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
MAHMUD, TANVIR ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Marculescu, Diana FEBRUARY 14, 2025; 1:00PM-3:00PM; EER 4.704 SCALABLE TRANSFER LEARNING; ENHANCING ADAPTATION AND EFFICIENCY IN UNI- AND MULTI-MODAL APPLICATIONS
ZHOU, LIWEN NEUROSCIENCE Bittner, George D FEBRUARY 19, 2025; 11:00AM-1:00PM; POB 2.302 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) FUSION REPAIR OF SEGMENTAL-LOSS PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES - OUTCOMES, MECHANISMS, AND CLINICAL TRANSLATION
BESETZNY, WHITNEY MORGAN CHEMISTRY Lu, Yi FEBRUARY 21, 2025; 3:00PM-5:00PM; WEL 2.140 DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEIC ACID-BASDE SENSORS FOR SELECTIVE COENZYME A IMAGING, SWINE VIRUS DETECTION, METAL ION SENSING, AND GENE EDITING APPLICATIONS
MAJUMDAR, SARASWATI NANDINI ENGLISH Richmond-Garza, Elizabeth, Zecchini, Laetitia FEBRUARY 26, 2025; 12:30PM: PAR 119 LONGING FOR FORM: INDIAN ANGLOPHONE POETRY AS IMPROVISATIONAL
SEE, AUDREY FAYE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Liu, Min FEBRUARY 26, 2025; 1:00PM; SZB 4.716 "AT LEAST... LOOK IN THE DOOR TO SEE IF WE'RE STILL ALIVE": EARLY CAREER TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES OF WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
LIANG, FENG ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Marculescu, Diana FEBRUARY 27, 2025; 1:30-3:30 PM; EER 7.702 MULTIMODAL UNDERSTANDING AND GENERATION: BRIDGING VISION AND LANGUAGE
FRANCO ROCHA, OSCAR NURSING (DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY) Henneghan, Ashley M MARCH 3, 2025; 2:00PM; NUR 5.174 HEALTH PROMOTION OF SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY POPULATIONS WITH CANCER: THEORETICAL FORMULATION AND EMPIRICAL TESTING
PAYNE, BLAIR SPECIAL EDUCATION Vaughn, Sharon MARCH 3, 2025; 1:30PM; SZB 3.628 EFFECTS OF THE CLASS PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES ON CLASS- AND SCHOOL-WIDE READING COMPREHENTION AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OUTCOMES
CHEN, MENGKUN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Tunnell, James W MARCH 7, 2025; 9:00AM-12:00PM; BME 1.112 ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR ENHANCING CANCER DIAGNOSIS THROUGH RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
RUNION, KYLE MARINE SCIENCE Lever, Mark MARCH 7, 2025; 11:00AM; ERC SEMINAR RM 2.314 UNCOVERING LANDSCAPE-SCALE SALF MARSH RESILIENCE THROUGH GEOSPATIAL INFORMATICS