Defense Announcements
Graduate students and their department are responsible for submitting an announcement to the MSU Calendar at least seven (7) business days prior to the defense.
Submitting an event:
- Create a calendar event through the Submit an Event button on the MSU Calendar.
- Place the appropriate “Tag” on the event so that it will appear on the Graduate School
webpage. To get a “Tag” to appear, start by typing “presentation" and choose from:
- Presentations (Professional Paper)
- Presentations (PhD Comp Exam)
- Presentations (Doctoral Defense)
- Presentation (Thesis Defense)
Current Defense Announcements:
Doctoral Defense Announcements
- Doctoral Defense in History: "Cementing America," by Kirke D.A. Elsass Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Dissertation Abstract: Engineers and material scientists around the world are now developing alternatives to conventional cement and to concrete, the construction medium to which cement is crucial. Their research mostly aims...
Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exams
Thesis Defense Announcements
- Caelen Boucher-Bergstedt MS Defense Monday, April 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Buzz Pollination: Investigations of Pollen Expulsion Using the Discrete Element Method
- LRES Thesis Defense Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Ryan Barnes will present his thesis, titled "Impacts of Very Tall Stubble on Pulse Crop Morphology and Productivity in the Northern Great Plains"
Professional Paper Presentations