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.