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

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.

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

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 .

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

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.