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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIEVERS, JULIE | ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) | Muenks, Katherine M | MARCH 25, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CST; SZB 5.626 | COURSE POLICIES AS MOTIVATIONAL STRUCTURES: HOW SYLLABUS POLICIES SHAPE STUDENTS' MOTIVATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF INSTRUCTION IN COLLEGE STEM COURSE |
| TINEY CHIRIX, JUAN | LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES | Urrieta, Luis, Sletto, Bjorn I | MARCH 25, 2026; 8:00 AM TO 10:45 AM; LLILAS | INDIGENOUS CARTOGRAPHIES OF WATER: CONTEMPORARY MAYA TZ'UTUJI COMMUNITY AND SPATIAL MEMORY OF SANTIAGO ATITLÝN |
| ALEXANDER, CHERYL LEETTA | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) | Woulfin, Sarah L | MARCH 26, 2026; 1:30-3:00PM CST; GEORGE I. SANCHEZ BLDG. #2.224 | TURNAROUND ADMINISTRATOR LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IMPACT ON SUSTAINED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
| BAE, WONSEOK | PHYSICS | Lang, Karol | MARCH 26, 2026; 15:00-17:00; PMA 9.222 | ADVANCING THE LIQUID-ARGON ACTIVE VETO FOR LEGEND EXPERIMENT |
| CHAN, YAO-CHENG | INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) | Hauser, Elliott | MARCH 26, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM CST; UTA 5.522 | PERCEIVED SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS: EVALUATING COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIORS IN SOCIAL NAVIGATION TASKS |
| GAO, XIANGYU | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | CULLINAN, MICHAEL ARTHUR | MARCH 26, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 1:30 PM; ETC 5.224 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED DUAL-SCALE TPMS STRUCTURES FOR MODULAR RECYCLING OF CRITICAL ELEMENTS |
| GOMAA, IBRAHIM HASSAN | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Heidari, Zoya | MARCH 26, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; CPE BRONS CPE 2.236 | ASSESSMENT OF THE GAS STORAGE CAPACITY, ADSORPTION, AND DIFFUSION IN THE PRESENCE OF CLAY MINERALS AND ORGANIC COMPONENTS - IMPLICATIONS OF CO2 AND H2 STORAGE AND ENHANCED GAS RECOVERY |
| IRIZARRY, EDGARDO | ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) | Reyes, Pedro, White, Rachel S | MARCH 26, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CST; SZB 3.808 | SUPERINTENDENTS AND STATE-LEVEL POLICY INFLUENCING BEHAVIORS |
| LAMA, DESIREE | ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) | Cawthon, Stephanie W | MARCH 26, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CST; SZB 5.626 | BEYOND THE LETTER: FACULTY VOICES ON ACCESS IN PRACTICE BETWEEN INTENTION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION ¦ |
| MCFADDEN, ELIZABETH | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | McLellan, Jason | MARCH 26, 2026; 2:00PM CST; POB 2.302 | ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURES OF BUNYAVIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN COMPLEXES |