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: 06/24/2014
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Smith Hall
Room: 102

Cooperation and Resource Optimization in Wireless Networks


By: Yang Guan          Chair: Chien-Chung Shen         

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Computer Sciences
Date: 06/19/2014
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Fabrication and Characterization of Group IV Alloy Semiconductor Devices


By: Kenny Kim          Chair: James Kolodzey         

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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Date: 06/19/2014
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Colburn Lab
Room: 366

Monomolecular Alkane Activation on Al- and Fe-containing


By: Jang Ho Yun          Chair: Raul F. Lobo         

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Chemical Engineering
Date: 06/16/2014
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Memorial Hall
Room: 216

Learned Eloquence: Classical Rhetoric and Late-Medieval Literature


By: Joseph Turner          Chair: Jim Dean         Co-Chair: Melissa Ianetta

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English
Date: 06/13/2014
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: None of the aboveCannon Hall via ITV
Room: 216

Characterization of Bacterial Algicide IRI-1606AA: Insights on Programmed Death Pathways and Organelle Impacts in Harmful Dinoflageliates


By: Kaytee Pokrzywinski          Chair: Kathryn Coyne         

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Marine Studies
Date: 06/10/2014
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Colburn Lab
Room: 366

Nanostructured Photovoltaic Materials Using Block Polymer Assemblies


By: Sarah Mastroianni          Chair: Thomas Epps         

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Chemical 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.

Submission Form >