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: 05/17/2016
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Pearson HallStudio C
Room: 304

Near Infrared Group IV Optoelectronics and Novel Pre-Cursors for CVD Epitaxy


By: Ramsey Hazbun          Chair: James Kolodzey         

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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: 05/16/2016
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Gore Hall
Room: 208

An Analysis of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment on Financial Literacy


By: Rebecca Chambers          Chair: Carlos Asarta         

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Economic Education
Date: 05/16/2016
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: DuPont Hall
Room: 302

Bridge Evaluation Utilizing Structural Health Monitoring Data


By: Hadi Al-Khateeb          Chair: Michael Chajes         Co-Chair: Harry Shenton

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Civil and Environmental Engineering
Date: 05/13/2016
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Purnell Hall
Room: 450

The Labor Supply of Female Registered Nurses:
A Comparative Study Using the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and the 2008 American Community Survey


By: Sezin Zengin          Chair: Charles Link         

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Economics
Date: 05/13/2016
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Smith Hall
Room: 348

Lakota Experiences of Security: Lacanian Gaze and the Social


By: Justin De Leon          Chair: Daniel Green         Co-Chair: Jennifer Lobasz

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Political Science and International Relations
Date: 05/12/2016
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Room: 278

A Probabilistic Framework for Protein Multi-location Prediction, and its Applicability to Multi-label Classification


By: Ramanuja Narasimha Simha          Chair: Hagit Shatkay         

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Computer Sciences

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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