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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLITCH, MAYA | COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) | Dailey, Rene M, Stephens, Keri K | APRIL 8, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; CMB 3.108 | ACTS OF LOVE AND FIGHTS FOR RESILIENCE: FAMILIES' EXPERIENCES OF ORGANIZING THROUGH NATURAL DISASTERS |
| CHRONIS, GABRIELLA SOPHIA | LINGUISTICS | Erk, Katrin E, Beaver, David I | APRIL 8, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; RLP 1.302C | WAYS OF SPEAKING OF SPEAKING MACHINES: NLP AS LANGUAGE IDEOLOGY |
| GELLAR, OLIVIA SARA | COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) | Hartelius, Elin J | APRIL 8, 2026; 1:00PM CST; CMA 5.136 | IN PLAIN SIGHT: NOXIOUS RHETORIC AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF WHITE SUPREMACIST RECRUITMENT |
| GRAVES, JOEL DAVID | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Allen, David T | APRIL 8, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM; GLT 2.102 | SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY RESOLVED PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR EVALUATING ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCARBON CONCENTRATIONS IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION REGIONS |
| HUANG, YIZHE | INFORMATION, RISK, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | Gao, Rui | APRIL 8, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CST; CBA 5.204 | ROBUST AND SCALABLE DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION |
| JI, GORDON | ECONOMICS | Miravete, Eugenio J | APRIL 8, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 10:00 AM; RLP 1.302A | ESSAYS ON OPTIMAL PRICING AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION |
| LAI, TIANXING | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Manthiram, Arumugam | APRIL 8, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM; GLT 3.102 | UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF LITHIUM/SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES THROUGH ELECTRODE AND ELECTROLYTE DESIGN |
| LEI, CHUXIN | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Yu, Guihua | APRIL 8, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM; ENGINEERING TEACHING CENTER 9.130 | MATERIALS DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING OF HYDROGELS FOR SOLAR VAPOR GENERATION AND ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING |
| LI, YUNYI | INFORMATION, RISK, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | Saar-Tsechansky, Maytal, De Arteaga Gonzalez, Mari | APRIL 8, 2026; 3:00PM CST; CBA 6.224 | ADVANCING SYSTEM TRUSTWORTHINESS THROUGH DATA INTEGRITY: CONCEPTUALIZING, CHARACTERIZING, AND IDENTIFYING LABEL BIAS |
| LIU, YUTONG | CHEMISTRY | Page, Zachariah A | APRIL 8, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; NHB 5.202 | ENGINEERING SOFT BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS THROUGH TAILORED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING |