Emmerson Chivhenge, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending his dissertation titled "Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Stand Density Across the Diverse Forests of the Continental United States" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emmerson Chivhenge at emmerson.chivhenge@maine.edu.

Jan Neureuther, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Education will be defending her dissertation titled, "The Effectiveness of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) Model for Middle School Students" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jan Neureuther at jan.neureuther@maine.edu.

Phillip Bean, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, " On the Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Gyroids" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Phillip Bean at philip.m.bean@maine.edu.

Jessica Hutchinson, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "Nursery and Landscape Potential of Bog Birch, Betula Pumila, a Maine Native Shrub" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jessica Hutchinson at jessica.hutchinson@maine.edu.

Marissa Kinney, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "Using Broccoli Sprout Diets to Understand Gut Bacterial Glucosinolate Metabolism to Resolve Inflammatory Bowel Disease" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Marissa Kinney at marissa.kinney@maine.edu.

Alice Hotopp, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled "Feather Melanism in Ammospiza Sparrows—Insights into Adaptation" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alice Hotopp at alice.hotopp@maine.edu.

Paulina Alulema, a candidate for Master of Science in Environmental Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "RELEASE MECHANISMS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES FROM SPENT GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS USING STANDARD LEACHING PROCEDURES." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Paulina Alulema at nancy.alulema@maine.edu.