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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Defense Details Dissertation Program
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         

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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

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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         

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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         

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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         

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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         

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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.

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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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