Adam Küykendall, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending his thesis titled, "NOTHING TO SEE/HEAR (Fill in the Blank: The Not the Boss of Me Intermedia Research Project)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Adam Küykendall at adam.kuykendall@maine.edu.

Jesse Rochester, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in School of Biomedical Science and Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, " Exploring the Impact of PQN-75 and GLH-1/VASA on Germline Development, maintenance and GSC reprogramming using caenorhabditis elegans as a model." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jess Rochester at […]

Amenah Khalaf, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "HEAT-SEALING PROCESS OF PAPER WITH A POLYMER LAYER" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Amenah Khalaf at amenah.khalaf@maine.edu.

Brennan Lauer, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication and Journalism will be defending her thesis titled, "Access for whom? The rhetorical and material realities of access in wild […]

Favour Akhidenor, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Prevention and Intervention Studies will be defending her dissertation titled, "Factors Contributing to Recurrent Homelessness Among Single Mothers Using Shelters." Zoom […]

Lauren Woods, a candidate for Master of Science in school of Earth and Climate Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "10Be Chronology of Moraines at Soda Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, U.S.A." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lauren Woods at lauren.carver@maine.edu.

William Riihiluoma, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics will be defending his dissertation titled, "Investigation of Student Understanding of Representations of Probability Concepts in Quantum Mechanics." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact William Riihiluoma at william.riihiluoma@maine.edu.

Dipesh Karki, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Use of Photo Isomers to enhance the removal of Lignin from Woody Biomass Hydrolysate" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Dipesh Karki at dipesh.karki@maine.edu.

Jacob Holbrook, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Development and Characterization of Shear Thinning CNF-Tempo Hydrogels for use in Aquaculture Vaccines." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jacob Holbrook at jacob.holbrook@gmail.com.

Anne Jordan, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Prevention and Intervention Studies will be defending her dissertation titled, " WE ULTIMATELY JUST NEED TO CONNECT: ENGAGING IN A DIGITAL WORLD: PERCEPTIONS FROM FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anne Jordan at ajordan@aos94.org.

Min Wang, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "The role of solid oxide fuel cells in anthropogenic carbon cycles" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Min Wang at min.wang@maine.edu.

Ana Maria Ospina Tobar, a candidate for Master of Science in Resource Economics and Policy will be defending her thesis titled, "THE INFLUENCE OF FRAMING AND RECENT EXPERIENCE ON FARMER CHOICES IN EXPERIMENTAL GAMES DEPICTING RISK-REDUCING AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ana Maria Ospina Tobar at ana.ospina@maine.edu.

Morgan Stosic, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology will be defending her dissertation titled, "Spontaneous behavioral coordination: The impact of achieved and desired interpersonal closeness on synchrony and mimicry." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Morgan Stosic at morgan.stosic@maine.edu.

Shyam Pokhrel, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry will be defending his dissertation titled, "Electrochemistry, Oxidative Mediation, and Evaluation of Medicinal Activity for a Series of Triphenyl and Tri(2-furyl) Phosphine Gold(I) Thiolate Complexes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shyam Pokhrel at shyam.pokhrel@maine.edu.

Allen Horn IV, a candidate for Master of Arts in History will be defending his thesis titled, "A Nice, Beautiful, Active & Faithful Friend': Horses & Emotion in the Civil War letters of Two Union Officers" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Allen Horn at allen.horn@maine.edu

Alexandra Barry, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, " Climate interactions drive tree physiology and growth in a northeastern forest ecotone." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandra Barry at alexandra.barry@maine.edu.

Nuzhat Maisha, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Fabrication of Two-dimensional High Entropy materials and Two-dimensional Hexagonal Structured Silica" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Nuzhat Maisha at nuzhat.maisha@maine.edu.

Shawn Snyder, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending his dissertation titled, " Identification and vulnerability assessment of groundwater influenced ecosystems in the northeastern United States." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shawn Snyder at shawn.snyder@maine.edu.

Nasim Alikhani, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources will be defending her dissertation titled, "Cellulose nanocrystals/Polydimethylsiloxane composite membranes for air dehydration and energy saving in kiln wood drying." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Nasim Alikhani at nasim.alikhani@maine.edu.

Elisabeth Younce, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "LINKAGES AMONG HYDRODYNAMICS, BIOFOULING, & SEA SCALLOPS ON AN AQUACULTURE FARM." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Elisabeth Younce at elisabeth.younce@maine.edu.

Margaret McCarthy, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "A Quantitative Visualization Tool for the Assessment of Mammographic Dense Tissue Subtypes." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Margaret McCarthy at margaret.r.mccarthy@maine.edu.

Alyssa Soucy, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Exploring the importance of values, place, and perceptions in conservation decision-making in Maine: A mixed methods approach." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alyssa Soucy at alyssa.r.soucy@maine.edu.

Md Shofiqul Islam, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Experimental Measurement of Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer Between Two Flat Plates." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Md Shofiqul Islam at md.shofiqul.islam@maine.edu.

Bishnu Hari Wagle, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Resources will be defending her dissertation titled, "Long-term influence of commercial thinning on spruce-fir forests." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bishnu Hari Wagle at bishnu.wagle@maine.edu.

Teresa Easterbrooks, a candidate for Master of Science in Biochemistry will be defending her thesis titled, "A Small Molecule Screen on Zebrafish Embryos Identifies Multiple Pathways Vital to Hypaxial Muscle Precursor Migration." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Teresa Easterbrooks at teresa.easterbrooks@maine.edu.

Madison Raza, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Characterization of mammographic dense tissue sub-types using classification algorithms on Metric Space Technique output functions." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Madison Raza at madison.raza@maine.edu.

Kendra Batchelder, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, will be defending her dissertation titled, "Longitudinal Case-Control Study of Mammographic Breast Tissue Subtypes"   Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kendra Batchelder at kendra.batchelder@maine.edu.

Emily Tomak, a candidate for Master of Science in Biological Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "MUSCLE DEFECTS LEAD TO SKELETAL DEFORMITIES IN A ZEBRAFISH MODEL OF DITAL ARTHROGRYPOSIS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emily Tomak at emily.tomak@maine.edu.

Christine Letcher, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies: Music and Political Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "The Social, Cultural, and Political Influences on American Classical […]

Dominic Kugell, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Nanocellulose Based Foams for Low-Cost Disposable Medical Applications." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom […]

Leah Sirkis, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "A Tuned Hydrodynamics Model of the VolturnUS Semisubmersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Platform […]

Lia Davido, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Examining Our Relationship with Death: A Participatory Art Project." Zoom meeting: For the […]

Robert Morefield, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology will be defending his dissertation titled, "REPRODUCTION DYNAMICS OF SALMON LICE (LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS) AND THEIR ROLE IN EPIZOOTIC INFESTATIONS […]

Bryson McDonough, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition will be defending his thesis titled, "Consumer and Chef Sensory Perspectives of Green Crab Sauce." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bryson McDonough at bryson.mcdonough@maine.edu.

Kasey Gerencer, a candidate for Master of Arts in Psychology will be defending her thesis titled, "ORAL CONTRACEPTION AND COGNITION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kasey Gerencer at kathleen.gerencer@maine.edu.

Shivangi Pande, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "ENDOTHELIAL INTERLEUKIN-17 RECEPTOR D PROMOTES WESTERN DIET-INDUCED AORTIC MYELOID CELL INFILTRATION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shivangi Pande at shivangi.pande@maine.edu.

Sarah McCallister, a candidate for Master of Science in Microbiology will be defending her thesis titled, "BPs induction drives whiB7 expression in mycobacterial cells carrying the prophage McProf." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sarah McCallister at sarah.mccallister@maine.edu.

Megan Leach, a candidate for Master of Science in Wildlife Fisheries and Conservation Biology will be defending her thesis titled, "Moving from knowledge to action: lessons learned from Maine's Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Megan Leach at megan.leach@maine.edu.

Walter Greenleaf, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending his thesis titled, "You Are What You Wear: A Vital Materialism of Textiles" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Walter Greenleaf at walter.greenleaf@maine.edu.

Bea Van Dam, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Climate Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Scaling Up the Relevance of Land-Sea Connections in Coastal Bacteria Pollution Vulnerability." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bea Van Dam at bea.vandam@maine.edu.

Emma Sperry, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Designing and Modeling a Fail-Safe Mechanism to Be Used in an Attachment of a Transcutaneous Femoral Implant to a Prosthetic Device." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emma Sperry at emma.sperry@maine.edu.

DIEGO ZAMUDIO AYALA, a candidate for Master of Science in Animal Science will be defending his thesis titled, " Effects of wilting extent on the phytoestrogen levels of red clover hay and silage across storage phases." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact DIEGO ZAMUDIO AYALA at diego.zamudio@maine.edu.

Lauren Dickson, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "THE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS FROM MODELING TO BASIN TESTING" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lauren Dickson at lauren.dickson@maine.edu.

Miles Chasek, a candidate for Master of Arts in Mathematics will be defending his thesis titled, "A vector-valued trace formula for finite groups." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Miles Chasek at miles.chasek@maine.edu.

Seyedeh Mania Mohseni, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, "Lost Children: A Postmodern Novella." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Seyedeh Mania Mohseni at seyedehmania.mohseni@maine.edu.