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
DAVIES, WILLIAM JAMES ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) DeMatthews, David E JUNE 29, 2026; 10:00 AM; SZB 3.802A NO TITLE PROVIDED
POZZER, ALBERTO EMMANUEL CIVIL ENGINEERING Rausch, Christopher, Leite, Fernanda JUNE 29, 2026; 10:00AM CST; GLT 4.102 ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTY IN EMBODIED CARBON ASSESSMENTS ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
BEVILACQUA, ERIN MATHEMATICS Bowen, Lewis P JUNE 30, 2026; 10:00AM CST; PMA 10.136 A CRITERION FOR FIXED PRICE OF COUNTABLE GROUPS
HOOPER, MATTHEW MORGAN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TAYLOR, DAVID WILLIAM JR JUNE 30, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; NHB 1.720 PHAGE-ENCODED FACTOR STIMULATES DNA DEGRADATION BY THE HNA ANTI-PHAGE DEFENSE SYSTEM
KIM, SEOKYOUNG MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY Lewis, Hannah JUNE 30, 2026; 11:00AM; VIRTUAL; MRH 3.702 OPERA, INTERCULTURALITY, AND ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES IN HUANG RUO'S M. B HUANG RUO'S M. BUTTERFLY (2022)
KIRCHHOFF, JOSEPH G MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Ghattas, Omar, Tehrani, Mehran JULY 1, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM CST; POB 6.304 CONTROLLING AND EXPLOITING HETEROGENEITY IN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES
MONTES, ABRAHAM C PETROLEUM ENGINEERING van Oort, Eric JULY 1, 2026; 9:00AM CST; CPE, BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM (CPE 2.236) AUTOMATED STUCK PIPE PREVENTION IN WELL CONSTRUCTION: A HYBRID DATA-DRIVEN AND PHYSICS-BASED FRAMEWORK
MORALES, ALEXA ASTRONOMY Finkelstein, Steven L JULY 1, 2026; 9:30 AM; PMA 15.216B THE COLOR OF ORIGINS: TRACING EARLY GALAXY EVOLUTION THROUGH REST- FRAME ULTRAVIOLET SLOPES WITH HST AND JWST
SUH, SEUNGAH CIVIL ENGINEERING Rausch, Christopher JULY 1, 2026; 10:00AM CST; EER 5.702 DIVERTING CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE THROUGH ADAPTIVE PLANNING FOR BUILDING MATERIAL STOCK REUSE
WU, YATING ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Li, Jessy, Dimakis, Georgios-Alex JULY 3, 2026; 1:00-2:30PM; EER 6.704 STRUCTURE-AWARE REASONING IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING THROUGH QUESTIONS UNDER DISCUSSION