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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANAND, RISHAB | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) | Huang, Qin | JULY 28, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM; EER 7.702 | MODULAR MULTILEVEL SERIES-PARALLEL CONVERTER-BASED STATIONARY BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM |
| GILLARD, JAMES DANIEL | PHILOSOPHY | Bengson, John T, Dancy, Jonathan | JULY 28, 2026, 12:00PM CST; WAG 316 | MORAL EPISTEMOLOGY: HUNCHES, TESTIMONY AND TECHNOLOGY |
| HU, QIFANG | MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY | Moore, Robin D | JULY 28, 2026; 9:00AM TO 11:00AM; MRH M3.114 | FROM JAZZ TO HIP-HOP: MEMORY, RESISTANCE, AND NEOCOLONIALISM IN POSTWAR OKINAWAN POPULAR MUSIC |
| KIM, DOOSOO | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Khani, Hadi | JULY 28, 2026; 10:00AM CST; EER 4.702 | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| PIRRITANO, MARISSA | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | Fey, Nicholas P | JULY 28, 2026; 10:00AM; ANNA HISS GYM 1.112 | HOLISTIC INTERFACING FOR BIONIC LEG PROSTHESES AND THEIR WEARERS TO ENABLE HIGH PERFORMANCE PHYSICAL INTERACTION |
| PORWAL, VISHAL | CIVIL ENGINEERING | O'Brien, William J | JULY 28, 2026; 1:00PM CT; ECJ 4.304 | ADVANCED WORK PACKAGING IN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION: IMPACTS ON DIRECT- WORK, IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, ENGINEERING TRANSFORMATION, AND A QUANTITATIVE IMPLEMENTATION INDEX |
| RODRIGUEZ, JESSICA | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY (OPTION III) | Urrieta, Luis | JULY 28, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 AM; SZB 3.308B | THE POLITICS OF SERVING: HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONAL AGENTS IN AN ANTI-DEI CONTEXT |
| SAIN, RITWIK | PHYSICS | Hegelich, Bjorn, Tenerani, Anna | JULY 28, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:30 PM; PMA 11.204 | THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF LASER-DRIVEN PLASMA FORMATION, HEATING, EXPANSION, AND CHANNEL EVOLUTION |
| VAIDYA, ADITYA | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Huth, Alexander | JULY 28, 2026; 10:00AM CT; GDC 4.516 | COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF SPEECH PROCESSING IN THE BRAIN |
| WEBER, OLIVIA BEATRICE | ART HISTORY | Mulder, Stephennie, Papalexandrou, Athanasio | JULY 28, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; ART 3.432 | ARTISTIC PATRONAGE AND DYNASTIC IDENTITY UNDER PHILIP THE BOLD AND MARGARET OF FLANDERS, DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY (1369-1404) |