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
ZHU, HANQING ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Pan, Zhigang, Chen, Ray T JANUARY 13, 2026; 2:00-3:00PM CST; EER 4.704 CO-ARCHITECTING SCALABLE INTELLIGENCE: FROM HARDWARE SUBSTRATES TO ALGORITHMS
HU, SHUHUA GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Sen, Mrinal K, Zhao, Zeyu JANUARY 14, 2026; 8:30 AM TO 10:30 AM; JGB 4.102 NO TITLE PROVIDED
GILMORE, CORBYN TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE Frei, Christopher R JANUARY 20, 2026; 10:00 AM; MCD 2.104 TITLE NOT PROVIDED
NAOUS, EMILE ENGINEERING MECHANICS Kyriakides, Stelios JANUARY 29, 2026; 3:30PM; ASE 2.202 INSTABILITY OF MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE UNDER CYCLIC BENDING AND FULL-SCALE REELING
DEMETROVICH, PEYTON NEUROSCIENCE Colgin, Laura L JANUARY 30, 2026; 2:00PM CST; MBB 1.210 NEURONAL AND NETWORK RESPONSES IN THE DENTATE GYRUS TO SALIENT AND ETHOLOGICALLY RELEVANT STIMULI
BURNETT, KELSIE CORRISTON CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Wetzel, Melissa R FEBRUARY 6, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SZB 4.624 "BETWEEN WORLDS": A CRITICAL LANGUAGE STUDY WITH PRESERVICE LITERACY TEACHERS
ORDORICA BRACAMONTES, CAMILA HISTORY Del castillo, Lina M MAY 05, 2026; 10:00AM; GAR 1.102 MEXICO'S HOUSE OF MEMORY: THE GENERAL ARCHIVE IN THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY
GUO, ZEZHOU MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Manthiram, Arumugam SEPTEMBER 26, 2025; 10:00AM; GLT 3.102 ENABLING HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM-METAL BATTERIES WITH_HIGH-NICKEL AND ADVANCED ELECTROLYTES