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
YEH, CHIEH-CHIH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Truskett, Thomas M, Keitz, Benjamin K NOVEMBER 16, 2026; 11:00AM CT; EER 5.704 NO TITLE PROVIDED
AL TAWIL, CHRISTINA EDWARD CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Korgel, Brian A NOVEMBER 17, 2026; 9:30AM CT; GLT 3.102 ENHANCEMENT OF THE STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF PEROVSKITE PHOTOVOLTAICS
PARK, JUNGJOON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING YU, GUIHUA NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 2:00 PM; ETC 5.132 STRUCTURED AND FUNCTIONAL HYDROGEL DESIGN FOR RESPONSIVE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE
BALAICH, NATHAN GILBERT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KORGEL, BRIAN A NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM; EER 0.806/0.808 SCALABLE AMBIENT PROCESSING OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS TOWARD STABLE, LOW-COST, FLEXIBLE MICROGROOVE MODULES
CHEN, GANBIN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING HUANG, RUI NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM; ASE 2.202 THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE MECHANICS OF PRESSURIZED BLISTERS OF ELASTIC MEMBRANES
BANSAL, MAYUR BIOCHEMISTRY Alper, Hal S NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 12:00PM CT; EER 0.808/0.806 NO TITLE PROVIDED
LO, CHIEH-PU ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Kulkarni, Jaydeep P NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 9:00-11:00AM; EER 5.704 ENERGY EFFICIENT SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DESIGNS: FROM GENERAL PURPOSE TO DOMAIN SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
MACLAINE, BEA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES JACOBVITZ, DEBORAH B NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; SEA 4.424 INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY AND MATERNAL MENTAL STATE LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
PIRES STONE, RONNIE FRANK MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Sha, Zhenghui NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 3:00PM TO 5:00PM; ETC 4.120 THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FOUNDATIONS FOR MULTI-ROBOT COOPERATIVE MANUFACTURING