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Xuelai Du (MS, ME)
Xuelai Du (MS, ME)
7/15/24 1:00 PM
Development and analysis of a small-scale controlled dataset with various weather conditions, lighting, and route types for autonomous driving
@ 114C Randolph Hall -
Chen Qian (PHD, STAT)
Chen Qian (PHD, STAT)
7/16/24 9:30 AM
Statistical learning for cyber physical transportation system
@ 418A Hutcheson Hall -
Jae-Won Jang (PHD, CPE)
Jae-Won Jang (PHD, CPE)
7/16/24 1:30 PM
Enhancing Software Security through Code Diversification Verification, Control-flow Restriction, and Automatic Compartmentalization
@ GENERAL Durham Hall -
Anthony Senyah (PHD, EDCI)
Anthony Oduro Senyah (PHD, EDCI)
7/16/24 2:00 PM
An Integrative Review of K-12 Teachers' Strategies and Challenges in Adapting Problem-Based Learning
@ GENERAL CRC -
Manhua Wang (PHD, ISE)
Manhua Wang (PHD, ISE)
7/17/24 9:00 AM
Designing Explainable In-vehicle Agents for Conditionally Automated Driving: A Holistic Examination with Mixed Methods Approaches
@ 519M Whittemore Hall -
Mark Ellett (PHD, ANSD)
Mark David Ellett (PHD, ANSD)
7/17/24 9:00 AM
The Influence of Heat Stress on Milk Yield, Gastrointestinal Permeability, and Nutrient Partitioning in Lactating Dairy Cattle
@ 101 Life Sciences 1 Facility -
Irving Upshur (PHD, LSBC)
Irving Forde Upshur (PHD, LSBC)
7/18/24 2:00 PM
The Plant Diet of Mosquitoes: Sugar Feeding on Ornamentals and Wildflowers
@ 102 Fralin Biotechnology Center -
Jonathan Prouty (PHD, GEOS)
Jonathan Michael Prouty (PHD, GEOS)
7/22/24 1:00 PM
Development of novel computational techniques for phase identification and thermodynamic modeling, and a case study of contact metamorphism in the Triassic Culpeper Basin of Virginia
@ 4069 Derring Hall -
Teshani Omanthika Lihiniya Kumarage (PHD, PHYS)
Teshani Omanthika Lihiniya Kumarage (PHD, PHYS)
7/23/24 9:00 AM
Uncovering Structure-Property Relations in Biomimetic Lipid Membranes with Molecular Additives
@ 304 Robeson Hall -
Mariama Alidu (MS, CHE)
Mariama Alidu (MS, CHE)
7/23/24 10:00 AM
Effect of Dispersion on Rheology and 3D Printing of Chitosan-Graphene-Titanium Dioxide Composites
@ 285 Goodwin Hall -
Joshua Mouser (PHD, FIW)
Joshua Braden Mouser (PHD, FIW)
7/23/24 10:30 AM
Using an interdisciplinary approach to improve efficacy of agricultural conservation practices for protecting stream health
@ 315 Julian Cheatham Hall -
Zacary Croft (PHD, CHEM)
Zacary Lane Croft (PHD, CHEM)
7/24/24 2:00 PM
Design and Fabrication of Polymer/Graphene Laminate Thin Films
@ 225 Davidson Hall -
David Edwards (PHD, STAT)
David Linville Edwards (PHD, STAT)
7/25/24 1:00 PM
Quantifying Changes in Social Polarization Over Time and Region
@ 418A Hutcheson Hall -
Ryan Gellner (PHD, BMES)
Ryan Aaron Gellner (PHD, BMES)
7/29/24 10:00 AM
Optimal Head Impact Signal Processing and the Description and Perception of Head Impact Exposure in Female Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
@ 210 Kelly Hall -
Alexander Noll (MS, ISE)
Alexander Baldrich Benoni Noll (MS, ISE)
8/1/24 9:00 AM
Quantifying the Reliability of Performance Time and User Perceptions Obtained from Passive Exoskeleton Evaluations
@ 542 Whittemore Hall -
Kylie Davidson (PHD, CSA)
Kylie Marie Davidson (PHD, CSA)
8/6/24 3:00 PM
Exploring Immersive Sensemaking: Integrating Expert and Novice Strategies to Shape Organizational Features in Immersive Space to Think
@ 3210 Torgersen Hall -
Juselyn Tupik (PHD, BMVS)
Juselyn Dorien Tupik (PHD, BMVS)
8/19/24 1:00 PM
Battling Bacteria: Characterizing the NOD-Like Receptor (NLR) Immune Response to Brucella abortus and Borrelia burgdorferi in Host-pathogen Interactions
@ 220 Vet Med Instructional Addition
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