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: 1210
Defense Details | Dissertation | Program |
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Date: 02/02/2016 Time: 1:30 PM Location: Evans Hall Room: 204 |
Improving Efficiency and Flexibility of Information Retrieval Systems By: Hao Wu Chair: Hui Fang |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Date: 02/01/2016 Time: 10:30 AM Location: Memorial Hall Room: 125 |
A Reverence for Books: The Sacrament of Material Text, 1558-1649 By: Kyle Vitale Chair: Kristen Poole Co-Chair: Julian Yates |
English |
Date: 02/01/2016 Time: 10:45 AM Location: Robinson HallSmith Lab 106 Room: 206 |
Key Challenges of Offshore Wind Power: Three Essays Addressing Public Acceptance, Stakeholder Conflict, and Wildlife Impacts By: Alison Bates Chair: Jeremy Firestone |
Marine Studies |
Date: 01/28/2016 Time: 4:00 PM Location: Colburn Lab Room: 102 |
Electrophoretic Deposition of Ultrasonicated and Functionalized Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Composites By: Qi An Chair: Erik Thostenson |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Date: 01/22/2016 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Evans Hall Room: 204 |
Non-Destructive Depth Profiling Using Variable Kinetic Energy X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy with Maximum Entropy Regularization. By: James Krajewski Chair: Robert Cava |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Date: 01/19/2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Robinson Hall Room: 206 |
Financing Large-Scale Tropical Fisheries Governance Reform: A Proposed Conceptual Framework and Case Studies in Assessing the Costs By: John Virdin Chair: Biliana Cicin-Sain |
Marine Studies |
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.