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: 01/05/2015
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Allen Lab
Room: 101

Inactivation of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens in Berry Products by High Pressure and Pulsed Light


By: Yaoxin Huang          Chair: Haiqiang Chen         

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Animal and Food Science
Date: 12/17/2014
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Gore Hall
Room: 304

Resilin-Like Polypeptides-Poly(ethylene glycol) Hybrid Hydrogels for Mechanically-Demanding Tissue Engineering Applications


By: Christopher L McGann          Chair: Kristi L Kiick         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 12/17/2014
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Gore Hall
Room: 117

Anion-Exchange Membranes for Carbon Capture and an in situ Chlorine Evolution Electrolyzer


By: Laj Xiong          Chair: Yushan Yan         

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 12/15/2014
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Ewing Hall
Room: 205

Gaussian Processes: KL Expansion, Small Ball Probability and Applications in Time Series Models


By: Shi Jin          Chair: Y. J. Leung         

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Mathematics
Date: 12/09/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Willard Hall
Room: 207

Implementing the Data Wise Process for School Improvement to Close the Achievement Gap


By: Deirdra Aikens          Chair: Frank Murray         

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Education
Date: 12/09/2014
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Sharp Lab
Room: 217

High Frequency Soft Magnetics and Nanoporus Silver for Energy Applications


By: Yang Zhou          Chair: John Xiao         

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Physics

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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