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Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Abeer Alanazi

Wed, April 15, 2026 3:00 PM at GEO, Rm. 105

Abeer AlanaziA doctoral dissertation defense is scheduled for Abeer Alanazi on the following date and time:

Title: Mapping Power and Potential: Energy Sovereignty, Spatial Opportunities, and Limitations in Saudi Arabia—with Strategic Insights from the U.S.

Day and Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: GEO, Rm. 105

If you would like a copy of her defense, please contact Abeer at alanazi5@msu.edu.

Details of the defense are as follows:

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:

  • Nathan Moore (Chair), Geography Department
  • Mark Wilson, Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, School of Planning, Design and Construction
  • Ashton Shortridge, Geography Department
  • Leo Zulu, Geography Department