Thesis defense for Christie
Master's Student in Environmental Science Scottie Christie, under major professor Jan U.H. Eitel, will defend the thesis titled, "Using ECOSTRESS Thermal Satellite Obervations to Assess Species Specific Landbird Responses to Thermal Microefugia" at 10 a.m. PDT, on May 28, 2026 via Zoom.
Please email cogs@uidaho.edu for meeting information. This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Dissertation defense for Seabourn
Doctoral candidate in Chemistry, Kyle Seabourn, under major professor Sebastian Stoian, will defend the dissertation titled, "Structural and Spectroscopic Investigation of Oxo-Bridged FEIII And COIII Clusters Supported by a Tripodal Hydroxyl-Imine Ligand" at 12:20 p.m. PDT on June 2, 2026, in Renfrew Hall 127. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: REN 127 - Renfrew Hall - Main Campus.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 12:20 PM – 2:20 PM.
Dissertation defense for Kahl
Doctoral candidate in Soil and Land Resources, Kendall Kahl, under major professor Erin Brooks, will defend the dissertation titled, "Nitrogen and Water Use in Diversified Dryland Wheat Crop Rotations in the Inland Pacific Northwest" at 9 a.m. PDT on June 3, 2026, in IRIC 305. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 305 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Dissertation defense for Smith
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
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.