Program: Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Rajendra Rathore
Defense Date: September 4, 2013
Defense Time: 10 a.m.
Defense Location: Todd Wehr Chemistry, 306
Dissertation Title: "NMR and Computational Characterization of Protein Structure, Dynamics, and Ligand Binding"
Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Nabeel A. O. Demerdash
Defense Date: September 6, 2013
Defense Time: 11 a.m.
Defense Location: Olin Engineering
Dissertation Title: "Design Synthesis and Optimization of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Based on Computationally - Efficient Finite Element Analysis"
Program: History
Advisor: Dr. Timothy G. McMahon
Defense Date: September 27, 2013
Defense Time: 2 p.m.
Defense Location: Coughlin Hall 303A
Dissertation Title:"Imperially Mindful Britons: A Study of the Public Discourse on British Intervention in the Cape-to-Cairo Corridor, Military Reform, and the Issue of National and Provincial Identity, 1870-1900"
Program: Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Lisa Edwards
Defense Date: September 30, 2013
Defense Time: 9 a.m.
Defense Location: Schroeder Complex 177
Dissertation Title:"Understanding African American Male Inmates' Decision To Seek Mental Health Traetment While Incarcerated"
Program: Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Knox
Defense Date: October 2, 2013
Defense Time: 12 p.m.
Defense Location: Schroeder Complex 177
Dissertation Title:"Assessment of Performance Validity During Neuropsychological Evaluation in Patients with Epilepsy"
Program: Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Brian D. Schmit
Defense Date: November 1, 2013
Defense Time: 12 p.m.
Defense Location: Olin Engineering, 202
Dissertation Title:"Slow Potentials of the Sensorimotor Cortex During Rhythmic Movements of the Ankle"
Peng Zhang
Program: Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Nabeel A. O. Demerdash
Defense Date: November 1, 2013
Defense Time: 12:30 p.m.
Defense Location: Olin Engineering, 204 A
Dissertation Title:"A Novel Design Optimization of a Fault-Tolerant AC Permanent Magnet Machine-Drive System"