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: 07/15/2014
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Graham Hall
Room: 187

From the Endless Summer to the Surf Spring: Technology and Governance in Developing World Surf Tourism


By: Leon Mach          Chair: Robert Warren         

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Energy and Environmental Policy
Date: 07/11/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 318

Stem Cell and Neuroendocrine Cell Phenotypes in Normal and Malignant Colonic Cells


By: Shirin Modarai          Chair: Bruce Boman         Co-Chair: Deni Galileo

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Biological Sciences
Date: 07/10/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 205

The Role of Strain and Structure on Oxygen Ion Conduction in Nanoscale Zirconia and Ceria Thin Films


By: Jun Jiang          Chair: Joshua Hertz         

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Materials Science and Engineering
Date: 07/10/2014
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 220

Application of Surface Functionalization for Designing Novel Interfaces and Materials


By: Yue Liu          Chair: Andrew Teplyakov         

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Chemistry and Biochemistry
Date: 07/08/2014
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Willard Hall
Room: 117

Prospective Teachers’ Conceptions of and Performance Teaching Mathematics to Socio-Culturally Diverse Students


By: Heather Gallivan          Chair: Alfinio Flores         Co-Chair: Tonya Bartell

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Education
Date: 07/07/2014
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Sharp Lab
Room: 215

Supersymmetry at the Crossroads: Higgs Boson, Dark Matter and Collider signals


By: Muhammad Adeel Ajaib          Chair: Qaisar Shafi         

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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.

Your First Step >

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.

Submission Form >