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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLICKMAN, RACHEL SHERAK | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES | Neff, Lisa | JUNE 19, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; SEA 1.430 | ARE WE ON THE SAME PAGE? EXAMINING COUPLES' PERCEPTIONS OF ALIGNMENT ON PROBLEM IMPORTANCE AND THEIR COMMUNICATION QUALITY |
| AKINS, HOLLIS | ASTRONOMY | Finkelstein, Steven L, CASEY, CAITLIN | JUNE 22, 2026; 2:00PM CST; CPE 2.206 | THE FIRST BILLION YEARS WITH JWST+ALMA: MASSIVE GALAXIES AND ACTIVE BLACK HOLES AT THE OBSERVATIONAL FRONTIER |
| DUTTA, SOHAM | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) | Johnson, Brian | JUNE 23, 2026, 1:00PM CST; EER 3.648 | DECENTRALIZED CONTROL OF GRID-CONNECTED CASCADED AC-DC CONVERTERS WITH INTEGRATED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE |
| JIN, HYUNGROK | ADVERTISING (PHD) | Oh, Jeeyun | JUNE 23, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM; DMC 4.378A | IS "THINKING" AI ALWAYS A TRUSTWORTHY COLLABORATOR?: EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC CUE AND FEEDBACK EFFORT ON USER TRUST |
| O'CONNOR, RUAIRI | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Varghese, Philip L | JUNE 23, 2026; 10:30 AM; ASE 2.202 | BAYESIAN UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION OF LANGMUIR PROBE AND EMISSION MEASUREMENTS APPLIED TO NON-EQUILIBRIUM ARGON AND NITROGEN PLASMAS |
| VILNER, ANNA | COMPARATIVE LITERATURE | Lindstrom, Naomi E | JUNE 23, 2026; 9:00AM CST; CALHOUN 300 (VIRTUAL) | RUSSOPHONE DRAMA IN TWENTIETH CENTURY ARGENTINA (1930-1960): TRANSLATIONS, PARATEXTS, AND CANON FORMATION |
| JUNG, SUNGWON | JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) | Bock, Mary A | JUNE 24, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; DMC 3.378A | HEARING AND SEEING CRIME: HOW TRUE CRIME STORYTELLING REPRESENT RACE AND GENDER |
| PARK, JUSEONG | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) | Andrews, Jeffrey G | JUNE 24, 2026; 1:00PM CST; EER 6.704 | DEEP LEARNING-ENABLED MULTI-USER MIMO SYSTEMS: EFFICIENT PILOT AND FEEDBACK STRATEGIES |
| ADWANI, DHEERAJ | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Bhasin, Amit | JUNE 26, 2026; 1:00PM; ECJ 6.706 | RAPID AND ROBUST MECHANICS-BASED METHODS TO EVALUATE ORIGINAL AND RECYCLED ASPHALT BINDER QUALITY |
| CRISAFULLI, DOMENICO MARIA | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Torres-Verdin, Carlos | JUNE 26, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; CPE BUILDING 2.236 | DRONE-BASED MULTI-PHYSICS SENSING FOR RAPID WHOLE-CORE ROCK CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION |