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
HIATT, ERIC CHRISTOPHER GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Hesse, Marc A, Gulick, Sean S MAY 26, 2025; 10:00AM; JGB 4.102 CONSTRAINTS ON THE EARLY MARS PALEOCLIMATE THROUGH OBSERVED GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GROUNDWATER MODELING
PEREZ PARDAVILA, CARLOS JOSE PHYSICS Distler, Jacques, Karch, Andreas MAY 26, 2025; 12:00PM; PMA 9.222 FROM BLACK HOLES TO HITCHIN SYSTEMS: A GEOMETRIC VOYAGE
ZHENG, ZIYANG CHEMISTRY Liu, Hung-Wen MAY 29, 2025; 2:00-4:00PM; PHR 4.114 MECHANISTIC ENZYMOLOGY OF COMPLEX BOND FORMATION INVOLVING HETEROATOMS IN NATURAL PRODUCT BIOSYNTHESIS
HSIEH, LEON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Wang, Huiliang MAY 30TH, 2025; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; BME 3.204 DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM STABLE, STRETCHABLE, AND HAIR-COMPATIBLE WEARABLE EEG SYSTEM
CAPISTRANT-FOSSA, KYLE MARINE SCIENCE Dunton, Kenneth H JUNE 4, 2025; 11:00AM; UTMSI - ERC SEMINAR ROOM PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF TEXAS' SEAGRASS MEADOWS AS BLUE CARBON SINKS
CHEN, HUANCHENG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Vikalo, Haris JUNE 6, 2025; 10:00 AM; EER 7.702 ENABLING TRUSTWORTHY AND SCALABLE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS
RAJENDRAN, SANJAY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Huang, Qin JUNE 6, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00PM; EER 0.806/0.808 HYBRID SOLID STATE TRANSFORMER: CONCEPT, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
MARTIN, MATTHEW JAMES GOVERNMENT Elkins, Zachary S JUNE 11, 2025; 2:00PM; BAT 5.108 THE PEOPLE'S VOICE, THE DRAFTER'S CHOICE: THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN CONSTITUTION-MAKING