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
ALHUSSAINI, ABDULKARIM M GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Olariu, Cornel, Kerans, Charles JUNE 3, 2026; 9:00AM; JGB 3.204 THE MIDCRETACEOUS MIXED SILICICLASTIC-CARBONATE SYSTEMS OF EAST TEXAS : DEPOSITIONAL, STRATIGRAPHIC, AND GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
BATHGATE, KYLE CIVIL ENGINEERING Boyles, Stephen JUNE 3, 2026; 10:00AM CST; ECJ 3.110 MODELING THE RESILIENCE OF MARITIME FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS USING ANCHORAGE QUEUES
MELLO, VITOR GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Spikes, Kyle T JUNE 3, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; JGB BARROW CONF. RM (JGB, 4TH FLOOR) UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION APPLIED TO THE DETECTION OF CARBONATE-IGNEOUS INTERVALS FROM SEISMIC PROPERTIES
TIBBETT, BAILEY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Keitz, Benjamin K JUNE 3, 2026; 12:00PM CST; CPE 2.220 QUANTITATIVE DISSECTION OF MEMBRANE AND ELECTRICAL EFFECTS ON EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER IN AZO DYE DEGRADATION
HOPKINS, ISAAC BENJAMIN ENGLISH Arjomand, Minou JUNE 4, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; CALHOUN HALL 211 BAD ACTORS: SCRIPTING THE US SOUTH IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HISTORICAL DRAMA
WANG, JIAAO CHEMISTRY HENKELMAN, GRAEME ANDREW JUNE 4, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; WEL 4.204 MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING AND KINETIC CONTROL IN ENERGY MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
CHUNG, HSING-HUAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Ghosh, Joydeep JUNE 5, 2026; 3:00-5:00PM CST; EER 6.702 FROM EVOLVING GRAPHS TO IRREGULAR TIME SERIES: LEARNING ACROSS STRUCTURE AND TIME
HUANG, JIAXUAN COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) Jiao, Junfeng JUNE 5, 2026, 9:00AM TO 11:00AM, GOL 2.110 UNCOVERING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SHARED BIKE USAGE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
HUDSON, ERIN ANN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Burgermaster, Marissa, Davis, Jaimie N JUNE 5, 2026; 10:00AM CST; POB2.302- AVAYA AUDITORIUM ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS: INFLUENCE ON GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND DETERMINANTS OF INTAKE
WOLCZYNSKI, NICHOLAS INFORMATION, RISK, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Saar-Tsechansky, Maytal JUNE 8, 2026; 2:30PM; CBA 6.420 IMPROVING HUMAN DECISION-MAKING WITH AI: A VALUE-BASED DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO SELECTIVE ADVISING