Dissertation Defense
AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SINGLE FUNCTIONAL UNIT LEVEL INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC ELEMENTS: DESIGN OF THE FET – LET HYBRID 6T SRAM AND THE ELEMENTS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Antardipan Pal Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 20, 2022 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2224 Committee chair’s Name: Yong Zhang Committee Members: Mohamad-Ali Hasan, Jeremy Holleman, Yasin Raja Abstract: Continuous scaling of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) transistor technology over the past few decades following Moore’s law has […]
THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF BASEMENT MEMBRANE BREACHING DURING CANCER CELL INVASION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shayan S. Nazari Program: Biology Defense Date and Time: November 9, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Pinku Mukherjee Committee Members: Dr. Kenneth M. Yamada (co-chair), Dr. Didier Dreau, Dr. Julie Goodliffe, Dr. Gloria Elliott Abstract: Solid tumor metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Cancer […]
SUPPORTING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: HOW THE BREWING INDUSTRY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Heather Hendren Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jy Wu Committee Members: Dr. Peter Schwarz, Dr. James Amburgey, Dr. Isabelle Nilsson, Dr. John Diemer Abstract: This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its […]
SUPPORTING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: HOW THE BREWING INDUSTRY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Heather Hendren Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2022 – 10:15 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jy Wu Committee Members: Dr. Peter Schwarz, Dr. James Amburgey, Dr. Isabelle Nilsson, Dr. John Diemer Abstract: This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its […]
Municipal Voluntary Environmental Programs: The Case of Swedish Eco-municipalities
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nathan N. Duma Program: Public Policy Defense Date and Time: November 2, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 329 Committee chair’s Name: Isabelle Nilsson Committee Members: Suzanne M. Leland; Peter M. Schwarz; Arthur Zillante Abstract: Over the space of three articles, we attempt to answer two broad questions related to public […]
A Constellation of Economic Possibilities: Latinx Food-Based Diverse Collaborative Economies as Catalysts for more Sustainable Economic Futures.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sara Tornabene Program: Geography and Urban Regional Analysis Defense Date and Time: November 7, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 113 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Colleen Hammelman Committee Members: Dr. Heather Smith, Dr. Lorna Rivera, Dr. Nicole Peterson Abstract: Diverse and alternative forms of economies have recently gained increased attention for […]
Prepared to Teach: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring Beginning Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Preparedness to Teach Racially Diverse Students
Doctoral Candidate Name: Crystal Johnson Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Tehia Glass Abstract: Beginning teachers are more likely to secure jobs in diverse school districts (Gagnon & Mattingly, […]
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PROTECTION METHODOLOGIES WITH INVERTER-BASED RESOURCES INTEGRATED MICROGRIDS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Bilkis Banu Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 31, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: ECGR 2354 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan and Dr. Michael Smith Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi and Dr. Churlzu Lim Abstract: This work presents new protection methods for addressing challenges related to […]
A Historical Case Study Of An All-Black High School In Pre-Brown Charlotte, North Carolina From 1960-1969
Doctoral Candidate Name: James E. Ford Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance W. Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Greg Wiggan, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, and Dr. Tehia Glass Abstract: While the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision may have […]
Communicative needs of patients who experience miscarriage: Understanding healthcare communication and reproductive self-efficacy
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kandice Lacci-Reilly Program: Public Health Sciences Defense Date and Time: November 7, 2022 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom meeting: 972 5471 6273 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Larissa R. Brunner Huber & Dr. Margaret M. Quinlan Committee Members: Dr. Lorenzo N. Hopper and Dr. Charles B. Hutchison Abstract: