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
MILLER, ANDREW JEFFREY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Akella, Maruthi R MARCH 26, 2026; 12:30-3:30PM CST; ASE 2.202 ATTITUDE ESTIMATION AND CONTROL OF SPACE SYSTEMS UNDER STRUCTURED UNCERTAINTY
MONTERO CARVAJAL, EMMANUEL CIVIL ENGINEERING Bayrak, Oguzhan MARCH 27, 2026; 9:00AM; PRC 1.206 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A PRECAST COLUMN SOLUTION FOR TEXAS BRIDGES
REA, STEPHANY DUANY ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) Yan, Veronica MARCH 27, 2026; 1:00PM CST; SBZ 5.626 SEMANTIC MEMORY AND QUESTION TYPE: A DIVE INTO THE PRETESTING EFFECT
GKOULIMARIS, DIMITRIS MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY Seeman, Sonia T MARCH 30, 2026; 11:00AM - 1:00PM CST; MRH 3.834 "A SETTING WHERE RELATIONSHIPS THRIVE": INTENSIVE MUSIC SEMINARS IN THE GREEK-TURKISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC REVIVAL
HART, ELIZABETH JANE SPECIAL EDUCATION Toste, Jessica R MARCH 31, 2026; 10:00AM CST; SZB 5.116 A SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS IN UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES
HSIAO, EMILY STATISTICS (PHD) Parast, Layla MARCH 31, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM CST; WELCH 2.504 AVOIDING THE SURROGATE PARADOX THROUGH TESTING AND RESILIENCE
ANKIREDDY, SRAVAN KUMAR REDDY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Kim, Hyeji APRIL 1, 2026; 3:00 PM; EER 6.704 COMPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION OF DATA FOR NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS
DOVE, SOPHIA ANNETTE ADVERTISING (PHD) Mackert, Michael S APRIL 1, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM CST; 300 W. DEAN KEETON ST., DMC 3.378 EMPOWERING ACRES HOMES: USING HEALTH COMMUNICATION TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OBESITY-RELATED CANCER PREVENTION
MOLINA VERGARA, NICOLAS ANDRES MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Mangolini, Filippo, Rodin, Gregory J APRIL 2, 2026; 1:00-2:00PM CST, GLT 3.102 QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFUSION IN THIN FILMS VIA TOF-SIMS DEPTH PROFILING
KIRSCH, LOGAN JOSEPH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Mangolini, Filippo, Rodin, Gregory J APRIL 3, 2026: 12:00-2:00PM CST; GLT 2.102 ACCOUNTING FOR TIP GEOMETRY EFFECTS ON NANOMECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY