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
PASH, GRAHAM COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS WILLCOX, KAREN E APRIL 3, 2026; 9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM; POB 6.304 MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR PREDICTIVE DIGITAL TWINS
PHAM, TRI MINH PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Nguyen, Quoc P APRIL 3, 2026; 9:00 AM; GLT 5.118 MECHANISMS OF GAS DISPERSION IN POROUS MEDIA
PHARR, BRITTNY ADVERTISING (PHD) Drumwright, Minette E, Tindall, Natalie T APRIL 3, 2026; 9:00AM; DMC 3.378A LEVELING UP OR SELLING OUT?: BLACK WOMEN CONSUMER RESPONSES TO THE ACQUISITION OF MIELLE
POTTS, JERRY LEE CIVIL ENGINEERING Castellanos, Sergio APRIL 3, 2026; 1:00PM; EER 6.702 FACILITATING A JUST TRANSITION: EVALUATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF EMERGING CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
SHERIDAN, MICHAEL THOMAS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Charlton, William S APRIL 3, 2026; 8:00AM; PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS, BLDG 159 NO TITLE PROVIDED
SURESH, THARAN KINESIOLOGY Mills, Brian M, Hussain, Sara J APRIL 3, 2026; 1:00PM CST; BEL 2.182 MU PHASE-DEPENDENT MECHANISMS OF HUMAN MOTOR CONTROL AND LEARNING
WANG, YANXING BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Ren, Pengyu APRIL 3, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM CST; BME 3.206 BRIDGING DATA AND PHYSICS FOR COMPUTATIONAL DRUG DISCOVERY
YANG, MENGTIAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Kulkarni, Jaydeep P APRIL 3, 2026; 9:00-10:30AM CST; EER 6.702 ARCHITECTURE CIRCUIT CO-DESIGN FOR MACHINE LEARNING AND COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS
ZHANG, MAFU ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Huang, Qin APRIL 3, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM; EER 0.806/0.808 THREE-PHASE HIGH-FREQUENCY-COUPLED SINGLE-STAGE AC-DC DUAL-ACTIVE-BRIDGE CONVERTERS
ALI, AMARA ASIAN CULTURES AND LANGUAGES Hyder, Syed A APRIL 6, 2026; 4:30PM; RLP 1.302A THE GRAMMAR OF GRIEF: THE KASHMIRI MARIYA AND THE POETICS OF BELONGING