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
ELEAZAR SADIQ, SARAH ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY) Ali, Kamran, Cons, Jason JULY 24, 2026; 10:00AM CT; WCP 5.118 THE SOCIAL LIFE OF TOXICITY: CONTAMINATION AND ENCLOSURE IN A PAKISTANI FACTORY TOWN
FICA CONEJEROS, AIDA ELIZABETH CIVIL ENGINEERING Kumar, Manish JULY 24, 2026; 9:00AM CT; ECJ 5.442 TISSUE-LIKE BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES FOR ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN SELECTIVE ION-ION SEPARATIONS
KEPENEKCI, MEHMET MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CHANG, CHIH-HAO JULY 24, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; ETC 3.108 MECHANICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOINSPIRED SUBWAVELENGTH NANOPILLAR ARRAYS
LEE, JIHWAN CIVIL ENGINEERING Stokoe, Kenneth H, Hwang, Sungmoon JULY 24, 2026; 10:00AM CT; ECJ 4.304 FIELD NONLINEAR MEASUREMENTS IN SOILS AND SATURATION-DEPENDENT DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF ROCKS
MARTINEZ, MORGAN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Alper, Hal S JULY 24, 2026; 2:00 PM; CPE 2.210 NO TITLE PROVIDED
NIU, FANGYA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Mohanty, Kishore JULY 24, 2026; 10:00AM CT; GLT 4.102 HYBRID EOR METHODS FOR HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS
RUBIN, EMILY JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Straubhaar, Joseph, McElroy, Kathleen O JULY 24, 2026; 11:00AM; DMC 3.378 BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: COMMUNITY ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS IN STATE BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANNING
SONMEZ BAGHIRZADE, BUSRA CIVIL ENGINEERING Werth, Charles J JULY 24, 2026; 1:00PM; ECJ 1.322 MACHINE LEARNING PREDICTION OF 6PPD-QUINONE OCCURRENCE IN SURFACE WATER AND WATER QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION OF ALASKAN GLACIAL MELTWATER
THACKER, PRANAV JIGNESH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Brennecke, Joan F JULY 24, 2026; 9:30AM CT; EER 3.646 THE CATION CORE AS A DESIGN VARIABLE FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND SEPARATION USING IONIC LIQUIDS
BERTELSON, SAM C MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Djurdjanovic, Dragan JULY 27, 2026; 4:00PM CT; ETC 5.132 VIRTUAL METROLOGY-BASED DIGITAL TWIN FUNCTIONALITIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING