Dissertation Defense
A Phenomenological Research Study of People’s Lived Experiences Related to Having a Sibling with Substance Use Problems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rose Aucoin Program: Counselor Education and Supervision Defense Date and Time: December 16, 2020 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Platform Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Taryne M. Mingo Committee Members: Dr.Clare Merlin-Knoblick, Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Lyndon Abrams, Dr. Hank Harris Abstract: Research indicates that the substance use of a family member […]
Reconceptualizing the Engagement of Older Adults in the Use of Interactive Technology
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lina Lee Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: December 3, 2020 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99244756271 Committee chair’s Name: Mary Lou Maher Committee Members: John Gero, David Wilson, Nicholas Davis, Min Shin Abstract: Population aging in the twenty-first century is one of the most significant social transformations. Technology […]
Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides to Sequester Halides from Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater Concentrate
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abhisek Manikonda Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: December 7, 2020 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92679678819 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Vincent O. Ogunro Committee Members: Dr. John L. Daniels, Dr. James D. Bowen, Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. John M. Stogner Abstract: Hypersaline brines like flue gas desulfurization […]
Stochastic And Fuzzy Flexible Aggregate Production Planning To Manage Plan Stability
Doctoral Candidate Name: Setareh Torabzadeh Program: Defense Date and Time: December 4, 2020 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting (Please contact me at storabza@charlotte.edu for more details) Committee chair’s Name: Committee Members: Abstract: Aggregate production planning generally deals with configuration of an aggregate plan in advance of 6 to 18 periods (e.g. months) to […]
Surface integrity in diamond machining germanium for infrared optics
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nicholas E. Sizemore Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 30, 2020 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Committee in person and stream via Google Meet Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Matthew A. Davies Committee Members: Dr. Christopher Evans, Dr. Youxing Chen, and Dr. Thomas Suleski Abstract: Ultra-precision manufacturing is a deterministic method […]
Surface integrity in diamond machining germanium for infrared optics
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nicholas Sizemore Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 30, 2020 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Committee in person and stream via Google Meet Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Matthew A. Davies Committee Members: Dr. Christopher Evans, Dr. Youxing Chen, and Dr. Thomas Suleski Abstract: Ultra-precision manufacturing is a deterministic method of […]
Investigation of impedance-matching techniques for infrared antennas
Doctoral Candidate Name: Camilo Moreno Program: Optical Science and Engineering Defense Date and Time: December 3, 2020 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Webex. Link: https://uncc.webex.com/meet/cmorenoc Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Glenn Boreman Committee Members: Dr. Tino Hofmann, Dr. Vasily Astratov, Dr. Kathryn Smith Abstract: In this study, we used scattering-scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) to experimentally […]
Building healthy communities: An exploration of a place-based initiative, participant characteristics, and preliminary outcomes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jacqueline M. Tynan Program: Health Psychology Defense Date and Time: November 25, 2020 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/93189267858?pwd=THRhTFFzSnBPeFZCNGRoV2oxNnJHUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. James R. Cook Committee Members: Dr. Ryan P. Kilmer, Dr. Joanne G. Carman, Dr. Michael Dulin Abstract: Decades of discriminatory housing policies have resulted in geographic segregation, forcing […]
Functional Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles and Their Delivery using Exosomes
Doctoral Candidate Name: Weina Ke Program: Nanoscale Science Defense Date and Time: December 2, 2020 – 4:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Kirill Afonin Committee Members: Dr. Didier Dreau, Dr. Joanna Krueger, Dr. Swarnapali Indrasekara, Dr. Faramarz Farahi Abstract: Nucleic acid biopolymers are essential to all living organisms. The chemical makeup […]
Intelligent Network Management for Heterogeneous Services in Mobile Edge Computing
Doctoral Candidate Name: Qiang Liu Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: December 1, 2020 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Webex Meeting: https://uncc.webex.com/uncc/j.php?MTID=mb3d0d71414f36eef036e7594a89ac7df, Password: uncc@2020 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tao Han Committee Members: Dr. Shen-En Chen, Dr. Yu Wang, Dr. Jiang (Linda) Xie Abstract: The proliferation of connected devices creates various use […]