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: 1211
| Defense Details | Dissertation | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 07/18/2017 Time: 2:30 PM Location: Memorial Hall Room: 122 |
Editing Forms: The Emergence of Editorship in Nineteenth-Century U.S. Periodicals By: James Casey Chair: John Ernest |
English |
| Date: 07/14/2017 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Wolf Hall Room: 318 |
The Mechanisms Underlying Ocular Fibrotic Diseases By: Yichen Wang Chair: Melinda Duncan |
Biological Sciences |
| Date: 07/14/2017 Time: 11:00 AM Location: Brown Lab Room: 219 |
Characterization of Nanostructured Semiconductors by Ultrafast Luminescence Imaging By: Jolie Blake Chair: Lars Gundlach |
Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Date: 07/12/2017 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Evans Hall Room: 204 |
A Case for Asynchronous Many Task Runtimes: a Modeling Approach for High Performance Computing and Big Data Analytics
By: Joshua Suetterlein Chair: Guang Gao |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Date: 06/20/2017 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Munroe Hall Room: 203 |
The Limit of Freedom: Free Love Controversies in the Nineteenth-Century United States By: Satomi Minowa Chair: Rebecca Davis |
History |
| Date: 06/19/2017 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Graham Hall Room: 166 |
Figuring Out The Fixing: Understanding the Underlying Processes for Designing and Implementing Crisis Medical Relief Efforts By: Samantha Penta Chair: Tricia Wachtendorf |
Sociology |
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.
