Dissertation Defense

Doctoral Candidate Name: Yunfei Xia Program: Mathematics (Applied) Defense Date and Time: March 24, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michael Grabchak Committee Members: Dr. Stanislav Molchanov, Dr. Isaac Sonin, Dr. Weidong Tian Abstract: In this thesis, we introduce a methodology for the simulation and parameter estimation of […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Tiancan Pang Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 24, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar Committee Members: Dr. Meera Sridhar, Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan, Dr. Tiefu Zhao Abstract: The Solid-State Circuit Breaker (SSCB), as an emerging semiconductor-based circuit protection technology, is featured […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Shannon Clemons Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 10, 2022 – 10:15 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Dr. Chance Lewis Abstract: This qualitative study investigates the perceptions of high school-level alternative school administrators in North Carolina about […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Nicholas Constantine Giglio Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 18, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Glenn Boreman Committee Members: Dr. Nathaniel Fried, Dr. Tino Hofmann, Dr. Yasin Raja, Dr. Harish Cherukuri Abstract: The conventional method of suture ligation of vascular tissues during […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Gunratan Lonare Program: Business Administration: Finance Defense Date and Time: March 31, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Online via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Mauer Committee Members: Dr. Gene Lai, Dr. Yilei Zhang, Dr. Artie Zillante Abstract: My dissertation consists of three essays that are related to executive compensation. The […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Mark Chreston Holoman Program: Business Administration: DBA Defense Date and Time: February 15, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: This defense is being held via Zoom meeting. Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Franz Kellermanns Committee Members: Dr. Justin Webb, Dr. Laura Stanley, Dr. Reginald Silver Abstract: MARK HOLOMAN: The Dualistic Model of Passion […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: David Logan Patton Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: February 2, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom – online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Way Sung Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Rebekah Rogers, Dr. Anthony Fodor, Dr. Mariya Munir Abstract: Mutations play a pivotal role as a driver […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: David Logan Patton Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Defense Date and Time: February 2, 2022 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom – online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Way Sung Committee Members: Dr. Cynthia Gibas, Dr. Rebekah Rogers, Dr. Anthony Fodor, Dr. Mariya Munir Abstract: Mutations play a pivotal role as a driver […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Priya Vadarevu Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: January 28, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Online Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto Committee Members: Dr. Kirill Afonin, Dr. Jerry Troutman, Dr. Rchard Chi, Dr. Susan Trammell, Dr. Yuri Nesmelov Abstract: Chronic diseases like cancer are characterized by complex interactions between […]

Doctoral Candidate Name: Candace Chambers Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: February 17, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual-Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Janaka Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Consuelo Salas, Dr. Beth Murray Abstract: There have been recent educational and political efforts in the U.S. to decrease recidivism rates […]