Sahar Roozbahani, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Assessment of cellular alignment and proliferation on cellulose nanofibril(CNF) films" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sahar at Sahar.roozbahani@maine.edu

Sahar Roozbahani, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “ ASSESSMENT OF CELLULAR ALIGNMENT AND PROLIFERATION ON CELLULOSE NANOFIBRIL(CNF) FILMS” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sahar Roozbahani at sahar.roozbahani@maine.edu

Biao Geng, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Numerical study of laryngeal control of phonation using realistic finite element models of a canine larynx" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Biao Geng at biao.geng@maine.edu

SuriyaPrakaash LakshmiBalasubramaniam, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutrition Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled, "MODIFICATION OF CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS (CNF) TO DEVELOP A HYDROPHOBIC AND ANTI-OXIDATIVE FOOD PACKAGING FILM" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact SuriyaPrakaash LakshmiBalasubramaniam at suriyaprakash.lakshmibalasubrmaniam@maine.edu

Pradnya Rao, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending her dissertation titled, "CHARGED-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS TO GENERATE NOVEL COATINGS AND MATERIALS" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Pradnya at pradnya.rao@maine.edu

Paul Wilson, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending his thesis titled, “Teacher Growth in Knowledge of Conservation of Energy and in Self-Efficacy” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Paul at paul.h.wilson@maine.edu

Anica Miller Rushing, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in STEM Education, will be defending her dissertation titled, “AGENCY OF IN-SERVICE ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHERS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anica at anica.miller.rushing@maine.edu

Gabrielle Brodek, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching (Research in STEM Education), will be defending her thesis titled, “Youth's expressions of personal significance in an informal learning setting that bridged STEM and experiential learning” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabrielle at gabrielle.brodek@maine.edu

Azadeh Pahlevanzadeh, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Improving Degree of Delignification and Selectivity of Oxygen Delignification of Southern Pine Kraft Pulp" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Azadeh at azadeh.pahlevanzadeh@maine.edu