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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKER-THOMPSON, JUNIKA | AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES (PHD) | Pinto, Samantha N, Smith, Christen | JULY 1, 2026; 9:00AM; GWB 2.116 | WE LOOK UP AT THE OCEAN: RACE, GENDER, AND ENVIRONMENT IN GUYANA |
| KIRCHHOFF, JOSEPH G | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Ghattas, Omar, Tehrani, Mehran | JULY 1, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM CST; POB 6.304 | CONTROLLING AND EXPLOITING HETEROGENEITY IN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES |
| LEMUS AVILA, JONATAN ELIU | GOVERNMENT | Madrid, Raul L | JULY 1, 2026; 10:00AM CT; BATTS HALL | THE RISE AND SUCCESS OF POPULIST INSIDERS: EVIDENCE FROM LATIN AMERICA AND BEYOND |
| MONTES, ABRAHAM C | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | van Oort, Eric | JULY 1, 2026; 9:00AM CST; CPE, BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM (CPE 2.236) | AUTOMATED STUCK PIPE PREVENTION IN WELL CONSTRUCTION: A HYBRID DATA-DRIVEN AND PHYSICS-BASED FRAMEWORK |
| MORALES, ALEXA | ASTRONOMY | Finkelstein, Steven L | JULY 1, 2026; 9:30 AM; PMA 15.216B | THE COLOR OF ORIGINS: TRACING EARLY GALAXY EVOLUTION THROUGH REST- FRAME ULTRAVIOLET SLOPES WITH HST AND JWST |
| NELSON, NELSON ERIK | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Mohammadi, Javad | JULY 1, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CT; ECJ 4.304 | DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORKS FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER GRID INTEGRATION |
| SUH, SEUNGAH | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Rausch, Christopher | JULY 1, 2026; 10:00AM CST; EER 5.702 | DIVERTING CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE THROUGH ADAPTIVE PLANNING FOR BUILDING MATERIAL STOCK REUSE |
| WU, YATING | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Li, Jessy, Dimakis, Georgios-Alex | JULY 3, 2026; 1:00-2:30PM; EER 6.704 | STRUCTURE-AWARE REASONING IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING THROUGH QUESTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION |
| JING, ZIMING | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Sharma, Mukul M | JULY 7, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM; CPE 2.236 BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM | PREDICTIVE DESIGN AND SCALABLE INTEGRATION OF HIGH DENSITY THERMOELECTRIC POWER CELLS FOR GEOTHERMAL AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY |
| PAYAN RAMIREZ, MERCEDES ALEJANDRA | MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY | Moore, Robin D | JULY 8, 2026; 1:00PM; RLP 1.302C | INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN PHILHARMONIC BANDS: COMUNALIDAD, MUSICAL LABOR, AND COLLABORATION IN OAXACA, MEXICO |