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
COBB, CAITLYN CHEMISTRY Rose, Michael JULY 16, 2025; 11:00 AM; VIRTUAL AND WEL 4.260 LEVERAGING POLYHEDRAL SKELETAL ELECTRON PAIR THEORY FOR CONTROLLED LIGAND SUBSTITUTIONS ON IRON CARBIDE CARBONYL CLUSTERS TO MODEL FEMOCO
DUNCAN, JOHN ALEXANDER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Pryor, Mitchell W, Alambeigi, Farshid JULY 16, 2025; 12:00-2:00PM; AHG 2.124 MULTIMODAL SPATIO-SEMANTIC PERCEPTION AND TEAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR HEIRARCHICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS
HILL, ALEXIS MAUREEN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Wilke, Claus O JULY 16, 2025; 2:00 PM; POB 2.402 MECHANISTIC MODELING OF GENE EXPRESSION DYNAMICS IN BACTERIA AND PHAGES
HU, MATHEW COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Ghattas, Omar, Nammour, Rami JULY 16, 2025; 1:00 PM; POB 6.304 ACCELERATING SEISMIC INVERSION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION WITH EFFICIENT HIGH-RANK HESSIAN APPROXIMATIONS
LEE, YOONJAE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Bakolas, Efstathios JULY 16, 2025; 1:00 PM; ASE 2.202 COOPERATIVE TARGET DEFENSE AGAINST INTELLIGENT ADVERSARIES: A GAME- THEORETIC APPROACH
LIU, NING ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Akinwande, Deji JULY 16, 2025; 11:00AM; EER 4.702 WEARABLE, INPLANTABLE HEATH SNESORS BASED ON GRAPHENE AND 2D MATERIALS
OVALLE, JOYCELYN PUBLIC POLICY Bixler, Richard P JULY 16, 2025; 10:30 AM; FAC334A ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS IN U.S. CLIMATE GOVERNANCE UNDERSTANDING RESOURCES, RHETORIC, AND HETEROGENEITY
PINEDA, MONICA CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Franquiz, Maria E, Salinas, Cynthia S JULY 16, 2025; 1:30PM; ZOOM (RESTRICTED) ENACTING CRITICAL RACIAL LITERACIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF BILINGUAL LATINA TEACHERS' PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES
LA FRINERE-SANDOVAL, NATASHA QUYNH NHU B SOCIAL WORK (PHD) Cubbin, Catherine JULY 17, 2025; 3:00PM; WWH 246 NEIGHBORHOOD ASIAN AMERICAN COMPOSITION AND POVERTY CONCENTRATION: ASSOCIATIONS WITH MATERNAL AND BIRTH OUTCOMES AMONG ASIAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS
MARQUEZ MONTES, RAUL ANTONIO CHEMISTRY Mullins, Charles B JULY 17, 2025; 2:30PM; CPE 2.802F EFFECTS OF THE REACTION ENVIRONMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR LIQUID ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS