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
CHIOU, BRANDON CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Gore, Andrea C, Xhemalce, Blerta NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 12:30PM; MBB 1.210 ROLE OF NSUN5, A M5C RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE, ON THE HUMAN TRANSCRIPTOME
CHUNG, MICHAEL PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Guan, Juan November 17, 2025; 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; PHR 4.114 Energy, Information, Entropy, and Learning Equations from Data
FERNANDEZ, CARLOS DEVIN ITALIAN STUDIES Raffa, Guy P, Biow, Douglas G NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 10:00AM; RLP 1.302A TITLE PENDING
GOLAN, MAUREEN CIVIL ENGINEERING Mohammadi, Javad NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 1:00-4:00PM; ECJ 9.102C MEASURING AND ENHANCING RESILIENCE OF AN INCREASINGLY MULTI-AGENT POWER GRID
GUO, QINGQING CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Kim, Jonghwan NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; BME 3.204 SEMINAR ROOM NO TITLE PROVIDED
KIM, JUMI ENGLISH Woodard, Helena NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 9:30-11:30AM; ATWOOD LIBRARY UNSETTLING HUMANISM: TRAUMA, MELANCHOLIC HISTORY, AND THE DSCURSIVE AFTERLIVES OF SLAVERY
KIM, MIN-GYU CIVIL ENGINEERING Bartos, Matthew D NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 2:00PM; ECJ 4.304 ONLINE MODELING AND STATE ESTIMATION OF NUTRIENT AND ALGAL BLOOM DYNAMICS IN LARGE RIVER BASINS
LU, HENGFA BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Dunn, Andrew K NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 2:00PM-5:00PM; EER 3.640/3.642 ADVANCING QUANTITATIVE LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING: MODULATED ILLUMINATION MEASUREMENT AND SELF SUPERVISED PHYSICS INFORMED INFERENCE
PHILLIPS, JULIE GOVERNMENT Wolford, Michael S NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 9:30AM; BAT 2.120D THREE ESSAYS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
PLANTZ, ARIEL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Rochelle, Gary T NOVEMBER 17, 2025; 11:00AM; CEER 1.334 MANAGEMENT OF PIPERAZINE OXIDATION IN CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE BY AQUEOUS SCRUBBING