At the conclusion of the study and research program, each master of science and doctoral candidate must successfully defend the thesis or dissertation. The objectives of the defense examination are (1 ...

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defense by Akanksha Patel, on "Understanding the effects of polymer structure and melt processing on enzymatic depolymerization for polyester recycling." Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), commonly ...

Friday, May 1, 2026 Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Summer I 2026 graduation Friday, May 15, 2026 Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Summer I 2026 Friday, ...

Ingrid J. Paredes is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at New York University. You can find her on Twitter @ingridjoylyn. In my program, we have four major milestones towards graduation: the ...

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The Ph.D. thesis is based upon original research and shows mature scholarship and critical judgment, as well as familiarity with tools and methods of research. The Ph.D. thesis differs from a M.S.

The final examination for a Ph.D. candidate is an oral defense which includes a presentation of the student's thesis research and is followed immediately by a meeting with the student's thesis ...

Any tenured or tenure-track Case Western Reserve University faculty member, and any full-time CWRU faculty member whose primary duties include research and who is authorized to serve on a PhD ...