Doctoral Candidates Scheduled for Final Oral Examinations of the Dissertation

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Student Name Major Chair Name Date, Time, Location Title
COOPER, OLIVIA ASTRONOMY Finkelstein, Steven L APRIL 22, 2025; 10:00AM; POB 2.302 BRIGHT AND EARLY: THE ROLE OF MASSIVE GALAXIES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE Z > 2 UNIVERSE
MBA, CHIOMA I. ENUKOHA ELP, EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING (MED OR PHD) Green, Terrance L APRIL 22, 2025; 10:00AM; SZB 3.802A BLACK UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN'S NAVIGATION OF STEM MAJORS AT A LARGE 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY
WANNA, SELMA LILIANE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Pryor, Mitchell W, Landsberger, Sheldon APRIL 22, 2025; 2:00-4:00PM; AHG 2.124, VIRTUAL BEYOND STANDARD BENCHMARKING: TOWARDS ROBUST AND TRUSTWORTHY ROBOTICS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
CARDENAS, ESTEBAN MATHEMATICS Chen, Thomas APRIL 23, 2025; 10:00AM; PMA 10.176 QUANTUM BOLTZMANN DYNAMICS AROUND THE FERMI BALL
DEMASON, KENNETH MATHEMATICS Delgadino, Matias G APRIL 23, 2025; 11:00AM; PMA 8.136 QUANTITATIVE STABILITY RESULTS FOR CRYSTALS AND CLUSTERS
MASTHAY, TYLER COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS Engquist, Bjorn, Fomel, Sergey B APRIL 23, 2025; 2:00PM; POB 4.304 OPTIMAL TRANSPORT FOR ELASTIC SOURCE INVERSION
CHEN, YU-CHIH ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Bovik, Alan C APRIL 24, 2025; 11:00AM-12:30PM; EER 6.702 ADVANCEMENTS IN PERCEPTUAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA: FROM MOBILE CLOUD GAMING TO HUMAN AVATAR VIDEOS AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
KUTAGULLA, SHANMUKH MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Akinwande, Deji APRIL 29, 2025; 12:00PM; EER 0.806 / 0.808 ENHANCED ION SELECTIVITY IN ENGINEERED 2D MATERIAL BASED MEMBRANES FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
BAINS, SAVNEET KAUR ELP, HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP/POLICY (MED OR PHD) Kameen, Marilyn C MAY 1, 2025; 1:00PM; SZB 3.222 UNVEILING THE STORIES OF SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN LEADERS: NAVIGATING BARRIERS AND HARNESSING CULTURAL CAPITAL TO FORGE NEW PATHWAYS
YAO, CHENHAO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Kumar, Manish, Lynd, Nathaniel MAY 1, 2025; 10:00AM-12:00PM; ECJ 3.402 DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYAMIDE THIN FILM COMPOSITE (TFC) MEMBRANES FOR H2 PURIFICATION AND REVERSE OSMOSIS