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Lino Reyes, a candidate for the Master of Science in Forest Resources, will be defending his thesis titled, “AN ECONOMICAL FEASIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BIOCHAR IN THE NORTHEAST US ”. Contact lino.reyes@maine.edu for a zoom link.

Paula Castiblanco, a candidate for the Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will be defending her thesis titled, “Movement ecology and disease surveillance of moose (Alces alces) in Maine and the Penobscot Nation.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at: paula.castiblanco@maine.edu

Guillermo Figueroa-Muñoz, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, will be defending his dissertation titled ”DISENTANGLING VARIABILITY OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) CONTAMINATION IN FISH”. Contact guillermo.figueroa@maine.edu for a zoom link.

Jillian Fedarick, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending her dissertation titled, “THE CONSERVATION OF THE YELLOW LAMPMUSSEL (LAMPSILIS CARIOSA) THROUGH A HISTORICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED LENS.”

Harrison Goldspiel, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Environmental Science, will be defending his dissertation titled, “Conservation Capacity Building for Cryptic Ecosystems: Expanding the Toolbox for Vernal Pool Communities.”

Kayla Barton, a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be defending her dissertation titled, “How evolution can shape the annotation, expression, and variance of microRNAs.” For zoom link and password, please contact the student at kayla.barton@maine.edu.