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
DONG, CHAO ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Burghoff, David P JULY 29, 2025; 1:00 PM; EER 3.642 HYBRID GERMANIUM-ON-ZINC SELENIDE PLATFORM FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN THE LONGWAVE INFRARED
MA, XUESONG PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Prodanovic, Masa JULY 29, 2025; 9:00AM; GLT 4.102 DIRECT PORE SCALE MODELING OF FOAM TRANSPORT IN POROUS MEDIA AND RELATED MACHINE LEARNING
MURPHY, ANNIE SOCIOLOGY Fridman, Daniel G JULY 29, 2025; 10:00A; RLP 3.214E PAYING TO PLAY: INTERDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITY HOARDING IN COMPETITIVE KIDS' SPORTS
NEMCHEK, VICTORIA PSYCHOLOGY Jones, Theresa A JULY 29, 2025; 1:15 PM; SEA 4.244 PATTERNS OF ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT STRUCTURAL PLASTICITY AFTER STROKE
PICKETT, MADDIE RAE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Parekh, Sapun H JULY 29, 2025; 10:00AM; BME 3.204 EMPLORING SPATIAL AND FIBROTIC DETERMINANTS OF CANCER METABOLISM
RIVERA-FIGUEROA, LUIS ENRIQUE RADIO-TELEVISION-FILM (PHD) Mallapragada, Madhavi, Beltran, Mary C JULY 29, 2025; 11:00 AM; CMA 5.136 REGGAETäN ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: RACE, PLACE AND MAINSTREAM LATINIDAD
SALAFIAN, IMAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Rylander, Christopher G JULY 29, 2025; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; ETC 4.150 NO TITLE PROVIDED
SHEN, XIN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Powers, John T JULY 29, 2025; 12:00PM; DPRI 1.102 MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC NEUROBLASTOMA: MIR-34A DISRUPTION AND NITRIC OXIDE DONOR REPURPOSING
SHEZAF, JONATHAN CHEMISTRY Krische, Michael J JULY 29, 2025; 2:30 PM; WEL 4.132B CIRCUMVENTING PREMETALATED REAGENTS: TRANSITION METAL-CATALYZED C-C BOND FORMING REACTIONS AND SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS
SOOD, ANUGYA J PHILOSOPHY Schafer, Karl JULY 29, 2025; 2:00 PM; WAGGENER 310 FRAGMENTED SELVES: ESSAYS ON IDEOLOGY, GROUP AGENCY, AND THE PSYCHOLOGIES OF OPPRESSION