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

Atefeh Rajaei, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be defending her dissertation titled, “The CpsA and Psr proteins of Streptococcus agalactiae Provide a United Front to Protect Against the Host Immune System” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Atefeh Rajaei at atefeh.rajaei@maine.edu

Andrew Moran, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “JOINING METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES IN STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Andrew Moran at andrew.r.moran@maine.edu

Samuel Akomea-Frempong, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutrition Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Sustainable postharvest processing and value-addition of aquacultured seaweed." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Samuel at samuel.akomeafrempong@maine.edu

Sabrina Sultana, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending her dissertation titled, “ Development of methods for surface modification of semiconductor photocatalyst and biopolymer for applications in water treatment and 3D printing." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sabrina at sabrina.sultana@maine.edu

Kory Whittum, a candidate for Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology, will be defending his thesis titled, “Evolution of fish assemblage composition and the expansion of an invasive species 5-7 years following dam removal and upgraded fish passage in the Penobscot River, Maine" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kory at […]

Atik Faysal, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Functionalized δ-hexalactone (FDHL): Bio-based Monomers to Synthesize Renewable Polyester Thermoplastics" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Atik at atik.faysal@maine.edu

Alainie Sawtelle, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “Statistical Analysis of Frequency and Severity of Lane Departure Crashes in Maine" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alainie at alainie.sawtelle@maine.edu

Matthew Kline, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Catalytic Ring Opening of Mono- and Bicyclic Compounds for the Production of Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuel” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Kline at Matthew.kline@maine.edu

Kyle Bond, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “The role of FOXD1 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kyle Bond at kyle.bond@maine.edu

Kyle Bond, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “THE ROLE OF FOXD1 IN CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kyle at kyle.bond@maine.edu