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
GAZOLLA SANTANA, CATHERINE CHEMISTRY Krische, Michael J APRIL 20, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; NHB 5.202 METAL-CATALYZED C-C BOND FORMATION: A CATALYTIC ALTERNATIVE TO STOICHIOMETRIC ORGANOMETALLICS
QUIGLEY, AUBREY ELIZABETH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Freeman, Benny D, Lynd, Nathaniel APRIL 20, 2026; 1:00PM; EER 3.640 NO TITLE PROVIDED
WAMBLE, NOAH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Freeman, Benny D, Brennecke, Joan F APRIL 20, 2026; 11:00 AM; EER 0.806/0.808 NO TITLE PROVIDED
SARAF, PUSHKAR UMESH ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Hanson, Alex APRIL 21, 2026; 1:00PM CST; EER 3.640/3.642 EXXONMOBIL LONGHORN ROOM DECENTRALIZED MODULAR POWER CONVERSION
VILLALBA CUESTA, ANDREA LIDIA PHILOSOPHY Rosati, Connie APRIL 21, 2026; 2:00PM CST; WAG 316 VARIETIES OF EXTRINSIC VALUE
GIRI, BHUPENDRA RAJ PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Cui, Zhengrong, Smyth, Hugh D APRIL 22, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM CST; PHR 3.110 THERMOSTABLE DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF NUCLEIC ACID NANOCARRIERS FOR INHALED GENE THERAPY
HITEL, GABRIELLA SARAH PHILOSOPHY Dever, Joshua APRIL 22, 2026; 4:30PM; WAG 310 MEANING WITHOUT ASSERTION: METAPHOR, SEEING-AS, AND LINGUISTIC RESPONSIBILITY IN DENIABLE SPEECH
KINUI, AMBER FUJIKO ENGLISH Woodard, Helena APRIL 22, 2026; 9:30AM; CAL 300 JOSEPHINE BAKER BEYOND THE FRAME: THE AFTERLIVES OF PERFORMANCE
ROCHEN, NATALIE MUSIC PERFORMANCE Dell'Antonio, Andrew F, Mchenry, Mallory C APRIL 22, 2026; 4:00PM; MRH 3.702 LEVERS IN MOTION: ADAPTING DIVERSE REPERTOIRE FOR LEVER HARP PERFORMANCE
HAMMOND, JOSHUA EDWARD CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Baldea, Michael, Korgel, Brian A APRIL 23, 2026; 2:30PM CST; GLT 2.102 EXPLOITING KNOWN STRUCTURE IN DATA-DRIVEN MODELS OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS