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
LE, DYLAN NEUROSCIENCE Wei, Xuexin MAY 28, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; NHB 1.720 INFORMATION LIMITS IN NEURAL NETWORKS
LI, PO-HAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Chinchali, Sandeep, Topcu, Ufuk MAY 28, 2026; 10:00AM CST; POB 4.304 AND ONLINE BANDWIDTH- AND COMPUTATION-EFFICIENT INFORMATION SHARING IN MULTI-AGENT NETWORKS
WU, SIYU ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Banerjee, Sanjay K MAY 28, 2026; 2:00-3:30PM CST; MRC 3.114 NO TITLE PROVIDED
FLORES LOPEZ, BERNARDO STATISTICS (PHD) Mueller, Peter MAY 29, 2026; 9:00AM CST; WELCH 5.204 BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC LEARNING: FROM PREDICTIVE DYNAMICS TO META-ANALYSIS
ODONKOR, GLORIA NAA SHIKA PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Barner, Jamie C, Kang, Hyeun Ah MAY 29, 2026; 1:00PM CST; PHR 3.209 QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRANSITION IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE: THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE
ALHUSSAINI, ABDULKARIM M GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Olariu, Cornel, Kerans, Charles JUNE 3, 2026; 9:00AM; JGB 3.204 THE MIDCRETACEOUS MIXED SILICICLASTIC-CARBONATE SYSTEMS OF EAST TEXAS : DEPOSITIONAL, STRATIGRAPHIC, AND GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
BATHGATE, KYLE CIVIL ENGINEERING Boyles, Stephen JUNE 3, 2026; 10:00AM CST; ECJ 3.110 MODELING THE RESILIENCE OF MARITIME FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS USING ANCHORAGE QUEUES
TIBBETT, BAILEY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Keitz, Benjamin K JUNE 3, 2026; 12:00PM CST; CPE 2.220 QUANTITATIVE DISSECTION OF MEMBRANE AND ELECTRICAL EFFECTS ON EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER IN AZO DYE DEGRADATION
HOPKINS, ISAAC BENJAMIN ENGLISH ARJOMAND, MINOU JUNE 4, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; CALHOUN HALL 211 BAD ACTORS: SCRIPTING THE US SOUTH IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HISTORICAL DRAMA
CHUNG, HSING-HUAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Ghosh, Joydeep JUNE 5, 2026; 3:00-5:00PM CST; EER 6.702 FROM EVOLVING GRAPHS TO IRREGULAR TIME SERIES: LEARNING ACROSS STRUCTURE AND TIME