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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARITONANG, ELIZABETH | ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) | Gandara, Denisa | MAY 14, 2026; 1:00PM CST; SANCHEZ CHUILDING 3.326 | RACE EVASIVENESS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM IN NEW YORK STATE |
| BARTH, DARYL ROSE | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | Marcotte, Edward M | MAY 14, 2026; 3:30PM; NHB 1.720 | BIOPROSPECTING PLASTIC DEGRADING ENZYMES |
| DESTEIGUER, ABBY JANE | PSYCHOLOGY - CLINICAL | Harden, Kathryn P | MAY 14, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM; SEAY 3.250 | EPIGENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT |
| WALDREP, CAROLYN ELIZABETH | SOCIOLOGY | Glass, Jennifer | MAY 14, 2026; 2:00PM CST; RLP 1.302C | THE FIRM AND THE FAMILY: HOW WOMEN LAWYERS NAVIGATE THE COMBINATION OF CAREER AND MOTHERHOOD |
| ALPYSBEKOVA, AIGERIM | HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH EDUCATION | Schwartz, Seth | MAY 18, 2026; 2:00PM; SZB 3.326 | SURVIVOR'S MORAL DISTRESS, INTERGROUP BLAME, AND OTHER FEELINGS TOWARD RUSSIAN CITIZENS AMONG UKRAINIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S |
| XUE, SHERRY | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Grauman, Kristen L | MAY 18, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM CST; GDC 3.516 | FINE-GRAINED UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN ACTIVITY FROM VIDEO |
| LYND, JACOB KOEHLER | CHEMISTRY | RACCAH, DORAN | MAY 19, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; WELCH HALL (WEL) 4.132B | ONE SMALL HOP FOR A MAN, ONE ADHOPS FOR MANKIND: SCALABLE EXACT SIMULATIONS OF MOLECULAR MATERIALS WITH THE ADAPTIVE HIERARCHY OF PURE STATES |
| HALWACHS, KATHLEEN NICOLE | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Rosales, Adrianne M | MAY 20, 2026; 10:00AM; EER 3.640/3.642 | FROM HYALRUONIC ACID TO DECELLULARIZED HEART: CONTROLLING HYDROGEL PROPERTIES TO GUIDE CELL REMODELING AND VASCULAR NETWORK FORMATION IN 3D |
| PRIESTLEY, AMANDA | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Nestoridi, Evita, Tian, Kevin | MAY 20, 2026; 10:30AM-12:00PM; GDC 5.516 | ASPECTS OF COMBINATORIAL PROBABILITY |
| SHAH, MANSI | ADVERTISING (PHD) | Mackert, Michael S, Oh, Jeeyun | MAY 21, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; DMC MOODY CLASSROOM 4.378A | CONCEPTUALIZING DIGITAL SAFE SPACE: UNDERSTANDING HEURISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION SEEKING |