Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

Final oral examinations are open to members of the faculty, and, with the committee's consent, to non-faculty. Questions should be directed to the Office of the Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Doctoral Degree Evaluators at (512) 471-4511.

Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
ASHBY, GRANT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Stachowiak, Jeanne C APRIL 3, 2024; 1:00PM; BME 3.204 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MODEL DRUG CARRIERS DICTATE THEIR INTERNALIZATION EFFICIENCY VIA CLATHRIN-MEDIATED ENDOCYTOSIS
BJELLAND, AIDAN CIVIL ENGINEERING Helwig, Todd A APRIL 3, 2024; 1:00PM; VIRTUAL IMPACT OF LEAN-ON BRACING LAYOUTS ON SYSTEM STIFFNESS BEHAVIOR
HAM, JEONGMIN ADVERTISING (PHD) Eastin, Matthew S APRIL 3, 2024; 10AM; DMC 4.378A ADV CONFERENCE & ZOOM SOCIAL MEDIA STORYTELLING FOR VIRTUAL INFLUENCERS AND VIRTUAL BRAND ENDORSERS: UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ADVERTISING EFFECTS OF NARRATIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
HAO, HONGCHANG MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Mitlin, David APRIL 3, 2024; 1:00PM; VIRTUAL TUNED REACTION KINETICS AT ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE FOR STABLE ALKALI METAL BATTERIES
JACOB, GEETHU LISBA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Bettadpur, Srinivas V APRIL 3, 2024; 1:30PM; ASE 2.202 REGULARIZATION FOR SPACEBORNE GRAVITY ESTIMATION
JERMUSEK, FRANK ADAM JR BIOCHEMISTRY Webb, Lauren J APRIL 3, 2024; 1-3PM; FNT 1.206A ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS AT THE ARF1-BFA-GEF INTERFACE: MEASURING CYANOCYSTEINE ELECTROCHROMIC EFFECTS TO CHARACTERIZE A PROTEIN-DRUG-PROTEIN INTERFACE
JIN, QIUJIANG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Mokhtari, Aryan APRIL 3, 2024; 10:00AM; EER 6.702 NON-ASYMPTOTIC STUDY OF QUASI-NEWTON METHODS WITH APPLICATION IN LARGE-SCALE MACHINE LEARNING
KAUR, JASLEEN PUBLIC POLICY Weaver, Catherine E APRIL 3, 2024; 1:30PM; ZOOM THREE ESSAYS ON GENDER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND PERFORMANCE IN INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATIONS: THE CASE OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OLIVERI, ANNIE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Hughes, Joan APRIL 3, 2024; 9:00AM; SZB 4.312 AND VIRTUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS' PARTICIPATION IN EQUITY-ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BETWEEN 2020-2023: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION
PEDOTA, JACKIE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY Garces, Liliana M APRIL 3, 2024; 3PM; SZB 3.326 THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION PARADOX: HOW INVESTMENTS IN CAMPUS CULTURAL CENTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY MARGINALIZE THEM