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
ALSUBAIH, AHMED PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Sepehrnoori, Kamy NOVEMBER 6, 2025; 9:00 AM; GLT 3.102 LIFECYCLE WELL INTEGRITY IN OIL, GAS, AND STORAGE WELLS: MODELING, PREDICTION, AND SMART MITIGATION STRATEGIES
BARBOSA MENDOZA, RAUL CHRISTIAN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Korgel, Brian A NOVEMBER 6, 2025; 10:00 AM; GLT 2.102 STRUCTURE- AND COMPOSITION-DRIVEN OPTICAL TUNABILITY IN COLLOIDAL DIELECTRIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES
HOOBLER, RICHARD AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Akella, Maruthi R NOVEMBER 7, 2025; 8:00 AM; ASE 1.128 MULTI-THREADED ATTRACTING MANIFOLD ADAPTIVE CONTROL FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
HUANG, LUWEN COMPUTER SCIENCE Willcox, Karen E, Dhillon, Inderjit S NOVEMBER 7, 2025; 3:30 PM; POB 4.304 GRAPH-BASED METHODS FOR SCALABLE AND VERIFIABLE DIGITAL TWINS
LAUDON, SAMUEL KELLER PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Balhoff, Matthew T, Mohanty, Kishore NOVEMBER 7, 2025; 3:30PM; GLT 3.102 POLYETHYLENE OXIDE AS A POTENTIAL POLYMER FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN CARBONATE ROCKS
MARTIN, CHRISTOPHER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Chen, Dongmei, Li, Wei NOVEMBER 7, 2025; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; ETC 5.132 ADVANCED CONTROL OF ROLL-TO-ROLL MECHANICAL DRY TRANSFER
OPPONG, KWAKU DUAH NURSING SCIENCE (PHD) Kwak, Jung NOVEMBER 7, 2025;12:00PM-2:00PM; NUR 5.167 HOSPITAL-TO-HOME CARE TRANSITION FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS: DISCHARGE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING EXPERIENCE OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS
WANG, SONG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Ghosh, Joydeep, Ding, Ying NOVEMBER 7, 2025; 1:00PM; EER 6.702 NLP-DRIVEN, DATA-CURATED, RELIABLE MODELING OF HEALTH-RELATED RISK FACTORS
RICHARDSON, ALLY COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Paydarfar, David NOVEMBER 8, 2025; 2:00 PM; POB 6.304 MULTISCALE QUANTIFICATION OF PRETERM INFANT MOVEMENT DYNAMICS IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
ALBELADI, ABDULLAH A OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Leibowicz, Benjamin D NOVEMBER 10, 2025; 1:00PM; ETC 3.108 GAME-THEORETIC ANALYSIS OF POLICY DESIGN FOR CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE DEVELOPMENT