Oral Defense

Carlaile Fernanda de Oliveira Nogueira, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "The development of an advanced biorefinery to produce cellulosic sugars and bionanomaterials" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Carlaile Fernanda de Oliveira Nogueira at carlaile.nogueira@maine.edu.

Suzanne Greenlaw, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest resources will be defending her dissertation titled, "Mobilizing Indigenous Research Methodologies and Wabanaki knowledge in Biophysical research to Restore Wabanaki sweetgrass harvesting in Acadia National Park and Identify Basket Quality Black Ash habitat for Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Preparedness" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom […]

Sri Lekha Srimat Kilambi, a candidate for Master of Science in Electrical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "COMPACT VHF AND UHF ANTENNAS FOR INTEGRATION WITH SAW DEVICES IN HARSH ENVIRONMENT" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact at sri.srimat@maine.edu.

Nabanita Das, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources (Bioproduct Engineering Concentration) will be defending her thesis titled, "Developing novel food packaging products with high barrier properties, enabled by CNF." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Nabanita Das at nabanita.das@maine.edu.

Dariush Bodaghi, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF SUBGLOTTAL STENOSIS EFFECTS ON HUMAN VOICE PRODUCTION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Dariush Bodaghi at dariush.bodaghi@maine.edu.

Madison Philbrick, a candidate for Master of Science in Animal Science will be defending her thesis titled, "Unbridled Insights: Exploring Equine Behavior through GPS Tracking and Analysis." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Madison Philbrick at madison.philbrick@maine.edu.

Rogue Reeves, a candidate for Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies will be defending her thesis titled, "Indigenous Resource Rights and Maine Hunting and Trapping Regulation, 1880-2022." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rogue Reeves at rogue.reeves@maine.edu.

Rogue Reeves, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, "Indigenous Resource Rights and Maine Hunting and Trapping Regulations, 1880-2022." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rogue Reeves at rogue.reeves@maine.edu.

Sungjun Hwang, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources will be defending his dissertation titled, "Spray drying of cellulose nanofibrils and cellulose nanocrystals: Applications in thermoplastic nanocomposites and 3D printing" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sungjun Hwang at sungjun.hwang@maine.edu.

Matthew Fowler, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "THE FLOATING OFFSHORE-WIND CONTROLS ADVANCED LABORATORY PROGRAM: 1:70-SCALE TESTING OF A 15 MW FLOATING WIND TURBINE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Fowler at matthew.fowler@maine.edu.

Rajeev Bhattarai, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest resources will be defending his dissertation titled, "Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Assess Forest Health and Susceptibility to Pest-Induced Damage." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rajeev Bhattarai at rajeev.bhattarai@maine.edu.

Cameron Morin, a candidate for Master of Arts in Mathematics will be defending his thesis titled, "Nonsmooth Epidemic Models with Evolutionary Game Theory" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Cameron Morin at cameron.morin@maine.edu.

Peter Breignezer, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending his thesis titled, "Forest management in a changing climate: integrating social and biophysical sciences to inform adaptive responses to an uncertain future" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Peter Breignezer at peter.breignezer@maine.edu.

Liv Valo, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology will be defending her dissertation titled, "Clarifying Adversity in Aging: Developing a Novel Measure of Cumulative Life Stress in Older Adulthood" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Liv Valo at liv.valo@maine.edu.

Megan Leach, a candidate for Master of Science in Wildlife Fisheries and Conservation Biology will be defending his thesis titled, "Implementing innovative conservation programs: Lessons learned from Maine’s Vernal Pool Special Area Management Program." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Megan Leach at megan.leach@maine.edu.

Douglas Hasson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies will be defending his dissertation titled, "An Interdisciplinary Review. How Rapid Climate Change Is Impacting Human Health, Environmental Policy, and Voter Behavior" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Douglas Hasson at douglas.hasson@maine.edu.

Matthew Siviski, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, "On the Anti-Adipogenic Function of Collagen Triple Helix Repeat-Containing 1." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Siviski at matthew.siviski@gmail.com.

Mikaila Mannello, a candidate for Master of Science in Quaternary and Climate Studies will be defending her thesis titled, "Spatial and Temporal Variability in Snow Propertties and Firn Volume Across the Juneau Icefield in Southeast Alaska." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mikaila Mannello at mikaila.mannello@maine.edu.

Md Musfiqur Rahman, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest resources will be defending his dissertation titled, "Investigating Cellulose Nanomaterials-Based Hybrid Foam Manufacturing For Environmental Applications" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Md Musfiqur Rahman at md.musfiqur.rahman@maine.edu.

Zoe Colwell, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology will be defending her thesis titled, "The Molecular Detection and Temporal Spore Dispersal of Sphaerulina vaccinii, a Leaf Spot Pathogen of Lowbush Blueberry." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Zoe Colwell at zoe.colwell@maine.edu.

Sudan Timalsina, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending his thesis titled, "Monitoring Eastern White Pine Health By Using Remote Sensing Assessment Of Foliar Traits." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sudan Timalsina at sudan.timalsina@maine.edu.

Colby Bosley-Smith, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, "Regeneration response to salvage logging following tornado disturbance." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Colby Bosley-Smith at colby.bosleysmith@maine.edu.

Caitlyn Winn, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition will be defending her thesis titled, "DEVELOPING A CULINARY ABD NUTRITION CURRICULUM TO IMPROVE DIET QUALITY AND SELF-EFFICACY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE COLLEGE COOKING COMPETITION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Caitlyn Winn at caitlyn.winn@maine.edu.

Sepideh Neshatfar, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "Graph Summarization via Information Theoretic Measures." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sepideh Neshatfar at sepideh.neshatfar@maine.edu

Sydney Baratta, a candidate for the Master of Science in Earth and Climate Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "Quantifying Tidewater Glacier-Fjord Environments in the Rapidly Changing Regions of West and South Greenland." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sydney Baratta at sydney.baratta@maine.edu.

Tyler Seekins, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Estimation of Wood Pulp Fiber Species Composition From Microscopy Images Using Computer Vision" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Tyler Seekins at tyler.seekins@maine.edu.

Jhan Kevin Gil Marin, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF RUMBLE-STRIP INSTALLATION IN THE PREVENTION OF LANE-DEPARTURE CRASHES IN MAINE."   Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jhan Kevin Gil Marin at jhan.gil@maine.edu.

Patrick Murphy, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, "A Novel Functionally Graded Infill Method for Realizing Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Patrick Murphy at patrick.n.murphy@maine.edu.

Mehran Habibzadeh, a candidate for a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, "Investigating The Effect of In-Contact and Non-Contact Back Metal Reflectors and Thin Metal Cover Layers on The Performance of The Near-Field Thermophotovoltaic Device." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mehran Habibzadeh at Mehran.habibzadeh@maine.edu.

Chidubem Uchefuna, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemistry will be defending his thesis titled, "Comparative Effect of Pigments and Surfactants on Barrier Properties of Dispersion Coating." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Chidubem Uchefuna at chidubem.uchefuna@maine.edu.