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
LONG, ERIN R ELP, HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP/POLICY (MED OR PHD) Schudde, Lauren NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; SZB 3.308B "I DON'T LEARN IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS": A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING
RUSH, DANIEL CIVIL ENGINEERING Novoselac, Atila NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 9:00AM; EER 4.702 ASSESSMENT OF ROOM AIR CLEANERS AND CEILING FANS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY, THERMAL COMFORT, AND ENERGY USE IN A MULTIROOM RESIDENCE
VOIGT, BRITTNEY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Gray, Ryan S, Marcotte, Edward M NOVEMBER 18, 2025; 12:00-2:00PM; MBB 1.210 REGULATION OF CELL EXPANSION FOR NOTOCHORD MECHANICS AND ENDOCHONDRAL BONE LENGTHENING
ALI MADADI, ASHKAN CIVIL ENGINEERING Dortdivanlioglu, Berkin NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; ECJ 4.304 CONFERENCE ROOM MULTIPHYSICS MODELING OF SOFT MATERIALS USING MATERIAL POINT METHOD
AWAD, MOHAMED PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Espinoza, David N NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 1:00PM - 3:00PM; CPE 2.236 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CO2 MUDROCK SEALING PERFORMANCE
AZHAR, AWAIS COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) Mueller, Elizabeth NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 2:00PM; GOL 2.302B HOUSING FINANCIALIZATION: CORPORATE OWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING IN AUSTIN
CAI, WEIQIAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Johnson, Brian NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 9:00-11:00AM; EER 2.518 CONTROL AND INTEROPERATION OF GRID-FORMING INVERTERS ACROSS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
DAY, AMBER STATISTICS (PHD) Williamson, Sinead, Klein, Natalie NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 3:00PM; WEL 5.204 MACHINE LEARNING AND BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE
GIRALDO GRUESO, FELIPE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Zanetti, Renato NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 11:00 AM; ASE 2.202 FACTORIZED, ADAPTIVE, AND NONLINEAR ESTIMATION FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
HASHMI, FAIZ PSYCHOLOGY Legare, Cristine H NOVEMBER 19, 2025; 9:00AM-11:00AM; SEA 5.109 THE CULTURAL ECOLOGY OF PERINATAL HEALTH: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS NAVIGATING TRADITION AND BIOMEDICINE IN RURAL INDIA