Emily Currie, a candidate for Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "GaN HEMT Quartz Crystal Oscillator Topologies for High Temperature Applications." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Emily Currie at emily.currie@maine.edu

Noah Williams, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany & Plant Pathology will be defending his thesis titled, "Assessing haploid induction rates from diploid Solanum tuberosum selections." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Noah Williams at noah.williams2@maine.edu.

Noah Williams, a candidate for Master of Science in Botany & Plant Pathology will be defending his thesis titled, "Assessing haploid induction rates from diploid Solanum tuberosum selections." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Noah Williams at noah.williams2@maine.edu .

Komala Shivanna, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics will be defending her dissertation titled, "SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY TO PROBE THE MOLECULAR PROCESSES IN MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND INFLUENZA VIRAL INFECTION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Komala Shivanna at komala.shivanna@maine.edu

Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux, a candidate for Master of Arts in English will be defending her thesis titled, "AGENCY AND RESISTANCE AS SHOWN IN THE POCKET DIARIES OF EMILIE DAVIS (1839-1889) AS SHOWN IN HER POCKET DIARIES FROM 1863-1865." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mudiwa Mupotsa-Giroux at mudiwa.mupotsa@maine.edu

Danielle Pelletier, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Prevention and Intervention Studies will be defending her dissertation titled, "The Impact of Working Conditions on Special Education Teacher Attrition." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Danielle Pelletier at danielle.n.young@maine.edu

Susan Dickson-Smith, a candidate for Master of Arts in History will be defending her thesis titled, "No Body of Men Can Do This So Effectually, as We Can Do for Ourselves:” Religious, Political, and Social Activism in the Abyssinian Church in Portland, Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Susan Dickson-Smith […]

Christopher Noren, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology will be defending his dissertation titled, "Optimization of Atlantic Sea Scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maid." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Christopher Noren at christopher.noren@maine.edu

Tristan Zippert, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Science will be defending his thesis titled, "TOWARDS GENERALIZED SPEECH SEPARATION FOR HEARING AIDS: DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR COMBINED MUSIC AND SPEECH." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Tristan Zippert at tristan.zippert@maine.edu

Elizabeth Duncombe, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies will be defending her dissertation titled, "Whole: Interconnectedness explored by people, system-wide, in a jail." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Elizabeth Duncombe at duncombe.freeinside@gmail

Beth Davis, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "Applications of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding in Stream Biomonitoring." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Beth Davis at beth.davis@maine.edu

Gloria Agyapong, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "DEVELOP DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENT SYSTEMS FOR EFFECTIVE LIGNIN FRACTIONATION" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gloria Agyapong at gloria.agyapong@maine.edu

Sally Barker, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology will be defending his dissertation titled, "Participation in Types of Interreligious Dialogue: The Role of Religious Identity and Threat." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sally Barker at sally.barker@maine.edu

Mariia Pugina, a candidate for Master of Arts in Communication will be defending her thesis titled, "Engagement in political talk among student members of political clubs on campus." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mariia Pugina at mariia.pugina@maine.edu

Michael Veino, a candidate for Master of Science in Data Science & Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MODELS FOR PREDICTING STOCK OPTION VOLATILITY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Michael Veino at michael.veino@maine.edu .

Evan Leaonard, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Development, Characterization, and Technology Transfer of Liquid-Infused Catheters." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Evan Leonard at evan.leonard@maine.edu

Nasheeda Yasmin, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending her thesis titled, "Evaluating the Production Economics of Forest Operations and the Effect of Timber Harvesting on Soil Carbon Dynamics in North American Forests." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Nasheeda Yasmin at nasheeda.yasmin@maine.edu.

Cameron Andrews, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "An Enhancement of the Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Composites for Biomedical Applications." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Cameron Andrews at cameron.andrews@maine.edu

Alaina Ring, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "ASK AND THEY WILL GROW: NURSERY MANAGER PERSPECTIVES ON BARRIERS TO PLANT PRODUCTION FOR AGROFORESTRY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alaina Ring at alaina.ring@maine.edu

Jacob Snow, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending his thesis titled, "Comparison of the hygrothermal properties of mechanically fastened and adhesive bonded wood-fiber insulated panels." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jacob Snow at jake.snow@maine.edu

Matthew Mensinger, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science will be defending his dissertation titled, "Characterizing predation risk during Atlantic salmon smolt migration." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Matthew Mensinger at matthew.mensinger@maine.edu

Fajia Farjana, a candidate for Master of Science in Electrical Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Investigation of Magneto Hydrodynamic Drives for Blood Flow Assist Pumps." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Fajia Farjana at fajia.farjana@maine.edu

Ramin Pouria, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Engineering Far-field and near-field thermal radiation using metamaterials." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ramin Pouria at ramin.pouria@maine.edu.

Blake Turner, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INJECTABLE CELLULOSE-BASED HYDROGELS FOR USE AS AN ATLANTIC SALMON VACCINE ADJUVANT" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Blake Turner at blake.turner@maine.edu

Prabhat Khanal, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "LONGEVITY OF EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINTED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Prabhat Khanal at prabhat.khanal@maine.edu

Shihab Uddin Ahamad, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Omobot: a low-cost mobile robot for autonomous search and fall detection." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Shihab Uddin Ahamad at shihab.ahamad@maine.edu .

Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Spatial Information Science and Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Development of an Ontology-Based Approach to Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis for Forest-Environment Interactions." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye at kingsley.wiafekwakye@maine.edu.

Bright Obeng, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology will be defending his dissertation titled, "Antimicrobial Cetylpyridinium Chloride Ironically Inhibits Immune Mast Cell Function: Deciphering Underlying Biochemical Mechanisms." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bright Obeng at bright.obeng@maine.edu

Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Spatial Information Science and Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Development of an Ontology-Based Approach to Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis for Forest-Environment Interactions." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kingsley Wiafe-Kwakye at kingsley.wiafekwakye@maine.edu

Dorothy Harris, a candidate for Master of Science in Computer Engineering will be defending her thesis titled, "Enhancing Long Sequence Time-Series Forecasting through Spatial Embedding Integration." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Dorothy Harris at dororthy.harris@maine.edu

Gabrielle Venne, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources and Conservation Science will be defending her thesis titled, "Factors Affecting Outdoor Recreation Experiences by Underrepresented Minority Groups (URMs) in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Gabrielle Venn at gabrielle.venn@maine.edu.

Brandy Soos, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences will be defending her dissertation titled, "Modeling the Innate Immune Response to Influenza A Virus Infection Using the Zebrafish." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Brandy Soos at brandylee.dennis@maine.edu.

Kara Chuang, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Biology will be defending her thesis titled, "Development and evaluation of novel microparticulate diet technologies for the delivery of essential nutrients to marine fish larvae." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kara Chuang at kara.chuang@maine.edu

Aysan Najd Mazhar, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "PARAMETERS THAT INFLUENCE RECYCLING OF BARRIER-COATED PAPER." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Aysan Najd Mazhar at aysan.najd@maine.edu.

Yuri Trusty, a candidate for Master of Science in Electrical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "A Temperature Compensated Lateral Field Excited Lithium Tantalate Sensor Platform." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Yuri Trusty at yuri.trusty@maine.edu.

Maitham Alabbad, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources will be defending his thesis titled, "FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF SCALED-DOWN CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER BEAMS UNDER SHORT- AND LONG-TERM LODINGS: EXPERIMENTAL & NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Maitham Alabbad at maitham.alabbad@maine.edu

Amanda Rose, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Encountering the Other: Art and Engagement in the Time of Late-Stage Capitalism." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Amanda Rose at amanda.rose@maine.edu

Daemon Dikeman, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "NATIVE FREQUENCY DOMAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF SPATIAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN IMAGING FOR LOOK-UP TABLE GENERATION." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Daemon Dikeman at daemon.dikeman@maine.edu.

Laim Hawthorne, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "A Prototype Upper Arm Exoskeleton for Evaluating the Response of Human Subjects to Tactile Force Feedback." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Liam Hawthorne at liam.hawthorne@maine.edu

Alexandra Scerce, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "UPTAKE TAKEAWAYS: SOIL-TO-CROP MOVEMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A PAIRED FIELD AND GREENHOUSE STUDY." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Alexandra Scerce at alexandra.scerce@maine.edu

Jessy Brainerd, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Fast Woman, Slow Art." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jessy Brainerd at jessica.brainerd@maine.edu

Lucy Martin, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences will be defending her thesis titled, "UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PARTICIPATION IN MAINE’S OUTDOOR RECREATION AND NATURE-BASED TOURISM" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lucy Martin at lucy.martin@maine.edu

Augusta Sparks Farnum, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia will be defending her thesis titled, "Sense Making In a Creative Practice." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Augusta Sparks Farnum at augusta.farnum@maine.edu

Jequil Hartz, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Theory and Sensor Feasibility of Lateral Field Excited Acoustic Wave Devices." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jequil Hartz at jequil.hartz@maine.edu.