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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, JAMIE | NEUROSCIENCE | Donegan, Jennifer J | AUGUST 3, 2026; 9:00AM; NHB 1.720 | VENTRAL HIPPOCAMPAL PARVALBUMIN INTERNEURONS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA-RELEVANT BEHAVIOR AND ALCOHOL INTAKE FOLLOWING MATERNAL IMMUNE ACTIVATION |
| ZHANG, SAIYANG | PHYSICS | Bromm, Volker, Freese, Katherine | AUGUST 3, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; NMS 1.120 | IMPRINT OF PRIMORDIAL BLACK HOLES OVER COSMIC HISTORY |
| LIFSET, NOAH | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Russell, Ryan P | AUGUST 4, 2026; 2:00PM; ASE 2.202 | LOW-THRUST PRIMER VECTOR THEORY WITH DYNAMICS AVERAGING |
| PATEL, RESHMI JASMINE SHAH | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | Yankeelov, Thomas | AUGUST 4, 2026; 3:00PM CT; BME 3.204 | IMAGING-BASED MATHEMATICAL MODELING TO PREDICT AND OPTIMIZE TUMOR RESPONSE TO THERAPY |
| SHI, LI | INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) | Gwizdka, Jacek | AUGUST 4, 2026; 9:00AM CT; UTA 5.522 | CONFIRMATION BIAS IN TASK-BASED INFORMATION SEARCH: AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY IN HEALTH-RELATED CONTEXT |
| KONON, KATARINA | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Hildebrandt Ruiz, Lea | AUGUST 5, 2026; 10:00AM; EME 1.334 | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| TORRES, DAMIAN | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY (OPTION III) | Saenz, Victor, Nava, Michael E | AUGUST 5, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; SZB 3.3088B | ADAPTING IN ADVERSITY: HOW STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS ARE SERVING ALL STUDENTS POST TEXAS SENATE BILL 17 |
| CHO, YEJIN | LINGUISTICS | Erk, Katrin E | AUGUST 6, 2026; 7:00 AM TO 9:00 AM; RLP 4.422 | UNDERSTANDING WORD MEANING THROUGH SCENES |
| FRANKLIN, JOSEPH L | PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Liu, Hung-Wen | AUGUST 6, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; PHR 4.114 | INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS OF DESOSAMINE AND LADDERANE FATTY ACIDS |
| BRANDENBURG, BILLY | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Russell, Ryan P | AUGUST 7, 2026; 9:30AM; ASE 2.202 | DETERMINISTIC PATH-FINDING TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE GRAVITY ASSIST TRAJECTORIES |