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  • Cora Esparza (PHD, BMES) Cora Marie Esparza (PHD, BMES)
    3/18/24 1:00 PM
    Examining location-specific invasive patterns: linking interstitial fluid and vasculature in glioblastoma
    @ 104K Riverside Center 1
  • Michael Ganotaki (MS, AE) Michael Ganotaki (MS, AE)
    3/19/24 3:30 PM
    Error Transport Equations for Unsteady Discontinuous Applications
    @ 660 McBryde Hall
  • Charis Tucker (PHD, BHTM) Charis Nicole Tucker (PHD, BHTM)
    3/20/24 12:00 PM
    Are You Judging Me? Exploring Legitimacy Through the Lens of Black Travelers
    @ 364 Wallace Hall
  • Xin Lou (PHD, EE) Xin Lou (PHD, EE)
    3/21/24 12:00 PM
    Single-Stage 48V/1V Voltage Regulator for High-Performance Microprocessors
    @ 140G Whittemore Hall
  • Feng Jin (PHD, EE) Feng Jin (PHD, EE)
    3/22/24 12:00 PM
    PCB-Based High-Power DC/DC Converters with Integrated Magnetics for Battery Charger
    @ 143 Whittemore Hall
  • Karen Martinez Soto (PHD, ENGE) Karen Dinora Martinez Soto (PHD, ENGE)
    3/25/24 2:00 PM
    A Case Study on Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conceptual Understanding
    @ 340 Goodwin Hall
  • Matthew Corbett (PHD, CSA) Matthew Corbett (PHD, CSA)
    3/27/24 9:30 AM
    Enhancing Security and Privacy in Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Systems Using Eye Gaze
    @ 4347 Corporate Research Ctr
  • Tabitha Young (PHD, EDCI) Tabitha Smithson Young (PHD, EDCI)
    3/27/24 10:00 AM
    Level of Workplace Readiness Skills When Entering the Workplace as Perceived by Employers and Recent High School Graduates
    @ GENERAL CRC
  • Delshad Shroff (PHD, PSYC) Delshad Mahiar Shroff (PHD, PSYC)
    3/27/24 11:00 AM
    Examination of Emotion Socialization in Early Childhood: Indian vs. U.S. White Families
    @ 105 North End 460
  • Clint Whitten (PHD, EDCI) Clint Davis Whitten (PHD, EDCI)
    3/29/24 1:00 PM
    Identity and Place:  Exploring the Complexities Between Rural Education, Community, and Queerness
    @ 100 Hillcrest Hall
  • Zachary Coleman (PHD, CE) Zachary Wyatt Coleman (PHD, CE)
    4/2/24 1:00 PM
    Hooked Bar Anchorages and their Use in Noncontact Lap Splices
    @ 200K Patton Hall
  • Alexander Grimaudo (PHD, BIOL) Alexander Thomas Grimaudo (PHD, BIOL)
    4/4/24 9:00 AM
    Exploring the drivers and consequences of emerging infectious disease of wildlife
    @ 101 Life Sciences 1 Facility
  • Isaac Bettendorf (MS, CPE) Isaac Tranmer Bettendorf (MS, CPE)
    4/4/24 12:30 PM
    Conflict, Paradox, and the Role of Structural in True Intelligence
    @ 302 Whittemore Hall
  • Ndidi Eyegheleme (PHD, ME) Ndidi Lilyann Eyegheleme (PHD, ME)
    4/5/24 9:00 AM
    Scalable Synthetic Trees for Transpiration-Powered Hydraulic Systems
    @ 443 Goodwin Hall
  • Yuezhong Xu (MS, EE) Yuezhong Xu (MS, EE)
    4/5/24 12:30 PM
    Reduce Power Consumption of Wireless Sensor Node System through Edge Computing
    @ 654 Whittemore Hall
  • Heba Nusair (PHD, ADR) Heba Zaid Nusair (PHD, ADR)
    4/16/24 1:00 PM
    Assessing Working Models' Impact on Land Cover Dynamics through Multi-Agent Based Modeling and Artificial Neural Networks:  A Case Study of Roanoke, VA
    @ 120A Burruss Hall
  • Jack Leff (PHD, STS) Jack Rance Leff (PHD, STS)
    4/17/24 10:00 AM
    An Alchemy of Smoke and Flame: The Politics of Tear Gas Use Against Social Movements in the United States
    @ 139 Graduate Life Ctr
  • Jessica Filosa (PHD, GBUA) Jessica Rose Filosa (PHD, GBUA)
    4/24/24 3:00 PM
    An Examination of the Audit Implications of Third-Party Risk
    @ 1028 Pamplin Hall
  • Jiaying Gong (PHD, CSA) Jiaying Gong (PHD, CSA)
    4/25/24 4:00 PM
    Few-Shot and Zero-Shot Learning for Information Extraction
    @ ROOF Torgerson Hall
  • Jessica Weymouth-German (EDD, ELPS) Jessica Cluverius Weymouth-German (EDD, ELPS)
    4/26/24 10:00 AM
    School Board Decision Making about the Equitable Treatment of Transgender Students
    @ GENERAL CRC
  • Allison Sanchez (PHD, HNFE) Allison Diane Sanchez (PHD, HNFE)
    4/29/24 1:00 PM
    Evaluating Nutrition Recommendations and Identifying Predictors to Promote Healthy Weight Gain through Whole Foods in Athletic Individuals
    @ 1040 Integrated Life Science Bldg

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