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
WEBER, OLIVIA BEATRICE ART HISTORY Mulder, Stephennie, Papalexandrou, Athanasio JULY 28, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; ART 3.432 ARTISTIC PATRONAGE AND DYNASTIC IDENTITY UNDER PHILIP THE BOLD AND MARGARET OF FLANDERS, DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY (1369-1404)
BALA, ALEXANDER ARCHITECTURE PH.D. Long, Christopher A, Udovicki, Danilo F JULY 29, 2026; 10:00AM CST; DEAN'S CONFERENCE ROOM, GOL 2.302B OSKAR HANSEN AND THE ROAD TO THE OPEN FORM
PAI, MIN-HAO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MANTHIRAM, ARUMUGAM JULY 29, 2026; 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM; GLT GLT 3.102 ELECTROLYTE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF ALKALI-METAL-SULFUR BATTERIES
PREUSS GREENE, ROSS AUGUST PHILOSOPHY Hankinson, Robert J JULY 29, 2026; 10:00AM CT; WAG 316 AN INTERPRETATION OF REDUCTIO AD IMPOSSIBILE IN ARISTOTLE'S ANALYTICS
ARORA, SRISHTY HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH EDUCATION Loukas, Alexandra JULY 30, 2026; 2:30PM CT; GEORGE SANCHEZ BLDG. RM 3.326 LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND CANNABIS SMOKING AND CANNABIS VAPING AMONG MEXICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
LEEDOM, STEPHANIE MICROBIOLOGY KEILER, KENNETH C JULY 30, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; MBB 1.210 CLEARING COLLISIONS: RESCUE OF BACTERIAL RIBOSOMES IN BLOCKED TRANSCRIPTION-TRANSLATION COMPLEXES
YU, ALBERT COMPUTER SCIENCE Mooney, Raymond J, Martin-Martin, Roberto JULY 30, 2026; 12:00PM; GDC 5.516 AUGMENTING ROBOTIC MANIPULATION THROUGH NATURAL LANGUAGE
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
LIFSET, NOAH AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Russell, Ryan P AUGUST 4, 2026; 2:00PM; ASE 2.202 LOW-THRUST PRIMER VECTOR THEORY WITH DYNAMICS AVERAGING