Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Notice: Ana Rivera Rivera

Fri, November 17, 2023 3:00 PM at Virtual

Ana Rivera-RiveraA doctoral dissertation defense is scheduled for Ana Rivera-Rivera on the following date and time:

Title: Urban Heat Islands in Santa Clara, California: A Human-Environment Interaction Study

Day and Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Time: 3:00 (ET)

Location: Zoom  Meeting

https://msu.zoom.us/j/94197574758

Meeting ID: 941 9757 4758

Please contact rivera59@msu.edu if you would like an electronic copy of the dissertation.

The defense will consist of two stages:

First stage In-person (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 the Advisor will moderate.

Second stage In-person (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 will be determined by a majority vote of the dissertation committee:

  • Sue C. Grady (Chair)
  • Nathan Moore
  • Jun-Hyun Kim (Landscape Architecture)
  • Robert Bornstein (SJSU)