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
WANG, ALBERT DI ACCOUNTING CHEN, SHUPING APRIL 9, 2026; 10:30 AM TO 11:30 AM; CBA 4M.204 F(R)ICTION IN MACHINES: ACCOUNTING HALLUCINATIONS OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
WANG, MARK KAI-ZHANG MAST CIVIL ENGINEERING Passalacqua, Paola APRIL 9, 2026; 2:00 PM; ECJ 4.304 SCALABLE APPROACHES FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPOUND FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT
YADAV, MEENAKSHI COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) Ganesh, Shiv, Sowards, Stacey K APRIL 9, 2026; 11:00AM CST; LBJ ROOM CMA 5.136 CASTE AS COMMUNICATION: AUTOPOIESIS, RUPTURE, AND ANTI-CASTE WORLDMAKING
CAI, LINGZHE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Patt, Yale N APRIL 10, 2026; 2:00 PM; ECJ 1.308 NO TITLE PROVIDED
CHEN, CHEN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Huang, Qin APRIL 10, 2026; 12:00PM TO 2:00PM; EER 3.648 CONVERTER PWM SWITCH (CPS): A NEW PWM SWITCH CONCEPT, AND ITS APPLICATION IN SOLID STATE TRANSFORMERS
FRIEND, OWEN PSYCHOLOGY Preston, Alison R APRIL 10, 2026; 9:30AM; NHB 1.720 DETERMINING THE NEUROCOGNITIVE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING TEMPORAL MEMORY DEVELOPMENT
MELKOTE, ASHVINI PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Mukhopadhyay, Somshuvra APRIL 10, 2026; 1:30PM CST; BME 3.204 IDENTIFYING THE NEURAL AND GLIAL TARGETS OF MN-INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY BY MODULATION OF SLC30A10
RICHARDSON, ENJOLI SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES (PHD) Byrd, Courtney T APRIL 10, 2026; 1:00PM CST; THE BLANK CENTER - CMB 3.102 STUTTERING AT THE INTERSECTIONS: MAPPING ABLEIST MICROAGGRESSIONS OF ADULTS WHO STUTTER
SAHINLER, IPEK COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Richmond-Garza, Elizabeth, Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Hect APRIL 10, 2026; 9:00AM CST; ATWOOD ROOM, PARLIN HALL & VIRTUAL QUEER LITERATURES OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: INTERSECTIONS OF LITERARY MODERNITY IN TURKEY AND MEXICO
SHEKAR, MACKENZIE TAYLOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) Ganesh, Shiv, Scott, Craig R APRIL 10, 2026; 3:00PM CST; LBJ ROOM CMA 5.136 CARE, SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPLY CHAINS: A COMMUNICATIVE RELATIONAL FRAMEWORK