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
BHATTARAI, NABIN MICROBIOLOGY Harshey, Rasika M NOVEMBER 5, 2025; 11:30AM; NHB 1.720 WHEN TO RUN AND WHEN TO STOP: HOW E. COLI INTEGRATES ROS AND C-DI-GMP SIGNALS TO CONTROL MOTILITY
CHO, YOON CHEMISTRY Krische, Michael J NOVEMBER 5, 2025; 2:00PM; NHB 5.202 BEYOND PREMETALATION: LEVERAGING TRANSFER HYDROGENATION BEYOND CARBONYL ADDITION IN BIARYL COUPLING AND THE STUDIES TOWARD THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF GLADIOLIN METHYL ESTER
SACHDEVA, PUNEET MANAGEMENT Ranganathan, Ramkumar NOVEMBER 5, 2025; 11:00-1:00PM; CBA 6.420 BRIDGING THE INTERFACE: HOW EXISTING KNOWLEDGE CONDITIONS THE PERFORMANCE OURCOMES OF AI ADOPTION
XU, JIAMIN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Chen, Dongmei NOVEMBER 5, 2025; 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM; ETC 5.224 NO TITLE PROVIDED
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