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
AKHBARI, MEHDI ECONOMICS Ackerberg, Daniel A NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00 AM; RLP 1302F ESSAYS IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
ANSARI, AAQUIB ENGINEERING MECHANICS Liechti, Kenneth M, Huang, Rui NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 1:30 PM; ASE 2.202 UNDERSTANDING COHESIVE ZONE MODELS: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP APPROACHES
BARR, AARON DAVID PHYSICS Raizen, Mark G NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 3:00 PM; PMA 11.204 ISOTOPE RATIOS FOR MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
BISTA, RAMESH BIOCHEMISTRY Keatinge-Clay, Adrian T NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 11:00AM-1:00PM; NHB 3.202 TOWARDS THE REPROGRAMMING OF TYPE I MODULAR POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES THROUGH COMBINATORIAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANISTIC DISCOVERY
BURROUGHS, MATTHEW ROBERT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Contreras, Lydia M NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00AM; GLT 4.102 INVESTIGATIONS INTO EPITRANSCRIPTOME LANDSCAPE REMODELING UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
CHIOU, BRANDON CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Gore, Andrea C, Xhemalce, Blerta NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 12:30PM; MBB 1.210 ROLE OF NSUN5, A M5C RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE, ON THE HUMAN TRANSCRIPTOME
CHUNG, MICHAEL PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Guan, Juan November 17, 2025; 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; PHR 4.114 Energy, Information, Entropy, and Learning Equations from Data
FERNANDEZ, CARLOS DEVIN ITALIAN STUDIES Raffa, Guy P, Biow, Douglas G NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00AM; RLP 1.302A DANTE'S ITALY AND MART²'S CUBA
GOLAN, MAUREEN CIVIL ENGINEERING Mohammadi, Javad NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 1:00-4:00PM; ECJ 9.102C MEASURING AND ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF AN INCREASINGLY MULTI-AGENT POWER GRID
GUO, QINGQING CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Kim, Jonghwan NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; BME 3.204 SEMINAR ROOM NO TITLE PROVIDED