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
QIN, WENKAI AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Humphreys, Todd E SEPTEMBER 28, 2026; 1:00PM; ASE 2.202 REVERSE ENGINEERING THE STARLINK KU-BAND DOWNLINK FOR OPPORTUNISTIC LEO PNT
HERPERS, BART MATHIJS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Georgiou, George OCTOBER 2, 2026; 10:00AM CT; BME 3.204 STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE FCRL5-IGG1 FC COMPLEX
SORIA, ANABEL AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Akella, Maruthi R, Hernandez, Sonia OCTOBER 2, 2026; 9:00AM TO 12:00PM; ASE 1.128 EXPLICIT SYMPLECTIC INTEGRATORS IN MULTIBODY ASTRODYNAMICS
SEERPATHAM, DIVYASORUBINI MICROBIOLOGY Keiler, Kenneth C OCTOBER 7, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; MBB 1.210 RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN BL27 PROTECTS TRANSLATING RIBOSOMES FROM TMRNA-SMPB
ZHENG, HAOLIANG CHEMISTRY NEWBERRY, ROBERT W OCTOBER 30, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; WEL 3.244 ENGINEERING PROTEIN BACKBONES TO CONTROL STRUCTURE AND AGGREGATION
LIN, LINGMIN CIVIL ENGINEERING EZEKOYE, OFODIKE A NOVEMBER 3, 2026; 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM; ECJ 4.304 GAS AND AEROSOL PARTICLE EMISSIONS CHARACTERIZATION OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES UNDER THERMAL ABUSE
ZHANG, JONATHAN DAIYANG COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Demkowicz, Leszek F, Biros, George NOVEMBER 4, 2026; 9:00AM; POB 6.304 NONLINEAR ELASTICITY WITH THE DISCONTINUOUS PETROV-GALERKIN METHOD
SALEHPOUR, FARZAD PSYCHOLOGY Gonzalez-Lima, F NOVEMBER 5, 2026; 11:30 AM TO 1:30 PM; SEA 5.109 EFFECTS OF TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOBIOMODULATION ON PREFRONTAL HEMODYNAMIC OUTCOMES AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ADULTS WITH ADHD
KENT, BRIAN DEAN PHYSICS CACERES, ELENA NOVEMBER 6, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM; PMA 9.222 A SPACETIME SYMMETRY FRAMEWORK FOR CLASSICAL LIMITS OF DOUBLE COPY RELATIONS
MITTAL, SHIVAN PHYSICS HUNTER-JONES, NICK NOVEMBER 10, 2026; 2:30 PM TO 4:30 PM; PMA 5.218 CONNECTIVITY AND HOLOGRAPHIC CONJECTURES IN RANDOM QUANTUM CIRCUITS