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
CLARK, ISABELLE ANTHROPOLOGY Sandel, Aaron G NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 9:00AM CT; WCP 5.118 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIVE TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR IN CHIMPANZEES
NGUYEN, KRISTEN MINH-THU ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (MSE, PHD) Li, Xiuling NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 8:00AM; MER2.114 PIEZOELECTRIC AND FERROELECTRIC TUNING OF STRAIN-INDUCED SELF-ROLLED-UP MEMBRANES FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY PASSIVES
SAXENA, ANSHUL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ALURU, NARAYANA R NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM; POB 3.304 ION-ELECTRON COUPLING AT SOLID-FLUID INTERFACES
SCOTT, MARK ROBERT MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Charlton, William S NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 10:30 AM TO 12:30 PM; ETC 5.130 MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED ESTIMATION OF TOTAL PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION IN GRAPHITE REACTOR CORES
SUN, YUEWAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SHA, ZHENGHUI NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 1:30 PM TO 3:00 PM; ETC 4.120 STRUCTURED CAD REPRESENTATIONS AND LEARNING FOR MULTIMODAL GENERATION AND EDITING
WOODSON, BOWEN G CIVIL ENGINEERING Helwig, Todd A, Williamson, Eric B NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 2:00PM CT; US MILITARY ACADEMY (WEST POINT, NY) TAILORING NEAR-FIELD BLAST LOADING TO INVESTIGATE LOCALIZED STRUCTURAL RESPONSE
ZAMORA, JOEY ALFRED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Kovar, Desiderio NOVEMBER 19, 2026; 9:00AM CT; ETC 4.120 USING REAL-TIME TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS THE INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING VARIABLES DURING SELECTIVE LASER FLASH SINTERING
ABOAHMED, AHMED K PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Mohanty, Kishore NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 9:30 AM; GLT 3.102 IMPROVING RESERVOIR CONTACT FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND CO2 STORAGE IN CARBONATE AND SHALE RESERVOIRS
BANSAL, MAYUR BIOCHEMISTRY Alper, Hal S NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 12:00PM CT; EER 0.808/0.806 NO TITLE PROVIDED
DUONG, QUANG COMPUTER SCIENCE LIN, CALVIN NOVEMBER 20, 2026; 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM; GDC 6.516 RETHINKING ADDRESS CORRELATION FOR EFFECTIVE TEMPORAL PREFETCHING