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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, SEAN T | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Leite, Fernanda L | FEBRUARY 20, 2026; 10:00AM CST; GLT 4.102 | NAVIGATING THE RISING TIDE: ADVANCING RESILIENCE MATURITY IN UNITED STATES COASTAL COMMUNITIES |
| WANG, ZIZHAO | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Stone, Peter H | FEBRUARY 23, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CST; GDC 3.516 | CAUSALITY-INSPIRED REINFORCEMENT LEARNING: STATE ABSTRACTION AND REPRESENTATION LEARNING |
| LI, ZHENGJIE | ENGINEERING MECHANICS | Lu, Nanshu | FEBRUARY 24, 2026; 3:30 - 5:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 | ELECTROMECHANICS OF SOFT POROUS CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSORS ACROSS MATERIAL, FREQUENCY, AND DEFORMATION |
| HALLOCK, CLAIRE | CHEMISTRY | Rose, Michael | FEBRUARY 27, 2026; 3:00PM CST; WEL 2.122 | INTERFACIAL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SILICON (111) FUNCTIONALIZED WITH ACENE DERIVATIVES |
| KHAN, HAMZAH IMTIAZ | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Fridovich-Keil, David | MARCH 3, 2026; 1:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 | STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING FOR MULTI-AGENT INTERACTIONS: A STUDY IN GAME THEORY AND OPTIMIZATION |
| WANG, HUIHAI | COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) | Jiao, Junfeng | MARCH 3, 2026; 9:15 AM TO 11:15 PM; GOL 2.110 MAIN JURY ROOM | INTEGRATING AUTONOMOUS OFF-PEAK-HOUR PARCEL DELIVERY ROBOTS INTO COMPLEX URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EFFICIENT STRATEGY FOR URBAN FREIGHT SYSTEM |
| DEVERAUX, EVELYN | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Misztal, Pawel | MARCH 4, 2026; 2:00PM CST; ECJ 4.304 | QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF ODOROUS AND ODORLESS CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS IN HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS |
| OKLAND, SYDNEY | PSYCHOLOGY | BEER, JENNIFER S | MARCH 4, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SEA 3.430 | SOFTEN THE BLOW, FEEL THE BURDEN: THE EMOTIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING BENEFICIAL LANGUAGE IN SOCIAL REJECTION |
| SHUKLA, AKASH | PHYSICS | Fitzpatrick, Richard, Hatch, David R | MARCH 5, 2026; 3:00PM CST; PMA 9.222 | GYROKINETIC SIMULATIONS FOR SPHERICAL TOKAMAK DIVERTOR DESIGN |
| ZHANG, ANGIE | INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) | Lee, Min Kyung | MARCH 5, 2026; 1:00PM CST; UTA 5.522 | DESIGNING AI FOR HUMAN-CENTERED CONTEXTS: ENABLING DATA AS A DESIGN MATERIAL TO INFORM STAKEHOLDER-CENTERED A |