Dissertation

COGS-9990

Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student’s research progress for the given semester. Once the dissertation has been publicly defended, approved by the doctoral committee, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.

1-15 credits
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2025
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Thomas Macaulay Ferguson
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 0/90
2024
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Thomas Macaulay Ferguson
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 9/100
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 7/98
2023
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 11/100
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 9/98
2022
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 12/100
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 11/98
2021
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 14/170
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 13/108
2020
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 10/170
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Tomasz Strzalkowski
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 11/118
2019
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 7/150
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Christopher Robert Sims
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 9/88
2018
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 7/150
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 7/88
2017
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 8/150
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 6/88
2016
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 8/150
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 7/88
2015
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 9/100
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • James A. Hendler
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 0/15
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 8/88
2014
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Mei Si
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • James A. Hendler
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 12/80
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • James A. Hendler
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 0/15
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Sergei Nirenburg
  • Marjorie McShane
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Peter A Fox
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 10/90
2013
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • James A. Hendler
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 8/50
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 0/5
Dissertation (1-15c)
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 12/10
2012
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Ron Sun
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Larry D Reid
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • James A. Hendler
Seats Taken: 13/70
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 0/5
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 8/45
2011
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Ron Sun
  • James A. Hendler
  • Larry D Reid
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
Seats Taken: 12/75
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 1/5
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • James A. Hendler
  • Mark A. Changizi
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Ron Sun
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Larry D Reid
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
  • Selmer Bringsjord
Seats Taken: 14/105
2010
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Ron Sun
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 6/25
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
Seats Taken: 1/5
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • James A. Hendler
  • Mark A. Changizi
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Ron Sun
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Larry D Reid
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Deborah L. McGuinness
  • Selmer Bringsjord
Seats Taken: 11/100
2009
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 6/60
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Ron Sun
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
Seats Taken: 6/30
2008
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Brett R. Fajen
Seats Taken: 8/75
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
Seats Taken: 8/25
2007
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Nicholas L Cassimatis
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Yingrui Yang
Seats Taken: 5/25
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
Seats Taken: 7/85
2006
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Yingrui Yang
Seats Taken: 3/35
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 4/50
2005
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Ron Sun
  • Yingrui Yang
Seats Taken: 4/110
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Brett R. Fajen
  • Yingrui Yang
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
Seats Taken: 2/125
2004
Dissertation (1-12c)
  • Selmer Bringsjord
  • Wayne D. Gray
  • Ron Sun
Seats Taken: 2/75
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