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
TAYLOR, FRANCINE T EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) Holme, Jennifer J NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 8:30-11:30AM; SZB 3.308B UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS' EXPERIENCES POST COVID-19 WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINX ADOLESCENTS
WALKER, CASEY JOE RADIO-TELEVISION-FILM (PHD) Perren, Alisa H, Schatz, Thomas G NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 3:00PM-5:00PM; CMA 5.136 CAMERA WORK: CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD CAMERA DEPARTMENTS AS SYSTEMS WITHIN THE SYSTEM (1930-1945)
YOU, BOZHI COMPUTER SCIENCE Pingali, Keshav K NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 1:00 PM; POB 4.304 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR GENERALIZED ATTENTION MECHANISMS IN MACHINE LEARNING
CHACON BUITRAGO, NATALY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Pyrcz, Michael NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; BRONS CONFERENCE 2.236 ADVANCING PROCESS-INFORMED AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES FOR GEOLOGICAL MODEL GENERATION, VALIDATION, AND INTERPRETATION
DIAO, JIEFENG CHEMISTRY Henkelman, Graeme A NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 1:00PM; WEL 4.260 MULTI-SCALE COMPUTATIONAL INSIGHTS INTO CATALYSIS AND INTERFACE DESIGN FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
EFFIONG, UNYIME M CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Belardi, Brian NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 10:00AM; EER 3.646 A SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TOOLKIT FOR CONTROL OF F-ACTIN BINDING IN CELLS AND TISSUE
EMSLIE, SAMUEL KANE CHEMISTRY Humphrey, Simon M NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 3:00PM; NHB 6.408 PHOSPHOUROUS- AND ANTIMONY-CONTAINING METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AS SOLID-STATE LIGANDS FOR LOW-VALENT TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES
LEE, MUYOUNG CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Kim, Jonghwan, Marcotte, Edward M NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 3:00 PM; MBB 1.210 DECODING TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION ACROSS SCALES: TIMING, LOCALIZATION, AND NETWORK ORGANIZATION
LI, BRANDON CIVIL ENGINEERING Bayrak, Oguzhan, Ferche, Anca-Cristina NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00PM; EER 4.704 STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS WITH COLD JOINTS: CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING IN DISTURBED REGIONS
LIU, CHUXI PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Sepehrnoori, Kamy NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 2:00PM; GLT 4.102 DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTURED RESERVOIR UNCERTAINTY CALIBRATION MODELS BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING OPTIMIZATION