{"id":3954,"date":"2025-07-18T14:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:40:06","slug":"melek-comp-phd-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/en\/melek-comp-phd-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Melek Krichen on Successfully Passing the PhD Comprehensive Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3954\" class=\"elementor elementor-3954\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b9c3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4cd36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2f4cd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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that our Lincs Lab member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melek-krichen-8856521b9\/\"><strong>Melek Krichen<\/strong><\/a>, a PhD student at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, has successfully passed his PhD Comprehensive Exam. This important milestone marks his progression toward candidacy and reflects his dedication, hard work, and academic excellence.<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br \/>We are proud to have Melek as part of our team and look forward to his continued contribution.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8526b4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8526b4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec5ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2ec5ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/en\/melek-comp-phd-exam\" \n   target=\"_blank\" \n   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n  <button style=\"padding: 10px 16px; background-color: #0A66C2; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer;\">\n    Share on LinkedIn \u2197\ufe0f\n  <\/button>\n<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1dcdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb1dcdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd81ccd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd81ccd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d92353 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d92353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f31265 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f31265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lincslab.ca\/News\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce that our Lincs Lab member Melek Krichen, a PhD student at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, has successfully passed his PhD Comprehensive Exam. 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