Isabella Livingston, Genetics and Genomics, “Applications of Genetic and Genomic Tools in Wildlife Health and Conservation Studies,” May 22, 2026, 9 a.m., CVM South Theatre. Major Professor: Dr. Matthew Breen.

Keren Zhao, Mechanical Engineering, “Development of an Imageable, Shear-Thinning Laponite-Alginate Nancomposite Hydrogel for Minimally Invasive Embolization and Localized Therpy. May 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., EBIII-3115. Major Professor: Dr. Jingjie Hu.

Megan Pike, Chemistry, “From Optimization to In-vivo Application of SABRE-polarized [1-13C]pyruvate,” May 26, 2026, 11 a.m., Plant Science Building, Rm. 3158. Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Theis.

Anastasia Sheridan-Munana, Biomedical Engineering, “Fibrin-Centric Transfusion Therapies to Establish Hemostatic Balance in Patients with Thrombotic Complications,” May 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m., CVM C120. Major Professor: Dr. Ashley Brown.

Ramil Agliamzanov, Computer Engineering, “Architecting DNA-based Archival Storage for Reduced Depletion and Regeneration,” May 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m., EBII-2095. Major Professor: Dr. James Tuck.

Jorden Rabasco, Bioinformatics, “Methodological Advances in Low-Biomass Microbiome
Sequencing-Based Analyses,” May 27, 2026, 10 a.m., Research Building – Research 101. Major Professor: Dr. Benjamin Callahan.

Jingtain Bai, Statistics, “Weak Signal Inference in High Dimensions: Theory, Dependence Leverage, and Applications to Feature-Based Transfer Learning,” May 27, 2026, 10 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Xinge Jeng.

Jonathan Wheeler, Chemistry, “Tuning the Optoelectronic Properties of Cr(III) Diimines through Ligand Design,” May 27, 2026, 10:30 a.m., TOX 2104. Major Professor: Dr. Felix Catellano.

Thusharika Muthumali, Chemistry, “Organic Thermoelectrics: Beyond Silicon Semiconductors,” May 27, 2026, 2 p.m., PIII, Conference Rm, 302. Major Professor: Dr. Ryan Chiechi.

Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Chemistry, “Polypeptide Bioconjugation at Aromatic Amino Acid Residues Using Main Group Metals in Hexafluoroisopropanol and Through Mechanochemistry,” May 28, 2026, 2 p.m., D.H. Hill Library, Faculty Seminar 2312. Major Professor: Dr. Jun Ohata.

Lumana Shakya, Economics, “Essays on Climate Change and Health”, June 2, 2026, 11:00 a.m., Nelson Hall Room 4302, Major Professor: Dr. Raymond Guiteras.

Samantha Kisthardt, Microbiology, “The Role of Commensal Clostridia in Bile Acid Mediated Attenuation of Clostridoides Difficile Viruclence,” June 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m., CVM Research Building, Rm 101. Major Professor: Dr. Casey Theriot.

Robert Monahan, TELS, “Game-Based Teaching: How Teachers Bridge Analog Commercial Gameplay Reasoning and Disciplinary Science Reasoning”, June 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Hunt Library Room 4505, Major Professor: Dr. James Minogue.

Jianxun Wang, Computer Science, “Adaptive Constrained Optimization for Offline RL with Dataset and Alignment Constraints,” June 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. David L. Roberts.

Navya Mishra, Electrical Engineering, “Engineering Novel Biohybrid Interfaces,” June 4, 2026, 9:00 a.m., EBII-3001. Major Professor: Dr. Amay Bandodkar.

Andre Moreira Nogueira, Chemistry, “Photoinduced Electron Spin Polarization of Stable Radicals using
Ligand-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Chromophores,” June 4, 2026, 1 p.m., PSB – 3158. Major Professor: Dr. David A. Schultz.

Melissa Daeschner, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, “Nociceptor-Enriched CAPS1 Isoform Couples to Voltage-Gated CaV2.2 Channels and Contributes to Inflammatory Pain,” June 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m., CVM A-101. Major Professors: Dr. Javier Lopez Soto and Dr. John Metizen.

Sarah Mulutzie, Operations Research, “Behavioral Epidemiology and Policy Innovation: Developing Targeted Intervention Strategies using Agent-Based Modeling of Human Decision-Making,” June 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m., FWH 4103. Major Professor: Dr. Maria Mayorga.

Brooklyn Joyner, PRTM, “Between Science and Society: Characterizing Public Trust in Science and Scientists Across Rural Communities”, June 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Room 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Lincoln Larson.

Tyler R. Jarrard, Food Science, “Thermal Inactivation of the Plasmin System in Model Milk Protein Concentrate Beverages,” June 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m., G-40 / Schaub Hall. Major Professor: Dr. Haotian Zheng.

Heidi Reichert, Computer Science, “Understanding Generative AI and Large Language Models for Teaching and Learning in Secondary Classrooms,” June 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Tiffany Barnes.

Nicole Adams, Bioinformatics, “Characterization of Complex Immune Genes in Mammalian Systems Using Long-read Sequencing,” June 10, 2026, 9 a.m., C-120/CVM Main Building. Major Professor: Dr. Xinxia Peng.

Brandon Sulc, Chemistry, “Sulfonium Ylides as Convenient Precursors of Tertiary Cyclopropyl
Boronates, Spiro[2.3]hexan-4-ones and Cyclobutanones,” June 10, 2026, 1 p.m., D.H. Hill Library, Faculty Room 2312N. Major Professor: Dr. Vincent Lindsay.

Courtney Johnson, Forestry and Environmental Resources, “Advancing Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) eradication in bottomland hardwood forests: Alternative management and investigations into ovipositional behavior, biology, and remote sensing for red maple detection”, June 12, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Addition Room 1214, Major Professors: Dr. Kelly Oten and Dr. Robert Jetton.

Shruthi Manjula Balakrishna, DDN, “Evaluating the Impact of Menu Formats on Perceived Safety, Brand Trust, and Dining Experience in Upscale Restaurants Post-Pandemic: A Strategic Experiential Modules (SEM) Comparative Analysis,” June 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m., Remote. Major Professor: Dr. Tania Allen.

Jill Furgurson, Forestry and Environmental Resources, “Reframing Engagement in Environmental Biotechnology Governance: Ethical Space, Plural Knowledge, and Sovereignty”, June 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Jordan Hall Addition Room 1214, Major Professor: Dr. Ritwick Ghosh.

Yufeng Lin, Food Science, “Valorization of whey streams: protein and permeate aspects,” June 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m., G-40 / Schaub Hall. Major Professor: Dr. Haotian Zheng.

Reyyan Can, Psychology, “Daily Happiness in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Türkiye and United
States: Hedonic and Eudaimonic Approach,” June 17, 2026, 10 a.m., D.H. Hill Library, Rm. 2310. Major Professor: Dr. Shevaun Neupert.

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.

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.

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.

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 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m., EBI-2018. Major Professor: Dr. Michael Dickey.

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.

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.

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.