Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

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Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
LESSIG, EMILY KAY ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR Hofmann, Johann DECEMBER 8, 2025; 12:00PM; MBB 1.210 THE NEURAL BASIS OF CONTEXT-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR IN A HIGHLY SOCIAL CICHLID FISH
REYNOLDS, SARAH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Webber, Michael DECEMBER 10, 2025, 10:00AM; ETC 5.210 A METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL FOR CIRCULARITY AT THE NEXUS OF ENERGY, WATER, AND WASTE IN THE PERMIAN BASIN
TOST, MARC PHYSICS Onyisi, Peter DECEMBER 10, 2025; 2:00PM; PMA 11.204 SEARCH FOR A NEW HEAVY BOSON DECAYING TO A TOP AND CHARM QUARK, USING S = 13 TEV COLLISION DATA FROM THE ATLAS DETECTOR - OR - SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE PHYSICS
AZIZOGLU, ZULKUF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Heidari, Zoya DECEMBER 11, 2025; 12:00PM; CPE 2.236 INTERPRETATION AND MODELING OF MULTI-FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENTS IN ROCKS WITH COMPLEX PORE STRUCTURE AND BRINE COMPOSITION
JAIN, ANA AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Clarke, John-Paul DECEMBER 12, 2025; 9:00AM; ASE 2.202 NATURE-INSPIRED DESIGN AND CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS
NAOUS, EMILE ENGINEERING MECHANICS Kyriakides, Stelios JANUARY 29, 2026; 3:30PM; ASE 2.202 INSTABILITY OF MECHANICALLY LINED PIPE UNDER CYCLIC BENDING AND FULL-SCALE REELING
ORDORICA BRACAMONTES, CAMILA HISTORY Del castillo, Lina M MAY 05, 2026; 10:00AM; GAR 1.102 MEXICO'S HOUSE OF MEMORY: THE GENERAL ARCHIVE IN THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY
GUO, ZEZHOU MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Manthiram, Arumugam SEPTEMBER 26, 2025; 10:00AM; GLT 3.102 ENABLING HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM-METAL BATTERIES WITH_HIGH-NICKEL AND ADVANCED ELECTROLYTES