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School of Biology and Ecology

SBE/EES MS Thesis Proposal: Parker Bausman

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Reciprocal subsidies in sub-alpine ponds and the influence of a range shifting caddisfly Parker Bausman M.S. student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences In-person only Thesis advisor: Dr. Amanda Klemmer

SBE Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Stephanie Hurd (Rescheduled)

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

The effects of forest management practices across spatial scales on tick densities, wildlife communities, and tick-borne pathogen transmission Stephanie Hurd Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/85107929847 Thesis advisor: Dr. Allie Gardner

SBE M.S. Thesis Proposal: Emma Irvine

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Female browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) flight behavior and host selection Emma Irvine M.S. student in Entomology To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/85294534147?pwd=a1o0cmRualFqQ1E1 Ty9UNWwzQmRLQT09 Password: BTM Thesis advisor: Dr. Angela Mech

SBE/CCI Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Proposal: Pratima Pahadi

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Leaf economic spectrum of trees and their response to drought and climate change Pratima Pahadi Ph.D. student in Plant Sciences To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86572723371 Thesis advisor: Dr. Yongjiang (John) Zhang

SBE/CCI M.S. Thesis Proposal: Nikhil Brocchini

Bryand Global Sciences Building, Room 300

Global Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction: Integrating the Evidence and Resolving the Contradictions Nik Brocchini M.S. student in Quaternary and Climate Studies, Climate Change Institute Email nikhil.brocchini@maine.edu for Zoom information Thesis advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill

SBE/EES Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Hannah Webber

204 Nutting 2755 Nutting Hall, Orono, United States

The foundation roles of rockweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, in Maine’srocky intertidal zone Hannah Webber Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences  To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87853737252?pwd=cUsraTd6akp6N01kRTk2a2lkK09DZz09  Thesis advisor: Dr. Amanda Klemmer

SBE Ph.D. Proposal Seminar: Daniel Balderrama

202 Rogers Hall

Quantifying Potato Blackleg and Soft Rot Resistance in Dihaploid Caribou Russet Daniel Balderrama Ph.D. Student in Plant Science To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/84418973378?pwd=aWI5bUcrYTNjMnpjdDRlcmxsaE5sUT09  Thesis advisor: Dr. Han Tan

SBE Student Honors Thesis Defense: Abe Grunwald

107 Colvin Hall

Temperature and Energy Interactions in Small Tropical Mammals Abe Grunwald Zoology Major SBE advisor: Dr. Danielle Levesque, danielle.l.levesque@maine.edu

SBE Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Seminar: Matthew Moyet

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) As a Bioconversion Agent for The Utilization of Culled Potato Waste Matthew Moyet Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Biology and Ecology To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81117315371?pwd=eEJhbSs1emdsRHcyc000UEtXcDZoQT09Q Password: 799391, Meeting ID: 811 1731 5371 Thesis advisor: Dr. Andrei Alyokhin

SBE/EES M.S. Thesis Proposal: Sequoia Dixson

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Movement ecology of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Maine’s working forests Sequoia Dixson M.S. student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences  To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/88954119510?pwd=R0lxbVcyekZ6SHNyaVNlN012VUJ5UT09 Password: 298791 Thesis advisor: Dr. Matt Chatfield

SBE/SFA Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Katie Ashley

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Exploring Crop Management Impacts to Soil Health in Maine Potato Production Katie Ashley Ph.D. Candidate in Plant Sciences To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86384790296?pwd=bEpmOFVXWGoyMTJrUXVVSDRDNlBqdz09 Meeting ID: 86384790296; Passcode: 648062 Thesis advisor: Dr. Jay Hao

SBE/EES M.S. Thesis Proposal Seminar: Serena Laro

101C Deering Hall

Investigating Drivers of Spatial and Temporal Variation in Hexagenia Abundance in Northern Maine Lakes Serena Laro M.S. Student in Ecology and Environmental Sciences To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/84905207959?pwd=Sy84SVZzaWZqS0dWakFsZzJIMXNnUT09  Thesis advisor: Dr. Hamish Greig

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