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: 07/06/2023
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Large-scale Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits for RF Photonics and Optical Signal Processing


By: Md Jubayer Shawon          Chair: Vishal Saxena         

Full Abstract >

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: 07/05/2023
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: None of the abovehttps://udel.zoom.us/j/97815616476
Room: 0

Agents of Change or Agents of the Status Quo: Iranian Lawyers’ Approaches to Women Seeking Divorce in the Context of Discriminatory Divorce Law


By: Atieh Babakhani          Chair: Chrysanthi Leon         

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Sociology
Date: 06/30/2023
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Star Campus
Room: 413

Development of Multiplex Real-time PCR Assays for the Surveillance of Tick-borne Pathogens in Delaware


By: Michael Buoni          Chair: Esther Biswas-Fiss         Co-Chair: Subhasis Biswas

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Medical Sciences
Date: 06/30/2023
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: None of the abovehttps://udel.zoom.us/j/97320436578
Room: 0

Examining Nanoparticle Based Systems for Applications in Maternal/Fetal Health


By: N’Dea Irvin-Choy          Chair: Emily Day         Co-Chair: Jason Gleghorn

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Biomedical Engineering
Date: 06/30/2023
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: DuPont Hall
Room: 302

Post-event Restoration Simulation of Water Distribution Systems: A Generally Applicable Approach


By: Sina Naeimi Dafchahi          Chair: Rachel Davidson         

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Civil Engineering
Date: 06/29/2023
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Wolf Hall
Room: 318

IMPROVEMENT OF ACYLDEPSIPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC BINDING TO BACTERIAL CLPP


By: Monika Prorok          Chair: Karl Schmitz         Co-Chair: Brian Bahnson

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Chemistry & Biochemistry

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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