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Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Yousef Khajavigodellou

Fri, September 11, 2026 11:00 AM at Manly Miles Building, Room 306, and Zoom

Yousef KhajavigodellouA dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Yousef Khajavigodellou on the following date and time:

Day and Date:  Friday, September 11, 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Location: Manly Miles Building, Room 306, 1405 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, and Zoom. Contact Yousef at khajavig@msu.edu for Zoom login details.

Dissertation Title:

Probing the Interplay of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus within Socio-Economic-Political Systems: A Comparative Discourse on Challenges and Practices from the Urmia Lake Basin to Global Transboundary River Basins

The defense will consist of two stages:

First stage: In-person or by Webinar (30-60 minute uninterrupted presentation by the student summarizing the dissertation research).

Anyone, including faculty, students and staff, is welcome to attend the presentation and to participate in the initial portion of the question session, which will be moderated by the Advisor.

Second stage: In-person or by Zoom (Advisor and Guidance Committee will ask questions).

Faculty are welcome to stay for this stage. Graduate students and other non-committee members (e.g., family and friends) CANNOT attend the second questioning stage.

Successful completion of the defense and approval of the dissertation proposal will be determined by a majority vote of the dissertation committee.

Dissertation Committee:

  • Jiaguo Qi (Chair)
  • Jiquan Chen
  • Amir Pouyan Nejadhashemi 
  • Julie Winkler
  • Nathan Moore