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: 01/08/2016
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Graham Hall
Room: 187

Green Growth: Paradigm Shift or Business-as-Usual


By: Yoonhee Ha          Chair: Byrne John         

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Animal and Food Science
Date: 01/07/2016
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 318

Metabolic and Regulatory Properties of Sulfide Oxidation in Chlorobaculum tepidum


By: Kevin Shuman          Chair: Tom Hanson         

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Biological Sciences
Date: 01/06/2016
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Center for Composite Materials
Room: 106

Design of Multimodal Degradable Hydrogels for Controlled Therapeutic Delivery


By: Prathamesh Kharkar          Chair: April Kloxin         Co-Chair: Kristi Kiick

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 01/05/2016
Time: 2:00 AM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Materials and Devices for Mechanically Flexible Integrated Photonics


By: Lan Li          Chair: Juejun Hu         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 01/05/2016
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Memorial Hall
Room: 216

Phenomenal Adaptations


By: Kyle Meikle          Chair: Thomas Leitch         

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English
Date: 01/05/2016
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 318

The Role of Quorum Sensing Regulators in Vibrio Parahaemolyticus


By: Sai Kalburge          Chair: Fidelma Boyd         

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Biological 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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