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
DENDULURI, VEERABHADRA SASIKANTH PETROLEUM ENGINEERING van Oort, Eric, Juenger, Maria JULY 28, 2025; 2:00PM; CPE 2.236 NEW CEMENTING SOLUTIONS TO WELL INTEGRITY AND LOST CIRCULATION CHALLENGES IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE WELLS
IM, RACHEL NURSING (DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY) Zuniga, Julie A JULY 28, 2025; 3:00-5:00PM; NUR 5.174 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON PATIENT OUTCOMES IN CARDIO-ONCOLOGY
LAI, JYUN-HENG PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Avancena, Anton JULY 28, 2025; 9:00AM-12:00PM; PHR 3.209 EVALUATION OF PREVALENCE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND EXPENDITURES OF GABAPENTINOID USE AMONG CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED STATES: A MULTIFACETED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH
MARIONI, NICO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Ganesan, Venkat, Freeman, Benny D JULY 28, 2025; 3:00PM; EER 3.646 IONIC SEPARATIONS IN SALT TRANSPORT PROCESSES
MORALES, MISAEL MIGUEL PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Pyrcz, Michael, Torres-Verdin, Carlos JULY 28, 2025; 2:00PM; CPE 2.202 LATENT SPACE METHODS FOR SUBSURFACE ENERGY RESOURCE MODELING
O'CONNOR, GABRIELA IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Nagle, Charles JULY 28, 2025; 11:00AM; BEN 2.124 MODELING IDIOMATICITY IN VECTOR SPACE MODELS: THE CASE OF MEXICAN SPANISH
XIAO, ZHENYANG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Burghoff, David P JULY 28, 2025; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; EER 3.640/3.642 TERAHERTZ ULTRAFAST OPTICS FOR BANDSTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
ZHANG, YAHAN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Kang, Hyeun Ah JULY 28, 2025; 3:00-5:00PM; PHR 2.208 REAL-WORLD PRESCRIBING TRENDS, TREATMENT PATTERNS, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DISEASE-MODIFYING TREATMENTS FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE TEXAS MEDICAID POPULATION
DONG, CHAO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Burghoff, David P JULY 29, 2025; 1:00 PM; EER 3.642 HYBRID GERMANIUM-ON-ZINC SELENIDE PLATFORM FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN THE LONGWAVE INFRARED
MURPHY, ANNIE SOCIOLOGY Fridman, Daniel G JULY 29, 2025; 10:00A; RLP 3.214E PAYING TO PLAY: INTERDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITY HOARDING IN COMPETITIVE KIDS' SPORTS