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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Date: 05/30/2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

A 3D Photonic Sensor-Integrated Tissue Model for Strain Sensing


By: Sarah Geiger          Chair: Xinqiao Jia         Co-Chair: Juejun Hu

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Materials Science & Engineering
Date: 05/30/2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Colburn Lab
Room: 366

Nanostructured Polymer Electrolyte Designs for Lithium-ion Batteries


By: Melody Morris          Chair: Thomas H. Epps, III         

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 05/29/2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: None of the aboveOld College
Room: 211

“Shaping the Royal Image: Gerrit van Honthorst and the Stuart Courts in London and The Hague, 1620-1649.”


By: Michele Frederick          Chair: Perry Chapman         

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Art History
Date: 05/29/2019
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Room: 102

Bioinformatics Tools to Classify and Characterize Plant Small RNAs


By: Reza Hammond          Chair: Blake Meyers         

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Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Date: 05/22/2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: ISE Lab
Room: 467

Exploring Conductive, Selective and Stable Polymeric Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries


By: Hao Wang          Chair: Yushan Yan         

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 05/21/2019
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveLerner Hall
Room: 230

Three Essays on Human Capital


By: Yuanxue Gao          Chair: Adrienne Lucas         

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Economics

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.

Submission Form >