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Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Sandhya Sharma

Thu, April 24, 2025 10:00 AM at GEO Rm. 105

Sandhya SharmaA doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Sandhya Sharma on the following date and time:

Title: Fire in Fragile Landscapes: Multisensor Remote Sensing of Wildfire Risks and Ecosystem Dynamics in Nepal’s Tropical and Subtropical Forests

Day and Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

Location: Room 105 Geography Building

A copy of the dissertation being proposed can be obtained by contacting Sandhya via email, sharm201@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.

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:

  • Kyla Dahlin (Chair)
  • Lifeng Luo
  • David Rothstein (Forestry)
  • Phillip Dennison (University of Utah)