Oral Defense

Richa Arya, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "Impact of post-harvest processing and preservation methods on safety, quality […]

Christina McCosker, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology will be defending her dissertation titled, "Using a One Health Perspective to Investigate Dynamics of Northwest Atlantic Marine Mammal […]

Todd Martin, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Literacy Education will be defending his dissertation titled, “Children’s Responses to an Instructional Read Aloud Featuring Gay Characters”. Zoom meeting: For […]

Alaina Woods, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Biological and social implications of parasitic infections in the Maine moose […]

Julia Clem, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences, Marine Biology will be defending her dissertation titled, "Evaluating the Use of Environmental DNA for River Herring and Seal […]

Margaret Merz, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Ecological consequences of small mammal personalities in forest ecosystems." Zoom meeting: […]

Keegan Bellamy, a candidate for Master of Science in Earth and Climate Sciences, will be defending his thesis titled, "Spatial and Temporal Variability of Temperate Snowpack Properties in northern Maine […]

Serge Maalouf, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Hyperelastic constitutive modeling of 2D materials under in-plane and flexural deformations." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Serge Maalouf at serge.maalouf@maine.edu.

Sanskar Shrestha, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Hierarchical hybrid electrodes composed of carbon nanotube carpets with palladium nanoparticles covalently bonded to porous carbon substrates for electrochemical applications". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sanskar Shrestha at sanskar.shrestha@maine.edu.

Ashley Carter, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, "Enhancing Spruce Forest Management in Maine: Digital Habitat Suitability Modeling and Structural-Productivity Dynamics of Species Mixtures." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashley Carter at ashley.lynn.carter@maine.edu.

Emily Haggerty, a candidate for Master of Science in Earth and Climate Science, will be defending her thesis titled, "Thermal Conductivity Anisotropy in Geological Materials: The Role of Microstructure in Predicting Bulk Thermal Properties". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emily Haggerty at Emily.haggerty@maine.edu.

Margaret Bogner, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, "Exploring visitor perceptions of summit vegetation restoration in Acadia National Park". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Margaret Bogner at margaret.bogner@maine.edu.

Ella McDonald, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, "Sharing our Responsibilities to Care for Brown Ash Forests: An Evaluation […]

Dara Yiu, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology will be defending her dissertation titled, "On Reef Fishes of the Gulf of Maine". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom […]