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SUMMARY:Salem Ermish SBE Ph.D. Thesis Proposal
DESCRIPTION:Salem Ermish\, Ph.D. candidate in Plant Sciences\, will be presenting their thesis proposal\, “Using UAV data to predict PVY infection status in potato and for high-throughput phenomic selection in potato breeding trials\,” on Wednesday\, December 4\, 2024\, at 9 am in 202 Rogers Hall. \nFor those who would like to attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83624779936  \nAdvisor: Dr. Ek Han Tan
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/salem-ermish-sbe-ph-d-thesis-proposal/
LOCATION:202 Rogers Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T110000
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SUMMARY:Alexander Mereghetti EES/SBE Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Mereghetti\, Ph.D. candidate in EES/SBE\, will be defending his dissertation\, “Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interactions across Spatial and Temporal Scales\,” on Wednesday\, December 4\, 2024 at 10 a.m. in 300 Bryand Global Sciences Center. \nTo attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86418500294  \nAdvisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/alexander-mereghetti-ees-sbe-ph-d-dissertation-defense/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Building\, Room 300
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20241122T213041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T213041Z
UID:12137-1733313600-1733317200@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Parker Bausman EES/SBE M.S. Thesis Defense
DESCRIPTION:Parker Bausman\, Master’s student in EES/SBE\, will be defending his thesis\, “Reciprocal subsidies in sub-alpine ponds and the influence of a range-shifting caddisfly\,” at noon on December 4th in the Mitchell Center\, 107 Norman Smith Hall. \nZoom link for those who cannot attend in person: maine.zoom.us/s/84579219857  \nThesis advisor: Dr. Amanda Klemmer. 
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/parker-bausman-ees-sbe-m-s-thesis-defense/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T220000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20241121T165101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T212652Z
UID:12130-1733389200-1733436000@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Trina Wantman EES/SBE M.S. Thesis Defense
DESCRIPTION:Trina Wantman\, Master’s student in EES/SBE\, will be defending her thesis\, “Nest site selection and nest success of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Central Maine\,” on December 5th\, 2024 at 9 am\, in the Mitchell Center in 107 Norman Smith Hall. \nThesis advisor: Dr. Matt Chatfield. \nAll are welcome! To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/82404019198
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/trina-wantman-ees-sbe-ms-thesis-defense/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20241202T210235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T210235Z
UID:12152-1733400000-1733403600@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Nikhil Brocchini CCI/SBE M.S. Thesis Defense
DESCRIPTION:Nikhil Brocchini\, Master’s student in CCI/SBE\, will be defending his thesis\, “Global Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction: Integrating the Evidence and Resolving the Contradictions\,” at noon on Thursday\, December 5\, in the Bryand Global Sciences Center room 300. \nThesis advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill \nTo attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86915555390 
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/nikhil-brocchini-cci-sbe-m-s-thesis-defense/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Building\, Room 300
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20241202T211430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T211430Z
UID:12155-1733479200-1733482800@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Cornelius Nichodemus SBE Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Cornelius Nichodemus\, Ph.D. student is SBE\, will be presenting his Ph.D. thesis proposal\, “Integrating biogeography\, functional evolution\, and phylogeography to understand the distribution of tropical plant diversity\,” at 10 a.m. on Friday\, December 6 in 204 Nutting Hall. \nTo attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87821668052?pwd=sZL1Fug55JUKmtrBi2yRYFsbUambmv.1 \nThesis advisor: Dr. José (Dudu) Meireles
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/cornelius-nichodemus-sbe-ph-d-thesis-proposal-seminar/
LOCATION:204 Nutting\, 2755 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T090000
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SUMMARY:Alice Hotopp SBE/EES Ph.D. Defense Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Alice Hotopp\, Ph.D. candidate in SBE/EES\, will be presenting her dissertation defense\, “Feather melanism in Ammospiza sparrows—insights into adaptation” at 9 am Thursday\, December 19 in the Mitchell Center (107 Smith Hall). \nFor those unable to attend in person\, the Zoom link is https://maine.zoom.us/j/82925145775#success  \nAdvisors: Dr. Kristina Cammen and Dr. Brian Olsen
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/alice-hotopp-sbe-ees-ph-d-defense-seminar/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T093000
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CREATED:20250319T201907Z
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UID:12346-1742895000-1742898600@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal Defense: Kwaku Agyekum
DESCRIPTION:Name: Kwaku Agyekum\nToitle: Unraveling the intracellular transport and local regulation of endocytic factors in C. elegans neurons\nAdvisor: Dr. Zhao Xuan\nLocation: Nutting Hall 257\nDate: 25 March\, 2025\nTime: 9:30 am
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-defense-kwaku-agyekum/
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250331T144910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T145704Z
UID:12366-1743674400-1743678000@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Mandana Askarizadeh
DESCRIPTION:Name: Mandana Askarizadeh\nTitle: Investigating the efficacy of Bacillus velezensis BAC03 in promoting plant growth and enhancing defense against powdery scab in potato plants\nAdvisors: Jianjun Hao\nLocation: Roger’s Hall 202\nDate:  April 3\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 AM
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/12366/
LOCATION:202 Rogers Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T100000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250331T144459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T144459Z
UID:12364-1743757200-1743760800@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Elijah Bradshaw
DESCRIPTION:Name: Elijah Bradshaw\nTitle: Investigating the Spatiotemporal patterns of Asimina trilby since the Last Glacial Maximum\nAdvisors: Jacquelyn Gill\nLocation: Bryand Hall 300\nDate:  April 4\, 2025\nTime: 9:00 AM
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-elijah-bradshaw/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Building\, Room 300
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250404T100000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250321T192025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T192912Z
UID:12349-1743757200-1743760800@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Proposal Defense: Nahida Kabir
DESCRIPTION:Name: Nahida Kabir\nTitle: Impact of Mummy Berry and Red Leaf Diseases on Physiology of Wild Blueberry in Maine\nAdvisors: Co-advisor Dr. Seanna L. Annis and  Co-advisor Dr. YongJiang (John) Zhang\nLocation:   Conference Room 101\, Norman Smith Hall\nDate:  April 4\, 2025\nTime: 9:00 AM\nZoom Link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81052672725?pwd=CeqgRoJ2uE4D0PIsbpJtDyQMThCLC5.1
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-proposal-defense-nahida-kabir/
LOCATION:101 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T160000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250410T130043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T130400Z
UID:12376-1744639200-1744646400@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury
DESCRIPTION:Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury MS Thesis Defense \nTitle: Assessing the overwintering and impact of augmentorium on populations of the Samba Wasp (Ganaspis Kimorum) in Maine \nDate: April 14 \nLocation: Nutting Hall 204 \nTime: 2-4PM \nAdvisor: Dr. Philip Fanning \nZoom: : https://maine.zoom.us/j/83876656215?pwd=hPEw2R7VjwXWfuKIMOM6q3rxoQIxAx.1\nPassword: 857446
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-shehnaz-munnaf-chowdhury/
LOCATION:204 Nutting\, 2755 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250410T130300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T130300Z
UID:12378-1744884000-1744891200@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Shayli Morris
DESCRIPTION:Title: Exploring the Impacts of Repeated or Successive Fumigation with Metam Sodium on Verticillium Wilt of Potato and Soil Microbial Community \nDate: April 17 \nLocation: Rogers Hall 202 \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Dr. Jianjun (Jay) Hao \nZoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/2239538421 Zoom meeting ID: 223 953 8421
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-shayli-morris/
LOCATION:202 Rogers Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T103000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250411T123429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T123429Z
UID:12386-1744965000-1744972200@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Kara SantaLucia
DESCRIPTION:Title: Exploring Concentrations\, Exposure Routes\, and Trophic Transfer of Per-and Polyfluoroalkl Substances (PFAS) in Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in an Impacted Area of Maine \nDate: April 18 \nLocation: Williams Hall 211 \nTime: 8:30am \nAdvisor: Matthew Chatfield \n 
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-kara-santalucia/
LOCATION:Williams Hall 207
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250410T130738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T130738Z
UID:12381-1744974000-1744981200@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Proposal Defense: Alyssa Marini
DESCRIPTION:Title: Investigating wildlife hosts and tick densities across an urban to rural gradient \nDate: April 18 \nLocation: Norman Smith Hall 107 \nTime: 11AM \nAdvisor: Dr. Thomas Rounsville \nZoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87492998112. Meeting ID: 874 9299 8112
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-proposal-defense-alyssa-marini/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250411T123114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T123114Z
UID:12384-1745229600-1745236800@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Proposal: Megan Schierer
DESCRIPTION:Title: Investigating Cross Disciplinary Tools for Improved Mosquito Detection\, Control and Management \nDate: April 21 \nLocation: 107 Norman Smith Hall \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-thesis-proposal-megan-schierer/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250415T154434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T154456Z
UID:12393-1745935200-1745942400@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Jenna Donovan
DESCRIPTION:Title: Invasion Buckthorn and the Ecology of Tick-Borne Disease \nLocation: 107 Norman Smith Hall \nDate: April 29 \nTime: 2PM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-jenna-donovan/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T140000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250415T154103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T154103Z
UID:12389-1746446400-1746453600@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Donne Sinderson
DESCRIPTION:Title: Larval Winter Tick Questing Success in Wind and Rain Conditions \nLocation: 106 Nutting Hall \nDate: May 5 \nTime: 12PM \nAsvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-donne-sinderson/
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250415T154311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T154311Z
UID:12391-1746525600-1746532800@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Michael Galli
DESCRIPTION:Title: Understanding the Effectiveness of Tick Control Measures on Maine Properties \nLocation: 104 Murray Hall \nDate: May 6 \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-michael-galli/
LOCATION:104 Murray Hall\, UMaine\, 5751 Murray Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260523T111330
CREATED:20250529T135213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T135213Z
UID:12422-1748505600-1748538000@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Proposal: Christiana Teye
DESCRIPTION:Name: Christiana Teye \nTitle: eDNA Applications to Species Conservation \nTime: 2-3PM \nDate: June 5 \nLocation: 101C Deering Hall \nThe Zoom link is https://maine.zoom.us/j/86092856081?pwd=a0YHoBN4R0D6wd1oTDy9inER9OPbIv.1&jst=3
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-thesis-proposal-christiana-teye/
LOCATION:101C Deering Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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