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
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 3.802A ADAPTING IN ADVERSITY: HOW STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS ARE SERVING ALL STUDENTS POST TEXAS SENATE BILL 17
ZAGORSKI, CLAIRE M TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE Reveles, Kelly R AUGUST 5, 2026; 1300 CT; PHR 2.208 TARS OVER TEXAS: TOWARDS A COMMUNITY-BASED LOW-BARRIER DRUG CHECKING PROGRAM FOR TEXAS
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
FREGOSO OCAMPO, RODRIGO BIOCHEMISTRY Taylor, David W AUGUST 7, 2026; 4:30-5:30PM CT; NHB 1.720 UNDERSTANDING AND ENGINEERING COMPACT CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS
STEWART, KRISTEN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Neptune, Richard R AUGUST 7, 2026; 11:00AM; ETC 4.150 AN EXPLORATION OF HIP EXOSKELETON ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE WALKING PERFORMANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS POST-STROKE
DUGGAL, ISHAAN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Peppas, Nicholas A AUGUST 10, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; BME 3.204 SEMINAR ROOM ENGINEERING BIOMATERIALS TOWARDS PULSATILE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS
MENCEL, MARSHAL CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Bittner, George D AUGUST 10, 2026; 1:00PM CT; WEL 2.246 CELLULAR, MOLECULAR, AND BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL PLASMALEMMAL REPAIR IN EUKARYOTES