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Our programs help you reach across disciplinary boundaries to change the way we think about graduate education.

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Whether you’re completing a thesis or taking a comprehensive exam, here's everything you need to complete your degree.

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Upcoming Defenses

  • Xuelai Du (MS, ME) Xuelai Du (MS, ME)
    7/15/24 1:00 PM
    Development and analysis of a small-scale controlled dataset with various weather  conditions, lighting, and route types for autonomous driving
    @ 114C Randolph Hall
  • Chen Qian (PHD, STAT) Chen Qian (PHD, STAT)
    7/16/24 9:30 AM
    Statistical learning for cyber physical transportation system
    @ 418A Hutcheson Hall
  • Jae-Won Jang (PHD, CPE) Jae-Won Jang (PHD, CPE)
    7/16/24 1:30 PM
    Enhancing Software Security through Code Diversification Verification, Control-flow Restriction, and Automatic Compartmentalization
    @ GENERAL Durham Hall
  • Anthony Senyah (PHD, EDCI) Anthony Oduro Senyah (PHD, EDCI)
    7/16/24 2:00 PM
    An Integrative Review of K-12 Teachers' Strategies and Challenges in Adapting  Problem-Based Learning
    @ GENERAL CRC
  • Manhua Wang (PHD, ISE) Manhua Wang (PHD, ISE)
    7/17/24 9:00 AM
    Designing Explainable In-vehicle Agents for Conditionally Automated Driving: A Holistic Examination with Mixed Methods Approaches
    @ 519M Whittemore Hall
  • Mark Ellett (PHD, ANSD) Mark David Ellett (PHD, ANSD)
    7/17/24 9:00 AM
    The Influence of Heat Stress on Milk Yield, Gastrointestinal Permeability, and Nutrient Partitioning in Lactating Dairy Cattle
    @ 101 Life Sciences 1 Facility
  • Irving Upshur (PHD, LSBC) Irving Forde Upshur (PHD, LSBC)
    7/18/24 2:00 PM
    The Plant Diet of Mosquitoes: Sugar Feeding on Ornamentals and Wildflowers
    @ 102 Fralin Biotechnology Center
  • Jonathan Prouty (PHD, GEOS) Jonathan Michael Prouty (PHD, GEOS)
    7/22/24 1:00 PM
    Development of novel computational techniques for phase identification and thermodynamic modeling, and a case study of contact metamorphism in the Triassic Culpeper Basin of Virginia
    @ 4069 Derring Hall
  • Teshani Omanthika Lihiniya Kumarage (PHD, PHYS) Teshani Omanthika Lihiniya Kumarage (PHD, PHYS)
    7/23/24 9:00 AM
    Uncovering Structure-Property Relations in Biomimetic Lipid Membranes with Molecular Additives
    @ 304 Robeson Hall
  • Mariama Alidu (MS, CHE) Mariama Alidu (MS, CHE)
    7/23/24 10:00 AM
    Effect of Dispersion on Rheology and 3D Printing of Chitosan-Graphene-Titanium Dioxide Composites
    @ 285 Goodwin Hall
  • Joshua Mouser (PHD, FIW) Joshua Braden Mouser (PHD, FIW)
    7/23/24 10:30 AM
    Using an interdisciplinary approach to improve efficacy of agricultural conservation practices for protecting stream health
    @ 315 Julian Cheatham Hall
  • Zacary Croft (PHD, CHEM) Zacary Lane Croft (PHD, CHEM)
    7/24/24 2:00 PM
    Design and Fabrication of Polymer/Graphene Laminate Thin Films
    @ 225 Davidson Hall
  • David Edwards (PHD, STAT) David Linville Edwards (PHD, STAT)
    7/25/24 1:00 PM
    Quantifying Changes in Social Polarization Over Time and Region
    @ 418A Hutcheson Hall
  • Ryan Gellner (PHD, BMES) Ryan Aaron Gellner (PHD, BMES)
    7/29/24 10:00 AM
    Optimal Head Impact Signal Processing and the Description and Perception of Head Impact Exposure in Female Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
    @ 210 Kelly Hall
  • Alexander Noll (MS, ISE) Alexander Baldrich Benoni Noll (MS, ISE)
    8/1/24 9:00 AM
    Quantifying the Reliability of Performance Time and User Perceptions Obtained from Passive Exoskeleton Evaluations
    @ 542 Whittemore Hall
  • Kylie Davidson (PHD, CSA) Kylie Marie Davidson (PHD, CSA)
    8/6/24 3:00 PM
    Exploring Immersive Sensemaking: Integrating Expert and Novice Strategies to Shape Organizational Features in Immersive Space to Think
    @ 3210 Torgersen Hall
  • Juselyn Tupik (PHD, BMVS) Juselyn Dorien Tupik (PHD, BMVS)
    8/19/24 1:00 PM
    Battling Bacteria: Characterizing the NOD-Like Receptor (NLR) Immune Response to Brucella abortus and Borrelia burgdorferi in Host-pathogen Interactions
    @ 220 Vet Med Instructional Addition

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