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Dennis Joel Ledis, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics summa cum laude, 2003, Florida International University;
Master of Science, 2007, University of Florida
Major: Mathematics
Dissertation: Semi-Conjugacies to Tent Maps, Transitivity and Patterns, and Inverse Limit Spaces
Dissertation Chairperson: L. S. Block
Dissertation Cochairperson: J. E. Keesling
Choong Heon Lee, Bachelor Degree, 2001, Chonnam National University—South Korea; Master of Science Engineering,
2004, University of Florida
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation: Exploration of Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: From Cellular Structures to Subcellular Structures
Dissertation Chairperson: J. Lin
Dissertation Cochairperson: S. J. Blackband
Chunsik Lee, Bachelor of Arts, 2000, Master of Arts in Communication, 2002, Seoul National University—South Korea;
Master of Arts in Mass Communication, 2007, University of Minnesota at Twin Cities
Major: Mass Communication
Dissertation: Testing a Hierarchical Model of Ad Avoidance
Dissertation Chairperson: J. D. Morris
Hung-Yen Lee, Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry, 2003, National Chiao Tung University—Taiwan;
Master of Science, 2007, University of Florida
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Dissertation: Modified Albumin Mesospheres Delivery Systems for Intratumoral Therapy of Lung Cancer
Dissertation Chairperson: E. P. Goldberg
JooYoung Lee, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 1999,Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, 2005,
Seoul National University—South Korea
Major: Chemical Engineering
Dissertation: Homogeneous Thermal Decomposition of Triethylgallium, Triethylaluminum With Ammonia and Tungsten
Dimethylhydrazido Complex by in Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Dissertation Chairperson: T. J. Anderson
Wuttichai Lerdsitsomboon, Bachelor of Engineering, 2003, Chulalongkorn University—Thailand; Master of Science
Engineering, 2006, University of Florida
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation: Low Power Single Chip Radio Technologies for Wireless Sensor Network Applications
Dissertation Chairperson: K. K. O
Qiang Li, Bachelor of Engineering, 2005, Dalian University of Technology—China; Master of Science, 2010,
University of Florida
Major: Civil Engineering
Dissertation: Development of Testing System for Analysis of Transverse Contraction Joints in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Dissertation Chairperson: D. G. Bloomquist
Dissertation Cochairperson: R. Roque
Tong Lin, Bachelor of Science, 2006, Fudan University—China
Major: Genetics and Genomics
Dissertation: Epigenetic Regulation by SNAIL and Its Implication in Tumor Metastasis
Dissertation Chairperson: J. Lu
Jun Ling, Bachelor of Engineering, 2004, Master of Engineering, 2006, Zhejiang University—China
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation: Effective Channel Estimation and Efficient Symbol Detection for Multi-Input Multi-Output Underwater Acoustic Communications
Dissertation Chairperson: J. Li
Aaron Michael Lloyd, Bachelor of Science, 2001, Master of Science, 2006, University of Florida
Major: Entomology and Nematology
Dissertation: Development of a Population Management Strategy for Culicoides Furens (diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in a Residential
Neighborhood in Cedar Key, Florida
Dissertation Chairperson: D. L. Kline
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Neha Lodha, Bachelor of Technology, 2005, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication
Technology—India
Major: Health and Human Performance
Dissertation: Mechanisms Underlying Production and Modulation of Bimanual Isometric Forces in Chronic Stroke Individuals
Dissertation Chairperson: J. H. Cauraugh
Dalia Lopez-Colon, Bachelor of Science, 2005, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Aptamer-Based Detection and Characterization of Ovarian Cancer
Dissertation Chairperson: W. Tan
Robert Daniel Love, Bachelor of Material Engineering magna cum laude, 2007, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, 2007,
Auburn University—Alabama; Master of Science, 2009, University of Florida
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Dissertation: An Experimentally-Based Procedure for Aeroservoelastic Model Identification and Control Synthesis for Morphing and
Flapping Wings
Dissertation Chairperson: R. C. Lind
Christine Marie Lucas, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 2001, Vassar College—New York
Major: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Dissertation: Successional Dynamics and Seedling Regeneration in Amazonian Floodplain Forests
Dissertation Chairperson: E. M. Bruna
Kyle Ann Lunsford, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, 2007, Elon University—North Carolina
Major: Chemistry
Dissertation: Maldi Tandem Mass Spectrometric Techniques for the Analysis and Imaging of Lignocellulosic Materials
Dissertation Chairperson: R. A. Yost
Kari MacLauchlin, Bachelor of Science, 2000, University of Georgia; Master of Science, 2006, University of Florida
Major: Interdisciplinary Ecology
Dissertation: Development of a Market for Transferable Fishing Privileges in the Florida Spiny Lobster Commercial Fishery
Dissertation Chairperson: S. L. Larkin
Dissertation Cochairperson: M. W. Binford
Anurima Majumder, Bachelor of Technology, 2006, Bengal College of Engineering and Technology—India
Major: Medical Sciences––Physiology and Pharmacology
Dissertation: Characterization of Structure-Function Correlations of Novel Jak2 Small Molecule Inhibitors and Their Mechanisms of Action
Dissertation Chairperson: P. P. Sayeski
Zaria Tashika Malcolm, Bachelor of Science, 1998, Master of Arts, 2002, University of the West Indies—Jamaica
Major: Higher Education Administration
Minor: Qualitative Research Methodology
Dissertation: Caribbean International Undergraduates’ “Resisting, Reframing and Reaffirming” of Their Ethnic Identity at a Four Year Institution
Dissertation Chairperson: M. P. Mendoza
Jeffrey Steven Martin, Bachelor of Science in Movement Science magna cum laude, 2004, University of Pittsburgh—
Pennsylvania; Master of Science, 2006, Northeastern University—Massachusetts
Major: Health and Human Performance
Dissertation: Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) on Glycemic Control and Arterial Function in Patients With
Abnormal Glucose Tolerance
Dissertation Chairperson: R. W. Braith
Sophie Maxis, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education, 2000, Oakwood College—Alabama; Master of Education,
2003, Specialist in Education, 2003, University of Florida
Major: School Counseling and Guidance
Dissertation: The Relationship Between School Counselor Self-Efficacy and the Rate of Graduation for Males at Urban, Predominantly
African American, Underperforming High Schools
Dissertation Chairperson: M. Clark
Michael Richard Mayne, Bachelor of Science in English, 1999, Master of Arts in History, 2005,
State University of New York at Brockport
Major: English
Dissertation: Nostalgia and the Postwar American Social
Dissertation Chairperson: S. E. Hegeman