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
ARREOLA, MICHAEL C EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/POLICY, SUPERINTENDENCY (EDD) Reyes, Pedro SEPTEMBER 10, 2025; 10:30AM; SZB 3.802A VETERAN TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF NOVICE TEACHER TYPES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WORKING CONDITIONS IN A HIGH-POVERTY URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
ZHOU, LING CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY McLellan, Jason SEPTEMBER 11, 2025; 9:30AM; POB 2.302 AVAYA STRUCTURE-BASED VACCINE DESIGN AGAINST VIRAL PATHOGENS SUPPORTED BY COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES
KELLY, RYAN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Goldstein, David B SEPTEMBER 19, 2025; 9:00AM; ASE 2.202 MOVING TOWARD MORE EFFICIENT POLYMER DRAG REDUCTION
NASIRIANY, SOROUSH COMPUTER SCIENCE Zhu, Yuke SEPTEMBER 23, 2025; 4:00-6:00PM; GATES DELL COMPLEX 3.516 SCALING ROBOT LEARNING WITH DIVERSE DATA FROM THE REAL WORLD, SIMULATION, AND THE WEB
GUO, JIANI COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (PHD) Zhang, Ming SEPTEMBER 26, 2025; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SUTTON HALL 2.110 USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS TO EXPLORE THE URBAN EXPANSION PATTERNS AND PLANNING TOPICS A CASE STUDY IN TEXAS TRIANGLE