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
LIU, YUTONG CHEMISTRY Page, Zachariah A APRIL 8, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; NHB 5.202 ENGINEERING SOFT BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS THROUGH TAILORED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
LIU, YUXIN MUSIC PERFORMANCE CROCETTO, LEAH, Olivieri, Guido APRIL 8, 2026; 4:00PM; TPA CONFERENCE ROOM NON-TREATISE OPTION
LOVELEEN CIVIL ENGINEERING Hebdon, Matt, Helwig, Todd A APRIL 8, 2026; 11:00AM CST; ECJ 4.304 REFINED ANALYSIS OF EXISTING TWIN-TUB GIRDER BRIDGES FOR SYSTEM REDUNDANCY
MA, HUIDI OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Leibowicz, Benjamin D, Hasenbein, John J APRIL 8, 2026; 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; ETC 7.146 OPTIMIZATION AND STATISTICAL DETECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY AN RISK MANAGEMENT
MAI, HUE THI HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH EDUCATION Salvo, Deborah APRIL 8, 2026; 9:00AM CST; BEL 518, BELLMONT HALL CHARACTERIZING CHOICE- AND NECESSITY-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IDENTIFYING NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CORRELATES IN VIETNAMESE COMMUNITIES
MARTINEZ CORDEIRO, JUAN PABLO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Aluru, Narayana R APRIL 8, 2026; 3:00 PM; ETC 3.142 ACTIVE INTERFACES IN NANOFLUIDICS: FROM NONEQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICAL FOUNDATIONS TO FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
NUNLEY, BRANDON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Fey, Nicholas P APRIL 8, 2026; 3:00 PM; AHG 1.124 MULTI-MODAL ASSESSMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIP PRESERVATION SURGERY: INTEGRATING PATIENT DATA, GAIT BIOMECHANICS, AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
PARDO PAJUELO, FRANCISCO ECONOMICS Linden, Leigh L, Carrell, Scott E APRIL 8, 2026; 3:00PM CST; BRB 1.116K ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
REEMTS, CHARLOTTE PLANT BIOLOGY Wolf, Amelia, Farrior, Caroline E APRIL 8, 2026; 9:30 AM; POB 2.302 FIRE, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND RESTORATION: GRASSLAND BIODIVERSITY RESPONSES TO DISTURBANCE GRADIENTS
SEARS-GREER, MACKENZIE ALEXIS PSYCHOLOGY - CLINICAL Meston, Cindy M APRIL 8, 2026; 3:00PM CST; SEA 5.109 INCREASING INTIMATE INTERACTIONS AS AN INTERVENTION FOR IMPROVING SEXUAL AND RELATIONAL SATISFACTION IN COUPLES