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| Student Name | Major | Chair Name | Date, Time, Location | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENHART, STEPHANIE MARY | COMMUNICATION STUDIES (PHD) | Scott, Craig R | NOVEMBER 17, 2026; 11:30AM CT; CMB 3.108 | UNDERSTANDING THE INTERPRETATION AND ADOPTION OF¦GENERATIVE AI TOOLS BY COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS |
| YANG, JACKIE | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - COUNSELING (PHD) | McCarthy, Christopher J | NOVEMBER 17, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; SZB 5.626 | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| ALDAIHANI, MOHAMMAD M | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING | Sharma, Mukul M | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 8:00-10:00AM CT; CPE 2.236 (BRONS CONFERENCE ROOM) | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| ALVAREZ - IBARRA, CESAR IVAN | LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES | Gutierrez, Laura G | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 9:00AM CT; SRH 1.313 | DETEN TU POSE ALL²: THE USES OF EXCESS AS A PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR COUNTERCULTURAL RESISTANCE IN THE CITY OF MONTERREY, MEXICO. |
| CHEN, YUZHE | MUSIC PERFORMANCE | Brownell, Andrew A | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 12:30PM CT; MRH 2.634 | THE JOURNEY OF MOLIHUA: THE CHANGING ROLES OF A FOLK MELODY IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS |
| GOLDBERG, MATTHEW | COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS | Heimbach, Patrick | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 10:00AM CT; POB 6.304 | ADJOINT SENSITIVITIES FOR OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN |
| GREIG, KERI ALEXANDRA | ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR | Wolf, Amelia | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; MBB 1.210 | THE HIDDEN WORLD WITHIN A LEAF: PHYTOCHEMICAL AND FOLIAR ENDOPHYTIC FUNGAL RESPONSES TO SINGLE AND COMBINED ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS |
| HOLWERDA, ALEXIS JEAN | BIOCHEMISTRY | Lu, Yi, Keitz, Benjamin K | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 10:00AM CT; POB 2.302 AVAYA | LEVERAGING SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS METABOLISM TOWARDS MICROBIAL REDOX CATALYSIS |
| HWANG, HYUNJUN | CIVIL ENGINEERING | Bhat, Chandra R | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 11:30AM; ECJ 6.706 | MODELING OF ACTIVE TRAVEL BEHAVIOR: EMPIRICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES |
| KIM, GEON-WOO | COMPUTER SCIENCE | Akella, Aditya, Kim, Daehyeok | NOVEMBER 18, 2026; 1:00-2:30PM CT; GDC 6.516 | TOWARDS ROBUST AND PERFORMANT MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AT SCALE |