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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGHISHOV, ILGAR | CHEMISTRY | Henkelman, Graeme A | JULY 10, 2026; 10:00AM CT; WEL 2.322 | TRAINING DATA FOR FOUNDATION MODELS IN CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS: FROM INTERATOMIC POTENTIALS TO GENERATIVE DISCOVERY |
| 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 |
| IGLESIAS, HECTOR | PHYSICS | Shoemaker, Deirdre | JULY 10, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; PMA 9.222 | BRIDGING THE INTERMEDIATE-MASS-RATIO GAP IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE PARAMETER SPACE THROUGH THE HYBRIDIZATION OF SELF-FORCE AND NUMERICAL RELATIVITY WAVEFORMS |
| 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 |
| IRVING, PAUL ROBERT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Ganesan, Venkat, Freeman, Benny D | JULY 13, 2026; 11:00AM CST; ECJ 1.306 | DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR ION-SELECTIVE HYDRATED POLYMER MEMBRANES: INTERPLAY OF POLYMER DYNAMICS, HYDRATION, AND FIXED CHARGE EFFECTS |
| KANG, SOOKJA | NURSING SCIENCE (PHD) | Walker, Lorraine O | JULY 13, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM; NUR 5174 | EQUITABLE DIGITAL MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION |
| LAVALLEY, MIMI | SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) | Koul, Rajinder | JULY 13, 2026; 1:00PM CT; CMA 5.136 | CLINICAL UTILITY, FEASIBILITY, AND VALIDITY OF A COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE IN DELIRIUM SCREENING (CALDS) FOR PATIENTS AT RISK OF POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM: A PILOT STUDY |
| MIJANGO-GREIG, ZARLUIS MIGUEL | ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR | Sedio, Brian E | JULY 13, 2026; 10:00AM-2:00PM CT; PAT 617 | THE CHEMICAL LANDSCAPE OF JUGLANDACEAE: ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS, EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSIFICATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS |
| SIHORWALA, AHMED ZOHER | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Belardi, Brian | JULY 13, 2026; 11:00AM-1:00PM CT; BME 3.204 | LIGHT-ACTIVATED COMMUNICATION IN BOTTOM-UP SYNTHETIC TISSUE |
| D'ONOFRIO, FABIO | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Zanetti, Renato | JULY 14, 2026; 9:00AM, ASE 2.202 | AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT TIMING, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL ON SE(3) UNDER UNCERTAINTY |