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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU, YATING | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Li, Jessy, Dimakis, Georgios-Alex | JULY 3, 2026; 1:00-2:30PM; EER 6.704 | STRUCTURE-AWARE REASONING IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING THROUGH QUESTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION |
| JING, ZIMING | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Sharma, Mukul M | JULY 7, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM; CPE 2.236 BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM | PREDICTIVE DESIGN AND SCALABLE INTEGRATION OF HIGH DENSITY THERMOELECTRIC POWER CELLS FOR GEOTHERMAL AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY |
| NAVARRO, ALEX | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | Pryor, Mitchell W | JULY 7, 2026; 12:00PM; J.R. OPPENHEIMER LIBRARY - CONFERENCE ROOM 4 | APPLIED 3D SURFACE COVERAGE FOR REAL-WORLD DEPLOYMENT |
| PAYAN RAMIREZ, MERCEDES ALEJANDRA | MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY | Moore, Robin D | JULY 8, 2026; 1:00PM; RLP 1.302C | INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN PHILHARMONIC BANDS: COMUNALIDAD, MUSICAL LABOR, AND COLLABORATION IN OAXACA, MEXICO |
| WANG, YI | COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS | Bajaj, Chandrajit L | JULY 8, 2026; 9:30AM CDT; POB 4.304 | LEARNING AND ADAPTATION IN DYNAMICAL ENVIRONMENTS VIA GENERALIZED HAMILTONIAN DYNAMICS |
| ALHADI, ALMOSTAFA A | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | DiCarlo, David, Torres-Verdin, Carlos | JULY 9, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:30 PM; CPE 2.236 | MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF CO2 MIGRATION IN HETEROGENEOUS ROCKS: EMPLOYING CT CORE FLOODING AND ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR TRACKING FLOW DYNAMICS |
| PATEL, VISHWA | PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Powers, John T | JUY 9, 2026; 9:00 AM; 1.102 DPRI | THE MYCN LOCUS AS AN INTEGRATED ONCOGENIC UNIT: NONCODING MECHANISMS AND IMPROVED MODELING OF MYCN-AMPLIFIED NEUROBLASTOMA |
| VISCONTE, PIERO | IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | Sessarego, Sandro | JULY 9, 2026; 9:00AM CT; BEN 2.104 | ASPECTS OF LO²ZA SPANISH: THE INTERPLAY OF LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS |
| COTNER, MICHAEL | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | Brock, Amy | JULY 10, 2026; 2:00PM CDT; BME 3.204 SEMINAR ROOM | QUANTIFICATION AND INTEGRATION OF PHENOTYPIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC INTRATUMOR HETEROGENEITY |
| AGRAVAT, RAJVI | NEUROSCIENCE | Hamilton, Liberty | JULY 13, 2026; 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM; SEAY 4.244 | NEURAL ENCODING OF SPEECH AND MUSIC IN THE DEVELOPING BRAIN WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTION |