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
SILVA, DANIEL GEOGRAPHY Arima, Eugenio Y NOVEMBER 14, 2025; 1:00 PM; RLP 2.606 FARMLAND MARKET DYNAMICS, LAND CHANGE, AND SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
SUMMERS, SARAH RELIGIOUS STUDIES Traphagan, John W, Freiberger, Oliver NOVEMBER 14, 2025; 12:30 PM; BUR 554 MARCHING TOWARD MEANING: COMPARING THE RELIGIOUS WORLDS OF DRUM CORPS AND COMMUNITY BAND
VATANKHAH, EHSAN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Hall, Neal NOVEMBER 14, 2025; 1:30PM-3:00PM; GLT 3.102 MAGNETOSTRICTIVE INERTIAL SENSORS AND HYDROPHONES
YOO, SEUNG WOOK GOVERNMENT Albertson, Bethany L NOVEMBER 14, 2025; 2:00PM; BAT 2.120D PATHWAYS TO BELONGING: SHARED CULTURE, INTERGROUP CONFLICT REDUCTION, AND POLITICAL INCLUSION FOR ASIAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN IMMIGRANTS
ZHU, YUANRUI PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Ravikumar, Arvind P NOVEMBER 14, 2025; 8:30 AM TO 10:30 AM; GLT 4.122 MEASUREMENT-INFORMED LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM GLOBAL LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND PLASTIC SUPPLY CHAINS
AKHBARI, MEHDI ECONOMICS Ackerberg, Daniel A NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00 AM; RLP 1302F ESSAYS IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
ANSARI, AAQUIB ENGINEERING MECHANICS Liechti, Kenneth M, Huang, Rui NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 1:30 PM; ASE 2.202 UNDERSTANDING COHESIVE ZONE MODELS: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP APPROACHES
BARR, AARON DAVID PHYSICS Raizen, Mark G NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 3:00 PM; PMA 11.204 ISOTOPE RATIOS FOR MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
BISTA, RAMESH BIOCHEMISTRY Keatinge-Clay, Adrian T NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 11:00AM-1:00PM; NHB 3.202 TOWARDS THE REPROGRAMMING OF TYPE I MODULAR POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES THROUGH COMBINATORIAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANISTIC DISCOVERY
BURROUGHS, MATTHEW ROBERT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Contreras, Lydia M NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00AM; GLT 4.102 INVESTIGATIONS INTO EPITRANSCRIPTOME LANDSCAPE REMODELING UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS