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
ESTRADA, MARGARITO JR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) Reyes, Pedro MARCH 9, 2026; 10:00AM; SZB 3.802A NO TITLE PROVIDED
DUNCAN, ASHLI ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) Woulfin, Sarah L MARCH 10, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM; SZB 3.802A LOOKING FOR A LOCAL GUIDE: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF MENTORING IN TEXAS
PHILLIPS, CONNOR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) Jiao, Junfeng MARCH 10, 2026; 9:30AM CST; WMB 6.126 CO-INTELLIGENT PLANNING PARTICIPATION: CREATING AND EVALUATING AN AI-ENHANCED DIGITAL INTERFACE
EL-MASRI, AZZA JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (MA, PHD) Strover, Sharon L, Gonzalez De Bustamante, C MARCH 11, 2026; 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM; DMC 3.378A CAUGHT IN THE ALGORITHM'S NET: PLATFORM GOVERNANCE, DISSIDENT JOURNALISM, AND THE MAKING OF ENCRYPTED PUBLICS
GOUROUNAS, DIMITRIOS ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Gerstlauer, Andreas MARCH 11, 2026; 11:00 AM; EER 0.806 NO TITLE PROVIDED
KHAYMAZ, SHEYDA AISHA ART HISTORY Chambers, Edward MARCH 11, 2026, 12:00-2:00PM CST; DFA 2.506 INDIGENOUS PRESENTNESS: TRANSLOCAL POLITICS OF AMAZIGH SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
TANG, KEVIN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Wang, Huiliang MARCH 11, 2026; 2:00PM-4:00PM CST; BME 3.204 WEARABLE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-INVASIVE TARGETED NEUROMODULATION
GOKANI, CHIRAG MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Hamilton, Mark F, Haberman, Michael R MARCH 12, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM CST; ETC 4.120 SCATTERING AND DIFFRACTION OF ACOUSTIC WAVES IN THREE PROBLEMS WITH BROKEN SYMMETRY
TODD, VICTORIA LEE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Shanahan, Timothy M MARCH 12, 2026; 10:00AM CST; JGB 3.116 INFLUENCE OF THE GREEN SAHARA ON GLOBAL HYDROCLIMATE
LI, RUOYU PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Mohanty, Kishore MARCH 13, 2026; 9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM; BRONS ROOM CPE 3D PORE-SCALE REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING USING THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD