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: 11/10/2016
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveInstitute of Energy Conversion (IEC)
Room: 115

Alternative Buffer Layer Development in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells


By: Peipei Xin          Chair: William Shafarman         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 11/07/2016
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Center for Composite Materials
Room: 106

Insights into Elemental Sulfur Metabolism and Low-Energy Adaptations in Chlorobaculum tepidum to Enable Biotechnology-Based Processes for Waste Sulfur Utilization


 


By: Amalie Tuerk Levy          Chair: Kelvin Lee         

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 11/04/2016
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Memorial Hall
Room: 127

“The Ruins of Romanticism: Architecture and Circum-Atlantic Revolution, 1776-1835”


By: Halina Adams          Chair: Martin Brückner         Co-Chair: Charles Robinson Robinson

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English
Date: 10/31/2016
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Center for Composite Materials
Room: 106

Collagen-Like Peptide Bioconjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery Applications


By: Tianzhi Luo          Chair: Kristi Kiick         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 10/31/2016
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Center for Composite Materials
Room: 106

Collagen Like Peptide Bioconjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery Applications


By: Tianzhi Luo          Chair: Kristi Kiick         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 10/27/2016
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: DuPont Hall
Room: 302

Wave-Current Interaction on Strongly Sheared Mean Flows


By: Zhifei Dong          Chair: James Kirby         

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Ocean 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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