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Sierrah Travis (MS, BMVS)
Sierrah D Travis (MS, BMVS)
7/11/25 9:00 AM
Plasma ADAMTS13 activity in dogs with severe thrombocytopenia and presumed immune thrombocytopenia
@ 220 Classroom Building, Blacksburg -
Samuel Silknetter (PHD, BIOL)
Samuel Clarence Silknetter (PHD, BIOL)
7/11/25 10:00 AM
Hierarchies of Biodiversity: Integrating Traits, Genes, and Landscapes to Understand Freshwater Vulnerability Across Scales
@ 145 Steger Hall-North Wing, Blacksburg -
Hailey Galyon (PHD, ANSD)
Hailey Roselea Galyon (PHD, ANSD)
7/14/25 8:30 AM
The Relationships Between the Ruminal Digestibility Kinetics of Fiber, Total-Tract Nutrient Digestibility, and Methane Emissions from Lactating Dairy Cattle
@ 3720 Litton Reaves Hall, Blacksburg -
Emmanuel Ojo (MSLFS, AEE)
Emmanuel Ohimai Ojo (MSLFS, AEE)
7/14/25 9:00 AM
From Conflict to Cohesion: Community Voices on Peacebuilding Initiatives Related to the Farmer-Herder Conflict in Northern Nigeria
@ 1810 Litton Reaves Hall, Blacksburg -
Mia Riddley (MS, CE)
Mia Riddley (MS, CE)
7/14/25 1:00 PM
Design and Implementation of Passive Sampler for In-Situ Monitoring of Aquifer Microbial Communities
@ 421 Durham Hall, Blacksburg -
Sahil Patel (MS, ME)
Sahil Falgun Patel (MS, ME)
7/16/25 9:00 AM
Thermal Modeling of Vacuum Assisted Steam Pasteurization for Improved Product Safety of Low Water Activity Foods
@ 440 Goodwin Hall, Blacksburg -
Ruben Jerves Coello (PHD, CE)
Ruben Andres Jerves Coello (PHD, CE)
7/16/25 11:00 AM
Investigation of Modular Cross-Laminated Timber Rocking Walls and Rocking Wall -- Light-Frame Shear Wall Dual Systems for Seismic Resilience
@ 200K Patton Hall, Blacksburg -
Joshua LeGrande (PHD, ME)
Joshua Michael LeGrande (PHD, ME)
7/18/25 3:00 PM
Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Quasiperiodic Metamaterials with Local Resonators
@ 340 Goodwin Hall, Blacksburg -
Shanghao Shi (PHD, CSA)
Shanghao Shi (PHD, CSA)
7/23/25 2:00 PM
Building Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence of Things Systems in Adversarial Environments
@ 5-024 VT Research Ctr-Arlington, Arlington -
Christopher Barrett (MS, EE)
Christopher Silas Barrett (MS, EE)
7/24/25 2:00 PM
Robustness of a Modified FBMC-SS Against Partial-Band Noise-Like Interference
@ 1110 Research Building No 15, Blacksburg -
Amarachi Madu (PHD, CSA)
Amarachi Blessing Madu (PHD, CSA)
7/29/25 10:00 AM
Revolutionizing Healthcare: A Systematic AI Approach for Disease Progression Monitoring
@ 3160 Torgersen Hall, Blacksburg
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Theses and Dissertations
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