Anthony Ayers, a candidate for Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science will be defending his thesis titled, "Evaluating Current Weed Pressures in Wild Blueberry Fields and Possible IPM Strategies for Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum andorsaemifolium)" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anthony Ayers at Anthony.ayers@maine.edu
Andrew Ouellette, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science and Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled, "Validating the effects of Dlg4 expression on seizure susceptibility and synaptic transmission in a Temporal Lobe Epilepsy mouse model" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Andrew Ouellette at andrew.ouellette@maine.edu
Ahmed Algburi, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled, “POTATO YIELD RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT RATES OF PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION IN NORTHERN MAINE – USA” Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ahmed Algburi at ahmed.jasim@maine.edu
Hayden Koller, a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition, will be defending his thesis titled: "Biogenic Amines as a Product of the Metabolism of Proteins in Beer." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Hayden Koller (hayden.koller@maine.edu) for the Zoom link.
Jalal Tavana, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his dissertation titled: "Understanding Biomass Upgrading through Heterogeneous Hydrogenolysis Reactions: Kinetics and Mechanism." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Jalal Tavana (jalal.tavana@maine.edu) for the Zoom link.
Nicole Ramberg-Pihl, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her dissertation titled: "Responses of Juvenile Atlantic salmon to Competition and Environmental Change: Implications for Performance in Maine Streams." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Nicole Ramberg-Pihl (nicole.rambergpihl@maine.edu) for the Zoom Link.
Simona Lukasik, a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled: "Developing a Long-Term Perspective on the Sensitivity of Lake Trophic State Changes in Maine." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Simona Lukasik (simona.lukasik@maine.edu) for the Zoom link.
Mary Yeckley, a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Physics, will be defending her thesis titled: "Student Understanding of Weighted Best-Fit Lines." Zoom Presentation- Meeting ID: 919 0808 6373, Meeting Password: 974186
Alayna Hawkins, a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Marine Biology, will be defending her thesis titled: "From Phocine Distemper to Avian Influenza: An Ecological Perspective on Immunogenetic Diversity Between Two Sympatric Pinniped Species." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Alayna Hawkins (alayna.hawkins@maine.edu) for the Zoom link.
Caleb Berry, a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, will be defending his thesis titled: "Fabrication of Silicon Microneedles for Dermal Interstitial Fluid Extraction in Human Subjects." Zoom Presentation: Please contact Caleb Berry (caleb.a.berry@maine.edu) for the Zoom link.
