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
CHEN, HSIAO-YUAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Julien, Christine L, Garg, Vijay K AUGUST 1, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00PM; EER 7.704 PRACTICAL CONTINUOUS NEIGHBOR DISCOVERY: FROM DEVICE-LEVEL SOLUTIONS TO PAYLOAD-EXTENDED PEER MESSAGING
CHEN, XUXI ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Wang, Atlas AUGUST 1, 2025; 7:00 AM TO 8:30 AM; EER 6.704 ROBUST AND EFFICIENT DEEP LEARNING UNDER DATA CONSTRAINTS
CHEN, YAO SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) Liu, Chang AUGUST 1, 2025; 11:00 AM; CMA 5.136 ACOUSTIC CUES TO PROSODIC PROMINENCE PERCEPTION FOR BILINGUAL SPEAKERS
CUI, JIAXUN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Stone, Peter H AUGUST 1, 2025; 11:00AM-1:00PM; GDC 3.516 COMMUNICATION AND GENERALIZATION IN MULTI-AGENT LEARNING
FILIPINI DOS SANTOS, PEDRO HENRIQUE INFORMATION, RISK, AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Murray, Jared S, Carvalho, Carlos M AUGUST 1, 2025; 11:00 AM; CBA 5.204 TREE-BASED MODELS WITH BASIS FUNCTIONS
FRANSON, KYLE EVERETT ASTRONOMY Kraus, Adam L AUGUST 1, 2025; 1:00 PM; PMA 15.216B EFFICIENTLY IMAGING GIANT PLANETS AROUND YOUNG ACCELERATING STARS
MCNIFF, MARA ART HISTORY Papalexandrou, Athanasio AUGUST 1, 2025; 11:00AM-1:00PM; DFA 2.506 RITUALS OF BELONGING: RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT, MATERIAL PRACTICE, AND ACCULTURATION BETWEEN GREEK SELINUS AND PUNIC MOTYA
PARK, SOOK HYUN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE METHODS (PHD) Whittaker, Tiffany A AUGUST 1, 2025; 1:00PM; SZB 5.626 SECOND ORDER LATENT GROWTH MODELING WITH COMMON ITEM ORDINAL RESPONSES: FOCUSING ON MODEL SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION
PRIBLE, MAC KINESIOLOGY Hsiao, Hao-Yuan AUGUST 1, 2025; 10:00 AM; BEL 602B DECOUPLING GAIT DEMANDS: BRAKING, PROPULSION, AND NOVEL SPLIT-BELT TREADMILL ADAPTATIONS
REN, ZHONGJIE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Li, Xiuling AUGUST 1, 2025; 1:00PM; MER 2.114 ADVANCING -GA2O3 FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE POWER ELECTRONICS: MACETCH PROCESSING, HIGH-TEMPERATURE CHARACTERIZATION, AND HETEROJUNCTION INTEGRATION