08/2/2024 | Alyson Brooke Fontenot, MS, Animal Science
9:00AM, KLCT 126
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Effect of starch supplementation and subspecies on rumen microbiome communities and gene expression in steers consuming low-quality forage
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal Science
Chair: Tryon Wickersham
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08/2/2024 | Puskar Raj Joshi, PHD, Curriculum and Instruction
10:00AM, Harrington Tower Room #402
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
NAVIGATING THE PROSPECTS FOR MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION IN NEPAL
Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Chair: Cheryl Craig
Co-Chair: Zohreh Eslami
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08/5/2024 | Brittany Leigh Paris, PHD, Animal Science
9:00AM, Kleberg Room 126
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Bisphosphonate Pharmacokinetics and Comprehensive Effects on Juvenile Bone Growth and Healing
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal Science
Chair: Jessica Lucia
Co-Chair: Thomas Welsh
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08/8/2024 | Brenna Kieran Collins, PHD, Chemistry
9:00AM, Chem 255
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
PLATINUM-BOUND POLYYNES: THE SYNTHESIS OF MOLECAULR POLYGONS EN ROUTE TO CYCLO[N]CARBONS
Arts and Sciences
Chemistry
Chair: John Gladysz
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08/8/2024 | Matthew Donovan Runyon, PHD, Computer Science
1:30PM, EABC 112C
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
A Sketch Recognition Powered, Web-Based, Statics Tutoring System
Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chair: Tracy Hammond
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08/12/2024 | Syahrul Amin, PHD, Curriculum and Instruction
11:00AM, CSCC (Charlotte Sharp Children’s Center) Room 210
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Science Teacher Educators’ Patterns of Pedagogical Messages and Practices Across the Expert-Novice Continuum
Education and Human Development
Teaching, Learning & Culture
Chair: Joanne Olson
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08/12/2024 | Agostino Buono, PHD, Biomedical Sciences
1:00PM, VENI 101A
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Biomarkers of inflammation in canine chronic enteropathy
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Vet Small Animal Clinical Sc
Chair: Joerg Steiner
Co-Chair: Jan Suchodolski
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08/12/2024 | Norberto Barragan, MS, Water Management and Hydrological Science
2:00PM, O&M Building, room 807
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
QUANTIFYING THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SCROLL BAR MORPHOMETRICS IN THE LOWER BRAZOS RIVER, TX, USA
Arts and Sciences
Geography
Chair: Inci Guneralp
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08/15/2024 | Jordan Frances Twombly Ellis, PHD, Entomology
11:00AM, KLCT 121
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Determining the mechanism and impact of honey bee (Apis mellifera) premature hive exit behavior
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Entomology
Chair: Juliana Rangel Posada
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08/21/2024 | Jamison Richard Ebert, PHD, Electrical Engineering
8:30AM, WEB 201
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Coded Sparse Signal Processing for Next-Generation Communications
Engineering
Electrical & Computer Eng
Chair: Krishna Narayanan
Co-Chair: Jean-Francois Chamberland-Tremblay
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08/26/2024 | Dounia Boushab, PHD, Mechanical Engineering
10:00AM, MEOB 501
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
UNDERSTANDING DAMAGE MECHANISMS IN CARBON-EPOXY PRSEUS COMPOSITE UNDER EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chair: Thomas Lacy
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08/26/2024 | Kyle Mark Glockzin, PHD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
10:00AM, ILSB
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Enzyme Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Organophosphorus Compounds and Characterization of ProTide Prodrug Activation
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Chair: Tatyana Igumenova
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09/6/2024 | Joel D. White, PHD, Aerospace Engineering
3:00PM, ALLEMO Conference Room
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition on Two Rough-Wall Flared Cones with Environmental Disturbances
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chair: Nathan Tichenor
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10/4/2024 | Zhao Xu, PHD, Computer Engineering
3:00PM, PETR 314
Tentative Title of Thesis / Dissertation / Record of Study:
Deep Learning for Molecular Geometry and Property Analysis
Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chair: Shuiwang Ji
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