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
ANKIREDDY, SRAVAN KUMAR REDDY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Kim, Hyeji APRIL 1, 2026; 3:00 PM; EER 6.704 COMPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION OF DATA FOR NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS
BANA, SHUKRI AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES (PHD) Young, Hershini APRIL 1, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; GWB 4.112 SCENARIOS OF SORRY: PERFORMING APOLOGIES IN POST-TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION SOUTH AFRICA
CHANDRADATH GIRIJA, KRISHNANUNNI AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Bui, Tan T APRIL 1, 2026; 2:30 PM TO 4:30 PM; POB 4.304 NO TITLE PROVIDED
DOVE, SOPHIA ANNETTE ADVERTISING (PHD) Mackert, Michael S APRIL 1, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM CST; 300 W. DEAN KEETON ST., DMC 3.378 EMPOWERING ACRES HOMES: USING HEALTH COMMUNICATION TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OBESITY-RELATED CANCER PREVENTION
HARDY, ALISON SPECIAL EDUCATION Powell, Sarah R APRIL 1, 2026; 11:00AM CST; SZB 3.702 PROBLEM POSING WITHIN A SCHEMA-BASED WORD-PROBLEM INTERVENTION FOR GRADE 4 STUDENTS WITH WORD-PROBLEM DIFFICULTY
HUNTER, RACHEL F ENGLISH Richmond-Garza, Elizabeth APRIL 1, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; CALHOUN 300 RACHEL HUNTER DISSERTATION DEFENSE
HUYLO, MICHAEL CIVIL ENGINEERING Novoselac, Atila APRIL 1, 2026; 1:00 PM; ECJ 4.304 NO TITLE PROVIDED
JIANG, RUICHEN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Mokhtari, Aryan APRIL 1, 2026; 1:00PM CST; EER 5.702 DESIGNING OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS THROUGH THE LENS OF ONLINE LEARNING
KAITSCHUCK, NICK MICHAEL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Hutter, Tanya, Landsberger, Sheldon APRIL 1, 2026; 1:00PM CST; ETC 4.150 A SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION OF THE HYDROLYSIS BEHAVIOR OF THE URANIUM TRIOXIDE POLYMORPHS
KIM, SANGJUN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Lu, Nanshu APRIL 1, 2026; 10:00AM TO 12:00PM; GLT 2.102 STRUCTURAL AND MATERIAL DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS FOR HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE