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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNETT, KELSIE CORRISTON | CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION | Wetzel, Melissa R | FEBRUARY 6, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SZB 4.624 | "BETWEEN WORLDS": A CRITICAL LANGUAGE STUDY WITH PRESERVICE LITERACY TEACHERS |
| SHANMUGHAM MURUGESAN, NAVHEEN | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Raja, Laxminarayan L | FEBRUARY 6, 2026; 12:00PM-4:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 DEPT. CONFERENCE ROOM | MODELING PULSED CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS TO UNDERSTAND PLASMA REIGNITION EFFECTS |
| GIORDANO, VINCENT | ENGLISH | Scala, Elizabeth D | FEBRUARY 10, 2026; 3:00PM CST; CAL 226 | FORM AND CONTEMPORARY LITERARY CULTURE IN LE MORTE DARTHUR |
| ROUT, LITU | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) | Shakkottai, Sanjay, Caramanis, Constantine | FEBRUARY 16, 2026; 1:00-3:00PM; EER 6.818 | GENERATIVE MODELING AND SCALABLE TEST-TIME OPTIMIZATION USING DIFFUSION AND FLOW MODELS |
| VARGUS, ADRIANA | PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Frei, Christopher R, Lee, Grace, Koeller, Jim M | FEBRUARY 19, 2026; 2:00PM CST; MCDERMOTT 3.516 | THE IMPACT OF UNCONTROLLED GOUT ON HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR UNITED STATES VETERANS AFFAIRS PATIENTS |
| MURPHY, SEAN T | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Leite, Fernanda L | FEBRUARY 20, 2026; 10:00AM CST; GLT 4.102 | NAVIGATING THE RISING TIDE: ADVANCING RESILIENCE MATURITY IN UNITED STATES COASTAL COMMUNITIES |
| LI, ZHENGJIE | ENGINEERING MECHANICS | Lu, Nanshu | FEBRUARY 24, 2026; 3:30 - 5:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 | ELECTROMECHANICS OF SOFT POROUS CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSORS ACROSS MATERIAL, FREQUENCY, AND DEFORMATION |
| KHAN, HAMZAH IMTIAZ | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Fridovich-Keil, David | MARCH 3, 2026; 1:00PM CST; ASE 2.202 | STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING FOR MULTI-AGENT INTERACTIONS: A STUDY IN GAME THEORY AND OPTIMIZATION |
| RUTTEN, LUKE D | ED PSYCH - HUM DEV/CULTURE/LEARN SCI (PHD ONLY) | Muenks, Katherine M | MARCH 6, 2026; 9:00 - 11:00AM CST; SZB 5.626 | THE MOTIVATION EQUATION: USING EXPERIMENTAL FALSIFICATION TO DISCERN COST'S PLACE IN EXPECTANCY-VALUE THEORY |
| GOUROUNAS, DIMITRIOS | ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | Gerstlauer, Andreas | MARCH 11, 2026; 11:00 AM; EER 0.806 | NO TITLE PROVIDED |