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!

Dissertation Defense Form

Must be received two weeks prior to your defense.

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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”.

 

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Defense Details Dissertation Program
Date: 10/17/2019
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: None of the aboveNN05: Old College
Room: 325

Making and Exhibiting Modernism: Gustave Caillebotte in Paris, New York, and Brussels.


By: Galina Olmsted          Chair: Margaret Werth         

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Art History
Date: 10/04/2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: 125 East Main Street
Room: 107

A quantifier-based approach to NPI-licensing typology: Empirical and computational investigations


By: Mai Ha Vu          Chair: Benjamin Bruening         

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Linguistics & Cognitive Science
Date: 10/03/2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Room: 102

Identification and Characterization of Legionella Effectors Targeting Host Phosphoinositides


By: Colleen Pike          Chair: Ramona Neunuebel         

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Biological Sciences
Date: 09/10/2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Allen Lab
Room: 101

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Wooden Breast Myopathy in Commercial Broiler Chickens


By: Michael Babak          Chair: Behnam Abasht         

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Animal and Food Science
Date: 09/05/2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Massive MIMO and Millimeter Wave Communications for 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems


By: Bohan Zhang          Chair: Leonard Cimini         

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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: 08/26/2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Linearization of Analog Photonic Links


By: Fuquan Wang          Chair: Dennis Prather         

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

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.

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Dissertation Manual

Wondering how to set up the format for your paper. Refer to the “UD Thesis/Dissertation Manual” for formatting requirements and more.

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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.

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