Upcoming Events at the Department of Environmental Toxicology
June 2025
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
June 24th, 2025 at 9:00 am
Kenneth Kikanme
"Doctoral Defense"
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
June 3rd, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Lakshmi Reddi
"Masters Defense"
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
June 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Jaleigh Morales
"Masters Defense"
May 2025
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
May 20th, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Ramji Kandel
"Doctoral Defense"
Departmental Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
April 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
Nick Dunham, Ph.D.
Senior Toxicologist with Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik (BASF)
Spring Banquet Lunch & Learn Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
May 2, 2025 at 12:00 am
Nick Dunham, Ph.D. (Previous Alum)
Senior Toxicologist with Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik (BASF)
April 2025
Departmental Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
April 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
Nanny Wenzlow, Ph.D.
Veterinary Forensic Pathology and Toxicology
Departmental Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
April 25, 2025 at 11:00 am
Ife Bamgbose, M.S., DABT
My Roadmap to Environmental Consulting
March 2025
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Sydney Sylvester
“The Deep Dive: A Review of the Last Ten Years of Aquatic Decomposition Developments
and Experimental Schemes”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Gabrielle Greenstone
"Drones as Forensic Tools: Assessing their Impact in Criminal Investigations"
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2025 at 11:00 am
Avery Oswald
“Color Analysis in Forensic Science”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2025 at 10:00 am
Ana Munoz
“The Impact of Clothing Laundering on Decomposition using Pig Models”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 am
Kaybre Lafon
“Competency to Stand Trial: An Evaluation of Examinations across the United States”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hallr
March 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Johnnie Cordell
“The Impact of Soil Type and Cohort Size on Pupation Depths for the Forensically Important
Blow Fly, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)”
Master's Defense
ENTX Theater
March 25, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Peter Nguyen
“Validating Methods on Determining Personality Traits From Handwriting”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 14, 2025 at 10:00 am
Kortnie Koebel
“A Comparative Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma Decomposition Rates Utilizing Pig Models”
Master's Defense
ENTX Theater
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 am
Aubrey Barney
“Detecting Fentanyl in Human Nails and Exploring the Inhibition Mechanism of Fentanyl
on Butyrylcholinesterase vis Spectroscopy and Machine Learning”
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 am
Nayelly Rangel
“The Chemical Fingerprint of Smokeless Powders: Insights from Headspace Odor Volatiles”
Master's Defense
ENTX Theater
March 4, 2025 at 11:30 am
Haylie Browning
“An Assessment of Volatile Odor Profiles from Polymers used in the Fabrication of
Ghost Guns”
February 2025
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 am
Zoe Monogan
"Evaluation of Species, Biological Sex, and Post-Collection Sample Handling Effects
on the Volatile Odor Profile of Immature Blow Flies"
October 2024
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
October 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Lauren Garrett
"Exploration of the gut-brain axis in adult zebrafish exposed to Perfluorononanoic
Acid (PFNA): correlating the intestinal microbiome with neural gene expression."
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
October 15, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Tracey Musgrove
"Toxicological Effects of Titanium Carbide Mxenes on Hyalella Azteca, Zebrafish (Danio
Rerio), and Earthworms (Eisenia Fetida)"
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
October 17, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Morgan Eldridge
"Quantification, Fate, and Transport Routes of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
(PFAS) in Diverse Environmental Compartments. "
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
October 18, 2024 at 10:30 am
Md Faizur Rahman
"Filtration Performance Analysis of Different Filter Substrates"
Doctoral Defense
ENTX Theater
October 18, 2024 at 9:30 am
Shisbeth Tabora Sarmiento
"Ecophysiological and Transcriptomic Response of Prymnesium parvum to Environmental
Stressors: The Role of Phosphorus Availability and Glyphosate."
Master's Defense
ENTX Theater
October 23, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Payton Clough
"The Effect of Carcass Concealment on PMI Estimation Using Entomological Evidence."
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
October 25, 2024 at 11:00 am
Benjamin Hames
"Estimating the Proportion of Wild Northern Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) Receiving
Parasite Treatment in the Rolling Plains of Texas"
September 2024
Tenure and Promotion Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
September 12, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Dr. Sun Hee Yim
"Tenure and Promotion Seminar"
Tenure and Promotion Seminar
ENTX Lecture Hall
September 13, 2024 at 10:30 am
Dr. Degeng Wang
"Tenure and Promotion Seminar"
Master's Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
September 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Juiliette DeNapoli
"An Evaluation of Explosive Odor Signature Persistence in Training Aid Substrates"
August 2024
Oral Presentation Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
August 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Alexis Anderson
"Forensic Entomology: Sampling Method Inconsistencies within Insect Succession Studies"
Oral Presentation Defense
ENTX Lecture Hall
August 29, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Leticia Lopez
" Fentanyl Crisis: Perspectives on the Ports of Entry and Detection Challenges "
June 2024
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
June 7, 2024 at 9:00 am
Carlos Mazariegos-Ortiz
"Assessing the effects of two plastic additives, di-(ethylhexyl) phthalate and nonylphenol
on zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to varying concentrations"
DOCTORAL DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
June 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am
Shuangmei Tian
"The roles of miRNA in gene expression regulation and disease in humans"
May 2024
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
May 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
Bilkis Mitu
"Classification, Characterization, and Phenotype Profiling of Human Nails by using
ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Multivariate Chemometric Analysis"
March 2024
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Richelle Manson
"Bioaffinity Inspired Concepts in Security Applications"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Emmy Schniederjan
"Employing spICP-MS to Measure Uptake, Distribution, and Toxicity of a Heterogenous
Mixture of Nanoplastics in Zebrafish Embryo-Larvae"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 22, 2024 @ 2:00 pm
Salem Smith
"Exploring Odor Signatures in Live and Spent Ammunition via Headspace Sampling Techniques"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Theater
May 25, 2024 @ 9:00 am
James Osborn
"Development of a Multicellular Tumor Spheroid Model for Prostate Cancer"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 25, 2024 @12:00 PM
Abby Cowley
"Cryptography Keys Based an Immunoassay Utilizing AES Encryption"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 26, 2024 @ 8:00 am
Jeremiah Leach
"Effects of Helminth Infections on Northern Bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) in Western
Oklahoma and the Treatment of Those Infections"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
Leticia Loya
"Friction Ridge Analysis: Verification Processes, Limitations, and Future Developments"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
May 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Tiffany Guerra
"Classification, Characterization, and Phenotype Profiling of Human Nails by using
ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Multivariate Chemometric Analysis"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Logan Webb
"Recidivism Risks in Offenders with Intellectual Disability'
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2024 @ 2:00 PM
Gavin Monroe
"An Upcoming Threat in the Forensic Arena: 3D Printed Firearms and their Implications
to National Security"
MASTER'S DEFENSE
ENTX Lecture Hall
March 28, 2024 @ 3:00 PM
Rebecca Levingston
"Identification of Migrant Remains Along the United States-Mexico Border"
Department of Environmental Toxicology
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