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
NALLAPAREDDY, CHARAN REDDY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Underwood, Thomas C JUNE 16, 2025; 1:00-3:00PM; ASE 2.202 APPLICATIONS AND OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF PLASMA CHEMICAL PROCESSES
WORTHINGTON, GREGORY ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) Reyes, Pedro JUNE 16, 2025; 10:00 AM; SZB 3.808 CHOICE AND THE CITY: ANALYZING CHARTER SCHOOL COMPETITION'S IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
CORDOVA, ANTONIO BIOCHEMISTRY Contreras, Lydia M JUNE 17, 2025; 12:00 PM; EER 3.646 TITLE NOT PROVIDED
STERN, BRETT SAMUEL BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Zoldan, Janeta JUNE 17, 2025; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; BME 3.402 HIPSC-DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITORS FOR 3D IN VITRO TISSUE MODELING
BHAT, BETHANY HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE METHODS (PHD) Beretvas, Tasha, Pustejovsky, James JUNE 18, 2025; 10:00AM; SZB 5.626 VALIDATING THE POWER APPROXIMATION FOR THE TEST OF STUDY-LEVEL CATEGORICAL MODERATORS IN META-REGRESSION WITH DEPENDENT EFFECT SIZES
WALKER, CALEB TROY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Stachowiak, Jeanne C JUNE 19, 2025; 1:00 PM; BME 3.204 PHASE-SEPARATED PROTEIN CONDENSATES AS ORGANIZERS OF ACTIN FILAMENT ASSEMBLY AND ARCHITECTURE
YOUSFI, KENZA ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY) Cons, Jason JUNE 19, 2025; 10:00AM; WCP 5.118 ALONG THE CONVEYOR BELT: PHOSPHATES EXTRACTION, WALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WESTERN SAHARA
BILIR, BARIS OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Kutanoglu, Erhan, Hasenbein, John J JUNE 20, 2025; 11:00AM; ETC 5.132 DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY IN POWER SYTEMS AND ECONOMICS
FANG, ZHOU MATHEMATICS Israel, Arie JUNE 20, 2025; 11:00 AM; PMA 11.176 MARKET MAKING THROUGH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND WASSERSTEIN DRO: AN ENTROPY-REGULARIZED APPROACH
LYBBERT, EMILY SOCIOLOGY Muller, Chandra L JUNE 20, 2025; 12:00 PM; RLP GLICKMAN CONFERENCE CENTER 1.302C FAMILY, EDUCATION, AND MORE PREVENTABLE HEALTH CONDITIONS IN MIDLIFE