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#da23764
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#da23807
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#da23782
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#da23794
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#da23703
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#da23744
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#da23755
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#da23802
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#da23732
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#da23796
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#da23740
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#da23797
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#da23702
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#da23803
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#da23747
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#da23730
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#da23746
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#da23773
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#da23799
02/26/2026 | Neil C. Duzett, PHD, Economics
9:00AM, WCSS 218
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
THREE ESSAYS ON GROUP COMPOSITION AND ECONOMIC WELLBEING
Arts and Sciences
Economics
Chair: Andrew Barr
| Direct Link: https://grad.tamu.edu/aggie-life/Defense-Announcements#da23786
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#da23789
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#da23754
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#da23806
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#da23809
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#da23804
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#da23781
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#da23767
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#da23765
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#da23737
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#da23751
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#da23761
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#da23831
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#da23743
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#da23825
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#da23816
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#da23826
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#da23733
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#da23823
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#da23711
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#da23741
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#da23763
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#da23772
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#da23706
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#da23725
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#da23723
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#da23811
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#da23805
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#da23721
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#da23771
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#da23731
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#da23758
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#da23824
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#da23715
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#da23729
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#da23819
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#da23787
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#da23785
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#da23768
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#da23774
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#da23815
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#da23718
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#da23705
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#da23829
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#da23701
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#da23738
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#da23769
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#da23710
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#da23784
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#da23704
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#da23716
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#da23752
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#da23822
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#da23791
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#da23760
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#da23745
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#da23776
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#da23812
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#da23820
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#da23830
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#da23801
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#da23792
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#da23739
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#da23717
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#da23720
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#da23827
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#da23708
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#da23814
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#da23719
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#da23742
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#da23783
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#da23821
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#da23795
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#da23798
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#da23748
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#da23766
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#da23828
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#da23736
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#da23817
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#da23728
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#da23714
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#da23722
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#da23757
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#da23808
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#da23753
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#da23777
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#da23778
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#da23793
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#da23724
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#da23790
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#da23727
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#da23788
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#da23750
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#da23700
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#da23813
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#da23800
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#da23775
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#da23762
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#da23735
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#da23770
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#da23779
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#da23734
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#da23756
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#da23707