Dissertation Defense Schedule

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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: 04/19/2018
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Allen Lab
Room: 101

Data and -Omics-Driven Approaches to Understand the Heat Stress Response: The Development of Scalable Tools and Methods to Drive Hypothesis Generation


By: Allen Hubbard          Chair: Carl Schmidt         

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Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
Date: 04/17/2018
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 210

Stochastic Hybrid Systems with Renewal Transitions


By: Mohammad Soltani          Chair: Abhyudai Singh         

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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: 04/17/2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 318

The Role of RNA Decay in the Abiotic Stress Responses of Brachypodium


By: Karl Franke          Chair: Pamela Green         

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Biological Sciences
Date: 04/17/2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Sharp Lab
Room: 215

Current-induced spin-orbit torque measurements in heavy metal/ ferromagnet heterostructures using magneto-optic Kerr effect


By: Halise Celik          Chair: John Xiao         Co-Chair: Virginia Lorenz

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Physics
Date: 04/16/2018
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Munroe Hall
Room: 203

Landscape and Order in the Age of Revolution: Ulster’s Kinsmen and New York’s Public Land Market, 1757-1796


By: Michael Pospishil          Chair: Cathy Matson         

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History
Date: 04/13/2018
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

RF Photonic Apertures


By: Dylan Ross          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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