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<b>Correction:</b> James' defense is 12pm-3pm today, not 9am-12pm as announced. If you 'd like to attend in person, we'll be in BSP 250.</div>
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<div id="m_-6221783780254635985divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> soegrads UCM <<a href="mailto:soegrads@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">soegrads@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 16, 2022 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LES Faculty <<a href="mailto:LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> James Kupihea <<a href="mailto:jkupihea@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jkupihea@ucmerced.edu</a>>; Carolin Frank <<a href="mailto:cfrank3@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">cfrank3@ucmerced.edu</a>>; soe-grstaff <<a href="mailto:soe-grstaff@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">soe-grstaff@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> ES Ph.D. Defense: James P. Kupihea Jr. 11/18/2022</font>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sent on behalf of James P. Kupihea Jr.</span></i></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Environmental Systems (ES)
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ph.D. Dissertation Defense</span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Identifying controls on nitrogenase enzyme activity: Using PLSSEM and normalization to evaluate global biological nitrogen fixation and acetylene reduction assays
to determine the effect of host-plant and endophyte community in driving nitrogenase activity in lodgepole pine foliage”</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">James P. Kupihea Jr.</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Environmental Systems</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of California, Merced</span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Defense Date: November 18, 2022</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Location: Zoom</span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Zoom Link:
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</span></b><a href="https://events.ucmerced.edu/event/environmental_systems_es_phd_dissertation_defense_james_p_kupihea_jr_4968" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://events.ucmerced.edu/event/environmental_systems_es_phd_dissertation_defense_james_p_kupihea_jr_4968</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>
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