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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 |
| JING, ZIMING | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Sharma, Mukul M | JULY 7, 2026; 10:00AM-12:00PM; CPE 2.236 BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM | PREDICTIVE DESIGN AND SCALABLE INTEGRATION OF HIGH DENSITY THERMOELECTRIC POWER CELLS FOR GEOTHERMAL AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY |
| HAUSHALTER, KEALLY | NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES | Davis, Jaimie N | JULY 10, 2026; 1:00PM CST; GEA 100 | FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD AVAILABILITY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG HIGH-RISK YOUTH |
| AGRAVAT, RAJVI | NEUROSCIENCE | Hamilton, Liberty | JULY 13, 2026; 12:30 PM TO 2:00 PM; SEAY 4.244 | NEURAL ENCODING OF SPEECH AND MUSIC IN THE DEVELOPING BRAIN WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTION |
| D'ONOFRIO, FABIO | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | Zanetti, Renato | JULY 14, 2026; 9:00AM, ASE 2.202 | AUTONOMOUS SPACECRAFT TIMING, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL ON SE(3) UNDER UNCERTAINTY |
| XU, HUIMIN | INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) | DING, YING | JULY 15, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; SCHOOL OF INFORMATION UTA 5.522 | TEAM HIERARCHY IN SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION: SHAPING TEAM PERFORMANCE AND INDIVIDUAL TRAJECTORIES |
| XIE, JIANING | ENGINEERING MECHANICS | RAVI-CHANDAR, KRISHNASWA | JULY 27, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; ASE 2.202 | EXPLORATION OF DUCTILE FAILURE IN PURE METALS AND ALLOYS |