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
- Point Process and Nonparametric Modeling for Topological Data Analysis, Jordan Schupbach PhD Defense Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Point Process and Nonparametric Modelling for Topological Data Analysis
Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exams
- Grouped Online Testing Algorithm for False Discovery Rate Control, McBeth Ahortor's PhD Proposal Monday, April 20, 2026 at 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm
Grouped Online Testing Algorithm for False Discovery Rate Control
Thesis Defense Announcements
- Maximus Marceau MS Thesis Defense - ECE Monday, April 6, 2026 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Machine Learning Based Passive Tap for Automotive Ethernet
- MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking Thesis Defense Friday, April 10, 2026 at 1:30 am - 4:30 am
Five Montana women, from age 6 to 70, come to terms with their memories and dreams for the future.
- MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking Thesis Defense Friday, April 10, 2026 at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
MFA candidate Anirudh Nedanooru defends his thesis, a short documentary entitled "Duree" on Friday, April 10th
Professional Paper Presentations