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: 1259
| Defense Details | Dissertation | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 12/04/2023 Time: 11:30 AM Location: Smith Hall Room: 348 |
Droughts in the Midst of Conflicts: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Water Insecurity and Civil War Duration & Outcomes By: Yunus Ozturk Chair: Benjamin Bagozzi Co-Chair: Stuart Kaufman |
Political Science & International Relations |
| Date: 12/04/2023 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Evans Hall Room: 204 |
Private and Verifiable Computation By: Dimitrios Mouris Chair: Nektarios Tsoutsos |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Date: 12/01/2023 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Munroe Hall Room: 203 |
“Echoes of Trauma: Changing Perceptions of Disaster and the Erasure of Space in Idaho’s Backcountry” By: Jennifer Jensen Chair: David Shearer |
History |
| Date: 11/29/2023 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Delaware Biotechnology Institute Room: 102 |
Advancing gene-centric approaches for microbial ecology By: Ryan Moore Chair: K. Eric Wommack |
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology |
| Date: 11/14/2023 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Purnell Hall Room: 354 |
Structural Neural Networks Meet Piece Exponential Models on Customer Acquisition and Retention By: Chuan Cai Chair: Adam Fleischhacker |
Financial Services Analytics |
| Date: 11/13/2023 Time: 1:30 PM Location: Townsend Hall Room: 256 |
Improving Resistance to Varroa Mites in Honey Bee Colonies via Cultural Brood Mixing By: John Menz Chair: Deborah Delaney |
Entomology & Wildlife Ecology |
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.
