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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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." […]

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 […]

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.