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Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Hannah Lehman and Chris Leshikar Graduate with Ph.D.

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Cassie-Kay McQuinn

Hannah Lehman and Chris Leshikar graduated with their Ph.D. Degrees in Aerospace Engineering.Congratulations Hannah and Chris, VSCL is proud of your accomplishments!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Lehman is the 62nd graduate student advised to completion of their degree by Dr. Valasek, and the title of her dissertation is “Hierarchical Auctions for the Coordination of Heterogeneous Agents using Machine Learning“. Hannah will be working at Sandia National Laboratories, where she has now done four graduate internships.

 

 

 

 

Chris Leshikar is the 63rd graduate student advised to completion of their degree by Dr. Valasek. Chris’s research was supported by the National Science Foundation under the Center for Autonomous Air Mobility and Sensors (CAAMS) and the title of his dissertation is “Markov Parameter Based Methods for System Identification“. Chris will begin seminary formation for the Catholic Diocese of Victoria later this year.

 

 

 

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