Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Spatial Information Science and Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Development of an Ontology-Based Approach to Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis for Forest-Environment Interactions." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye at kingsley.wiafekwakye@maine.edu
Bright Obeng, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology will be defending his dissertation titled, "Antimicrobial Cetylpyridinium Chloride Ironically Inhibits Immune Mast Cell Function: Deciphering Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bright Obeng at bright.obeng@maine.edu
Shihab Uddin Ahamad, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Omobot: a low-cost mobile robot for autonomous search and fall detection." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shihab Uddin Ahamad at shihab.ahamad@maine.edu .
Kara Chuang, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Biology will be defending her thesis titled, "Development and evaluation of novel microparticulate diet technologies for the delivery of essential nutrients to marine fish larvae." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kara Chuang at kara.chuang@maine.edu
Maitham Alabbad, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending his thesis titled, "FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF SCALED-DOWN CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER BEAMS UNDER SHORT- AND LONG-TERM LODINGS: EXPERIMENTAL & NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Maitham Alabbad at maitham.alabbad@maine.edu
Laim Hawthorne, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "A Prototype Upper Arm Exoskeleton for Evaluating the Response of Human Subjects to Tactile Force Feedback." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Liam Hawthorne at liam.hawthorne@maine.edu
Katherine Arsenault, a candidate for Master of Science in Data Science and Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "An Automated Framework for Spatio-Temporal Mapping and Risk Management of Smart Manufacturing Cyber-Systems." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Katherine Arsenault at katherine.arsenault@maine.edu
Alexandra Scerce, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "UPTAKE TAKEAWAYS: SOIL-TO-CROP MOVEMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A PAIRED FIELD AND GREENHOUSE STUDY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandra Scerce at alexandra.scerce@maine.edu
Jessy Brainerd, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Fast Woman, Slow Art." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jessy Brainerd at jessica.brainerd@maine.edu
Lucy Martin, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PARTICIPATION IN MAINE’S OUTDOOR RECREATION AND NATURE-BASED TOURISM" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lucy Martin at lucy.martin@maine.edu