Kayla Parsons, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "The Impact of Diet Quality on Health-Related Quality of Life in College Students" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kayla Parsons at kayla.l.parsons@maine.edu

Leigh Neptune, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, "HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) IN SEXUAL MINORITY (SM) COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Leigh at leigh.neptune@maine.edu

John Furniss, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending his thesis titled, "Mapping ash species across a mixed forest using high-resolution hyperspectral and multispectral imagery" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact John Furniss at john.furniss@maine.edu

Ruth van Kampen, a candidate for Master of Science in the School of Forest Resources, will be defending their thesis titled, "Tree responses to moderate and extreme drought in the Northeastern United States" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ruth van Kampen at ruth.van@maine.edu

Ahmed Numan, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled, "ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHATE MIMICS: FROM CHEMISTRY TO BIOTECHNOLOGY" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ahmed Numan at ahmed.numan@maine.edu

Vaughn Holmes, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending his thesis titled, "ENVIRONMENTAL DNA MONITORING OF NON-NATIVE MUDPUPPY (NECTURUS MACULOSUS) AND TRANSIENT RAINBOW […]

Struan Coleman, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Policy, will be defending his thesis titled, "A bioeconomic analysis of Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Struan at struan.coleman@maine.edu

Morgan Stosic, a candidate for Master of Arts in Psychology, will be defending her thesis titled, "LETTING ACCURACY ‘SYNC’ IN: THE ROLE OF SYNCHRONY IN PERCEPTIONS OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AND AFFECTIVE STATES." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Morgan at morgan.stosic@maine.edu

Lauren Miller, a candidate for Master of Science in Resource Economics & Policy, will be defending her thesis titled, "Consumer Preferences and Associated Price Premiums for Agricultural Traits in Maine Markets" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lauren at lauren.r.miller@maine.edu

Sarah Rappaport, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending her thesis titled, "RISK PERCEPTIONS OF TICK-BORNE DISEASES IN MAINE: SURVEYING OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah at sarah.rappaport@maine.edu