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
GUO, JINLONG ENGINEERING MECHANICS Ravi-Chandar, Krishnaswa JUNE 16, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 ON CRACK NUCLEATION AND PROPAGATION IN ELASTOMERS
SPENCE, RYLAN BAYO COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Dawson, Clinton N JUNE 16, 2026; 10:00AM CST; POB 6.304 DATA-CONSISTENT ASSIMILATION: THEORY, ALGORITHMS, AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR PREDICTABILITY-AWARE VARIATIONAL METHODS AND ENSEMBLE SPECTRAL FILTERS
GLADDEN, BRADLEY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Haas, Derek A JUNE 17, 2026; 1:00PM CST; NETL CONFERENCE ROOM RECYCLING NUCLEAR FUEL IN THERMAL-SPECTRUM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS: SEPARATION-AVOIDANT FLOURINATION, REACTOR MOLDING, AND FUEL CYCLE ANALYSIS
HU, JINCHUAN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Sharma, Mukul M JUNE 17, 2026; 2:30-4:#0PM CST; BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM MODELING AND DESIGN OF ADVANCED COMPLETION SYSTEMS FOR SUBSURFACE INJECTION APPLICATIONS
HUSS, KATARINA A SOCIOLOGY Muller, Chandra L JUNE 17, 2026; 1:00PM; GLICKMAN CONFERENCE CENTER, ROOM C NO TITLE PROVIDED
MUJINGA, AJA EDWIN ART HISTORY Smith, Cherise JUNE 17, 2026; 9:30AM-12:30PM CST; GORDON WHITE BUILDING, UT CAMPUS CIGUAPA SURVIVANCE
NG, NYX PSYCHOLOGY Gawronski, Bertram JUNE 17, 2026; 9:00AM CST; SEA 3.250 UNSPOKEN PREMISES: REVISITING METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS IN RESEARCH ON MORAL-DILEMMA JUDGMENTS
CHAIDEZ, OSCAR G COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Hect JUNE 18, 2026; 12:00 PM; CALHOUN 300 ATWOOD LIBRARY IMMANENT BODIES: QUEER THEOLOGIES AND RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
LEE, JAESEONG CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Brennecke, Joan F JUNE 18. 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; EER 4.704 THE FEASIBILITY OF LANTHANIDE SEPARATION USING IONIC LIQUIDS
REBMANN, CORY KINESIOLOGY Letsinger, Ayland C JUNE 18, 2026; 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM; SANCHEZ 4.504 ADAPTIVE ALLOCATION OF COGNITIVE CONTROL: MEMORY SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND MOTIVATION AFTER COGNITIVE EXERTION.