Oral Defense

Megan Schierer, a candidate for the Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, "A Social and Ecological Approach to Mosquito Species Distribution Across Land Use in Bangor, Maine." Zoom meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81103834574?pwd=ZXF2QUlTeUx5SzNaMTU5dHlRUjNuZz09

Gabriella Gurney, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication will be defending her thesis titled, "“Smells fishy”: Exploring Sense of Place Salience in Community Acceptance of Closed Net-Pen Aquaculture in Frenchman Bay, Maine." Zoom meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/j/82882896088?pwd=VUVqTW9Rc2VyREREZkZtcTdBZWp5dz09 For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabriella Gurney at gabriella.gurney@maine.edu

Amy Halpin, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?: Investigating Temporal Discounting Rates Among Older Adults." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Amy Halpin at Amy.halpin@maine.edu.

Alexander Ascher, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology, will be defending her dissertation titled, "SOURCES OF VARIATION TO LARVAL RECRUITMENT OF AN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT LARGE-BODIED CRUSTACEAN (HOMARUS AMERICANUS)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexander at Alexander.Ascher@maine.edu.

Anna Martin, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Art-At-Work: Creativity & Social Practice as Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research." The defense will […]

Todd McKinley, a candidate for Doctor of Education in Literacy Education will be defending his thesis titled, "REGENERATING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: THE INFLUENCE OF RELATIONSHIPS ON TEACHER IDENTITY, AGENCY AND ADVOCACY." […]

Felipe Saavedra, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering will be defending his thesis titled,  "Durability of large-scale 3D printed materials for transportation infrastructure." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Felipe Saavedra at felipe.saavedra@maine.edu

Justin Waters, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled,  "Synthesis of a Pharmaceutical Precursor from Bioderived Glucose." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Justin Waters at justin.o.waters@maine.edu

Sarah Caron, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, "They're Coming for Us: A Novel." The defense will take place in Neville Hall, room 406. For more information please contact Sarah at sarah.caron@gmail.com

Taylor McMillan, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Nutrition as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline: Associated Cognitive and Physical Health Changes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Taylor McMillan at taylor.mcmillan@maine.edu

Taylor McMillan, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology will be defending her dissertation titled,  "Nutrition as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline: Associated Cognitive and Physical Health Changes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Taylor McMillan at taylor.mcmillan@maine.edu

Bukola Ake, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching in Mathematics Education will be defending her thesis titled, "AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL NORMS OF MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION WHEN STUDENTS PRESENT GEOMETRY PROOFS AT THE BOARD." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bukola Ake at bukola.ake@maine.edu

Khoa Kieu, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Investigation of Pulsed Electrolysis for Hypochlorous Acid Production." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom […]

Emily Fitting, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "An analysis of changes in seasonal dynamics and generational differences in the Maine […]

Parinaz Belalpour Dastjerdi, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Mechanics and Mechanisms of Fracture for Eastern Spruce Subject to Transverse Loading Using Acoustic Emission." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Parinaz Belalpour Dastjerdi at parinaz.belalpour@maine.edu.

Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, will be defending her dissertation titled, " Investigating the impact of prophages on bacterial fitness of Streptococcus agalactiae." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye at caitlin.tetteh@maine.edu

Robert Hurst, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled, "EXPANDING GLYCOMIC INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH THIOL-DERIVATIZED GLYCANS" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Robert Hurst at robert.hurst@maine.edu

Tasnim Ikra Rahman, a candidate for Master of Science in Electrical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Stability Analysis of IEEE 9 Bus System with Increasing Penetration of Solar." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Tasnim at tasnim.rahman@maine.edu

Basel White, a candidate for Master of Arts in Biomedically Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Hybrid Power Spectral and Wavelet Image Roughness Analysis." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Basel White at basel.white@maine.edu

Meaghan Balsdon, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders will be defending her thesis titled, "The Relationship Between Social Cognition and Social Behavior of Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the UCLA PEERS® for Young Adults Social Skill Program." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Meaghan […]

Ian West, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching will be defending his thesis titled, "Calculus Students' Conceptions of Integral and Volume in a Volumes of Revolution Task." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ian West at ian.west@maine.edu.

Md Tanzid Hossain, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled,  "Investigating the effectiveness of a haptic feedback system to improve the gait speed of older adults in overground walking." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Md Tanzid Hossain at md.t.hossain@maine.edu

SK Belal Hossen, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, " Laboratory study of soil carbonation for subgrade stabilization." Zoom meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83283043235 For the Zoom link and password, please contact SK Belal Hossen at sk.hossen@maine.edu

Mubarak Khlewee, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, "THE INFLUENCE OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER ON THE SETTING RATE OF ADHESIVES […]

Jordan Parks, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science will be defending his thesis titled,  "Deconstructing the Art of Physical Weed Control." Zoom meeting: For […]

Caitlin Hillery, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition will be defending her thesis titled, "Post-harvest treatment effects on physical quality attributes of North Atlantic […]

Temitope Omokinde, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Optimum condition for soil carbonation and efficient CO2 consumption in a lime-treated silt." […]

Paul Fink, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Spatial Information Science and Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "ACCESSIBLE AUTONOMY: EXPLORING INCLUSIVE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERACTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO […]

Peter Kelly, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry will be defending his dissertation titled, "Effects of fibril morphology and interfacial interactions on the behavior of polymer-grafted cellulose nanofibril […]

Alexandra Requena, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending their thesis titled, "Caelum." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandra at alexandra.requena@maine.edu

Sadia Crosby, a candidate for Master of Science in Entomology will be defending her thesis titled, "Browntail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Integrated Pest Management Program: Evaluation of Monitoring Traps and Biopesticides." […]

Jane Ellingwood, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Higher Education, will be defending her dissertation titled, "COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE PIPELINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY." […]

Kritee Pokharel, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "The Influence of Pre Coating Layers on Barrier Coating." Zoom meeting: For the […]

Stephanie Willsey, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled,  "Developing an enhanced forest inventory in Maine using airborne laser scanning: The role of calibration plot design and data quality." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Stephanie Willsey at stephanie.willsey@maine.edu

Juan Sebastian Carvajal Munoz, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Performance of Helical Piles Retrofitted with a Novel Collar Vane Under Lateral and Torsional Loads." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Juan Sebastian Carvajal Munoz at sebastian.carvajal@maine.edu

Cong Chen, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Development of Food Packaging Films Based on Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Cong Chen at Cong.Chen@maine.edu.

Ashley Soucy, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "DEFINING THE ROLE OF RAB27A IN REGULATING THORACIC AORTA VASOACTIVITY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashley Soucy at Ashley.n.soucy@maine.edu

Gabrielle Hillyer, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, National Research Traineeship Specialization in Conservation Science, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Collaborative and Engaged Research to Strengthen Equity and Adaptive Governance in Co-Managed Fisheries" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabrielle Hillyer at gabrielle.hillyer@maine.edu

Alyssa McGlynn, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "DEVELOPMENT, VERIFICATION, AND USE OF ACTIVE MOORING SIMULATORS FOR SCALE MODEL TESTING OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES AT 1:50 AND 1:70 SCALE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alyssa McGlynn at alyssa.mcglynn@maine.edu

Mackenzie Todd, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "Solid Acid Catalyzed Dehydration of Biomass-Derived Alcohols." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mackenzie Todd at mackenzie.todd@maine.edu

Oluwafemi Alaba, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled, "IMPACTS OF CLIMATE WARMING ON NUTRITIONAL QUALITY AND SOIL BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES OF WILD BLUEBERRIES." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Oluwafemi Alaba at oluwafemi.alaba@maine.edu

Evelyn Layland, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Biology will be defending her thesis titled, "Ontogeny of size-specific prey selection and prey handling behavior of larval lobster (Homarus americanus)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Evelyn Layland at evelyn.layland@maine.edu

Md Ibrahim Khalil, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled,  "EFFECT OF PARTICLE TRANSFER ON RIGID AND SOFT RODS." Zoom meeting: For […]

Fuyu Xu, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, will be defending her dissertation titled, "DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF SIMILARITY MEASURES FOR SPATIAL-TEMPORAL EVENT AND SETTING SEQUENCES." Zoom […]

Madeline Bruegger, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, "Navigating the Kaleidoscope of Object(ive)s: A User-Experience Approach to Cultural-Historical Activity Theory" Zoom meeting: […]

Madison Brown, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled,  "Hattie: A Twin Territories Matriarch." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Madison Brown at madison.paige.brown@maine.edu

Deborah Ngabanyi Sebagisha, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled,  "Disinfection Applications of On-site Hypochlorous Acid Production." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Deborah Ngabanyi Sebagisha at deborah.sebagisha@maine.edu

Rebecca Stanely, a candidate for Master of Science in the  School of Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled,  "AN ASSESSMENT OF VISITOR USE EXPERIENCES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST-YEAR CADILLAC MOUNTAIN RESERVATION SYSTEM IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, MAINE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rebecca Stanely at rebecca.stanley@maine.edu.

Chase Flaherty, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, "Feasibility of Thermoplastic Extrusion Welding as a Joining Method for Vacuum-assisted Additively Manufactured Tooling." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Chase Flaherty at chase.flaherty@maine.edu.

Alysha Dagg, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders will be defending her thesis titled,  "Effects of 'PEERS® For Young Adults' on Anxiety and Quality of Life for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alysha Dagg at alysha.eaton@maine.edu

Zachary Hutchinson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Artificial Dendritic Neuron: a Model of Computation and Learning Algorithm" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Zachary Hutchinson at zachary.s.hutchinson@maine.edu

Firas Mahyob, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics will be defending his thesis titled, "Influence of Pt nanoparticles on Ionic Transport and Hydrogen Reactivity of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Thin Films." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Firas Mahyob at firas.mahyob@maine.edu

An Nguyen, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in History, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Third Force: South Vietnamese Urban Opposition to the Nixon Doctrine in Asia, 1969-1973" Zoom […]

Joanna Keaton, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering will be defending her thesis titled,  "Investigating the Effect of Bead Geometry on Fiber Orientation and Thermomechanical Properties for […]

Thomas Cox, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, " Investigation into Sintered Lunar Brick Production Methods and Improved Usability." Zoom meeting: […]

Matthew Ireland, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Additive Manufacturing Process-Informed Topology Optimization." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, […]

Deeana Marasco, a candidate for Master of Arts in History will be defending her non-thesis MA defense. Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Deeana Marasco at deeana.marasco@maine.edu.

Thunendran Periyandy, a candidate for Master of Science in Spatial Information Science and Engineering will be defending his thesis titled " Areas of Same Cardinal Direction." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Thunendran Periyandy at thunendran.periyandy@maine.edu.