Academics
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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We offer training for students who want to teach at the college level, professional development courses, assistance with writing academic papers, and other resources to help you succeed.
Upcoming Defenses
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Alice Zheng (PHD, CSA)
Alice Zheng (PHD, CSA)
7/6/26, 9:00 AM
Quantum Online Learning
@ 2030E Torgersen Hall, Blacksburg -
Yu Lin (PHD, GBCB)
Yu Lin (PHD, GBCB)
7/7/26, 9:00 AM
Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Dissection of Brain Cellular Responses to Nutritional and Injury Perturbations
@ 118 Steger Hall-South Wing, Blacksburg -
Tate McBride Haraway (MA, PSCI)
Tate McBride Haraway (MA, PSCI)
7/7/26, 1:30 PM
Teaching Neutrality, Encountering Conflict: Civic Education and the Perception of the U.S. Supreme Court
@ 524 Major Williams Hall, Blacksburg -
Carson Lee Hoffman (MS, BMVS)
Carson Lee Hoffman (MS, BMVS)
7/9/26, 8:00 AM
From Biofilms to Bubbles: Dispersion of Bacteria from Biofilms Using Histotripsy
@ 220 Vet Med Instructional Addition, Blacksburg -
Charles Kente Van Horn (MS, EE)
Charles Kente Van Horn (MS, EE)
7/9/26, 3:00 PM
Efficient Time-Domain Simulation of Sub-Terahertz Multipath: A Hybrid Architecture and Multi-Tiered Validation
@ 1110 Knowledgeworks II, Blacksburg -
Tabitha Elizabeth Nowak (MS, GEOS)
Tabitha Elizabeth Nowak (MS, GEOS)
7/10/26, 1:00 PM
Reconstructing vertical deformation using stratigraphy and microfossils to infer megathrust rupture history on Sitkinak Island, Alaska
@ 2062 Derring Hall, Blacksburg -
Chaoyu Zhang (PHD, CSA)
Chaoyu Zhang (PHD, CSA)
7/22/26, 10:00 AM
Building Trustworthy Machine Learning Systems for Security: From Federated Learning to Agentic AI
@ 5-024 VT Research Ctr-Arlington, Arlington -
Zackary William Isenhour (PHD, FIW)
Zackary William Isenhour (PHD, FIW)
7/24/26, 9:00 AM
Approaches, analyses, and applications of bat acoustic analyses
@ 001 Fralin Biotechnology Center, 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
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
