Student Activities

Jenna Davenport, a candidate for the Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “Liminal Currents”. Please contact jenna.davenport@maine.edu for a Zoom link.

Amanda Gavin, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “Integrating contemporary and paleolimnological research with Indigenous and community perspectives to understand sentinel responses of Maine and sub-Arctic lakes to global environmental change”. Please contact amanda.gavin@maine.edu for a Zoom link.

Yanni Sholla, a candidate for the Master of Science in Chemistry, will be defending his thesis titled, “Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Asymmetric Phosphate Mimics”. Please contact yanni.sholla@maine.edu for a Zoom link.

Erfan Najaf, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Advancing Sustainable and Durable Concrete Infrastructure Through Mixture Optimization, Thermal-Cracking Mitigation, and Multiscale Reinforcement.”

Shawn David, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science and Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “MHC Class II Repression in Clonal Hematopoiesis and Its Implications for CD4+ T Cell Surveillance.”

Griffin Dill, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled, “An Integrated, Multi-Scale Examination of Tick-Borne Disease Risk in Maine.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: griffin.dill@maine.edu

Bobby Thapa, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Valuation of Cultural Ecosystem Services.”

Izge Bayyurt, a candidate for the Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending his thesis titled, “SurfaceExplorer: Investigating Surfaces in Virtual Reality.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: izge.bayyurt@maine.edu