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Schedule of Doctoral Defenses

Monday, November 14, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Timothy Rarick, Human Ecology - Life Span Human Development. 9 a.m., 214, Campus Creek Complex. Title of Dissertation: Adulthood: To Pursue or Not to Pursue - That is the Question. The Importance of Effective Goal Pursuit in Emerging Adulthood. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Guangyan Qi, Grain Science. 2 p.m., 204, Shellenberger Hall. Title of Dissertation: Studies on Affordable and Durable Soy Protein Based Adhesives and Their Physicochemical Properties Characterization. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Shane Kirchner, Curriculum and Instruction. 8 a.m., 368, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: First-Year Teachers' Dispositions: Exhibited and Perception of Being Taught. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Byung-Jun Ahn, Grain Science. 1:10 p.m., 204, Shellenberger Hall. Title of Dissertation: Design and Preparation of Plant Oil-Based Polymers and Their Applications. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Shih-Hsung Hwu, Curriculum and Instruction. 1:30 p.m., 16E, Bluemont Hall. Title of Dissertation: Concern and Professional Development Needs of University Faculty in Adopting Online Learning. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Daniel Karkle, Industrial Engineering. 1:30 p.m., 2036, Durland Hall. Title of Dissertation: Effects of Centerline Rumble Strips on Safety, Exterior Noise, and Operational Use of the Travel Lane. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Dilan Paranagama, Nuclear Engineering. 10 a.m., 206, K-State Student Union. Title of Dissertation: Correlation and Variance Stabilization in the Two Group Comparison Case in High Dimensional Data Under Dependencies. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Simon Nyambura, Security Studies. 2:30 p.m., 230, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa: The Role of International Community. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Pengfei Zhang, Industrial Engineering. 9:30 a.m., 2036, Durland Hall. Title of Dissertation: Ultrasonic Vibration-Assisted Pelleting of Cellulosic Biomass for Ethanol Manufacturing. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Karnnalin Theerarattananoon, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. 2 p.m., 133, Seaton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Evaluation and Characterization of Pelleted Biomass from Selected Resource for Ethanol Production. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Simon Nyambura, Security Studies. 2:30 p.m., 230, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa: The Role of International Community . Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Doctoral Defense: German Andres Vargas Orozco, Entomology. 9:30 a.m., 137, Waters Hall. Title of Dissertation: Patterns of Reproductive Allocation in Aphidophagous Lady Beetles and their Response to Various Levels of Resource Availability. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Wen-Chi Chen, Human Ecology - Family Studies. 10 a.m., Stateroom 1, K-State Student Union. Title of Dissertation: Shall We Dance? Finding the Balance of Influence and Intimacy Within Couples. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Jared Tracy, History. 2:30 p.m., 205, K-State Student Union. Title of Dissertation: Perception Management in the United States from the Great War to the Great Crash. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Doctoral Defense: Tyra Olstad, Geography. 3:30 p.m., 132, Seaton Hall. Title of Dissertation: Zen of the Plains: Journeys Through Parks, Prairies, and Self. Part of the Schedule for Defense of Doctoral Dissertations.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Doctoral Defense: Adam Fahrenholz, Grain Science. 10 a.m., 204, Shellenberger Hall. Title of Dissertation: I. Comparison of Methods for Determining the Durability of Corn-Soy Based Feed Pellets II. The Potential of Determining the Component Impact of Processing and Formulation Factors on Physical Feed Quality and Processing Efficiency..