Defense Announcements

02/20/2026 | Karissa L. Palmer, PHD, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

9:00AM, AGLS 129

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
GOT MILK!: USING RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS TO INVESTIGATE HOW LABELING INFLUENCES CONSUMERS’ DECISION TO PURCHASE DAIRY AND PLANT-BASED MILK

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ag Leadership, Educ & Comm

Chair: Holli Leggette

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23589


02/20/2026 | EJ John Broker, PHD, Chemistry

10:00AM, JCAIN 205

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mechanically Induced Reactivity of Graphene: A Model System for Mechanochemical Studies of This & Other 2D Materials

Arts and Sciences
Chemistry

Chair: James Batteas

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23585


02/20/2026 | Hannah Rose Stalb, MS, Ecology and Conservation Biology

10:00AM, Zoom: https://tamu.zoom.us/j/91948346762?pwd=DVtwE7vOYzT9n9STpNa2a0hnC7QJRr.1 Meeting ID: 919 4834 6762 Passcode: 299304

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
WELDER FLATS: MEASURING, MODELING, AND INFORMING HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION IN A HYPERSALINE SALT MARSH

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology

Chair: Russell Feagin

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23601


02/20/2026 | Guadalupe Ceja, PHD, Animal Science

12:00PM, Kleberg 126

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Integrating temperament, heat stress, and physiological responses in dairy cow performance

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal Science

Chair: Courtney Daigle

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23590


02/20/2026 | Poojashree Boopathyraj Chettiar, PHD, Medical Sciences

1:00PM, MREB 2 - Room 1403

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
PKC-dependent NMDAR depression by striatal glutamate delta-1 (GluD1) receptor underlies cognitive flexibility

Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
College of Medicine

Chair: Shashank Dravid

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23631


02/20/2026 | Yufeng Wan, PHD, Biology

1:00PM, Butler 103

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
The regulation of glucose metabolism in sustaining sex-specific reproductive behavior and the hierachical structure of sensory motor responses in Caenorhabditis elegansesponses

Arts and Sciences
Biology

Chair: Luis Garcia

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23652


02/20/2026 | Madison Marie Weinrich, PHD, Kinesiology

1:00PM, Rudder Tower - Room 404

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Lissajous feedback utilization in Parkinson's Disease: A bimanual coordination perspective

Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management

Chair: Deanna Kennedy

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23687


02/20/2026 | Shenghao Xie, MS, Computer Science

2:00PM, PETR 119 (temporal)

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Lp Sampling in Streaming and Distributed Monitoring Models with Applications to Fp Estimation

Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

Chair: Samson Zhou

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23679


02/20/2026 | Athena Padgiotis, PHD, Aerospace Engineering

3:10PM, TURBO 163

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Simultaneous Evaluation of Dynamic Strength and Equation of State in Shock Compression Experiments

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Scott Jackson

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23624


02/23/2026 | Kenneth Devin Cooper, PHD, Nuclear Engineering

8:00AM, Virtual (Zoom)

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
SURFACE ENGINEERING OF NITRIDED STAINLESS STEELS AND IN SITU IRRADIATION–CORROSION TESTING METHODS FOR MOLTEN SALT REACTOR APPLICATIONS

Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

Chair: Lin Shao

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23636


02/23/2026 | Noah L. Koehler, PHD, Educational Psychology

10:00AM, EDCT 715B/Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Effects of Differential Item Functioning and Common Item Alignment on the Quality of Vertical Scaling

Education and Human Development
Educational Psychology

Chair: Myeongsun Yoon

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23676


02/23/2026 | Amanda Nicole Macha, MS, Aerospace Engineering

1:00PM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Control-Structure Interaction Study Platform Design and Mitigation Strategy Analysis for the International Space Station

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Kyle DeMars

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23654


02/23/2026 | Lois Marie Williams, MS, Water Management and Hydrological Science

1:00PM, Dwight Look Engineering Building (0385), conference room 405Q

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Biodegradability of Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Insights from Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) Degradation Studies

Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engr

Chair: Xingmao Ma
Co-Chair: Thomas McDonald

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23664


02/23/2026 | Destry Intan Syafitri J., MS, Atmospheric Sciences

3:00PM, OMB1209

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Deep Learning-based Precipitation Forecasts for Indonesia

Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Istvan Szunyogh

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23579


02/24/2026 | Lindsey Wythe, PHD, Poultry Science

9:00AM, KLCT 126

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Integrating Microbial Ecology and Interventions to Strengthen Poultry Biosecurity

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Poultry Science

Chair: Morgan Farnell

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23619


02/24/2026 | Xiaohan Wei, PHD, Agricultural Economics

10:00AM, AGLS 210F

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Three Essays on The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Household Well-Being

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Economics

Chair: Pourya Valizadeh
Co-Chair: Rodolfo Nayga

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23629


02/24/2026 | Maliha Momtaj, MS, Soil Science

1:30PM, Room: Heep 440, 370 Olsen Blvd, College Station, TX 77843

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Urban expansion in southeast Texas: Quantifying land use change and identifying urban impacted soils

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Soil & Crop Sciences

Chair: Briana Wyatt

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23671


02/24/2026 | Sarah Elise Miller, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

2:00PM, ETB 3002 & Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Nanocomposite Hemostatic Materials for Noncompressible Hemorrhage

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Akhilesh Gaharwar

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23607


02/24/2026 | Kerim U. Kizil, PHD, Business Administration

2:30PM, Wehner 304

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Essays on Managing Operational Performance in Complex Systems

Mays Business School
Information & Operations Mgmt

Chair: Chelliah Skriskandarajah
Co-Chair: Jon Stauffer

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23666


02/24/2026 | Jacob Aaron Helwig, PHD, Computer Science

3:30PM, PETR 126

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Learning Structural and Temporal Dynamics in Physics and Language

Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

Chair: Shuiwang Ji

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23615


02/24/2026 | Achyut Ranjan Gogoi, PHD, Chemistry

5:00PM, THOM 121

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
HARNESSING THE SYMBIOTIC POTENTIAL OF COMPUTATION & EXPERIMENT IN ELUCIDATION OF REACTION MECHANISMS.

Arts and Sciences
Chemistry

Chair: Osvaldo Gutierrez Santacruz

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23667


02/25/2026 | Yuanxing Liu, PHD, Chemical Engineering

9:00AM, College Station

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Process modeling, monitoring and safety management of PEMWE systems

Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Chair: Faisal Khan
Co-Chair: Efstratios Pistikopoulos

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23578


02/25/2026 | Milos Dujovic, PHD, Materials Science and Engineering

9:00AM, RDMC 202

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
UNRAVELING THE MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITY OF MAX PHASES: FROM PROCESSING AND DEFORMATION TO DELAMINATION

Engineering
Materials Science & Engr

Chair: Miladin Radovic
Co-Chair: Ankit Srivastava

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23672


02/25/2026 | Junho Moon, PHD, Materials Science and Engineering

12:30PM, RDMC 208

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Stimuli-responsive, Programmable Shape Morphing Materials via Stereochemical Control and Microgel Assembly

Engineering
Materials Science & Engr

Chair: Svetlana Sukhishvili

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23622


02/25/2026 | Chimuanya Princess Osuji, DRPH, Public Health Sciences

1:30PM, TBA

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Examining delayed care and its associated factors among U.S. adults with chronic diseases

School of Public Health
School of Public Health

Chair: James Burdine
Co-Chair: Ellisa Jones-Mckyer

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23605


02/25/2026 | Hui Yu Hsieh, PHD, Nuclear Engineering

3:00PM, M211, AIEN

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A Unified Framework For Deep Learning Application In Nuclear Engineering

Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

Chair: Pavel Tsvetkov

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23621


02/25/2026 | Viktoriia White, MS, Petroleum Engineering

3:00PM, RICH 511

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITY WITH APPLICATION OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

Chair: Ding Zhu

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23645


02/25/2026 | Kourtney Lewis Higgins, PHD, Geography

3:00PM, O&M 712

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
INVESTIGATING BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING CHANGES IN THE HAWAI’IAN-EMPEROR SEAMOUNT CHAIN USING PROTEINACEOUS DEEP-SEA CORALS

Arts and Sciences
Geography

Chair: Erin Roark

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23669


02/26/2026 | Patrick James Boyle, PHD, Anthropology

9:00AM, Anth Building

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Still Waiting For The Breeze: The Boat Building Traditions Of The Chesapeake Bay Bugeye

Arts and Sciences
Anthropology

Chair: Kevin Crisman

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23680


02/26/2026 | Ryan Matthew Blanchard, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

10:00AM, ETB 5039

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND TREATMENT OF POLYPLOID GIANT CANCER CELLS TO TARGET CHEMOTHERAPY RESISTANCE

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Tanmay Lele

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23660


02/26/2026 | Melissa Gentry, PHD, Economics

11:30AM, WCSS 218

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Three Essays on Economic Inclusion for People with Disabilities

Arts and Sciences
Economics

Chair: Andrew Barr

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23628


02/26/2026 | Saylor Marley Mealing, DRPH, Public Health Sciences

1:00PM, TBA

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
The Impact of Past Reproductive Injustices on the Current Reproductive Health Decisions of African American Women

School of Public Health
School of Public Health

Chair: Ping Ma

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23675


02/26/2026 | Kiran Alla, MS, Horticulture

1:00PM, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Centre, Uvalde, TX

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Genome-Wide Association Study of Southern Native Tepary Beans and Rhizosphere Microbiome Dynamics of Summer Cover Crops

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Horticultural Sciences

Chair: Vijay Joshi
Co-Chair: Shuyang Zhen

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23678


02/26/2026 | Kaitlyn Elizabeth Carter, PHD, Genetics and Genomics

1:30PM, MREB 1403

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Heterogenous response to loss of ERBB3 in colorectal cancer

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition

Chair: David Threadgill

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23673


02/26/2026 | Alexander Clark Coulter, PHD, Statistics

3:00PM, BLOC 427 and Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Feasible Nonparametric Methods in Population-Scale Biostatistical Applications

Arts and Sciences
Statistics

Chair: Yuchao Jiang
Co-Chair: Irina Gaynanova

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23653


02/26/2026 | Kyle Stratton Williams, PHD, Nuclear Engineering

4:00PM, Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Exploration of Chemical and Mechanical Effects on Alloy Corrosion Mechanisms in Molten FLiNaK Salt

Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

Chair: Lin Shao

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23639


02/27/2026 | Evan Scott McRae, MAR, Architecture

8:00AM, ZOOM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Fabrizio Aimar

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23637


02/27/2026 | Richard Edmund Rosas, PHD, Oceanography

9:00AM, OMB 203

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
AN EXAMINATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND THE INFLUENCE ON SE AWATER CARBONATE CHEMISTRY PARAMETERS

Arts and Sciences
Oceanography

Chair: Niall Slowey

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23612


02/27/2026 | Rebecca Lee, PHD, Statistics

9:00AM, Blocker 427 and Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Hierarchical Bayesian Spectral Modeling of Multiple Time Series

Arts and Sciences
Statistics

Chair: Anirban Bhattacharya
Co-Chair: Scott Bruce

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23625


02/27/2026 | Aiya Dizon Marquez, PHD, Chemical Engineering

9:00AM, JEB 105

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Improving Poly(lactic) acid: Processability, Flame Retardancy, and Mechanical Properties

Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Chair: Qingsheng Wang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23633


02/27/2026 | Mingsheng Fang, MS, Atmospheric Sciences

10:00AM, OMB 1106

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Examining the Optical Properties of Organic Aerosol Proxy Thin Films using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Yue Zhang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23699


02/27/2026 | Kendall Alyssa Howie, PHD, Food Science and Technology

11:00AM, Kleberg TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Electron Beam (eBeam) Technology for the Production of Extended Shelf-Life Meals for Commercial Foodservice Applications

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food Science & Technology

Chair: Suresh Pillai

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23618


02/27/2026 | Kido Harrison Uyamasi, DRPH, Public Health Sciences

11:00AM, SPHA Room 278

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
AGE-PERIOD-COHORT ANALYSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER INCIDENCE

School of Public Health
School of Public Health

Chair: Patrick Tarwater

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23694


02/27/2026 | Ayush N. Shah, MS, Aerospace Engineering

11:30AM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
QUASI-OPTIMAL CONTROL FOR ASYMMETRIC SPACECRAFT REORIENTATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR KINEMATIC ACTUATORS

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Manoranjan Majji

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23685


02/27/2026 | Natalie Nicole Neal, PHD, Materials Science and Engineering

1:30PM, Jack E. Brown 105

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Optical properties of and structural color in polyelectrolyte/MXene multilayers and heterostructures

Engineering
Materials Science & Engr

Chair: Jodie Lutkenhaus

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23695


02/27/2026 | Chenyan Zhu, PHD, Electrical Engineering

2:00PM, 202 WEB

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Sparsity-Based Recovery for Dynamical Systems and Networks

Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng

Chair: Sandip Roy

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23608


03/2/2026 | Joelle Elias Sfeir, PHD, Nutrition

9:00AM, Borlaug-201

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Diet, Food Insecurity and Symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Among Hispanic Adolescents

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition

Chair: Heidi Vanden Brink

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23692


03/2/2026 | Carrie M Conton, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning

10:00AM, Langford A349

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Autonomous connected public transit in small communities: implementing a strategic transportation plan for Waller County.

Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning

Chair: Li Wei

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23587


03/2/2026 | Paria Dehghanian, PHD, Oral and Craniofacial Biomedical Sciences

10:00AM, School of Dentistry, room 211

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Novel Roles of Tendon in the Postnatal Growth of TMJ Condyle

Dentistry
College of Dentistry

Chair: Yan Jing
Co-Chair: Louis Ruest

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23616


03/2/2026 | Wesley Allen Arend, MS, Ecology and Conservation Biology

10:00AM, Wildlife, Fisheries, & Ecological Sciences Building

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Systematics of the mud darter 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦 and the gumbo darter 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪 (Teleostei: Percidae).

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology

Chair: Kevin Conway

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23635


03/2/2026 | Lisuly Lisuly Contreras, MAR, Architecture

10:00AM, Langford 4th Floor

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Marcelo Lopez Dinardi
Co-Chair: Aubrey Pentecost

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23644


03/2/2026 | Carlton David Lee, MAR, Architecture

11:00AM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Maria de los Angeles Penalver Izaguirre
Co-Chair: Marcelo Lopez Dinardi

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23582


03/2/2026 | Karina Lee Hissen, PHD, Biomedical Sciences

11:00AM, VIDI 106

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Investigating Dietary L-glutamate Effects on the Intestinal Mucosa of Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis ♀ × Morone chrysops ♂)

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Veterinary Pathobiology

Chair: Michael Criscitiello

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23600


03/2/2026 | Yuting Cai, PHD, Electrical Engineering

12:00PM, 324 WEB

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Generative and decision intelligence for power systems

Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng

Chair: Chao Tian

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23598


03/2/2026 | Sahir Gagan, PHD, Atmospheric Sciences

12:00PM, Eller O&M, TAMU, College Station

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ADVANCING METHODS TO QUANTIFY AND ELUCIDATE THE CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF EMERGING POLLUTANTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Yue Zhang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23681


03/2/2026 | Daniel Steven Ocampo Millan, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

1:00PM, MEOB 501

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials & Applications to 2D Materials

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Wei Gao

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23674


03/2/2026 | Nereyda Yovana Ortiz Osejo de Lemus, PHD, Sociology

2:00PM, West Campus Social Science Building

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Push–Pull, Herd Effects, and Spatial Context in U.S. Residential Mobility: Evidence from County-to-County Flows

Arts and Sciences
Sociology

Chair: Ernesto Amaral
Co-Chair: Mary Campbell

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23596


03/2/2026 | Miranda Inez Lambert, PHD, Economics

2:00PM, WCSS 218

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Essays in Development Economics: Behavioral and Experimental Evidence from Conflict and Economic Decline

Arts and Sciences
Economics

Chair: Danila Serra
Co-Chair: Catherine Eckel

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23643


03/2/2026 | Ruifeng Chen, PHD, Toxicology

3:00PM, HPEB LL46

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
THE ROLE OF STRIATAL NEURONS AND NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN ACTION-OUTCOME CONTINGENCY

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vet Physiology & Pharmacology

Chair: Jun Wang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23606


03/2/2026 | Amber N. Turner, MAR, Architecture

3:00PM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Gabriela Campagnol

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23630


03/2/2026 | Syed Mohammad Hameed Ul Haq, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

3:00PM, 501

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
MULTIPHYSICS NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Michael Pate
Co-Chair: Jorge Alvarado

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23693


03/3/2026 | Elena A. Scott, PHD, Chemistry

9:00AM, ILSB 3143

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
RAS-Mediated Activation of MAPK and PI3K Signaling Elucidated Via Native Mass Spectrometry

Arts and Sciences
Chemistry

Chair: Arthur Laganowsky

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23604


03/3/2026 | Haran Prasad, MS, Food Science and Technology

9:00AM, CMAT 124B

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Decoding Lassi Fermentation Using Experimental and Machine Learning Approaches: Longitudinal Analysis of Microbial Kinetics and Physicochemical Dynamics

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food Science & Technology

Chair: Seockmo Ku

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23688


03/3/2026 | Jonah A. Williams, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning

10:00AM, Langford A Room 349

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning

Chair: Boqian Xu
Co-Chair: Shannon Van Zandt

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23658


03/3/2026 | Oliver R. Norris, MS, Chemical Engineering

10:30AM, tbd

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Electrochemical Characterization of Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) with Varied Isotacticity

Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Chair: Jodie Lutkenhaus

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23657


03/3/2026 | Yinong Chen, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

11:00AM, Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Towards Naturalistic Biomechanical Studies of Occupational Activities: Subject-Specific Modeling, Novel Sensing, and Machine Learning

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Xudong Zhang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23640


03/3/2026 | Alicia Ann Montemayor, MS, Poultry Science

1:00PM, Kleberg 100

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Distribution Across Livestock Density Gradients Using Synanthropic Fly Vectors

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Poultry Science

Chair: Giridhar Athrey

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23646


03/3/2026 | Mahtab Heydari, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

1:00PM, MEOB 426

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A Data-Driven Framework for Real-Time Defect Detection of Melt Pools and Temperature Prediction of Moving Heat Source Problems in Manufacturing

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Li-Jung Tai

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23684


03/3/2026 | Siddhesh Sunil Sabnis, PHD, Medical Sciences

3:00PM, MREB1403

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Role of glutamate delta 1 (GluD1) in pain mechanims

Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
College of Medicine

Chair: Shashank Dravid

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23593


03/4/2026 | Sophia Grace Dagan, MAR, Architecture

8:00AM, ARCH REVIEW SPACE

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Marcelo Lopez Dinardi

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23581


03/4/2026 | Manuel Jose Carvajal Loaiza, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

9:00AM, MEOB 426

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Bioinspired Materials for Multifunctional Applications: From Morphing Surfaces to Stimuli-Responsive Adhesives

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Vanessa Restrepo Perez

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23697


03/4/2026 | David Nii Nartei Nartey, PHD, Industrial Engineering

10:00AM, ETB4002

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN HUMAN FATIGUE FORECASTING

Engineering
Industrial & Systems Eng

Chair: Farzan Sasangohar
Co-Chair: Ranjana Mehta

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23577


03/4/2026 | Cade Christian Brown, MS, Aerospace Engineering

10:30AM, HRBB 621

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF A LIFT-PLUS-CRUISE AIRCRAFT WITH ITS HIGH-FIDELITY FLIGHT DYNAMICS MODEL

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Benedict Moble

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23613


03/4/2026 | Angda Li, PHD, Economics

11:30AM, WCSS 212

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Essays on Econometrics of Measurement Error

Arts and Sciences
Economics

Chair: Yonghong An

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23641


03/4/2026 | Gabriella Maria Perez, MAR, Architecture

12:00PM, Arch Review Space

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Marcelo Lopez Dinardi

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23586


03/4/2026 | Ryan Joseph Elms, MS, Plant Breeding

12:00PM, HFSB 203

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Breeding for Phytophthora capsici Resistance and Fruit Quality in Watermelon

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Horticultural Sciences

Chair: Kevin Crosby

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23656


03/4/2026 | Jessebel Lorenzo Vistro, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning

1:00PM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning

Chair: Thomas Sanchez
Co-Chair: Xinyue Ye

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23580


03/4/2026 | Ty Murray Williams, MAG, Agricultural Development

1:00PM, AGLS 255

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ag Leadership, Educ & Comm

Chair: Timothy Murphy
Co-Chair: Gary Briers

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23592


03/4/2026 | Nanda Vinod, MS, Aerospace Engineering

1:00PM, HRBB 210

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA DISPERSION AND SAFETY DURING MARITIME OPERATIONS

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Adonios Karpetis

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23626


03/4/2026 | Trini Sofia Balart Schlegel, PHD, Interdisciplinary Engineering

1:00PM, College Station

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF GENERATIVE AI TOOLS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY

Engineering
Multidisciplinary Engineering

Chair: Kristi Shryock

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23691


03/4/2026 | Robert Matthew Stellbauer, PHD, Water Management and Hydrological Science

1:30PM, https://tamu.zoom.us/j/5202321740

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE: MULTIPLE USE WATER SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES WITH HOUSEHOLD WATER INSECURITY

Arts and Sciences
Geography

Chair: Wendy Jepson

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23661


03/4/2026 | Zhongjia Gao, PHD, Mechanical Engineering

1:40PM, MEOB 224

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Additive Manufacturing and Solvent-free Battery Electrode Manufacturing by Processing Dry Fine Powders

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Chair: Heng Pan

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23632


03/4/2026 | Elliana E. Carter, MS, Microbiology

2:00PM, BSBW 213

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NANOPARTICLES ACTIVE AGAINST FUNGI FOR POTENTIAL USE IN SMART PACKAGING FOR FOOD PRESERVATION

Arts and Sciences
Biology

Chair: Matthew Sachs

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23620


03/4/2026 | Bailey Grace Sizemore, MS, Biomedical Engineering

2:00PM, 600 Discovery Dr, College Station, TX 77845

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A TUNABLE SILICONE PHANTOM ARM WITH EMBEDDED ARTERIES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICE TESTING

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Gerard Cote

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23648


03/4/2026 | Francis Simbi Mvuyekure, PHD, Water Management and Hydrological Science

2:00PM, Online/Teams

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Assessing the impacts of regenerative agricultural practices on soil health, crop yield, hydrology, and water quality at field and watershed scales

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biological & Agricultural Eng

Chair: Srinivasulu Ale
Co-Chair: Rabi Mohtar

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23682


03/4/2026 | Blanche Valentine Ter Hofstede, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

2:00PM, ETB 3002

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Computational Tools for Quantitative Autofluorescence Imaging

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Alexandra Walsh

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23689


03/4/2026 | Signe Hollesen, MS, Marine Biology

2:00PM, Main 410

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF RED DRUM (SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS) AND BLACK DRUM (POGONIAS CROMIS) IN A SUBTROPICAL ESTUARY

Marine Sci & Maritime St
Marine Biology

Chair: Robert Wells

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23698


03/4/2026 | Albert Tran, MS, Civil Engineering

2:30PM, DLEB 801C

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Automated Temporal Assessment of Post-Tornado Housing Recovery Using Street-View Imagery, Deep Learning, and GIS

Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engr

Chair: Maria Koliou

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23670


03/4/2026 | Lizbeth Alvarez, MED, Curriculum and Instruction

3:00PM, via Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture

Chair: Ramona Pittman
Co-Chair: Emily Cantrell

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23662


03/4/2026 | Katherine Elizabeth Davison, MAR, Architecture

5:00PM, ARCA

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Alejandro Borges Gonzalez

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23614


03/5/2026 | Meredith J. Anderson, PHD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

10:00AM, VMTH 101

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Neonicotinoid Pesticide Exposure and its Relationship to Avian Ecology, Migration Phenology, and Zoonotic Pathogen Dynamics

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vet Integrative Biosciences

Chair: Sarah Hamer

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23595


03/5/2026 | Titeana Latunjya Michele Cook, MS, Nuclear Engineering

10:00AM, AI M211

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Source Reactor-Type Discrimination of Irradiated UO2 Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Engineering
Nuclear Engineering

Chair: Craig Marianno
Co-Chair: Charles Folden

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23696


03/5/2026 | Danny A. Hernandez, MS, Engineering Technology

12:00PM, FERM 108

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Beyond Packet Inspection: Process-Aware Control Logic Integrity for Operational Technology Security

Engineering
Eng Tech & Ind Distribution

Chair: Eman Hammad
Co-Chair: John Hamilton

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23584


03/5/2026 | Alexandra Naron, PHD, Genetics and Genomics

12:00PM, HPEB LL46

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Utilizing genetic diversity and epigenetic factors in precision nutrition

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition

Chair: David Threadgill

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23683


03/5/2026 | Lauren E. Nyquist, PHD, Geography

12:30PM, O&M 807

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Beyond Repair: Cross-Boundary Energy Coordination, Infrastructure Decay, And Donor-Driven Rehabilitation In Contested Territories

Arts and Sciences
Geography

Chair: Kathleen O'Reilly

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23594


03/5/2026 | Vanessa D. Verner, PHD, Sociology

1:00PM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
"Not By the Commission of Men's Hands": Gender, Race and Class Politics within Black Pentecostalism

Arts and Sciences
Sociology

Chair: Sarah Gatson

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23617


03/5/2026 | Yufei Huang, PHD, Neuroscience

2:00PM, MREB2 Room1403

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Inflexibility in Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
College of Medicine

Chair: Jun Wang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23655


03/5/2026 | Sarah Ann Goodman, MS, Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management

4:00PM, Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES TO BIRD PREDATION ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE FARMS IN TEXAS

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rangeland Wildlife & Fish Mgmt

Chair: John Tomecek
Co-Chair: Shraddha Hegde

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23690


03/6/2026 | Jake Steven Price, MS, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

8:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Design of an Improved Round Cotton Module Unwrapping System

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biological & Agricultural Eng

Chair: Michael Buser

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23665


03/6/2026 | Matthew Riley Benedict, MAR, Architecture

8:00AM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Michael Obrien

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23668


03/6/2026 | Brandy Alexandra Craft, MS, Ecology and Conservation Biology

9:00AM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
UTILIZING NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEROMYSCUS CRANIOMANDIBULAR MORPHOLOGY AND HABITAT

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology

Chair: Jessica Light

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23623


03/6/2026 | Lakshmi Devi Chittepu, MS, Food Science and Technology

9:00AM, KLCT 200

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Monascus Pigment Production, Functional Characterization, and Application in Processed Meat

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food Science & Technology

Chair: Seockmo Ku
Co-Chair: Reza Ovissipour

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23638


03/6/2026 | Issac Sujay Anand John Jayachandran, PHD, Geology

10:00AM, Halbouty 354

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Investigations into Computer Vision Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for Quantifying Petrographic Images of Carbonate Rocks

Arts and Sciences
Geology & Geophysics

Chair: Juan Carlos Laya Pereira
Co-Chair: Thomas Seers

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23611


03/6/2026 | Dhruvi Mineshkumar Bhakta, MAR, Architecture

10:00AM, Langford 4th Floor

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Zhipeng Lu

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23686


03/6/2026 | Kadie L. Graves, MS, Animal Science

11:15AM, Kleberg

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Metabolome development of raw and cooked Biceps femoris, Semimembranosus, and Gluteus medius muscles under extended aging times impacts on Beef Flavor

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal Science

Chair: Christopher Kerth
Co-Chair: Rhonda Miller

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23603


03/6/2026 | Madelyn Frances Allen, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning

1:00PM, Langford Architecture A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning

Chair: Deidra Davis

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23591


03/6/2026 | Michael E Woolley, PHD, Medical Sciences

1:00PM, HPEB LL44

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Engineering DARPins as Antibody Surrogates for Therapeutic Applications

Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
College of Medicine

Chair: Zhilei Chen

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23597


03/6/2026 | Addison M. Whittenton, MAR, Architecture

1:00PM, Langford A 4th floor

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Marcel Erminy
Co-Chair: Gabriela Campagnol

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23677


03/6/2026 | Rusali Saha, MS, Computer Science

2:00PM, PETR 314

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A COMPREHENSIVE MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL INVESTIGATION OF BIAS IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

Chair: Kuan-Hao Huang

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23627


03/6/2026 | Jace Tanner Peloquin, MS, Aerospace Engineering

2:00PM, Texas A&M Turbmachinery Laboratory - Room 163

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DEVELOPMENT OF A DETONATION PRODUCT EQUATION OF STATE REDUCTION FRAMEWORK

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Chair: Scott Jackson

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23649


03/6/2026 | Jen-Wei Huang, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning

2:00PM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning

Chair: Shannon Van Zandt

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23650


03/6/2026 | Julie Delane Swinney, MAR, Architecture

2:00PM, Langford A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Architecture
Architecture

Chair: Marcelo Lopez Dinardi
Co-Chair: Andrew Tripp

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23663


03/16/2026 | Valeria Popoca Gonzalez, MCN, Clinical Nutrition

11:00AM, Borlaug Building

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition

Chair: Alicia Gilmore
Co-Chair: Heidi Vanden Brink

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23602


03/16/2026 | Caroline Elizabeth Freeman, MED, Curriculum and Instruction

12:00PM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture

Chair: Emily Cantrell
Co-Chair: R Joshi

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23659


03/19/2026 | Niaz Azeez, MS, Mathematics

10:00AM, Zoom

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Arts and Sciences
Mathematics

Chair: Oksana Shatalov

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23576


03/27/2026 | Amy L. Buntin, MED, Curriculum and Instruction

9:00AM, Google Meets

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture

Chair: R Joshi

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23647


03/27/2026 | Jacob Edward Pusateri, MS, Sport Management

10:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management

Chair: Paul Keiper

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23634


03/27/2026 | Regan N. Gardner, MS, Sport Management

11:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management

Chair: Paul Keiper

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23610


03/27/2026 | Christa Elizabeth Destefano-Malik, MS, Sport Management

11:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management

Chair: Paul Keiper

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23642


03/27/2026 | Stefenia Phipps, MS, Sport Management

11:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management

Chair: Paul Keiper

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23651


04/1/2026 | Riley Stoner, MEN, Petroleum Engineering

10:00AM, Texas A&M

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:

Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

Chair: Duane McVay
Co-Chair: Thomas Blasingame

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23609


05/5/2026 | Jeong Jae Han, PHD, Interdisciplinary Engineering

1:00PM, WEB232

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HIGH-THROUGHPUT DRUG SCREENING PLATFORM TARGETING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANT MICROBES BASED ON DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS TECHNIQUE

Engineering
Multidisciplinary Engineering

Chair: Arum Han

| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23583