• Medical Sciences - “Perception of families of organ donors about the donation process” (doctorate). Candidate: Marli Elisa Nascimento Fernandes. Advisor: professor Ilka de Fátima Santana Ferreira Boin. November 13, 2015, at 14 pm, in the amphitheater of the FCM Surgery Department.

• computation - “Evaluation of de novo RNA-Seq assemblers for analysis of differential expression of transcripts” (master’s degree). Candidate: Lucas Miguel de Carvalho. Advisor: professor Zanoni Dias. November 10, 2015, at 10 am, in the IC auditorium.

• Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism - “Wind action on a free-form shell with a pentagonal plan supported at the vertices” (master’s degree). Candidate: Marcelo Deperon Galter. Advisor: professor Isaias Vizotto. November 11, 2015, at 14 pm, in thesis defense room 2 of the FEC classroom building.

“Description of architectural design analysis on tablets” (master’s degree). Candidate: Elena Furlan from France. Advisor: professor Daniel de Carvalho Moreira. November 12, 2015, at 10 am, in thesis defense room 2 of the FEC classroom building.

• Food Engineering - “Hydrothermal treatment associated with ethanol in the control of Salmonella SPP. in mango “Tommy Atkins” post-harvest” (doctorate). Candidate: Silvana Belém de Oliveira. Advisor: professor Flavio Luis Schmidt. November 13, 2015, at 9 am, at the FEA DTA Gourmet Space.

• Mechanical Engineering - “Evaluation of the phased array ultrasound technique for optimizing quality control in rolled and forged steels” (master’s degree). Candidate: Mauricio Trombini. Advisor: professor Maria Clara Filippini Ierardi. November 9, 2015, at 10 am, in the FEM KD room.

• Physics - “Calculation of atmospheric neutrino production” (master’s degree). Candidate: Gabriela Vitti Stenico. Advisor: professor Orlando Luis Goulart Peres. November 13, 2015, at 10 am, in the IFGW Postgraduate auditorium.

• Dentistry - “Cytotoxicity of adhesive systems and their effects on collagen production in mdpc-23 odontoblast cultures” (PhD). Candidate: Claudia Leal Sampaio Suzuki. Advisor: professor Alexandre Augusto Zaia. November 10, 2015, at 8:30 am, in the FOP endodontics seminar room.

“In vitro evaluation of the efficiency of sodium thiosulfate in restoring bond strength to intracoronal dentin treated with 35% hydrogen peroxide” (PhD). Candidate: Ana Carolina Pimentel Corrêa. Advisor: professor Caio Cezar Randi Ferraz. November 11, 2015, at 8:30 am, in amphitheater 4 at FOP.

“Characterization, biocompatibility, permeation profile and anesthetic efficacy of a lidocaine formulation associated with poly (epsilon-caprolactone) nanocapsules” (PhD). Candidate: Cleiton Pita dos Santos. Advisor: professor Maria Cristina Volpato. November 12, 2015, at 13:30 pm, in amphitheater 1 of the FOP.

“Prevalence of malignant lesions and potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity in patients at the Central Odontoclinic of the Navy” (PhD). Candidate: Marco Aurelio Carvalho de Andrade. Advisor: professor Marcio Ajudarte Lopes. November 13, 2015, at 8:30 am, in amphitheater 4 at FOP.