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
LATONA, JUSTIN ECONOMICS MIRAVETE, EUGENIO JAVIER JULY 31, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; BRB 1.116K DECOMPOSING THE EFFECTS OF CHINESE PATENT SUBSIDIES
LI, MEIYI CIVIL ENGINEERING Mohammadi, Javad JULY 31, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM CT; ECJ 4.304 LARGE CONF ML-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING FOR POWER SYSTEMS
STAVROPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS COMPUTER SCIENCE Klivans, Adam R JULY 31, 2026; 1:00PM; GDC 4.816 COMPUTATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF RELIABLE LEARNING
TASNIM, FARZANA MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Cullinan, Michael A JULY 31, 2026; 2:00-4:00PM CT; ETC 4.150 PREDICTIVE PROCESS CONTROL FOR MICROSCALE SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING OF COPPER NANOPARTICLES: PHYSICS-INFORMED SCALING, DEEP LEARNING, AND SPATIAL OPTIMIZATION
VILO, FELIPE HISTORY Raby, Megan M, Del castillo, Lina M JULY 31, 2026; 10:00AM CT; GAR 1.102 UNDER THE DESERT SPELL: THE ATACAMA AND TRANSIMPERIAL MINERALOGICAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION, EXTRACTION, AND NATIONAL BOUNDARY MAKING, 1783-1883
PALMER, JAMIE NEUROSCIENCE Donegan, Jennifer J AUGUST 3, 2026; 9:00AM; NHB 1.720 VENTRAL HIPPOCAMPAL PARVALBUMIN INTERNEURONS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA-RELEVANT BEHAVIOR AND ALCOHOL INTAKE FOLLOWING MATERNAL IMMUNE ACTIVATION
ZHANG, SAIYANG PHYSICS BROMM, VOLKER, FREESE, KATHERINE AUGUST 3, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; NMS 1.120 IMPRINT OF PRIMORDIAL BLACK HOLES OVER COSMIC HISTORY
LIFSET, NOAH AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Russell, Ryan P AUGUST 4, 2026; 2:00PM; ASE 2.202 LOW-THRUST PRIMER VECTOR THEORY WITH DYNAMICS AVERAGING
PATEL, RESHMI JASMINE SHAH BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Yankeelov, Thomas AUGUST 4, 2026; 3:00PM CT; BME 3.204 IMAGING-BASED MATHEMATICAL MODELING TO PREDICT AND OPTIMIZE TUMOR RESPONSE TO THERAPY
SHI, LI INFORMATION STUDIES (PHD) Gwizdka, Jacek AUGUST 4, 2026; 9:00AM CT; UTA 5.522 CONFIRMATION BIAS IN TASK-BASED INFORMATION SEARCH: AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY IN HEALTH-RELATED CONTEXT