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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBARAK, MAHMOUD | GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Yang, Zong-Liang, Hesse, Marc A | AUGUST 11, 2025; 9:30 AM; JGB 4.102 | ADVANCING EARTH SYSTEM MODELING THROUGH HIERARCHICAL ENHANCEMENT: FROM IMPROVED PHYSICS-BASED REPRESENTATIONS TO PHYSICS-INFORMED MACHINE LEARNING |
| SEO, HYE MIN | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | Torii, Keiko | AUGUST 12, 2025; 1:00PM; MBB 1.210 | MOLECULAR CONTROL OF STOMATAL DIFFERENTIATION -- FROM CHEMICAL INHIBITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS MODULATION |
| DISIENA, MATTHEW N | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Banerjee, Sanjay K | AUGUST 14, 2025; 2:00PM; MER 2.114 | MODULATION OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS |
| DUNCAN, TJ | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Ganesan, Venkat | AUGUST 14, 2025; 3:00PM; CPE 2.802F | TUNING PILLARARENE CHEMISTRIES FOR ION SEPARATIONS ACROSS ULTRATHIN MEMBRANES |
| MILLER, PETER | GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Saffer, Demian M | AUGUST 14, 2025; 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; JGB 4.102 | EVALUATING THE ROLE OF MECHANICAL AND HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES OF INPUT SEDIMENTS TO FLUID PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SHALLOW SUBDUCTION ZONE |
| OBER, SEAMUS DAYON | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Manthiram, Arumugam | AUGUST 14, 2025; 1:00PM; GLT 3.102 | UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING THE RATE-LIMITING PHENOMENA IN ENERGY-DENSE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES |
| GONZALEZ, DANIEL PECHE JR | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE METHODS (PHD) | Whittaker, Tiffany A | AUGUST 15, 2025; 1:00-3:00PM; SZB 5.626 | THE SINGLE INDICATOR APPROACH IN MEDIATION MODELS FOR CONGENERIC MEASURES |
| LI, CHENGPENG | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Shi, August W | AUGUST 18, 2025; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; EER 7.702 MEDIUM MEETING ROOM | MITIGATING AND LEVERAGING DEPENDENCIES BETWEEN TESTS |
| MURA, MIKI | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Sharma, Mukul M | AUGUST 18, 2025; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; CPE 2.236 | DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MODEL FOR SUBSURFACE GEOCHEMISTRY, FRACTURING, GEOMECHANICS AND FLOW |
| LIEN, HSU-MING | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | Mangolini, Filippo | AUGUST 21, 2025; 12:00PM; EER 6.702 | ON THE TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF ZR-BASED BULK METALLIC GLASS: AN ADVANCED X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY |