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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It's official

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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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Date: 05/21/2014
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 219

Discovery and Development of Copper Catalysts for the C-Alkylation of Nitroalkanes


By: Peter Gildner          Chair: Donald Watson         

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Chemistry and Biochemistry
Date: 05/20/2014
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

The Tobit Kalman Filter: An Estimator for Censored Data


By: Bethany Allik          Chair: Ryan Zurakowski         

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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: 05/19/2014
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 123

MicroRNAs in Normal and Malignant Colon Stem Cells and Their Possible Role in the Stem Cell Origin of Colon Cancer


By: Vignesh Viswanathan          Chair: Bruce Boman         Co-Chair: Deni Galileo

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Biological Sciences
Date: 05/16/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Brown Lab
Room: 219

Chemical Mechanism Governing Atmospheric New Particle Formation


By: Bryan Bzdek          Chair: Murray Johnston         

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Chemistry and Biochemistry
Date: 05/16/2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Willard Hall
Room: 207

Best Practice Guidelines for Using iPads in Higher Education


By: Robert Szczecinski          Chair: None None         Co-Chair: Fred Hofstetter

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Education – Educational Leadership
Date: 05/16/2014
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: None of the above107 E Main St
Room: 123

Lexical Decomposition of Predicates and Multidimensional Semantics


By: Lan Kim          Chair: Satoshi Tomioka         

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Linguistics

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.

Download Your Manual >

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 >