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
BALL, MELANIE ROSE ARCHITECTURE PH.D. Norwood, Bryan E JUNE 15, 2026; 10:00AM CST; GOL 2.302B MORE THAN HOUSES: OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH AND THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF URBAN CRISIS
HYSER, RAYMOND MARSHALL III HISTORY Raby, Megan M, Hunt, Bruce J JUNE 15, 2026; 9:00AM CST; GAR 1.102 CARIBBEAN CEYLON: COFFEE LANDSCAPES, KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE 19TH -CENTURY GLOBAL TROPICS
SAFAK, ARIFE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Smyth, Hugh D JUNE 15, 2026; 8:30 AM; PHR 2.208 NO TITLE PROVIDED
GUO, JINLONG ENGINEERING MECHANICS Ravi-Chandar, Krishnaswa JUNE 16, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 ON CRACK NUCLEATION AND PROPAGATION IN ELASTOMERS
SPENCE, RYLAN BAYO COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Dawson, Clinton N JUNE 16, 2026; 10:00AM CST; POB 6.304 DATA-CONSISTENT ASSIMILATION: THEORY, ALGORITHMS, AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR PREDICTABILITY-AWARE VARIATIONAL METHODS AND ENSEMBLE SPECTRAL FILTERS
GLADDEN, BRADLEY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Haas, Derek A JUNE 17, 2026; 1:00PM CST; NETL CONFERENCE ROOM RECYCLING NUCLEAR FUEL IN THERMAL-SPECTRUM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS: SEPARATION-AVOIDANT FLOURINATION, REACTOR MOLDING, AND FUEL CYCLE ANALYSIS
HU, JINCHUAN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Sharma, Mukul M JUNE 17, 2026; 2:30-4:#0PM CST; BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM MODELING AND DESIGN OF ADVANCED COMPLETION SYSTEMS FOR SUBSURFACE INJECTION APPLICATIONS
MUJINGA, AJA EDWIN ART HISTORY Smith, Cherise JUNE 17, 2026; 9:30AM-12:30PM CST; GORDON WHITE BUILDING, UT CAMPUS CIGUAPA SURVIVANCE
NG, NYX PSYCHOLOGY Gawronski, Bertram JUNE 17, 2026; 9:00AM CST; SEA 3.250 UNSPOKEN PREMISES: REVISITING METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS IN RESEARCH ON MORAL-DILEMMA JUDGMENTS
CHAIDEZ, OSCAR G COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Hect JUNE 18, 2026; 12:00 PM; CALHOUN 300 ATWOOD LIBRARY IMMANENT BODIES: QUEER THEOLOGIES AND RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES