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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Date: 02/23/2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Star CampusBPI/AP Bio
Room: 140

Exploring Early Stage Psychosis Through Multimodal Approaches – A Longitudinal Study


By: Kristina Holton          Chair: Austin Brockmeier         

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Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Date: 02/19/2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveDisaster Research Center
Room: 1

“I KNEW IT WAS COVID; I KNEW I WAS ON PROBATION”: THE IMPACT OF THE CARCERAL STATE ON BLACK WOMEN’S DISASTER EXPERIENCES


By: Felicia Henry          Chair: Tricia Wachtendorf         

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Sociology
Date: 02/09/2024
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: None of the aboveVirtually
Room: 0

Beyond Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Through Exclusive Milk Expression


By: Kelsey Bianca          Chair: Barbara Settles         

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Human Development & Family Studies
Date: 02/05/2024
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

The Design and Additive Manufacture of Gradient Dielectrics for RF Devices


By: Theodore Fessaras          Chair: Mark Mirotznik         

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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: 02/01/2024
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Applications and Evaluation of Deep Generative Augmentation Methods


By: Pasquale Zingo          Chair: Andrew Novocin         

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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Date: 02/01/2024
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Evans Hall
Room: 204

Applications and Evaluation of Deep Generative Augmentation Methods


By: Pasquale Zingo          Chair: Andrew Novocin         

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Electrical & Computer 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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