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: 09/30/2014
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Smith Hall
Room: 102

Information Retrieval for Reducing Manual Effort in Biomedical and Clinical Research


By: Dongqing Zhu          Chair: Ben Carterette         

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Computer Sciences
Date: 09/29/2014
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Willard Hall
Room: 207

Experiences with and Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty at Lehigh University: A Plan to Improve a Campus Climate that Values Integrity


By: Sharon Basso          Chair: Robert Hampel         

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Education – Educational Leadership
Date: 09/26/2014
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Room: 102

Optimization and Application of Proteomic Methods for Characterization of Host Cell Protein Impurities from Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells


By: Kristin Valente          Chair: Kelvin Lee         Co-Chair: Abraham Lenhoff

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 09/25/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 219

Fabrication of Novel Gold Nanorod/polymer Nanocomposite Fibers and their Application in Heavy Metal Ion Sensing


By: Wenqiong Tang          Chair: John Rabolt         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 09/23/2014
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: None of the aboveWinterthur Museum Rotunda
Room: 123

Landscapes of Work: The Domestic Outbuildings of Central Maryland, 1760-1929


By: Melissa Blair          Chair: Ritchie Garrison         Co-Chair: LuAnn DeCunzo

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Preservation Studies
Date: 09/22/2014
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Center for Composite Materials
Room: 106

Crosslinking, Electrografting and In Vivo Polymerization of POLY(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and Derivatives as Reliable Neural Interfacing Materials


By: Liangqi Ouyang          Chair: David Martin         

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Materials Science and Engineering

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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