Thesis Defenses
Upcoming
TBD
Past
Summer 2025
Ryan Krantz
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 1pm
Interactions Between Microplastics, Biofilms, and Antimicrobials in Freshwater Streams
Ryan Krantz Thesis Defense Abstract
Thesis Advisor: Dr. John Kelly
Committee Members: Dr. Michael Burns and Dr. Tim Hoellein
Location:
Quinlan Life Science Building (LSB) 312 on Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/86180736072
Alex Acker
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 12pm
New Insights on the Cranial Anatomy and Osteohistology of Cyonosaurus
Alex Acker Thesis Defense Abstract
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Megan Whitney
Committee Members: Dr. Yoel Stuart and Dr. Thomas Sanger
Location:
Mundelein 403 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88558738756?pwd=U1sHCR7YynYQ8DbjrTiuVhUls0o5i7.1
Ryan Johnson
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12pm
Response of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Aquatic Insect Secondary Production to Coarse Woody Debris Addition in Peri-Urban to Urban Golf Course Ponds
Abstract - Ryan Johnson Thesis Defense
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Martin Berg
Committee Members: Dr. Timothy Hoellein and Dr. Joseph Milanovich
Location:
Quinlan Life Science Building (LSB) 312 on Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/86314835048
Spring 2025
Katelyn Wendt
Friday, Mar. 14, 2025 - 1pm
Loss of Neuropeptide F (NPF) Signaling Reduces the Strength of Circadian Rest: Activity Rhythms but not Feeding: Fasting Rhythms
Location:
Mundelein 1410 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/84342411704
Meeting ID: 843 4241 1704
Emma O'Flaherty
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025 - 10am
Regulation of Spermatogenesis by the Notch Signaling Pathway
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Mierisch
Committee Members: Dr. Rodney Dale, Dr. Terry Grande, Dr. Thomas Sanger
Location:
Cuneo Hall (CH) 410 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/82213373255
Meeting ID: 822 1337 3255
Fall 2024
Emily Johnson
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 - 1pm
Anthropogenic Litter in Freshwater Ecosystems: Effect on Ecosystem Processes and Spatial Distribution
Abstract: Emily Johnson Thesis Defense
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Tim Hoellien
Committee Members: Dr. Martin Berg, Dr. Joseph Milanovich
Cuneo Hall (CH) 107 on the Lakeshore Campus
Upcoming
TBD
Past
Summer 2025
Ryan Krantz
Friday, July 25, 2025 - 1pm
Interactions Between Microplastics, Biofilms, and Antimicrobials in Freshwater Streams
Ryan Krantz Thesis Defense Abstract
Thesis Advisor: Dr. John Kelly
Committee Members: Dr. Michael Burns and Dr. Tim Hoellein
Location:
Quinlan Life Science Building (LSB) 312 on Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/86180736072
Alex Acker
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 12pm
New Insights on the Cranial Anatomy and Osteohistology of Cyonosaurus
Alex Acker Thesis Defense Abstract
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Megan Whitney
Committee Members: Dr. Yoel Stuart and Dr. Thomas Sanger
Location:
Mundelein 403 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88558738756?pwd=U1sHCR7YynYQ8DbjrTiuVhUls0o5i7.1
Ryan Johnson
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12pm
Response of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Aquatic Insect Secondary Production to Coarse Woody Debris Addition in Peri-Urban to Urban Golf Course Ponds
Abstract - Ryan Johnson Thesis Defense
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Martin Berg
Committee Members: Dr. Timothy Hoellein and Dr. Joseph Milanovich
Location:
Quinlan Life Science Building (LSB) 312 on Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/86314835048
Spring 2025
Katelyn Wendt
Friday, Mar. 14, 2025 - 1pm
Loss of Neuropeptide F (NPF) Signaling Reduces the Strength of Circadian Rest: Activity Rhythms but not Feeding: Fasting Rhythms
Location:
Mundelein 1410 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/84342411704
Meeting ID: 843 4241 1704
Emma O'Flaherty
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025 - 10am
Regulation of Spermatogenesis by the Notch Signaling Pathway
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Mierisch
Committee Members: Dr. Rodney Dale, Dr. Terry Grande, Dr. Thomas Sanger
Location:
Cuneo Hall (CH) 410 on the Lakeshore Campus
Join Zoom Meeting - https://luc.zoom.us/j/82213373255
Meeting ID: 822 1337 3255
Fall 2024
Emily Johnson
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 - 1pm
Anthropogenic Litter in Freshwater Ecosystems: Effect on Ecosystem Processes and Spatial Distribution
Abstract: Emily Johnson Thesis Defense
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Tim Hoellien
Committee Members: Dr. Martin Berg, Dr. Joseph Milanovich
Cuneo Hall (CH) 107 on the Lakeshore Campus