Madeleine Landrum, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "People, fire, and climate: Exploring human-environment relationships over the Holocene". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Madeleine Landrum at madeleine.landrum@maine.edu.

Sarah Vogel, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Characterizing collaborative dynamics of the U.S. Geological Survey, Cooperative Research Units Program." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah Vogel at sarah.vogel@maine.edu.

Meng Gao, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication and Journalism will be defending her thesis titled, "One Brand, Two Worlds: Disneyland’s Global Storytelling on Two Social Media Platforms". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Meng Gao at meng.gao@maine.edu.

Leigh Neptune, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutrition Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "GLOW (GUIDING LIFEMAKERS ON WELLNESS): A COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO PERINATAL WELLNESS". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Leigh Neptune at leigh.neptune@maine.edu.

Isaac Sewell, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Undisturbed Wave Elevation Estimation: Correcting Radiated and Diffracted Effects in Measured Data near Floating Wind Turbines." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Isaac Sewell at isaac.sewell@maine.edu.

Emilie Hickox, a candidate for Master of Science in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Ecology will be defending her thesis titled, "Approach and passage at two dams of adult alewife on the St. Croix River." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emilie Hickox at emilie.hickox@maine.edu.

Kelsey Wells, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Science, will be defending her thesis titled, "Picky Eaters, Rapid Growers: Modeling Phenotypic Plasticity of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Diverse Maine Estuaries". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kelsey Wells at kelsey.wells@maine.edu.

Reagan Emmerling, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, "The Valley of False Idols." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Reagan Emmerling at reagan.emmerling@maine.edu.

Rachael Smith, a candidate for Master of Science in Earth and Climate Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "Modeling Methane Outgassing from Intertidal Wetlands at Wells, Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rachael Smith at rachael.l.smith@maine.edu.

Brandon Aho, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics will be defending his dissertation titled, "Super Resolution Microscopy Reveals Nanoscale Toxicological Effects on Cellular Components and the Role of Phosphoinositides in the Influenza A Virus Life Cycle". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brandon Aho at brandon.aho@maine.edu.

Lela Gadrani, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Climate Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction from Ice cores using Advanced Analytical Techniques". For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lela Gadrani at lela.gadrani@maine.edu.