Date & Time: Venue:	September 14, 2022, 12:00 Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 30, Bolshoi Boulevard, bld. 1, Room E-R2-2030
Candidate:	Tao Fan
PhD Program:	Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis Title:	First-principles study of advanced thermoelectric materials: methodology and application
Supervisor:	Professor Artem Oganov, Skoltech
PhD Defense Jury Reports:	Professor Alexei Buchachenko, Skoltech (Chairman): report Assistant Professor Sergey Levchenko, Skoltech: report Associate Professor Alexander Shapeev, Skoltech: report Assistant Professor Dmitry Aksyonov, Skoltech: report Professor Andrey Shevelkov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia: report Dr. Carlo Gatti, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche Giulio Natta, Italy: report Professor Wenqing Zhang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China: report Thesis Changes Log
PhD Defense Outcome:	The thesis is accepted “as is.” The candidate is awarded the Skoltech PhD degree.
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