Zaliatu Quaye, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science, will be defending her thesis titled, "Quality Assessment and Shelf Life Study of Maine Wild Blueberries". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Zaliatu Quaye at zaliatu.quaye@maine.edu.

Janine Siqueira Borges, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science will be defending her thesis titled, "The Role of Local Energy Action Networks (LEANs) in Supporting Community-Led Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Underserved Communities across the USA." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Janine Siqueira Borges […]

Avery England, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in  Chemistry, will be defending her dissertation titled " High-Speed Microfluidic Mixers for Controllable Nanoparticle Synthesis". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Avery England at avery.england@maine.edu.

Jillian Herlinger, a candidate for Master of Science in Earth and Climate Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled "Paleoceanographic Reconstructions of Laurentide Ice Sheet Meltwater in the Gulf of Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jillian Herlinger at jillian.herlinger@maine.edu.

Laura Pinover, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "Impacts of extreme climate events on tree regeneration in the Northern Forest." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Laura Pinover at laura.pinover@maine.edu.

Maeve Noone-Price, a candidate for Master of Science in  Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "How White Pine Weevil (Pissodes Strobi ) Damage to Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus ) Varies with Site, Climate, and Mechanical Resistance Factors". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Maeve Noone-Price at maeve.nooneprice@maine.edu.

Oluwafisayo Ajayi, a candidate for Master of Science in Economics, will be defending her thesis titled "Energy Burden and Eviction Filings Rate." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Oluwafisayo Ajayi at oluwafisayo.ajayi@maine.edu.

Bez Warren, a candidate for Master of Science in Earth and Climate Science, will be defending their thesis titled " Temporal and Spatial Trends in Precipitation Chemistry of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bez Warren at bez.warren@maine.edu

Christian Hettwer, a candidate for Master of Science in the School of Forest Resources, will be defending his thesis titled "Methane flux from living and dead tree stems in a northern conifer forest." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Christian Hettwer at christian.hettwer@maine.edu.  

Kit Carpenter, a candidate for Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending their thesis titled, "A Study In Fur: Using Mechanistic Modeling and Local Ecological Knowledge to Determine Thermal Limits of American Marten." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Kit Carpenter at sarah.carpenter@maine.edu.

Jiatai He, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, will be defending his dissertation titled "The Impact of Aging on the Lung Stromal-immune Microenvironment in Breast Cancer Metastasis." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Jiatai He at jiatai.he@maine.edu.

Ashley Howes, a candidate for Master of Science in Microbiology, will be defending her thesis titled, "CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF POLYMORPHIC TOXINS IN PHAGE-ENCODED ESX-SECRETED TOXIN SYSTEMS ON WHIB7 EXPRESSION AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ashley Howes at ashley.howes@maine.edu.

Victoria DeMambro, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, will be defending her dissertation titled "TISSUE NONSPECIFIC ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, MORE THAN A PRO-MINERALIZING ENZYME." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Victoria DeMambro at victoria.demambro@maine.edu.

Lila Beck, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled, " Hiding in Plain Site? Implications of Long-Term Density Management Trials Across a Gradient of Environmental Conditions in Maine." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lila Beck at lila.beck@maine.edu.

Anna Folley, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled "Investigating Vascularization to Accelerate Mycelial Material Growth." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anna Folley at anna.folley@maine.edu.

Lindsay Pierce, a candidate for Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled " Exploring Methods to Enhance and Quantify the Growth of Mycelial Biocomposite Materials." Zoom meeting: The defense will be held in the Hill Auditorium (165 Barrows Hall).

Bailey McLaughlin, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled "Oh, the places they'll go!: Examining Historic and Contemporary Tree Range Shifts." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Bailey McLaughlin at bailey.mclaughlin@maine.edu.

Yuksel Alkarem, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled "DOLPHINN/TRTLE - APPLICATIONS ON ENHANCING FLOATING WIND EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMICS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Yuksel Alkarem at yuksel.alkarem@maine.edu.

Rohan Thapa, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled "Durability of thermoplastic bars used in reinforced concrete structures." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Rohan Thapa at rohan.thapa@maine.edu.

Josephine Adu-Gyamfi, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be defending her thesis titled "Guiding Sustainable Enhanced PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Options." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Josephine Adu-Gyamfi at josephine.adugyamfi@maine.edu.

Sandesh Thapa, a candidate for Master of Science in Bioproducts Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled "BIOCHAR AS AN AMENDMENT MATERIAL TO IMMOBILIZE PER-AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN AGRICULTURAL LAND." […]

Samuel Morris, a candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled "Analysis of Material Properties in Binder-Jet Additive Manufacturing." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom […]

Don Bones, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, will be defending his dissertation titled "DEPOLYMERIZATION OF FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) AND COATING WITH CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS – POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) COMPOSITES: […]

Mallory Perry, a candidate for Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending her thesis titled "Increasing Sustainability of the North Atlantic Squid Fishery: from Processing […]

Jacob Michaud, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending his thesis titled "Sonic Threads and Sewn Voices: An Heirloom of Community Collaboration." Zoom meeting: For […]

Jacob Michaud, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia, will be defending his thesis titled "Sonic Threads And Sewn Voices: An Heirloom Of Community Collaboration." Zoom meeting: For […]

Ehsan Sardar, a candidate for Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled "UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING STICKINESS IN BIOCHAR PRODUCED THROUGH ACID HYDROLYSIS AND DEHYDRATION." Zoom […]

David Winski, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, will be defending his dissertation titled  "Determining the Mechanisms of Interaction between Influenza Spike Protein Hemagglutinin and Host Cell Phosphoinositides […]

Rachel Poppe, a candidate for Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending her thesis titled "FROM TWIGS TO TREE RINGS: FINE WOODY DEBRIS CARBON DYNAMICS IN CONIFER FORESTS […]