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
CHEN, YOUGUANG COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Biros, George APRIL 13, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; POB 6.304 FAST ALGORITHMS FOR MINIMALLY SUPERVISED LEARNING
CLIFFORD, NAMUUN NURSING SCIENCE (PHD) Radhakrishnan, Kavita APRIL 13, 2026; 12:00-2:00PM CST; SON 4.174 PRECISION DIGITAL HEALTH IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE: PHENOTYPING DIGITAL H TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT AND PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES
FITCH, CLAIRE GEOGRAPHY Adams, Paul C APRIL 13, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; PARLIN HALL 102 SPATIAL UN/REALITIES: TEXAS, TECHNOCAPITALISM, AND THE PRODUCTION OF SPACE
GAO, SHUANG GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Fomel, Sergey B, Chen, Yangkang APRIL 13, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; JGB 2.308 SUBSURFACE IMAGING, CHARACTERIZATION, AND MONITORING WITH TIME-LAPSE SEISMIC USING PHYSICS-GUIDED DATA-DRIVEN METHODS
LONGO, AUGUST KELBY CHEMISTRY Anslyn, Eric V APRIL 13, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 1:30 PM; MBB OR EER 1.210 OR 3.640/3.642 CHEMICAL STRATEGIES FOR CIRCULAR POLYMER MATERIALS: REGENERABLE POLYETHER SYSTEMS AND DYNAMIC COVALENT DESIGN
SEESE, SYDNEY PSYCHOLOGY Champagne, Frances A, Curley, James P APRIL 13, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; SEA 2.224 USING RFID CONTINUOUS RECORDING TO UNDERSTAND THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY LIFE ENRICHMENT ON COMPLEX SOCIAL DYNAMICS
WOOLLEY, PHILLIP R CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Paull, Tanya T APRIL 13, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; MBB 3.204 TWO STUDIES IN MOLECULAR AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY: ATM LOSS DRIVING TRANSCRIPTIONAL DISRUPTION, AND THE PRACTICAL LIMITS OF ZERO-SHOT EVOLUTIONARY MODELS
MASON, KATHLEEN SPECIAL EDUCATION Powell, Sarah R APRIL 14, 2026; 8:45 AM TO 11:45 AM; SANCHEZ 5.116 EXAMINING THE LONGITUDINAL RELATIONS BETWEEN EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITIONS IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
O'DONNELL, ANGELA MICROBIOLOGY Davies, Bryan W, Ochman, Howard APRIL 14, 2026; 10:00AM; MBB 1.210 EXPLORATION OF NATURAL AND ENGINEERED SMALL ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
SHEN, YIRAN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Engquist, Bjorn APRIL 14, 2026; 3:00PM; POB 4.304 HYBRID MISFIT FUNCTIONS AND DIFFUSION PRIORS FOR MULTI-PARAMETER SEISMIC FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION