# Dissertation

## CIVL-9990

Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student's research progress for the given semester. Once the dissertation has been publicly defended, approved by the doctoral committee, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.

1-16 credits
Prereqs:
none

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2026

Dissertation (1-16c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Min Li
- Xiaokun Wang
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 14/100

2025

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Min Li
- Xiaokun Wang
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 13/100

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-16c)

- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Min Li
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Anthony Frederick Tessari
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/120

2024

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Min Li
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/110

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Min Li
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 16/110

2023

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Shun Uchida
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/115

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Shun Uchida
- Ruimin Ke
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 10/100

2022

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Shun Uchida
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 16/115

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Shun Uchida
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 17/100

2021

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Shun Uchida
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 20/135

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Shun Uchida
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/100

2020

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 24/135

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 21/125

2019

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Xiaozheng He
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 23/135

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Xiaozheng He
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 26/145

2018

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 21/180

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Michael Symans
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Mourad Zeghal
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Xuegang Ban
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaozheng He
- Shun Uchida
- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett

Seats Taken: 26/145

2017

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/180

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 22/145

2016

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 24/170

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/135

2015

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Michael Symans
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Xuegang Ban
- Christopher W Letchford
- Jacob Fish
- Mourad Zeghal
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Xiaokun Wang
- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Victoria Gene Bennett

Seats Taken: 20/170

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Shun Uchida
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 23/135

2014

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Jacob Fish
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 24/150

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Mohammed Galal Alnaggar
- Victoria Gene Bennett
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 21/125

2013

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Jacob Fish
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 22/150

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 25/105

2012

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Xiaokun Wang
- Jacob Fish
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 22/150

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 25/105

2011

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 23/130

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Christopher W Letchford
- Xiaokun Wang
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 24/105

2010

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/330

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 24/85

2009

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 15/330

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/50

2008

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 16/325

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Xuegang Ban
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/310

2007

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/300

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 1/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 18/285

2006

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Gianluca Cusatis
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 16/325

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/25

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/235

2005

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- George F List
- Ricardo Dobry
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 19/425

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/25

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 15/230

2004

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- George F List
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 12/375

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 0/25

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- George F List
- Ricardo Dobry
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 15/435

2003

Dissertation (1-15c)

- George F List
- Dimitri A Grivas
- Michael Symans
- Mourad Zeghal
- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- Jacob Fish

Seats Taken: 9/425

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Larry J Feeser

Seats Taken: 0/25

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Tarek H Abdoun
- Jacob Fish
- Jose E. Holguin-Veras
- George F List
- Ricardo Dobry
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael Symans

Seats Taken: 12/435

2002

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Michael J O'Rourke
- George F List
- Dimitri A Grivas
- Ricardo Dobry
- Mourad Zeghal
- Jacob Fish
- Larry J Feeser

Seats Taken: 11/425

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Larry J Feeser

Seats Taken: 0/25

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- Jacob Fish
- Tarek H Abdoun
- George F List
- Michael Symans
- Mourad Zeghal

Seats Taken: 9/385

2001

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Mourad Zeghal
- George F List
- Larry J Feeser
- Jacob Fish

Seats Taken: 5/400

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Larry J Feeser

Seats Taken: 0/50

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- George F List
- Mourad Zeghal
- Ricardo Dobry
- Jacob Fish
- Larry J Feeser

Seats Taken: 9/385

2000

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Jacob Fish
- Mourad Zeghal
- Michael J O'Rourke
- George F List

Seats Taken: 5/400

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Dimitri A Grivas
- Thomas F Zimmie
- Mourad Zeghal
- George F List
- Larry J Feeser
- Jacob Fish

Seats Taken: 6/385

1999

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- George J Dvorak
- Jacob Fish
- Apostolos Papageorgiou
- George F List
- Ricardo Dobry

Seats Taken: 8/400

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- Apostolos Papageorgiou
- Michael J O'Rourke
- Jacob Fish

Seats Taken: 4/360

1998

Dissertation (1-15c)

Seats Taken: 0/37

Dissertation (1-15c)

- Thomas F Zimmie
- George J Dvorak
- Ricardo Dobry
- Jacob Fish
- Apostolos Papageorgiou

Seats Taken: 8/410