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
BROOKER, SARAH GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Barnes, Jaime D JULY 22, 2026; 9:00AM CT; JBG BARROW CONFERENCE ROOM TRACING FLUID-ROCK REACTIONS USING TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL STABLE ISOTOPES: EXAMPLES FROM MANTLE XENOLITHS AND TOURMALINE GEMSTONES
COHEN, VANYA COMPUTER SCIENCE Mooney, Raymond J JULY 22, 2026; 2:00PM; GDC 3.816 REASONING ABOUT ACTIONS WITH LARGE MULTIMODAL MODELS
LIU, CHEN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Manthiram, Arumugam JULY 22, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; GLT 3.102 MATERIALS AND INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALKALI-ION BATTERIES
RAHMAN, SHANTO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Shi, August W JULY 22, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; EER 6.704 RELIABLE SOFTWARE TESTING WITH LANGUAGE MODELS AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
SANVORDENKER, SHEA LIANG CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Korgel, Brian A JULY 22, 2026; 10:00 AM; GLT 2.102 NO TITLE PROVIDED
ALKAN, OGUZHAN GOVERNMENT Somer-Topcu, Zeynep JULY 23, 2026; 2:15 PM; BATTS 2.120D BARRIERS TO INCLUSION: THREE ESSAYS ON VOTER EVALUATIONS OF MUSLIM CANDIDATES
GUO, KAY ASTRONOMY Jogee, Shardha JULY 23, 2026; 10:00AM CT; ASTRONOMY CLASSROOM EMERGENCE, EVOLUTION AND IMPACT OF STELLAR BARS IN THE LAST 12 BILLION YEARS
HACKMAN, LAVENDER NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Tiziani, Stefano, Digiovanni, John JULY 23, 2026; 11:00AM CT; DPRI 1.102 TARGETING GLUTAMINE METABOLISM TO ENHANCE DOCETAXEL EFFICACY IN PROSTATE CANCER
HOLOMAN, TYLA RENAY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Truskett, Thomas M, Keitz, Benjamin K JULY 23, 2026; 1:00PM CT; EER 0.806/0.808 NO TITLE PROVIDED
MOSSAYEBI, ALI KINESIOLOGY Stone, Audrey J JULY 23, 2026; 9:00AM CDT; SZB 2.222 EFFECT OF ASIC3 ON EXAGGERATED EXERCISE PRESSOR REFLEX IN TYPE 1 DIABETIC RATS