Kevin Duffy, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Communication and Journalism, will be defending his thesis titled, " Using photovoice to navigate social-ecological change in coastal Maine: A case […]

Quinton Donahue, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership, will be defending his dissertation titled, "EXAMINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER-ORDER THINKING IN SECONDARY AND MIDDLE-LEVEL PROFICIENCY-BASED MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS" Zoom […]

Maegan Perrault, a candidate for Master of Science in Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "Career Readiness of Recently Credentialed Registered Dietitian Nutritionists" Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Maegan at maegan.perrault@maine.edu

Andrew Schanck, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, "DETERMINATION OF BRIDGE BEHAVIOR THROUGH LIVE-LOAD TESTING ANDADVANCED NUMERICAL ANALYSIS" Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact william.davids@maine.edu

Libin Thaikkattil Louis, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Economics and Operational Decision Constraints of Small-Diameter Tree Harvesting" In-Person:  Nutting Hall Room 106 Zoom meeting:  https://maine.zoom.us/j/88343249191

Brianna DeGone, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending her thesis titled, "The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Students in High School Chemistry in Rural Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brianna DeGone at brianna.degone@maine.edu

Samuel Palli, a candidate for Master of Science in Entomology, will be defending his thesis titled, "Effects of a Novel dsRNA-Based Insecticide on the Colorado Potato Beetle" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Samuel Pallis at samuel.pallis@maine.edu

Lance Stasinski, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany & Plant Pathology, will be defending his thesis titled, "Assessing Plant and Lichen Diversity Using Reflectance Spectra" Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lance at lance.stasinski@maine.edu

Matthew Gonnerman, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Wild Turkey Population Ecology Across Land Use Gradients in Maine" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Gonnerman at matthew.gonnerman@maine.edu

Matthew Walker, a candidate for Professional Science Master's in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending his thesis titled, "Kombucha Consumer Characteristics, Acceptance and Knowledge of, and Preferences for Kombucha" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Walker at matthew.p.walker@maine.edu

Stephanie Shea, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, "Retroviral Infection Dynamics in Maine's Wild Turkeys" Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Stephanie at stephanie.shea@maine.edu

Taylor Lange, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his thesis titled, " The Organizational Evolution of Small Food Buying Clubs." Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Taylor at taylor.z.lange@maine.edu

Xue Bai, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Soil organic carbon in Maine, its responses to biochar addition, and climate change" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Xue Bai at xue.bai@maine.edu

Rebecca Gumbrewicz, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, "Strategies for Wild Blueberry Production in a Changing Climate: Mulching Effects on Drought Adaptation and Fertility Effects on Blueberry Gall Midge" Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rebecca at rebecca.gumbrewicz@maine.edu

Abigail Wiegand, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "ADULT-USE CANNABIS AND STATE RESEARCH AGENCIES AN EXPLORATORY STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HARM-REDUCTION COURSE" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Abigail Wiegand at abbywiegand@gmail.com

Samantha Nadeau, a candidate for Master of Science in the School of Marine Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, "Evaluating the Foraging Ecology and Energetics of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Gulf of Maine" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Samantha Nadeau at samantha.b.nadeau@maine.edu

Alexandria Bromley, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science, will be defending her thesis titled, "Food Safety and Functionality Assessment of Kombucha Systems Through Bacillus cereus Spore and Probiotic Inoculations." Zoom meeting For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandria at alexandria.bromley@maine.edu.

Issac Shepard, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his thesis titled, "Biotic interactions at species' range limits in a changing climate" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Issac Shepard at isaac.shepard@maine.edu

Brendan Gilpatrick, a candidate for Master of Science in Kinesiology, will be defending his thesis titled, "PACING VARIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE IN A 100 MILE ULTRA MARATHON" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brendan Gilpatrick at brendan.gilpatrick@maine.edu

Aysan NajdMazhar, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, "Techno-Economics and Life Cycle Analysis of Upgrading Woody Biomass to Diesel Blendstock" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Aysan at aysan.najd@maine.edu

Katherine Jarvis, a candidate for Master of Science in Biochemistry, will be defending her thesis titled, "Stochastic Agent Based Model Represent Dynamic Biological Systems" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link […]

Katherine Jarvis, a candidate for Master of Science in Biochemistry, will be defending her thesis titled, "Stochastic Agent Based Models Represent Dynamic Phenotypes in Biological Systems" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Katherine at kitcatsrock@gmail.com

Geeta Pokhrel, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources with a concentration in Bioproducts Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, "Utilization of secondary processing mill residues in Maine to produce raw materials for manufacturing wood-plastic composites (WPCs)" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Geeta Pokhrel at geeta.pokhrel@maine.edu

Rakibul Hossain, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources: Bioproducts Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, "Forest Resources: Bioproducts Engineering" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and […]

Oisin Biswas, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, "Investigation of Mass – Manufactured Nanostructured Material for Contamination Detection via Structural Color […]

Intisar Alkaabawi, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, "COMPARISON BETWEEN CPU AND GPU FOR PARALLEL MPLEMENTATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL […]

Jessica Reilly-Moman, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Climate Care: Pathways to Coastal Community Resilience" Zoom meeting: For the […]

Phaneendra Chennampally, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending her dissertation titled, "GRADIENT GENERATING MICROFLUIDIC COCULTURE SYSTEM FOR DISEASE MODELLING AND NEURAL DEVELOPMENT" Zoom meeting: For […]