Dissertation Defense for Oppong
Doctoral candidate in Education, Seth Oppong, under major professor Raymond Dixon, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Analyzing Differences in Math Teachers' Teaching Efficacy and Instructional Practice Patterns After Participation in Project CALM Professional Development" at 10:30 a.m. PDT on March 26, 2026, in Room 242 Education Building and via Zoom. Please email cogs@uidaho.edu for meeting information. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: ED 242 - College of Education, Health and Human Sciences - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Education Health and Human Sciences.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Thesis defense for Burky
Master of Fine Arts student in English, Katherine "Annie" Burky, under major professor Leah Hampton, will defend their thesis titled, "Wheat and the Old Republic" at 10:30 am PDT, on March 30, 2026 in the Administration Building Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: Auditorium - Administration Building - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Thesis. College_Discipline: Letters Arts and Social Sciences.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Dissertation defense for Chen
Doctoral candidate in Computer Science, Weilin Chen, under major professor Xiaogang Ma, will defend the dissertation entitled, "LLM-Assisted Neuro-Symbolic AI Models for Advanced Mineral Exploration"on March 30, 2026 at 11:00 am PDT in IRIC 321 and over Zoom. Please email cogs@uidaho.edu for meeting information. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 321 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Engineering.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Dissertation defense for Montgomery
Doctoral candidate in Plant Science, Chandra Montgomery, under major professor Albert Adjesiwor, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Integrating Basic Biology and Ecology for Weed Management in Small Grain Production Systems" on April 1 at 1 p.m. PDT at in the Kimberly Research and Extension Center, Kimberly, Idaho. The event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Kimberly Research and Extension Center
University of Idaho
3806 E 3600 N
Kimberly, Idaho.
Dissertation defense for Fealy
Doctoral candidate in Education, Cari A. Fealy, under major professor Laura Holyoke, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Stories of Challenge and Growth: A Narrative Inquiry into Making Sense of First-Year Academic Setbacks in College" on April 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm PDT in EHHS Room 515. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: ED 515 - College of Education, Health and Human Sciences - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Education Health and Human Sciences.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense for Yang
Doctoral candidate Jiayu Yang, under major professor Hong Wang, will defend the dissertation entitled, "On Embedding, Packing and Special Structures in Graphs" at 3:30 p.m. PDT on April 3, 2026, in TLC 023. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: TLC 023 - Teaching & Learning Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Science.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Dissertation defense for Friedberg
Doctoral candidate in Computer Science, Jacob Friedberg, under major professor John C. Shovic, will defend the dissertation entitled, "A Practical Approach to QARM Based GA's for Manufacturing Data Analysis in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing" on April 6, 2026 at 9:30 am PDT in the UI CDA Harbor Center Room 241. This event is free and open to the public.
COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Engineering.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Dissertation defense for Starace
Doctoral candidate in Computer Science, Jason Starace, under major professor Terence Soule, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Which Truths to Tell: Misdirection, Belief Opacity, and Adversarial Manipulation of Profiled LLM Agents" on April 6, 2026 at 12:30 pm PDT in IRIC 105. Please email COGS@uidaho.edu for meeting information. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 105 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Engineering.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
Dissertation defense for Blanco
Doctoral candidate in Geography, Alexander Sainz Blanco, under major professor Alistair M.S. Smith, will defend their dissertation titled, "Pyro-ecophysiology of Conifer Sapling: Enhancing Understanding of how Conifer Saplings Respond Through Fire Tolerance, Physiological Mechanisms, and Predictive Modeling" at 1 p.m. PDT, on April 7, 2026 in McClure Hall room 216, Main Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Science.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
McClure Hall, Room 216, Main Campus.
Dissertation defense for Hoffman
Doctoral candidate, Alexander P. Hoffman, under major professor Dr. Andrew Nelson, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Near Infrared Spectroscopy Modeling of Physiological Responses to Warm Interruptions on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Seedlings" on April 7, 2026 at 1:30 pm PDT, via Zoom. Please email COGS@uidaho.edu for meeting information. This event is free and open to the public.
COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Natural Resources.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Dissertation defense for Hardman
Doctoral candidate in Geography, Douglas D. Hardman, under major professor Alistair M.S. Smith, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Improving Understanding of Dynamic Forest Ecosystems" on April 10, 2026 at 9:00 am PDT in McClure Hall Room 216 main campus. The event is free and open to the public.
COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Science.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
McClure Hall Room 216 - Main Campus.
Dissertation Defense for Dougherty
Doctoral candidate in Environmental Science, Madison Dougherty, under major professor, Jaap Vos, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Pragmatism, Stewardship and Self-Sufficiency: Redefining Sustaniability at a Land-Grant University" at 11 a.m. PDT on April 10, 2026, in IRIC 305. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 305 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Natural Resources.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Dissertation defense for Lewis
Doctoral candidate in Education, Traci Lewis, under major professor Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, will defend the dissertation entitled, "Chickasaw Student Higher Education Attainment and Experiences," on April 16 at 10 a.m. PDT via Zoom. Please email cogs@uidaho.edu for meeting information. The event is free and open to the public.
COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Education Health and Human Sciences.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Dissertation defense for Kredell
Doctoral candidate in Environmental Science, Jack Kredell, under major professor Jennifer Ladino, will defend their dissertation titled, "Apparatuses of Fire: Exception, Smokey Bear, and Wildfire Emotion" at 8:30 a.m. PST, on April 17, 2026, in IRIC 105. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 105 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Dissertation. College_Discipline: Natural Resources.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
Thesis defense for Green
Masters student in English, Hannah Green, under major professor Jennifer Ladino, will defend their thesis titled, "Sediment Archives" at Noon, PDT, on April 21, 2026 in IRIC room 310. This event is free and open to the public.
University Location: IRIC 321 - Integrated Research and Innovation Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Thesis. College_Discipline: Letters Arts and Social Sciences.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Thesis Defense for Wagner
Masters student in Biology, Jack Wagner, under major professor Paul Rowley, will defend the thesis entitled, "Investigation Into the Structural and Functional Role of the Yeast Protein Kre1 in Killer Toxin Susceptibility" at 3 p.m. PDT on April 24, 2026, in TLC 249. The event is free and open to the public.
University Location: TLC 249 - Teaching & Learning Center - Main Campus. COGS-Event Type: Thesis. College_Discipline: Science.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.