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Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Xin Lan

Fri, February 28, 2025 12:00 PM - Fri, February 28, 2025 2:00 PM at GEO Rm. 105 and Zoom

Xin LanA doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Xin Lan on the following date and time:

Title: "Understanding the Thermal Changes in Freshwater Lakes Through Observations, Physical Models, and Machine Learning Techniques."

Day and Date: Friday, February 28, 2025

Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Location: Geography Bldg. Room 105 & via Webinar (see link below)

A copy of the dissertation being proposed, can be obtained by emailing Xin at lanxin1@msu.edu.

The defense will consist of two steps:

First step

Members of the Department (including faculty, students and staff) are invited to join an uninterrupted presentation by the student summarizing the dissertation proposal, and a subsequent questioning session. The session will be moderated by the advisor.

Zoom

A Zoom link can be obtained by emailing Xin at lanxin1@msu.edu.

Second step

The Advisor and Guidance Committee will ask questions in the second stage of this session.

Faculty, graduate students and other non-committee members (e.g., family and friends) CANNOT attend the second questioning stage.

Guidance Committee:

  • Lifeng Luo (Chair)
  • Julie Winkler
  • Pang-Ning Tan (Computer Science and Engineering)
  • Yadu Pokhrel, (Civil and Environmental Engineering)