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Samantha Joy McCarter (PHD, BMVS)
Samantha Joy McCarter (PHD, BMVS)
7/27/26, 9:00 AM
The effect of an overweight body condition on reproductive outcomes and habitual physical activity in the bitch
@ 121 Vet Med Phase 2, Blacksburg -
Elizabeth Ann Harris (PHD, BMVS)
Elizabeth Ann Harris (PHD, BMVS)
7/27/26, 10:00 AM
The Peripheral-Central Neuroimmune Interface: The Influence of Monocyte Reprogramming on Chronic Neuroinflammation in the Dentate Gyrus Following Traumatic Brain Injury
@ 101 Life Sciences 1 Facility, Blacksburg -
Gaoshan Li (PHD, CHE)
Gaoshan Li (PHD, CHE)
7/27/26, 10:00 AM
Epigenomic Profiling of Brain: Technology Development and Mechanistic Study
@ 285 Goodwin Hall, Blacksburg -
Hamad Gh F A A Alhendi (PHD, ME)
Hamad Gh F A A Alhendi (PHD, ME)
7/27/26, 1:00 PM
Physics-Informed Monocular Estimation and Tracking of Three-Dimensional Object Pose Using Known Geometry and Instrumented Observer Motion
@ 365 Squires Student Center, Blacksburg -
Ragul Seetharaman (MS, BSE)
Ragul Seetharaman (MS, BSE)
7/27/26, 2:00 PM
UAV-Based Deep Learning for Multi-Crop Plant Counting, Geolocation, and Field-Scale Decision Support
@ 1 Seitz Hall, Blacksburg -
Hamza Adjerid (PHD, MATH)
Hamza Adjerid (PHD, MATH)
7/28/26, 10:00 AM
Efficient Solutions of Generalized n-Way Lyapunov Equations and their Application to Control of Nonlinear Systems
@ 366 Data and Decision Sciences, Blacksburg -
Erika Ivy Flory (MS, CSES)
Erika Ivy Flory (MS, CSES)
7/28/26, 10:00 AM
The Influence of Compost Tea on Plant Growth Performance in Corn and Winter Wheat
@ 301A Saunders Hall, Blacksburg -
Sathish Raymond Emmanuel Sahayaraj (PHD, BSE)
Sathish Raymond Emmanuel Sahayaraj (PHD, BSE)
7/29/26, 9:00 AM
A Multi-Source Artificial Intelligence Framework for Non-Invasive Peanut Maturity Mapping Using Aerial Spectral Imagery and Weather Data
@ 2 Main Office - Tidewater ARC, Suffolk -
Ishveen Kaur (PHD, HORT)
Ishveen Kaur (PHD, HORT)
7/29/26, 9:00 AM
Elucidation of biosynthetic pathway of monotropein compound (iridoid glycoside) using computational and synthetic biology approaches
@ 311 Latham Hall, Blacksburg -
Baby Faika Tahir Jan (PHD, SOC)
Baby Faika Tahir Jan (PHD, SOC)
7/29/26, 1:00 PM
Assessing Career Trajectories: Comparative Analysis of Career Outcomes of International and US-born College Graduates in the US Labor Market
@ 209 Norris Hall, Blacksburg -
Joseph Zachary Conger (PHD, PSYC)
Joseph Zachary Conger (PHD, PSYC)
7/29/26, 1:00 PM
Defending the Throne: Leader Narcissism, Status Threat, and the Self-Regulatory Path to Abusive Supervision Intentions
@ 227 Major Williams Hall, Blacksburg -
Md Sazzadul Haque (MS, CE)
Md Sazzadul Haque (MS, CE)
7/30/26, 10:30 AM
Application of Foam Fractionation Technology for the Removal of Disinfection Byproduct Precursors: Challenges and Opportunities
@ GENERAL Occoquan Watershed Lab, Manassas -
Ravneet Kaur (PHD, PPWS)
Ravneet Kaur (PHD, PPWS)
7/31/26, 9:00 AM
Mechanisms of Nutrient Decline in Soybean under Elevated CO₂: A Physiological and Transcriptomic Investigation
@ 311 Latham Hall, Blacksburg -
Chun-Tao Yang (MS, CPE)
Chun-Tao Yang (MS, CPE)
7/31/26, 10:00 AM
WIP: False-Data Injection Against Physics-Constrained Neural Networks for Trajectory Planning in Autonomous
@ 302I Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg -
Pratirakshya Koirala (MS, GEO)
Pratirakshya Koirala (MS, GEO)
8/6/26, 10:00 AM
Patterns of Understory Evergreen Shrubs in Two Wilderness Areas of George Washington-Jefferson National Forest using Remote Sensing and Terrain Analysis
@ 234 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg -
Suyog Gautam (MS, GEOG)
Suyog Gautam (MS, GEOG)
8/7/26, 12:00 PM
Analyzing Surface Urban Heat Island Trends and Regional Variability Across 150 U.S. Cities (2000–2024) Using MODIS Data and a Reproducible Python Application
@ 234 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg -
Gauransh Sawhney (MS, CPE)
Gauransh Sawhney (MS, CPE)
8/10/26, 1:00 PM
Deep Learning-based Coverage Map Generation for RIS-Assisted Wireless Networks
@ 3-024 VT Research Ctr-Arlington, Arlington
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