Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

Final oral examinations are open all members of the University community and the public, unless attendance is restricted by the Graduate Studies Committee. Questions should be directed to the Office of the Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Degree Evaluators at (512) 471-4511.

Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
LIN, CHIEN-YU BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Rausch, Manuel K MARCH 24, 2026; 10:00AM CST; BME 3.204 THE COMPLEX HISTOMECHANICS OF MEMBRANOUS SOFT TISSUES IN AGE, SEX AND DISEASE
MEWAR, ADITYA PHYSICS Macdonald, Allan H MARCH 24, 2026; 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; PMA 5.208 MODELING MESOSCOPIC MOIRE MATERIALS
MUNOZ EWALD, PATRICIA MATHEMATICS Chen, Thomas MARCH 24, 2026; 12:30PM CST; PMA 11.176 TRUNCATION MAPS AND GEOMETRY OF DEEP LEARNING
ZHANG, ZHENYU ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Wang, Atlas MARCH 24, 2026; 2:30-3:30PM CST; EER 6.650 LINDHE CONFERENCE ROOM EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR SCALING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
AKTHER, SYEDA SHARJINA SPECIAL EDUCATION Powell, Sarah R MARCH 25, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM CST; SZB 3.702 INVESTIGATING TEACHERS' FRACTION KNOWLEDGE WITHIN A FRACTION INTERVENTION STUDY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH MATHEMATICS DIFFICULTY
GUAN, WEIXIN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Yu, Guihua MARCH 25, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM; ETC 9.130 MOLECULAR-STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF HYDROGELS AND BIOMASS FUNCTIONALIZATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING
MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH RENEE ENGLISH Minich, Julie A MARCH 25, 2026; 9:00AM-11:00AM; CAL 300 HOSTING CHICANA-STYLE: A HOSPITALITY READING FRAMEWORK FOR NARRATIVES OF CHICANA RESISTANCE
OBUTE, JAMES IFEANYI CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Rochelle, Gary T MARCH 25, 2026; 9:00AM CST; CEER, EME 1.334 (PICKLE) DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONSUMPTION IN AQUEOUS AMINES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE
PHAM, JULIE VI AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Willcox, Karen E MARCH 25, 2026; 2:00PM CST; POB 4.304 REAL-TIME INVERSE SOLUTIONS FOR DIGITAL TWINS
SALIB, LUCY GRACE ENGLISH Pinto, Samantha N MARCH 25, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM; ATWOOD LIBRARY, CAL 300 BOTANICAL INCENDIARIES: NATURAL POLITICS AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY ABOLITIONIST LITERATURE IN THE UNITED STATES