| Semester | Year | School | Department | Last Name | First Name | Degree | Major | Supervising Professor | Dissertation Title | Outside Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | 2012 | Arts and Humanities | Clark | Dallie Bremer | PhD | Aesthetic Studies | Kratz, Dennis M./Schulte, Rainer | Lost (or Gained) in Translation: The Art of the Handwritten Letter in the Digital Age | Tom Brunell | |
| Fall | 2012 | Arts and Humanities | Healy | Anne | PhD | Aesthetic Studies | Rodriguez, Robert Xavier | Troupers: An Original Musical Theatre Work with Analytical Essays on Musical Theatre History, Art and Society During the 19th and Early 20th Century, the Creative | Doug Goodman | |
| Fall | 2012 | Arts and Humanities | Marinaj | Gjeke | PhD | Studies in Literature | Turner, Frederick | Oral Poetry in Albanian and Other Balkan Cultures: Translating the Labyrinths of Untranslatability | Ted Day | |
| Fall | 2012 | Arts and Humanities | Pettineo | Jeffrey F. | PhD | Studies in Literature | Briante, Susan | The Ironic Imagination: Redescription and Embedded Irony in Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville | Euel Elliott | |
| Fall | 2012 | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cognition and Neuroscience | Layman | Shannon Lynne | PhD | Dowling, W. Jay | Recognizing Music in Short Segments | Lynn Melton | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Criminology | White III | Marquis Ross | PhD | Morris, Robert G. | The Role of Disciplinary Sanctions in Violent Misconduct: A Multi-Level Growth Curve Approach to Examining Prison Violence | Yan Cao | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Economics | Alzarani | Ahmed S. | PhD | Sul, Donggyu | Exchange Rate Prediction Under Model Uncertainty | William Cready | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Economics | Davis | Walter Ryan | PhD | Brandt, Patrick T. | Contributions to Regional Economic Modeling: Bayesian Space-Time Methods | David Ford | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Geospatial Information Sciences | Sridharan | Harini | PhD | Qiu, Fang | Object-Based Approaches to Image Classification for Hyperspatial and Hyperspectral Data | Rainer Schulte | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Political Science | Valenzuela | Rosalinda M. | PhD | Thielemann, Gregory S. | Latinos in Electoral Politics: Turnout, Representation and Perspectives | Nanda Kumar | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Public Affairs | Owuor | Victor O. | PhD | Kiel, L. Douglas | Destabilizing Dark Networks: The Case of the Somali Piracy Saga and Its Financial Implications for Kenya | B.P.S. Murthi | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Public Affairs | Ray | John Miles | PhD | Harpham, Edward J. | Toward a More Democratic American Policing Model: Understanding Community Oriented Policing as a Practical Application of Deliberative Democratic Theory | Alp Muharremoglu | |
| Fall | 2012 | Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Public Affairs | Rutherford | Jerry W. | PhD | Scotch, Richard K. | What Are the Effects of Tax Abatements and Government Incentives on Economic Development? A Study of Select Texas Cities | Robert Kieschnick | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Engineering | Gao | Zheng | PhD | Wu, Weili | Data Clustering and Indexing | John Burr | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Engineering | Kirtzic IV | John Steven | PhD | Daescu, Ovidiu | A Parallel Algorithm Design Model for the GPU Architecture | Vibhav Gogate | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Brehm | Michael James | PhD | Prakash, Ravi | Resource Allocation Algorithms Optimized for Overload States in the LTE Downlink | Mohammad Saquib | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Javed | Qasim | PhD | Prakash, Ravi | Improving the Performance of Wireless Mesh Networks with Better Medium Access and Routing Strategies | Ganesh Janakiraman | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Kuiper | Dane M. | PhD | Zalila-Wenkstern, Rym | Agent Perception in Multi-Agent Based Simulation Systems | Issa Panahi | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Mehta | Rutvij Yagnesh | PhD | Chung, Lawrence | Using Dependencies to Select Among Alternatives for Satisficing Non-Functional Requirements: A Smartphone Perspective | Daniel Cohen | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Nicolae | Cristina | PhD | Harabagiu, Sanda M. | Recognizing Elaboration by Relying on Cohesion, Semantics and Syntax | Lindsay King | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Nix | Robert C. | PhD | Kantarcioglu, Murat | Efficient Incentive Compatible Secure Data Sharing | Todd Kravet | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Sheng | Ruogu | PhD | Bereg, Sergey | Approximation Methods for Constructing Planar Boundary-Labeled Phylogenetic Networks | John Fonseka | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Wartell | Richard H. | PhD | Hamlen, Kevin | Rewriting X86 Binaries without Code Producer Cooperation | John Hoffman | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | Xiao | Liangliang | PhD | Yen, I-ling | Secure Computation and Communication Protocols for Critical Cloud Applications | Malcolm Wardlaw | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | El Seoud | Mohamed A. Abou | PhD | Nosratinia, Aria | Opportunistic Wireless Relay Networks | Kamil Sarac | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Li | Yang | PhD | Nosratinia, Aria | Capacity Limits in Non-Uniform CSI Broadcast Channels and in Spectrum Sharing Networks | Kang Zhang | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Mehana | Ahmed Mohammed H. | PhD | Nosratinia, Aria | On the Performance of Linear MIMO Transceivers | Zhenyu Xuan | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Mohammed | Ahmad Abdulrahman G. | PhD | Al-Dhahir, Naofal | Advanced DSP for Broadband Communications: From Sparsity Constraints to Dirty RF | S.Q. Zheng | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Nguyen | Thuy Van | PhD | Nosratinia, Aria | Design of Capacity-Approaching Protograph-Based LDPC Coding Systems | S. Venkatesan | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Shamsi | Pourya | PhD | Fahimi, Babak | Stability Assessment of a Multi-Port Power Electronic Interface for Hybrid Micro-Grid Applications | Vish Ramakrishnan | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Venkatasubramanian | Ramakrishnan | PhD | Balsara, Poras T. | Energy Efficient Circuit Design Using Nanoelectromechanical Relays | Yang Liu | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Wang | Zhao | PhD | Sechen, Carl M. | Accurate Wire Endpoint Delay and Slope Estimation | Yan Cao | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Yadkoori | Oldooz Hazrati | PhD | Loizou, Philipos/Hansen, John H.L. | Development of Dereverberation Algorithms for Improved Speech Intelligibility by Cochlear Implant Users | Latifur Khan | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Gupta | Arun K. | PhD | Microelectronics | Lee, Jeong-Bong | RF MEMS Digital Varactor Arrays | Michael Zhang |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Mao | Duo | PhD | Microelectronics | Gnade, Bruce E. | Development and Characterization of a Ferroelectric Non-Volatile Memory for Flexible Electronics | Ivor Page |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Subramaniam | Anand | PhD | Microelectronics | Vogel, Eric M. | Compact Electronic SOMA and Synapse Circuits Fabricated Using a Low Temperature Approach | John Sibert |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | Xue | Ning | PhD | Microelectronics | Lee, Jeong-Bong | Polymer-based Wireless Implantable Sensor and Platform for Systems Biology Study | Dennis Smith |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Materials Science and Engineering | Iyore | Omokhodion David | PhD | Gnade, Bruce E./Cho, Kyeongjae | High Energy Density Capacitors for Low Cost Applications | David Lary | |
| Fall | 2012 | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Materials Science and Engineering | Narayanan | Sudarshan | PhD | Fischetti, Massimo V. | Semi-Classical Electron Transport in Emerging Devices: Thin Layers and Graphene | Neeraj Mittal | |
| Fall | 2012 | Management | Management Science | He | Ting | PhD | Cready, William M./Gurun, Umit G. | Interim Versus Fourth Quarter Aggregate Earnings-Return Relations | Kamil Sarac | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Hao | Jing | PhD | Stefan, Mihaela C. | Thermo-Responsive Functional Poly(Caprolactone)s for Drug Delivery Applications | John Worrall | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Hsieh | Josephine Ordonez | PhD | Musselman, Inga H. | MIL-53 Frameworks in Mixed-Matrix Membranes and Cross-Linked ZIF-8/Matrimid® Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation | Tobias Hagge | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Nguyen | Hien Q. | PhD | Stefan, Mihaela C. | Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrrole and Thiophene Semiconducting Polymers | Matthew Goeckner | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Perera | Sanjaya Dulip | PhD | Balkus, Kenneth J., Jr. | Metal Oxide-Carbon Composites for Energy Conversion and Storage | Nikki Hanegan | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Samarajeewa | Dinushi Randima | PhD | Musselman, Inga H. | Adsorption of Surfactant Peptides on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Towards Tailoring the Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes | John Wiorkowski | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | Yagneswaran | Sriram | PhD | Smith, Dennis W., Jr. | Ground Tire Rubber Based Polymer Composite Materials: Synthesis, Surface Modification, Characterization and Applications | Richard Golden | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Mathematical Sciences | Ogola | Gerald O. | PhD | Statistics | Serfling, Robert J. | Statistical Methods for Planning and Interpretation of Prostate Cancer Biopsy Sessions | Ovidiu Daescu |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Mathematical Sciences | Sengupta | Dishari | PhD | Statistics | Choudhary, Pankaj K. | A Robust Linear Mixed Effects Model with Application to Method Comparison Studies | William Frensley |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Molecular and Cell Biology | Bardai | Farah H. | PhD | D'Mello, Santosh R. | Class I Histone Deacetylase Proteins and Neurodegeneration | Jonathan Ploski | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Molecular and Cell Biology | Oguri | Tamiko | PhD | Reitzer, Lawrence J. | Cysteine Catabolism and Sulfide Production in Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium | Marco Atzori | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Physics | Chopra | Irinder S. | PhD | Chabal, Yves J. | Understanding Atomistic Phenomenon for Hydrogen Storage in Complex Metal Hydrides | Walter Hu | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Physics | Regonda | Suresh Kumar | PhD | Hu, Walter | Lithographic Silicon Nanograting Field Effect Transistors as Ultrasensitive Biosensors | Homer Montgomery | |
| Fall | 2012 | Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Physics | Zarnani | Faranak | PhD | Glosser, Robert | Raman Micro-Spectroscopic Analysis of Tissue and Fluids from Unburned and Burned Rats | John Ferraris | |