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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