Clayton Mabey Dissertation Defense
Thesis and Dissertation
Doctoral candidate in Animal Physiology, Clayton Mabey, under major professor Madison Powell, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Validating Mixture Design as a Novel Tool in Determining Optimal Feed Formulations Within a Response Surface for White Sturgeon (Acipenser Transmontanus)" on June 26, 2026 at 10:00 am MST at the University of Idaho Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station. Please email cogs@uidaho.edu for meeting information. The event is free and open to the public.
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
University of Idaho Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station
3059 F National Fish Hatchery Rd
Hagerman, ID 83332.
Dissertation defense for Das
Thesis and Dissertation
Doctoral candidate in Environmental Science Ashish Kumar Das, under major professor Lide Chen, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Electrochemical Ammonia Nitrogen Removal and Recovery From Anaerobically Digested Dairy Wastewater" at 9:00 am on June 26, 2026 MDT in B66 Evergreen Building Twin Falls R&E Center, Twin Falls, ID. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: BB 66 - Twin Falls Research and Extension Center.
Friday, June 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM.
Thesis defense for Caitlin Oliver
Thesis and Dissertation
Masters student in Water Resources, Caitlin Oliver, under major professor Daniele Tonina, will defend the thesis entitled, "Extending Heat-Pulse-Temperature-Ratio Theory to Three-Dimensional Groundwater Velocity" on June 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM MT in the Center of Ecohydraulic Research, University of Idaho, Boise. This event is free and open to the public.
Monday, June 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
The Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Idaho Water Center
877 West Main Street
Suite 700 Boise, ID 83702.
Dissertation defense for Smith
Thesis and Dissertation
Doctoral candidate in Animal Physiology, Paul Smith, under major professor Mireille Chahine, will defend the dissertation titled, "A Dairy Perspective on Beef x Dairy: On Farm Management Decisions, Post-Calving Dam Performance, and Early Life Management of Beef x Dairy Calves" at Noon, PDT on July 1, 2026, in the UI Extension Center, Twin Falls, Evergreen Building. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: UI Extension, Twin Falls County.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Dissertation defense for Rios
Thesis and Dissertation
Doctoral candidate in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochem, Erick Rios, under major professor Jill L. Johnson, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Proteomic Landscape of Hsp90 and Cdc37 Dysfunction: A Study of Mutational Effects in Hsp90 System" at 9:00 am PDT on July 13, 2026 in Life Sciences South 277. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: LIFE 277 - Life Sciences South (LSS) - Main Campus.
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:20 PM.