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A Transformative Graduate Education
Our programs help you reach across disciplinary boundaries to change the way we think about graduate education.
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Whether you’re completing a thesis or taking a comprehensive exam, here's everything you need to complete your degree.
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Mohammed Albarrak (PHD, PGG)
Mohammed Abdulrahman Albarrak (PHD, PGG)
3/5/25 3:00 PM
Managing Riyadh's Urban Growth: Assessing Resident Satisfaction in the Current Residential Neighborhoods and Examining Smart Growth Strategy Preferences for the Future Growth in the Context of Rapid Urbanization
@ 01A Architecture Annex -
Heather Wander (PHD, BIOL)
Heather Lynn Wander (PHD, BIOL)
3/7/25 11:00 AM
Understanding and predicting the response of reservoir zooplankton communities and water quality to climate change
@ 2084 Derring Hall -
Lars Koehn (PHD, GEOS)
Lars W. Koehn (PHD, GEOS)
3/27/25 2:00 PM
Expanding the Geographical Footprint of CO2 Storage through Numerical Investigations of Industrial-Scale Carbon Sequestration
@ 4069 Derring Hall -
Maya Keely (MS, ME)
Maya Nicole Keely (MS, ME)
3/31/25 12:00 PM
Using Rigid and Soft Grippers for Assistive Robotic Tasks
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
Asenath Kwagalakwe (PHD, GEOS)
Asenath Kwagalakwe (PHD, GEOS)
5/2/25 12:00 PM
Investigating the Kinematics and Dynamics of Strain Localization in the Northern Western Branch of the East African Rift System
@ 1 Derring Hall
The latest theses and dissertations by our students
Explore the latest theses and dissertations showcasing graduate students' research and scholarship. Read award-winning work by our students.
Theses and Dissertations
Virginia Tech Library Systems maintains a collection of our graduate students' award-winning theses and dissertations
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