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
JUNG, SUNGWON JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Bock, Mary A JUNE 24, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; DMC 3.378A HEARING AND SEEING CRIME: HOW TRUE CRIME STORYTELLING REPRESENT RACE AND GENDER
PARK, JUSEONG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Andrews, Jeffrey G JUNE 24, 2026; 1:00PM CST; EER 6.704 DEEP LEARNING-ENABLED MULTI-USER MIMO SYSTEMS: EFFICIENT PILOT AND FEEDBACK STRATEGIES
SAXENA, DIVYANSHU COMPUTER SCIENCE Akella, Aditya JUNE 25, 2026; 10:00AM; GDC 5.816 ABSTRACTIONS FOR BRIDGING INTENT WITH CONTEXT IN MODERN SYSTEMS
ADWANI, DHEERAJ CIVIL ENGINEERING Bhasin, Amit JUNE 26, 2026; 1:00PM; ECJ 6.706 RAPID AND ROBUST MECHANICS-BASED METHODS TO EVALUATE ORIGINAL AND RECYCLED ASPHALT BINDER QUALITY
CRISAFULLI, DOMENICO MARIA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Torres-Verdin, Carlos JUNE 26, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; CPE BUILDING 2.236 DRONE-BASED MULTI-PHYSICS SENSING FOR RAPID WHOLE-CORE ROCK CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
WARE, MADELEINE LATANE CHEMISTRY Hsu, Ken JUNE 26, 2026; 10:00AM CST; NHB 2.402 SULFUR-TRIAZOLE EXCHANGE CHEMISTRY FOR INVESTIGATING AND MODULATING PHOSPHOTYROSINE SIGNALING
DAVIES, WILLIAM JAMES ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) DeMatthews, David E JUNE 29, 2026; 10:00 AM; SZB 3.802A NO TITLE PROVIDED
POZZER, ALBERTO EMMANUEL CIVIL ENGINEERING Rausch, Christopher, Leite, Fernanda JUNE 29, 2026; 10:00AM CST; GLT 4.102 ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTY IN EMBODIED CARBON ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
BEVILACQUA, ERIN MATHEMATICS Bowen, Lewis P JUNE 30, 2026; 10:00AM CST; PMA 10.136 A CRITERION FOR FIXED PRICE OF COUNTABLE GROUPS
HOOPER, MATTHEW MORGAN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Taylor, David W JUNE 30, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; NHB 1.720 PHAGE-ENCODED FACTOR STIMULATES DNA DEGRADATION BY THE HNA ANTI-PHAGE DEFENSE SYSTEM