Dissertation Defense
BYZANTINE FAULT TOLERANT CONSENSUS FOR HYPERLEDGER FABRIC
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ahmed Alsalih Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: October 25, 2024 – 11:45 AM Defense Location: Woodward Hall room 154 and Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/aalsalih Committee chair’s Name: Yongge Wang Committee Members: Chao Wang, Jinpeng Wei, Xi (Sunshine) Niu, Yasin Raja Abstract: The decentralized systems take a significant role in the […]
BUILDING COMMUNITIES: EXAMINING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS IN LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTIAL-OPTIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lisa Gaskin Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 23, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: COED 259 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Alan Mabe Committee Members: Dr. Cindy Gilson, Dr. Cathy Howell, Dr. Ryan Miller Abstract: The purpose of this study was to better understand the living-learning community (LLC) experience and […]
Exploring the Role of Social Connectivity in Self-directed Violence Outcomes and Depressive Symptoms for Incarcerated Persons
Doctoral Candidate Name: Melanie T. Mayfield Program: Public Health Sciences Defense Date and Time: October 10, 2024 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96060808795 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Annelise Mennicke and Dr. Apryl Alexander Committee Members: Dr. Robert Cramer, Dr. Teresa Scheid, Dr. Jennifer Hartman Abstract: Individuals incarcerated in the United States face significantly higher […]
The Association of Self-care, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Hartung Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: September 19, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: COED 259 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Henry Harris Committee Members: Dr. Lyndon Abrams, Dr. Apryl Alexander, Dr. Chuang Wang, Dr. Kristie Opiola Abstract: Burnout and secondary traumatic stress are critical issues for those […]
Diversity and Job Satisfaction in the Federal Workforce: Understanding how a Heterogeneous Workforce Responds to Matters of Diversity
Doctoral Candidate Name: Robert Pinka Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: September 18, 2024 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: POLS Conference Room Committee chair’s Name: Jaclyn Piatak Committee Members: Dr. Suzanne Leland, Dr. Benjamin Radford, Dr. Stephanie Moller Abstract: This dissertation explores the impact of diversity, intersectionality, and diversity management on job satisfaction within […]
Grain-Scale Subcritical Fracture in Rock: Statistical Mechanical Modeling and Discovery of Two Physically Distinct Subcritical Fracture Modes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Mehdi Morovati Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 4, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: DUKE #308 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Russell Keanini Committee Members: Dr. Stuart Smith, Dr. Martha Cary Eppes, Dr. Wesley Williams Abstract: Part I: An equilibrium statistical mechanics framework for investigating microfracture in rocks is proposed […]
A Study of Biomolecular Interactions in Kappa-Casein And Sleeping Beauty Transposase
Doctoral Candidate Name: Venkatesh V Ranjan Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: September 18, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: SCIENCE BUILDING 115 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Irina Nesmelova Committee Members: Dr. Kirill A Afonin, Dr. Donald Jacobs, Dr. Jerry (Jay) Troutman Abstract: This thesis investigates the model intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) κ-casein and […]
Structured Coherence Beams
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wenrui Miao Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: September 9, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Grigg 136 Committee chair’s Name: Greg J. Gbur Committee Members: Glenn Boreman, Michael Fiddy, William Brian Abstract: This thesis explores advanced manipulation and control of light’s structure, focus- ing on the degrees of […]
Development of light-activable silver nanoparticles for the elimination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and biofilm
Doctoral Candidate Name: Varsha Godakhindi Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: September 11, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Science Building (SB) 115 and Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/92319754690 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto Committee Members: Dr. Mariya Munir, Dr. Jerry Troutman, Dr. Brittany Johnson, Dr. Rosario Porras-Aguilar, Dr. Tsing Hua- Her Abstract: With the rise […]
Controlling Superoscillation Based Imaging with Polarization and Coherence
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rui Qi Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: September 11, 2024 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Grigg 238 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gregory Gbur Committee Members: Dr. Vasily Astratov, Dr. Tom Suleski, Dr. Loc Nguyen Abstract: Superoscillation is a physical phenomenon of the local oscillations of a band-limited signal […]