Defense Announcements

Defense Announcements for the Week Of:

November 2, 2009 - November 8, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009

8:30 a.m. Joel Moore, Biological Science, Thesis Defense - "Investigating the DNA Binding Properties of the Initiator Binding Protein 2 (IBP2) in Zea mays." Major Professor, Hank Bass. Defense to be held in KIN, room 2057.

10:00 a.m. Tashia Bradley, Education, Dissertation Defense - "The Race to Education: African American Resistance to Educational Segregaton in Kentucky, 1865-1910." Major Professors, Jeffrey Milligan and Victoria Maria MacDonald. Defense to be held in Stone Building, room 113 (renumbered 1209).

12:30 p.m. LeAnna N. Willison, Biological Science, Thesis Defense - "Immunological Analysis of Allergenic Tree Nut Proteins." Major Professor, Kenneth H. Roux. Defense to be held in KIN, room 2057.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

9:00 a.m. Szu-Yuan Tsai, Industrial Engineering, Dissertation Defense - "Modeling and Experimental Study of Nanotube Buckypaper Composite Actuator for Morphing Structure Applications." Major Professor, Richard Liang. Defense to be held in MRB, room 114.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

9:30 a.m. Joseph St. Germain, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Dissertation Defense - "Decision-Making and Reported Cue Utilization Among Expert, Intermediate, and Novice Poker Players." Major Professor, Gershon Tenenbaum. Defense to be held in STB, room 2212.

10:00 a.m. James Sharkey, Biomedical Sciences, Dissertation Defense - "Melatonin Regulation of the Oxytocin System in the Pregnant Human Uterus." Major Professor, James Olcese. Defense to be held in COM, room 1302.

12:00 p.m. Timothy B. Kellison, Sport and Recreation Management, Thesis Defense - "Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction of Student Employees in a Collegiate Recreational Sports Setting." Major Professor, Jeffrey D. James. Defense to be held in TUL, room 2010.

2:00 p.m. Sarah Hutchings, Music, Thesis Defense - "Songs of Mortality: A Song Cycle." Major Professor, Ladislav Kubik. Defense to be held in KMU, room 304.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

1:45 p.m. Nathan Lay, Scientific Computing, Thesis Defense - "Supervised Aggregation of Classifiers using Artificial Prediction Markets." Major Professors, Adrian Barbu and Anke Meyer-Baese. Defense to be held in DSL, room 499.

2:00 p.m. Adali Hernandez-Escareno, Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science, Thesis Defense - "Comparing the Hormone, Metabolic, and Lipid Profiles of Women with and without PCOS and the Effects of Dried Apple Supplementation and Exercise in Women with PCOS." Major Professor, Maria T. Spicer. Defense to be held in SAN, room 408.

Friday, November 6, 2009

9:00 a.m. Blake Draper, International Affairs, Thesis Defense - "This Way Please: The Role of the Middle East and the United States in shaping the Iraqi Refugee Crisis." Major Professor, Peter Garretson. Defense to be held in PCB, room 214.

10:10 a.m. David Andrew Murray, Meteorology, Thesis Defense - "Improved Short-term Atlantic Hurricane Intensity Forecasts using Reconnaissance-based Core Measurements." Major Professor, Robert Hart. Defense to be held in LOV, room 353.

1:00 p.m. Douglas Jacobsen, Scientific Computing, Thesis Defense - "Effects of Vertical Mixing Closures on North Atlantic Overflow Simulations." Major Professor, Max Gunzburger. Defense to be held in DSL, room 499.