Samuel Rickerich, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “WAVE AND TIDE DRIVEN NEARSHORE PROCESSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TIDAL ASYMMETRY AND COASTAL PROTECTION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Samuel at samuel.rickerich@maine.edu

Gabriel Jensen, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, “TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE MARKS A NOVEL POPULATION OF ADULT STEM CELLS IN THE MOUSE BRAIN THAT RESPOND TO METABOLIC INTERVENTIONS BY MODULATING ADULT BRAIN PLASTICITY" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabriel at gabriel.jensen@maine.edu

James Deaton, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Measurement of Airborne Radionuclides and Their Relation to Weather Patterns at Orono, ME" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact James at james.deaton@maine.edu

Rose Besen-McNally, a candidate for Master of Science in Biochemistry, will be defending her thesis titled, “Retrotransposon Regulation in Fetal Oocyte Attrition"  

Carly Frank, a candidate for Master of Science in Quaternary and Climate Studies, will be defending her thesis titled, “Assessment of Historical Climate Variability in Maine with Implications for Future Agricultural Productivity and Adaptation." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Carly at carly.frank@maine.edu

Logan Woodyard, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, “Quantifying the Carbon Sequestration and Economic Potential of Natural Climate Solutions from Maine’s Working Forests." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Logan at logan.woodyard@maine.edu

Gabrielle Sherman, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Socio-Economic Resilience of Natural Resource Dependent Communities" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabrielle at Gabrielle.Sherman@maine.edu

Zachary Davis, a candidate for Master of Science in Resource Economics and Policy, will be defending his thesis titled, “Outdoor Place Attachment Influences Future Residential Aspirations of Rural Youth." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Zachary at zachary.t.davis@maine.edu

Christine Hale, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending her dissertation titled, “GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF PRIMARY NOCICEPTOR SENSITIVITY IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Christine at christine.hale@maine.edu

Prianka Maria Sarker, a candidate for Master of Science in Economics, will be defending her thesis titled, “Income and Food Insecurity within Households: Evidence from a Universal Income Transfer." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Prianka at prianka.sarker@maine.edu

A S M Mohaiminul Islam, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “GENERALIZING THE NEGATIVE BINOMIAL-LINDLEY MODEL FOR ACCOUNTING SUBPOPULATION HETEROGENEITY IN CRASH DATA ANALYSIS." For the Zoom link and password, please contact A S M Mohaiminul at a.s.islam@maine.edu

Katlyn Schulz, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, “Effect of Harvesting on Lowland Northern White-Cedar Stand Structure, Composition, and Ecophysiology." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Katlyn at katlyn.schulz@maine.edu

Carol Patterson-Martineau, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in History, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Reconciliationism and the Professionalization of History: A Case Study in the Legacy of White Supremacy and Abuse of History in Early 20th Century History Textbooks." For the Zoom link and password, please contact Carol at carol.pattersonmartineau@maine.edu

Mary Klinko, a candidate for Master of Science in Economics, will be defending her thesis titled, “ANALYSIS OF U.S. LABOR MARKET MATCHING EFFICIENCIES AND NEW HIRES RATES BY GENDER, ECONOMIC SECTOR, AND STATE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mary at mary.klinko@maine.edu

Ryan Smith, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending his thesis titled, “Form and Risk Class Distribution and its Effects On Product Recovery in Maine's Commercial Species and A Comparative Analysis of Contrasting Field Inventory Methodologies." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ryan at ryan.smith6@maine.edu

Johanna Holman, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled, “PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE BY BROCCOLI-SOURCED AND MICROBIALLY-PRODUCED BIOACTIVES." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Johanna at jmholman94@gmail.com

Cory Johnson, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, “UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF Gα TO THE YEAST PHEROMONE RESPONSE" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Cory at cory.p.johnson@maine.edu

Kevin Kennedy, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Nutrition, will be defending his thesis titled, “The Rapid Enumeration of Mixed Cultures containing Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces Using a Novel Method Utilizing Imaged Based Cytometry." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kevin at Kevin.Kennedy1@maine.edu

Justin Hardcastle, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Immiscible Liquid-Infused Filters for Water and Aerosol Filtration" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Justin at justin.hardcastle@maine.edu.

S M Abu Naser Shovon, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “MICRO-PARTICLE ENTRAINMENT FROM DENSITY MISMATCHING MIXTURE BY DIP COATING PROCESS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact S M Abu Naser at s.shovon@maine.edu.

Katarina Hoeger, a candidate for Master of Fine Art in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “Investigating Being Present Through Motion: Connecting Body with Sound, Position, and Shadow." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Katarina at katarina.hoeger@maine.edu

Sarah Hosler, a candidate for Master of Science in Animal Science, will be defending her thesis titled, “WEAVING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MICROBIOME CAREER USING THREADS FROM DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah at sarah.hosler@maine.edu

Michelle de Leon, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “Social capital, Indigenous storytelling, and fish assemblage: Learning together through community-university partnerships in Downeast Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Michelle at michelle.de@maine.edu

Andre Bucci, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Remotely Sensed Assessment of the Preferred Habitats of Alexandrium catenella in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Andre at andre.bucci@maine.edu

Mohammadreza Movahhedi, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, “NUMERICAL MODELING OF VOCAL CONTROL AND PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL PLANNING OF TYPE 1 THYROPLASTY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mohammadreza at mohammadreza.movahhedi@maine.edu

Brittany Schappach, a candidate for Master of Science in Entomology, will be defending her thesis titled, “BIOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS AND SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS OF IXODES SCAPULARIS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) EXPOSURE RISK DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brittany at brittany.schappach@maine.edu

Alex Kunnathu George, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources, will be defending his dissertation titled, “SUSTAINABILITY IN FOREST OPERATIONS: HARVESTING ON FRAGILE GROUND, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ASSESSMENT, PERSPECTIVES ON FOREST CERTIFICATION, AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF FOREST PRODUCTS" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alex at alex.george@maine.edu

Md Ikramul Hasan, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending his thesis titled, “Biobased Packaging Materials from Cellulose Nanofibrils Produced from Virgin Wood Pulp or Recycled Cardboard Pulp." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Md Ikramul at md.hasan@maine.edu

Frankie St. Amand, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Archaeological Bivalves as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Proxies" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Frankie at frankie.stamand@maine.edu

Meredith Lewis, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending her thesis titled, “Quantifying Uncertainty of Observer Classifications of Birds in Aerial Imagery and Assessment of Seabird Population Changes on Maine's Coastal Islands." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Meredith at meredith.a.lewis@maine.edu

Alexander Collins, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources (Bioproducts Engineering Concentration), will be defending his thesis titled, “Contact Dewatering of Cellulose Nanofibers for Biopolymer Composite Applications." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexander at alexander.collins@maine.edu.

Jennie Hahn, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “To The First White Woman Here: Performance Intervention in Settler-Colonial Narrative & Speculative Modes of Repair." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jennie at jennie.hahn@maine.edu

Bo Ra Song, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Climate Science, will be defending her dissertation titled, “Microstructural analysis for dynamic pulverization and asymmetric damage at the base of seismogenic strike-slip faults" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bo Ra at bora.song@maine.edu.

Betelhem Solomon Abayr, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “3d Image Segmentation of Cells for Localized F/B SHG Analysis." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Betelhem at bethelhem.abay@maine.edu

Saad Mohammad Ali, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Chemistry and Biology of EM2487." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Saad at saad.mohammed@maine.edu

Diana Spencer, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology, will be defending her thesis titled, “Molecular characterization of the early Arabidopsis embryo undergoing centromere-mediated genome elimination." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Diana at diana.spencer@maine.edu

Adriana Cavalcanti, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “The Power of Rejected Things." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Adriana at adriana.cavalcanti@maine.edu

Anupam Raj, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending his thesis titled, “INVESTIGATING THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCES OF MAINE SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anupam at anupam.raj@maine.edu

Andrew Chase, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science, will be defending his thesis titled, “USING SOIL TESTING DATA TO EXAMINE ORGANIC CARBON CHANGES DURING THE PAST 27 YEARS IN MAINE AGRICULTURAL SOILS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Andrew at andrew.chase@maine.edu.

Brandon Dixon, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Continuous, Non-Destructive Detection of Surface Bacterial Growth with Bioinspired Vascularized Polymers." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brandon at brandon.dixon@maine.edu

Christiana Becker, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “Where Do I Belong In The United States Public School System." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Christina at christinabecker31@gmail.com.

Adriana Cavalcanti, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending her thesis titled, “The Power of Neglected Things." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Adriana at adriana.cavalcanti@maine.edu

Michael Munson, a candidate for Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending his thesis titled, “The City with a Bathtub Ring: A Century of Industrial Labor and Sense of Place in Belfast, Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Michael at michael.munson@maine.edu.

Eliza Costigan, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled, “Nutrient Removal from Recirculating Aquaculture System Water." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Eliza at eliza.costigan@maine.edu

Joshua Hamilton, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Multiscale Anisotropy Analysis of Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging of Pancreatic Cancer." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Joshua at joshua.hamilton@maine.edu.

Lucas Heroux, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology, will be defending his thesis titled, “Genetic Sources of Resistance to Potato Blackleg Soft Rot Disease Caused by Dickeya dianthicola." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lucas at lucas.heroux@maine.edu

Ashton Collins, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “ROLE OF MICROPLASTICS ON THE RELEASE AND ADSORPTION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN NATURAL WATERS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashton at ashton.collins@maine.edu.

Adeeb Ibne Alam, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled, “Additively manufactured metal and polymer lattice structures with eulerian paths." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Adeeb at adeeb.alam@maine.edu

Sasha Weller, a candidate for Master of Science in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “ Mitochondrial Toxicity of Antibacterial Agent Cetylpyridinium Chloride." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sasha at sasha.weller@maine.edu

Emilie Oesterlin, a candidate for Master of Science in Teaching, will be defending her thesis titled, “BOTANICALLY INCLINED: ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT STRUCTURES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS CAPTURED IN DRAWINGS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emilie at emilie.oesterlin@maine.edu

Paloma Henriques, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Policy, will be defending her thesis titled, “Governing the blue economy equitably and sustainably: Supporting alternative seafood networks through participatory action research." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Paloma at paloma.henriques@maine.edu.

Lauren Babb, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemistry, will be defending her thesis titled, “Experimental Studies of Hydrogenolysis Reactions of Substituted Benzenes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lauren at lauren.babb@maine.edu.