03/2/2026 | Lainey Brishae Bullard, MAR, Architecture
2:00AM, Langford Architecture Center Building A (ARCA) at TAMU
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Aubrey Pentecost
Co-Chair: Fabrizio Aimar
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24364
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#da24468
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#da24363
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#da24397
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#da24416
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#da24425
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#da24358
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#da24380
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#da24378
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#da24453
03/2/2026 | Megan Irene Hinks, MS, Ocean Engineering
12:30PM, MAIN 410
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Wave Resource Assessment and Feasibility Study for Wave-Powered Desalination in Egypt
Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Chair: Mirjam Fuerth
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24458
03/2/2026 | Elijah J. Schmit, MAR, Architecture
1:00PM, ARCH Review Space
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Christopher Hunter
Co-Chair: Timothy Early
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24355
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#da24450
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#da24376
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#da24424
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#da24385
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#da24410
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#da24469
03/3/2026 | Esom I. Too-Chiobi, MS, Computer Engineering
9:00AM, PETR 120
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Post-Hoc Alignment for Theory-Aware Music Retrieval: A Computationally Lightweight Alternative to End-to-End Training
Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chair: Tracy Hammond
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24367
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#da24384
03/3/2026 | Yunxiao Zhang, MS, Visualization
9:00AM, ARCC 107
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Time-Archival Camera Virtualization for Sports and Visual Performances
Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
College of Perf Vis Fine Arts
Chair: Suryansh Kumar
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24440
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#da24464
03/3/2026 | Ximeng Wang, PHD, Geology
9:30AM, HALB 103
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
CHEMOFACIES, PORE SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION, AND GEOMECHANICAL PETROLEUM EXPULSION MODEL: APPLICATION TO THE CLINE SHALE (WOLFCAMP D), MIDLAND BASIN, TEXAS
Arts and Sciences
Geology & Geophysics
Chair: Ethan Grossman
Co-Chair: Hadi Nasrabadi
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24452
03/3/2026 | Lara Soberanis, MS, Visualization
10:00AM, HEB 214
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF AUGMENTED REALITY HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS ON WORKERS’ SAFETY AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS
Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
College of Perf Vis Fine Arts
Chair: Edgar Rojas Munoz
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24456
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#da24437
03/3/2026 | William Patrick O'Brien, MS, Aerospace Engineering
11:00AM, ALLEMO Conference Room
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Characterization of the electric field in a novel plasma-surface interface using electric field-induced second harmonic generation (EFISH)
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Arthur Dogariu
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24412
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#da24421
03/3/2026 | Nancy Elizabeth Martinez, MS, Geology
1:00PM, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Halbouty Room 354
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
INVESTIGATING ANTHROPOGENIC STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON AMMONIA PARKINSONIANA & AMMONIA TEPIDA MORPHOLOGY IN THE MATAGORDA BAY SYSTEM
Arts and Sciences
Geology & Geophysics
Chair: Christina Belanger
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24361
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#da24426
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#da24460
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#da24372
03/3/2026 | Camden Blake Ulteig, MS, Nuclear Engineering
3:00PM, Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
MINIMALLY-INVASIVE DISCONTINUOUS ANGULAR DISCRETIZATIONS FOR THE 1-D SPHERICAL-GEOMETRY Sn EQUATIONS WITH TREATMENT OF ANISOTROPIC SCATTERING
Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Chair: Jim Morel
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24434
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#da24357
03/4/2026 | Jesse Avila, MAR, Architecture
8:00AM, Langford
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Fabrizio Aimar
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24419
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#da24475
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#da24354
03/4/2026 | Carson MacKenzie Huntsinger, MAR, Architecture
10:00AM, Langford, 4th Floor
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Aubrey Pentecost
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24463
03/4/2026 | Cade Christian Brown, MS, Aerospace Engineering
10:30AM, HRBB 621
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
"DEVELOPMENT, FLIGHT-TESTING, AND FLIGHT DYNAMICS MODELING OF A LIFT-PLUS-CRUISE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE"
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Benedict Moble
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24394
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#da24422
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#da24362
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#da24436
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#da24368
03/4/2026 | Jad Abi AlMona, MS, Engineering Technology
1:00PM, THOM 222
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
MITIGATING DELAMINATION AND UNDER-CURE IN BOTTOM-UP DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING PRINTING FOR HIGH-SOLID-LOADING SLURRIES
Engineering
Eng Tech & Ind Distribution
Chair: Jyhwen Wang
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24404
03/4/2026 | Adam Donald Mann, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
1:00PM, Langford A349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Galen Newman
Co-Chair: Douglas Wunneburger
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24448
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#da24467
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#da24441
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#da24411
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#da24400
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#da24429
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#da24454
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#da24465
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#da24476
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#da24449
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#da24442
03/4/2026 | Bruno Fuentes Navarro, MS, Construction Management
4:00PM, Francis Hall Conference Room 311
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ONLINE SOCIAL COLLABORATIVE SPACES IN AEC EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL SITE VISITS
Architecture
Construction Science
Chair: Gilles Albeaino
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24369
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#da24395
03/4/2026 | Angel Johnson, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
11:00PM, A349
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#da24371
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#da24374
03/5/2026 | Elizabeth A. Stephen, MS, Ocean Engineering
10:00AM, MAIN 410
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
NOVEL EROSION REDUCTION APPROACHES ALONG STRUCTURALLY MODIFIED SANDY BEACHES
Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Chair: Jens Figlus
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24415
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#da24472
03/5/2026 | Xuan Zhang, PHD, Computer Science
11:00AM, PETR 414
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Learning Physical Dynamics in Continuum and Quantum Systems
Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chair: Shuiwang Ji
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24430
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#da24360
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#da24457
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#da24373
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#da24398
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#da24435
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#da24466
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#da24444
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#da24446
03/6/2026 | Matt Robert Breuer, PHD, Biology
9:00AM, TBD
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Assessing the cellular effects of the antidepressant sertraline on the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
Arts and Sciences
Biology
Chair: Matthew Sachs
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24383
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#da24402
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#da24418
03/6/2026 | Trevor A. Melsheimer, PHD, Nuclear Engineering
9:00AM, University Services Building
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Characterization of Transient Operating Limits and Internal Thermal-Hydraulic Behavior of Sodium Heat Pipes
Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Chair: Yassin Hassan
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24473
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#da24389
03/6/2026 | Jonathan Andrew Tillinghast, PHD, Agricultural Economics
10:00AM, AGLS
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
From Hide to Prime - How Innovation Redesigns Supply Chains
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Economics
Chair: James Mjelde
Co-Chair: David Zilberman
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24405
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#da24462
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#da24366
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#da24377
03/6/2026 | Luke Ryan Murphy, MS, Aerospace Engineering
1:00PM, TBD
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Semi-Analytical and Numerical Approaches to Rigid Body Collision Probability
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Manoranjan Majji
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24409
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#da24451
03/6/2026 | Andrea Giselle Huriega, MS, Ecology and Conservation Biology
2:00PM, ECCB 406
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Seasonal Homeostasis and Nitrogen Balance in Brown Bears During Dormancy
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ecology & Conservation Biology
Chair: Peregrine Barboza
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24375
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#da24407
03/6/2026 | Carley H. Allen, MAR, Architecture
2:00PM, Langford 4th Floor
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Aubrey Pentecost
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24427
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#da24431
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#da24432
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#da24443
03/6/2026 | Iftakharul Amin, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
3:00PM, Langford A 303
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mapping Social Vulnerability and Flood Risk Among Hispanic Communities in Harris County, Texas
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Shannon Van Zandt
Co-Chair: Douglas Wunneburger
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24379
03/6/2026 | Cade D. Pledger, MAR, Architecture
3:00PM, Langford A
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Christopher Hunter
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24401
03/6/2026 | Lei Wang, PHD, Statistics
4:00PM, Online
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Truncated Latent Gaussian Copula Models for High-Dimensional Correlated Data and Survival Analysis Applications in Cancer Clinical Trials
Arts and Sciences
Statistics
Chair: Xiaoqing Wang
Co-Chair: Irina Gaynanova
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24439
03/6/2026 | Matthew Gartner, MAR, Architecture
5:00PM, ARCHA 2nd Floor
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Benjamin Ennemoser
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24396
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#da24381
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#da24438
03/18/2026 | Ben David Skypeck, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
10:00AM, A349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Thomas Sanchez
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24403
03/18/2026 | John A. Monigold, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
11:00AM, Langford A349
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#da24445
03/18/2026 | Jessebel Lorenzo Vistro, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
1:00PM, Langford A349
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#da24356
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#da24353
03/20/2026 | Seth I. Tullos, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
10:00AM, ARCA 349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Li Wei
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24455
03/23/2026 | Logan Thomas Russell, MUP, Urban and Regional Planning
4:00PM, ARCA 349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Laura Schmahmann
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24420
03/25/2026 | Tom Matthew Ralph, MS, Aerospace Engineering
12:00PM, TBD
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mesoscale Modeling of Inelastic Behavior in High Entropy Alloys
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Dimitris Lagoudas
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24390
03/25/2026 | Oscar A. Rios, MLA, Landscape Architecture
2:00PM, Langford A349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Sinan Zhong
Co-Chair: Bruce Dvorak
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24447
03/26/2026 | Mengxiang Jiang, MS, Mathematics
2:00PM, BLOC 338 (Zoom Link: https://tamu.zoom.us/my/mengxiang)
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Arts and Sciences
Mathematics
Chair: Peter Kuchment
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24393
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#da24428
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#da24414
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#da24388
03/27/2026 | Preston Albert Mackay, MS, Sport Management
11:00AM, Online
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Paul Keiper
Co-Chair: Shane Hudson
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24391
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#da24423
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#da24433
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#da24387
04/3/2026 | Virginia Simone Redwine Johnson, PHD, Curriculum and Instruction
1:00PM, Harrington
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Adjusting the Focus: A Mixed Method Analysis of Affirming Dispositions, Teacher Expectations, and Black Student Achievement.
Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Chair: John Williams
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24365
04/14/2026 | Tarun Hejmadi, MS, Aerospace Engineering
11:00AM, HRBB 210
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Sensor Fusion Methods for Gaussian Mixture Models in Cislunar Space Domain Awareness
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Suman Chakravorty
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24474
04/17/2026 | 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#da24382
04/22/2026 | Alecia Lynn Bell, EDD, Educational Administration
1:00PM, 527 HT
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Executive Leaders’ Perceptions and Operationalization of Sustainability within Prescriptive Transformation Models in an Urban-Intensive School District: A Phenomenological Study
Education and Human Development
Educ Admn & Human Resource Dev
Chair: Valerie Hill-Jackson
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24408
04/30/2026 | Suzanne R Peterson, PHD, Materials Science and Engineering
1:00PM, RDMC 208
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTY GRADIENTS IN MULTIPHASE POLYMER SYSTEMS BY USE OF AFM-BASED NANOINDENTATION
Engineering
Materials Science & Engr
Chair: Pavan Kolluru
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da24459
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#da24359