Defense Announcements

07/29/2025 | Sarita Neupane, PHD, Biomedical Sciences

9:00AM, VENI 101 A

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Investigating the role of glucose and diabetic-associated metabolites during urinary tract infection

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Veterinary Pathobiology

Chair: Sargurunathan Subashchandrabose

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07/31/2025 | Jesse Rutt, MS, Atmospheric Sciences

10:00AM, OMB 1209

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
THE TRUE COST OF HEAT: EVALUATING HEAT-RELATED MORTALITY ESTIMATION METHODS IN TEXAS

Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences

Chair: Andrew Dessler

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08/6/2025 | Dylan Lee Garibaldi, MS, Biomedical Engineering

10:00AM, ETB 5039

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A Novel Media-Concentration Based Accelerated Hydrolytic Degradation Model for Biodegradable Polymers based on Time-Concentration Superposition Frameworks

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Balakrishna Haridas

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08/7/2025 | Jack Wang, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

10:00AM, Online

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Advancing biomechanical characterization for coronary plaque rupture risk assessment

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Lucas Timmins

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08/11/2025 | Shweta Kailani, PHD, Educational Psychology

9:00AM, HECC 715B conference room

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Meeple-Centered Learning: Using Collaborative Games To Enhance Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Skills In Undergraduate Students

Education and Human Development
Educational Psychology

Chair: Susan Pedersen
Co-Chair: Tugce Aldemir

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08/11/2025 | Yunong Wang, PHD, Chemistry

2:00PM, CHEM 255

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Imaging Living Cells with Multifunctional Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy

Arts and Sciences
Chemistry

Chair: Lane Baker

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08/21/2025 | Max Errickson Simons, PHD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

2:00PM, ILSB 3143

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Biosynthesis of UDP-L-Arabinofuranose, CDP-Fucofuranose and CDP-6-deoxy-Altrofuranose for the Capsular Polysaccharides of Campylobacter jejuni

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biochemistry & Biophysics

Chair: Tatyana Igumenova

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08/21/2025 | Sunder Neelakantan, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

2:00PM, tbd

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Investigating the biomechanical alteration in the right ventricle and pulmonary system in pulmonary hypertension

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Reza Avazmohammadi

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08/28/2025 | Claudia A Collier, PHD, Biomedical Engineering

11:00AM, 5039

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
ANALYZING ENTERIC NEUROINFLAMMATION IN GULF WAR ILLNESS: EX VIVO AND IN VITRO STUDIES

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Chair: Shreya Raghavan

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08/29/2025 | Liuyi Jin, PHD, Computer Science

2:00PM, Peterson

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
AI-enabled Next-Generation Emergency Medical Services at the Edge

Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

Chair: Radu Stoleru

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10/2/2025 | Xiner Li, PHD, Computer Science

12:00PM, TBD

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Robust Artificial intelligence for Life Science: Graphs, Geometries, and Sequences

Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering

Chair: Shuiwang Ji

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12/9/2025 | Steve Jackson, PHD, Toxicology

10:00AM, USDA Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center: 2881 F&B Road, College Station, Texas

Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
NutriClay strategies against foodborne AMR bacterial pathogens

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vet Integrative Biosciences

Chair: Timothy Phillips

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