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Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Xin Lan

Fri, April 3, 2026 3:00 PM at GEO, Rm. 105

lan-xin-profile.jpgA doctoral dissertation 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, April 3, 2026

Time: 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

Location: Room 105, Geography Building and Zoom (Please reach out to Xin at lanxin1@msu.edu for login information.)

A copy of Xins' dissertation can be obtained by emailing him at lanxin1@msu.edu.

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 will be determined by a majority vote of the dissertation committee:

Committee Members:

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