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Author: alexsb

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+layout: post
+title: Max Lisnic Successfully Defends Dissertation
+date: 2025-05-15 11:00:00
+categories: event
+lead-image: /assets/images/posts/2025-05-15_Max-Committee.jpg
+lead-image-alt-text: Group photo with Max celebrating his PhD Defense!
+type: news
+abstract: Congratulations to Max for completing his PhD!
+---
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+[Max Lisnic](https://mlisnic.github.io/) successfully defended his dissertation on “Designing Resilient Visualizations Toward More Accurate Data Discourse”. Max was co-advised by Marina Kogan and Alex Lex. The committee was completed by Kate Isaacs, Vineet Pandey, and Crystal Lee. 
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+Max will join [WPI](https://www.wpi.edu/academics/departments/computer-science) as an assistant professor this fall!
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+Congrats, and good luck with your next steps!
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+![Max Speaking]({{site.base_url}}/assets/images/posts/2025-05-15_Max-Speaking.jpg)
+![Max and the Group]({{site.base_url}}/assets/images/posts/2025-05-15_Group.jpg)
+![Max' Cake]({{site.base_url}}/assets/images/posts/2025-05-15_Cake.jpg)