Sarah McElman, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending her dissertation titled "Quantifying Metocean Extreme Parameters for Offshore Wind Design and Operation in the United States." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah McElman at sarah.mcelman@maine.edu.

Chayton Boucher, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled "Evaluating the activity and acid character of tungsten oxide nanoparticles for the catalytic production of platform chemicals from biomass resources." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Chayton Boucher at chayton.boucher@maine.edu.

Aénor Codjo, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled "Development of an experimental framework for studying droplet-laden porous disk wake in a newly built wind tunnel." For the Zoom link and password, please contact  Aénor Codjo at aenor.codjo@maine.edu.  

Julia Barron, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Biology, will be defending her thesis titled "Characterizing the Impacts of Climate Change on Winter Flounder Stock Dynamics in US Waters." For the Zoom link and password, please contact  Julia Barron at julia.barron@maine.edu.  

Matthew Scandura, a candidate for Master of Science in Biochemistry, will be defending his thesis titled "DYNAMIC RGS REGULATION OF YEAST G-PROTEIN SIGNALING." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Scandura at matthew.scandura@maine.edu.

Megan Grega, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "Environmental Drivers of Daily Radial Growth and Shrinkage of Red Spruce in Maine." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Megan Grega at megan.grega@maine.edu.  

Torri MacIntosh, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders, will be defending her thesis titled "Exploring Speech-Language Pathology Service Provision for Voice and Swallowing Disorders Across the State of Maine". For the Zoom link and password, please contact Torri MacIntosh at torri.macintosh@maine.edu.  

Kelsey Davis, a candidate for Master of Science in Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "Utilizing Interdisciplinary Graduate Research to Expand Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Case Study in the Marine Sciences Through Multiple Products." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kelsey Davis at kelsey.e.davis@maine.edu.  

Sonora Ortiz, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending their thesis titled "Management Strategies to Mitigate PFOS Uptake in Perennial Forages." For the […]

Sena Algul, a candidate for Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled "Passive Acoustic Recording System for Whales in the Gulf of Maine." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sena Algul at sena.algul@maine.edu.