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#da25090
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#da25113
03/17/2026 | Aditya Varma Yalamanchili, PHD, Mechanical Engineering
2:00PM, ZACH 297
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Modeling and Control of Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Systems for Metal Peeling
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Prabhakar Pagilla
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25106
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#da25097
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#da25116
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#da25083
03/18/2026 | Nasir Kenarangui, PHD, Computer Engineering
3:00PM, WEB 202
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
EXPLORATIONS IN INSTANTANEOUS NOISE BASED LOGIC
Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng
Chair: Laszlo Kish
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25126
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#da25082
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#da25120
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#da25104
03/24/2026 | Julianne Birdsall, MLA, Landscape Architecture
1:00PM, Conference Room A349 - Langford Architectural Bldg
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Boqian Xu
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25088
03/24/2026 | Salmah Nafisah Khan Piprawala, MS, Educational Administration
1:00PM, Harrington 575
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Educ Admn & Human Resource Dev
Chair: Johyun Kim
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25112
03/24/2026 | Derrick Matthew Ball, MS, Educational Administration
1:00PM, TBD
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Educ Admn & Human Resource Dev
Chair: Glenda Musoba
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25117
03/24/2026 | Johnathan Andrew Sperry, MNA, Natural Resources
1:00PM, HFSB Room 303
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rangeland Wildlife & Fish Mgmt
Chair: Jacob Lucero
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25122
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#da25094
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#da25118
03/26/2026 | Walid Zarrad, MEN, Petroleum Engineering
3:00AM, zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Chair: Ibrahim Akkutlu
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25089
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#da25096
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#da25109
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#da25102
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#da25093
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#da25095
03/27/2026 | Michael Lee Moralez, MS, Sport Management
11:00AM, Online
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Hyun-Woo Lee
Co-Chair: Paul Keiper
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25101
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#da25105
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#da25111
03/27/2026 | Lauren Marie Ware, 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#da25114
03/27/2026 | Inseo Park, MLA, Landscape Architecture
12:00PM, Langford A, room 349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Sungmin Lee
Co-Chair: Dongying Li
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25110
03/30/2026 | Lauren A. Hogan, MS, Kinesiology
7:30AM, Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Lisa Colvin
Co-Chair: Steven Martin
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25115
03/30/2026 | Ashley Anna Desimone, MS, Athletic Training
8:00AM, Hildebrand Equine Complex 708
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Lori Greenwood
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25084
03/30/2026 | Emma Marie Podliska, MS, Athletic Training
8:00AM, Hildebrand Equine Complex 708
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Education and Human Development
Kinesiology & Sport Management
Chair: Lori Greenwood
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25103
03/30/2026 | Hannah Faith Faith Smith, MAG, Agricultural Development
12:30PM, AGLS Building, Room 255
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ag Leadership, Educ & Comm
Chair: Scott Cummings
Co-Chair: Jennifer Strong
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25085
03/30/2026 | Carissa J. Hecker, MLA, Landscape Architecture
1:00PM, Langford A349
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Architecture
Land Arch & Urban Planning
Chair: Kenneth Hurst
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25099
03/31/2026 | Cade C. Weiss, MNA, Natural Resources
8:30AM, HFSB 303
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rangeland Wildlife & Fish Mgmt
Chair: Ty Werdel
Co-Chair: Melissa Shehane
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25098
03/31/2026 | Sarah Jayne Ingram, PHD, Genetics and Genomics
1:00PM, Zoom
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
DNA methylation associations with adolescent and adult anxiety in whole blood and blood cell-types
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Chair: Shaunna Clark
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25108
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#da25092
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#da25087
04/13/2026 | Lina Marcela Villa Zapata, PHD, Industrial Engineering
10:00AM, ETB 4002
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Mean-Risk Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programming with Endogenous Uncertainty: Modeling and Application to Wildfire Management
Engineering
Industrial & Systems Eng
Chair: Lewis Ntaimo
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25123
04/13/2026 | Yuwen Li, PHD, Electrical Engineering
11:00AM, WEB 236C
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Microfluidic Electrical Impedance-based Sensing of Microbial-Material Interactions
Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng
Chair: Arum Han
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25107
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#da25125
04/15/2026 | Margarita Chouliara, MS, Nutrition
2:00PM, Borlaug, Room 101
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A Formative Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Bilingual AR/AI Digital Menu Prototype in a Hispanic Restaurant Setting
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition
Chair: Hyunjung Lee
Co-Chair: Po-Ju Chen
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25119
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#da25091
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#da25100
04/27/2026 | Kristen Dene York, PHD, English
9:00AM, LAAH 360
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Spells, Miracles, and Jests: Masks in Medieval English Poetry and Plays of the West Midlands
Arts and Sciences
English
Chair: Britt Mize
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da25124
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#da25121
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#da25086