Taylor Brooke Burrell, Animal Science, “Maximizing efficiency in raising dairy calves: Strategies for automation and crossbreeding,” June 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Polk 125. Major Professor: Dr. Stephanie Hill Ward.

Kevin Do, Physics, “The Information Architecture of Collective Behavior in Fire Ant Colonies”, June 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Riddick Hall Room 202, Major Professor: Dr. Robert Riehn.

Irene Yayra Dzaye, Chemistry, “Photophysical Investigation of Chromium(III) and Related Polypyridyl
Chromophores for Electron and Energy Transfer Applications,” June 18, 2026, 12 p.m., Plant Science Building, Rm. 3158. Major Professor: Dr. Felix Castellano.

Carolyn Farling, Chemistry, “Structural Determinants of CYP1B1 Inhibitor Selectivity: Insights from Site-Directed
Mutagenesis, Electrostatic Mapping, and X-ray Crystallography,” June 18, 2026, 4 p.m., D.H. Hill, Rm. 2312N. Major Professor: Dr. Edith Glazer.

Erin Brewer Cain, Community College Leadership, “Exploring Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation and Observation Practices in Community College Continuing Education Programs”, June 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote, Major Professor: Dr. Makena Stewart.

Sumaiya Tazin, Forestry and Environmental Resources, “A Multi-pathway Analysis of Household Environmental and Domestic Animal Exposures Associated with Child Health and Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural South Asia”, June 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Addition Room 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Ayse Ercumen.

John Yu, Electrical Engineering, “Decision-Relevant Probabilistic Forecasting for Power Systems-Methods, System-Level Evaluation, and Real-Time Implementation,” June 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Wenyuan Tang.

Elyse Smith, Learning and Teaching in STEM, “Equity in Numbers: Math Teacher Candidates’ Use of Cultural Capital and Prior Knowledge in edTPA Commentaries”, June 19, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Remote, Major Professors: Dr. Karen Hollebrands and Dr. Cyndi Edgington.

Sooyoung Kim, Chemical Engineering, “Development of piezoelectric polydimthylsiloxane foam for sensing pressure distribution and interfacial reactions between gallium based liquid metals and various substrates,” June 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m., EBI-2018. Major Professor: Dr. Michael Dickey.

Dolly Bounajim, Psychology, “Evaluating the Impact of ChatGPT on Student Learning, Engagement, and Cognitive Load in Flipped Classrooms,” June 19, 2026, 1 p.m., D.H. Hill Library, Rm. 2310. Major Professor: Dr. Eric Wiebe.

John Sanders, Forest Biomaterials, “Process Development Strategies for Deep Eutectic Solvent Based Biorefinery: Solvent Selection, Pulp Valorization, and Chemical Recovery”, June 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m., Biltmore Hall Room 1003, Major Professor: Dr. Sunkyu Park.

Nafi Ahmed, Industrial Engineering, “ML-Driven Digital Manufacturing for Biofabrication Processes and Systems,” June 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., FWH 4280. Major Professor: Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker.

Akram Batikh, Nuclear Engineering, “An Integrated Hybrid Causal Logic Framework for Muliti-Hazard Probabilistic Risk Assessment,” June 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., BU-1121 Duke Energy Conference Room. Major Professor: Dr. Mihai A. Diaconeasa.

Aaron Frye, Chemical Engineering, “Process Engineering Intensification and Scale Up of Carbon Conversion Technologies via Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation,” June 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., EBI-1005. Major Professor: Dr. Fanxing Li.

Jiahan Chen, Bioinformatics, “Factorial condition gene network inference and comparison analysis,” June 22, 2026, 9 a.m., Ricks Hall, Rm. 336. Major Professor: Dr. Dahlia Nielsen.

Sarah Hudadoff, Genetics and Genomics, “Methods for Altering the Sex Ratios of Sheep Blowfly Lucilia cuprina to Improve Genetic Pest Control Stategies”, June 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Thomas Hall Room 3503, Major Professor: Dr. Maxwell Scott.

Brooklynn Joyner, PRTM, “Between Science and Society: Characterizing Public Trust in Science and Scientists Across Rural Communities”, June 22, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Room 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Lincoln Larson.

Faisal Mohammed G. Alghamdi, Civil Engineering, “Demand Management Policies for Improving Urban Water Infrastructure Performance,” June 22, 2026, 2:00 p.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Emily Berglund.

Sandeep Sthapit, Computer Science, “From Modeling the Collaborative Mind to Designing Pedagogy: Foraging, Metacognition, and Collaboration in CS,” June 23, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Virtual. Major Professors: Dr. Sandeep Kuttal and Dr. Tiffany Barnes.

Zhizhen Li, Computer Science, “AI-driven intelligent beam management and sensing in next-generation wireless networks,” June 23, 2026, 10:30 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Yuchen Liu.

Maxwell Noonan, Electrical Engineering, “Multimodal Animal Wearables for Behavioral and Physiological Monitoring,” June 23, 2026, 1:00 p.m., MRC 454A. Major Professor: Dr. Alper Bozkurt.

Md Farhamdur Reza, Electrical Engineering, “Adversarial Vulnerabilities under Constrained Acess in Modern AI Systems: From Black-Box Attacks to Mutimodal Jailbreaks,” June 24, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Zoom. Major Professor: Dr. Huaiyu Dai.

Ryan Tharp, Fish, Wild, & Con Bio-CALS-PHD, “Applications of acoustic telemetry to artificial reef design and fishery assessment,” June 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m., CMAST 205. Major Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Buckel.

Asmaa Farag, Nuclear Engineering, “A Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Methodology to Rightsize Emergency Planning Zones for Advanced Reactors,” June 24, 2026,1:30 p.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Mihai A. Diaconeasa.

Bethany Mostert, Plant Biology, “Biochemical Divergence of Two Cytochrome P450 Reductase Isoforms in Artemisia annua and Their Implications for Artemisinin Biosynthesis,” June 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Thomas Hall 3503. Major Professor: Dr. Deyu Xie.

Riley Lawson, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, “Soil biosensors and rhizosphere dynamics: thermal and photometric approaches for precision nutrient management,” June 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Weaver Labs 125. Major Professors: Dr. Chadi Sayde and Dr. Amy Grunden.

Ajmal Rasheeda Satheesh, MEAS, “Aerosol Flux Measurements Across Multiple Spatiotemporal Scales,” June 25, 2026, 1:30 p.m., JH1132. Major Professor: Dr. Nicholas Meskhidze.

Yesim Kutlu, Nuclear Engineering, “High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Modeling and Simulation of Hexagonal Reactor Cores,” June 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Duke Energy Building. Major Professors: Dr. Kostadin Ivanov/Dr. Maria Avramova.

Abdulhadi Aldawsari, Electrical Engineering, “Reflection-based mm-Wave Array Pattern (RMAP) Measurement system,” June 26, 2026, 3:00 p.m., 337 MRC. Major Professor: Dr. Jacob Adams.

Lauren Anderson, Microbiology, “Linking the Gut Microbiome to Host Immunometabolism Through Circulating Metabolic Signals,” June 30, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Scott 216. Major Professors: Dr. Matthew Koci and Dr. Hsiao-Ching Liu.

Muhammed Ziauddin Ahmad Ebrahim, Chemical Engineering, “Fabrication of Multifunctional Aerogels Using Electrospun Nanofibers,” July 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m., EBI-2018. Major Professor: Dr. Saad Khan.

Yixiao Chen, Applied Mathematics, “Immersed finite element method using body fitted meshes for elliptic and parabolic interface problems,” July 2, 2026, 1 p.m., SAS 3282. Major Professor: Dr. Zhilin Li.

Anna Jump, Community College Leadership, “Motivational Processes of Adult Immigrant Learners Pursuing Non-Credit ESL Education Within a Rural Community College”, July 6, 2026, 1:00 p.m., Remote, Major Professor: Dr. Makena Stewart.

Kelly Flanagan, Civil Engineering, “The Kinematics of Interface Shear Resistance: Characterizing the Mobilization, Dilation, and Asperity Degradation of Grout- and Epoxy-Cast Micropiles in Simulated Rock with Variable Topologies,” July 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Mo Gabr.

Dhruthi Singamsetty, Comparative Biomedical Science, “Cellular and Molecular Pathways Underlying Mixed Allergen-Induced Mucous Cell Metaplasia,” July 7, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Yogesh Saini.

Kimberly Young, Comparative Biomedical Science, “Safety and feasibility of the use of cell and gene therapy in quine ocular disease,” July 7, 2026, 1:00 p.m., C120. Major Professors: Dr. Brian Gilger and Dr. Lauren Schnabel.

Alexandra Bryant, Chemistry, “Aptamer Characterization and Electrochemical Aptamer Based Sensor
Development,” July 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m., D.H. Hill Library, Rm. 2312N. Major Professor: Dr. Yi Xiao.

Silvia Marin-Araya, Soil Science, “Effects of environmental conditions, soil properties and inhibitors on nitrogen transformations and gaseous losses,” July 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m., William 2223. Major Professors: Dr. Josh Heitman and Dr. Rob Austin.

James Livingstone Scott, Chemistry, “Synthesis and Reactivity Nitridorhenium(V/III) and Oxorhenium(V) Complexes Toward Small Molecules via Inner and Outer Sphere Mechanisms,” July 13, 2026, 10:30 a.m., D.H. Hill Library, Rm. 2312N. Major Professor: Dr. Elon A. Ison.

Sophia Andanje, Civil Engineering, “Effect of Natural Hazards on Geotechnical Engineering Behavior of Infrastructure,” July 14, 2026, 10:00 a.m., FWH 3280. Major Professor: Dr. Brina Montoya.

Hannah Hiscott, Civil Engineering, “Bio-Medicated Soil Improvement for Planted Infrastructure and Ecological Resilience,” July 16, 2026, 9:30 a.m., EB 1005. Major Professor: Dr. Brina Montoya.

Alexa Gormley, Animal Science, “The use of pre-, pro-, and postbiotics to improve intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs through positive influences on the mucosal microbiota and mucosal immune responses,” July 23, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Polk 125. Major Professor: Dr. Sung Woo Kim.

Seth Eisenberg, Chemistry, “Development of IR-MALDESI Instrumentation for Enhanced Signal, Analyte Detection,
and Data Analysis,” July 24, 2026, 11 a.m., Broughton Hall, Rm. 4231. Major Professor: Dr. David Muddiman.

Saifur Rahman, Agricultural Education and Human Sciences, “The Adoption and Diffusion of Generative Artificial Intelligence among North Carolina Extension Agents,” July 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m., 220 Ricks Hall. Major Professor: Dr. Joseph Donaldson.

Nirwan Tandukar, Genetics and Genomics, “Genomic and Metabolic Signatures of Environmental Adaptation and Nutrient Utilization in Grass Crops”, July 29, 2026, 10:30 a.m., Plant Science Building Room 4152, Major Professor: Dr. Rubén Rellán Álvarez.

Yesid Ricardo Garavito Duarte, Animal Science, “Nutritional strategies to support intestinal health in nursery pigs: roles of functional feed additives and amino acid nutrition,” July 31, 2026, 9:00 a.m., 125 Polk Hall. Major Professor: Dr. Sung Woo Kim.

Mesbah Ahmad, Chemical Engineering, “Novel biodegradable and stretchable biopolymer films for soft electronics “ August 5, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Orlin D. Velev.

Gavin Gaynor, Forest Biomaterials, “Development of butanol/water-based biorefinery for the valorization of miscanthus: Process optimization, solvent recovery, and modeling”, August 7, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Room 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Lucian Lucia.

Yaqin Si, Bioinformatics, “Statistical and Computational Methods for Structural Variant Association
Analysis in Whole-Genome Sequencing Studies,” August 7, 2026, 10 a.m., Ricks 336. Major Professors: Dr. Jung-Ying Tzeng and Dr. Wenbin Lu.

Victoria Yarmey, Biomedical Engineering, “Stop and Smell the RO’s: Investigating the Neuronal Role in the C. elegans Oxidative Stress Response,” August 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m., EBIII, 4142. Major Professors: Dr. Adriana San Miguel/Dr. Michael Gamcsik.

Ermek Belekov, Electrical Engineering, “Application of Multifrequency CMUT and Hybrid Piezoelectric-CMUT Arrays in Acoustic Angiography and Photoacoustic Imaging,” August 7, 2026, 11:00 a.m., EBII-3110. Major Professor: Dr. Omer Oralkan.

William Hurley Martin, Civil Engineering, “Structural Behavior and Self-healing of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites via Inductive Heating,” August 12, 2026, 1:00 p.m., FWH 3301. Major Professor: Dr. Jason F. Patrick.

Jack Turicek, Mechanical Engineering, “Multifunctional Fiber reinforced Polymer Composites with Bioinspired Damage sensing, Self healing, and Thermal regulation,” August 19. 2026, FWH 3301. Major Professor: Dr. Jason F. Patrick.