04/16/2025 | Nataleigh Kristine Perez, PHD, Geography
1:30PM, O&M 203 and Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Modeling past, present, and future high-elevation peatland dynamics in the Peruvian Andes
Arts and Sciences
Geography
Chair: David Cairns
Co-Chair: Julie Loisel
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04/18/2025 | Jay Zhang, PHD, Agricultural Economics
1:30PM, AGLS 210F
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDERS’ DECISION MAKING: APPLICATIONS OF CHOICE MODELING IN AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE POLICIES
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Economics
Chair: Grace Melo Guerrero
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04/28/2025 | Delaney Catalina Couri, PHD, Communication
12:00PM, Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Reconciling Representations: Queer and Religious Identity on Television
Arts and Sciences
Communication & Journalism
Chair: Kristan Poirot
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04/28/2025 | Mazette Louise Croom, PHD, Poultry Science
1:00PM, KLCT 100
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Impact of Endocannabinoid-associated Signaling System Modulation on the Behavioral Responses of Feed Restricted Broiler Breeder Pullets
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Poultry Science
Chair: Rosemary Walzem
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04/29/2025 | Brandon Michael Nitschke, PHD, Biomedical Engineering
12:30PM, Emerging Technologies Building (ETB) Room 5039
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Bioactive Composite Shape Memory Polymer Scaffolds to Heal Complex Bone Defects
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Melissa Grunlan
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04/30/2025 | Erin Mackenzie Harris, PHD, Entomology
9:30AM, 413 HEEP
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Micronutriet Concentration Impacts Neonate Life-History Trats of Hermetia illucens and Cochliomyia macellaria
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Entomology
Chair: Jeffery Tomberlin
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05/1/2025 | Valeria Alvarado Tejeda, MS, Chemical Engineering
12:00PM, JEB 256
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AT THE INTERFACE OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PATHWAYS
Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chair: Mahmoud El-Halwagi
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05/5/2025 | Homa Pesarakli, PHD, Architecture
1:00PM, Langford A
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF DESIGN ON THE OCCURRENCE OF INTERRUPTION EVENTS DURING THE MEDICATION PROCESS IN THE ICU
Architecture
Architecture
Chair: Zhipeng Lu
Co-Chair: Farzan Sasangohar
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05/6/2025 | Kaylee L. Lovejoy, MS, Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
1:00PM, HFSB 303
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS FOR RESOURCE SELECTION OF SHEEP USING GPS COLLARS, REMOTE SENSING, AND MACHINE LEARNING TO INFORM LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rangeland Wildlife & Fish Mgmt
Chair: Javier Leyton
Co-Chair: Humberto Perotto Baldiviezo
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05/7/2025 | Lara Ankita Dsouza, PHD, Biomedical Sciences
11:00AM, VENI 101A
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Nucleotide Metabolism in Poxvirus Infections: From Viral Modulation of Host Pathways to Antiviral Targeting
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Veterinary Pathobiology
Chair: Zhilong Yang
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05/7/2025 | Emma J Whaley, MS, Food Science and Technology
2:00PM, Hybrid
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
EFFECT OF FLAVONOIDS ON MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCT FORMATION IN A CHEMICALLY LEAVENED BAKED GOOD
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food Science & Technology
Chair: Joseph Awika
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05/9/2025 | Ariana V Benedict, MA, History
11:00AM, Glasscock Building
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Arts and Sciences
History
Chair: Jonathan Brunstedt
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05/12/2025 | Connor K Brubaker, PHD, Statistics
10:00AM, Blocker 427
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Frequency Band Analysis for Multiple Time Series
Arts and Sciences
Statistics
Chair: Scott Bruce
Co-Chair: Mohsen Pourahmadi
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05/12/2025 | Evan Marshall Fox, PHD, Chemistry
12:00PM, CHEM 255
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Spatially defined organic redox polymers to probe effects of redox site spacing on structure property relationship.
Arts and Sciences
Chemistry
Chair: Emily Pentzer
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05/13/2025 | Andrea Porter, PHD, Interdisciplinary Engineering
1:00PM, SPH
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Bras, Breasts and Bulletproof Vests: Investigating Body Armor Fit for Female Law Enforcement Officers and Implications on Armor Protection
Engineering
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Chair: Mark Benden
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05/14/2025 | Precious Olohigbe Badejo, PHD, Pharmaceutical Sciences
10:00AM, COP 236
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mechanistic Insights into the Parental Effects of E-Hookah Exposure on Platelet Function and Thrombogenicity
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chair: FADI KHASAWNEH
Co-Chair: Fatima Alshbool
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05/14/2025 | Swatadipta Chakraborty, PHD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
10:12PM, BioBio, Room: TBD
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DECIPHERING THE FUNCTIONS OF UBIQUITIN AND UBIQUITIN-LIKE PROTEIN PATHWAYS
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Chair: Pingwei Li
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05/22/2025 | Zihang Wei, PHD, Civil Engineering
2:00PM, DLEB 304F
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Data-Driven Discovery and Control of Physically Analyzable Traffic Network Dynamics Models
Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engr
Chair: Yunlong Zhang
Co-Chair: Yang Zhou
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05/29/2025 | Murat Gokoglu, MS, Ocean Engineering
9:00AM, Galveston, TX
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Modeling Soil-Like Behaviors in SPH: Density, Viscosity, and Yield Stress Adjustments for Hybrid Structure Evolution Simulation
Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Chair: Jens Figlus
Co-Chair: Roger Cordes
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06/5/2025 | CJ J Bott, PHD, Mathematics
1:30PM, BLOC 302
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Computation of Schubert Galois Groups
Arts and Sciences
Mathematics
Chair: Frank Sottile
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06/5/2025 | Adrien Robert Auguste Cassagne, PHD, Aerospace Engineering
2:45PM, HRBB Room 621
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Complex Thermo-Mechanical Loading in High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Jean-Briac Le Graverend
Co-Chair: Dimitris Lagoudas
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06/6/2025 | Archita Sharma, PHD, Biomedical Engineering
12:00PM, Room: 5039, Emerging Technologies Building
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Advanced Bioactive Materials for Skin Regeneration
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chair: Feng Zhao
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