Dissertation Defense Schedule
Academic Excellence
Sharing original dissertation research is a principle to which the University of Delaware is deeply committed. It is the single most important assignment our graduate students undertake and upon completion is met with great pride.
We invite you to celebrate this milestone by attending their dissertation defense. Please review the upcoming dissertation defense schedule below and join us!
Upcoming Doctoral Dissertation Defense
The list below is organized by the most current Dissertation Defense first. You may sort by “Program of Study” or search for a specific dissertation via the search box. To learn more about a specific dissertation select the dissertation’s title or the term “Full Abstract”.
TOTAL ENTRIES: 1216
| Defense Details | Dissertation | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 03/17/2014 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Willard Hall Room: 117 |
Developing an Information Literacy Plan for Cecil College By: Michael Gutierrez Chair: Fred Hofstetter |
Education – Educational Leadership |
| Date: 03/17/2014 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Smith Hall Room: 348 |
Just Security or a Secure Justice?: Mapping the Transitional Justice – Human Security Nexus By: Lauren Balasco Chair: Matthew Weinert |
Political Science and International Relations |
| Date: 03/14/2014 Time: 12:15 PM Location: Memorial Hall Room: 216 |
Objects and Anxiety in Late Medieval English Writing By: Gabrielle Lewis (Parkin) Chair: Jim Dean |
English |
| Date: 02/24/2014 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Willard Hall Room: 207 |
From Laissez-Faire to Vouchers: An Intellectual History of Market Libertarian Thought on Education in Twentieth-Century America By: Kevin Currie-Knight Chair: Robert Hampel |
Education |
| Date: 02/05/2014 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Center for Composite Materials Room: 106 |
Exploring Diffusion of Ultrasonically Consolidated Aluminum and Copper Films through Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy By: Jennifer Sietins Chair: J. W. Gillespie, Jr. Co-Chair: Suresh Advani |
Materials Science and Engineering |
| Date: 02/05/2014 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Memorial Hall Room: 216 |
Behind the Curtain: The Spectacular Rhetoric of the Victorian Actress By: Rachael Zeleny Chair: Melissa Ianetta |
English |
The Process
Step-by-Step
Visit our “Step-by-Step Graduation Guide” to take you through the graduation process.From formatting your Dissertation to Doctoral Hooding procedures.
Dissertation Manual
Wondering how to set up the format for your paper. Refer to the “UD Thesis/Dissertation Manual” for formatting requirements and more.
Defense Submission Form
This form must be completed two weeks in advance of a dissertation defense to meet the University of Delaware Graduate and Professional Education’s requirements.
