Foods - “Screening, selection, production and characterization of the xylanose enzyme from wild yeast” (master’s degree). Candidate: Felipe Bastos Motta. Advisor: professor Francisco Maugeri Filho. April 24th, at 10 am, in room 31 of the DEA/FEA.

“Purification of clavulanic acid using zeolites” (master’s degree). Candidate: Marcus Bruno Soares Forte. Advisor: professor Maria Isabel Rodrigues. April 25th, at 14 pm, in room 31 of the DEA/FEA.

“Production and characterization of particles consisting of fatty acids, hydrogenated vegetable fat and lecithin in the encapsulation of a low molar mass hydrophilic compound” (master’s degree). Candidate: Alda Jusceline Leonel. Advisor: professor Carlos Raimundo Ferreira Grosso. April 29th, at 14 pm, in the FEA main hall.

Biology - “Ecology of reproduction of two species of Mucuna (Leguminosae, Faboideae, Phaseoleae) – embryology, cytogenetics and genetic variability – from the North Coast of São Paulo” (PhD). Candidate: Kayna Agostini. Advisor: professor Marlies Sazima. April 30, 2008, at 14 pm, in the IB postgraduate thesis defense room.

Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism - “Ornamental plants in the post-treatment of domestic effluents: wetlands built using gravel and bamboo as support” (doctorate). Candidate: Luciano Zanella. Advisor: professor Edson Aparecido Abdul Nour. April 25th, at 9 am, in the FEC thesis defense room.

Physical - “Quantum interference with complex objects: the effect of internal degrees of freedom” (master’s degree). Candidate: João de Abreu Barbosa Coelho. Advisor: professor Amir Ordacgi Caldeira. April 25th, at 14 pm, in the IFGW postgraduate auditorium.

“Dynamic and static study of gold nanowires on copper (110) surfaces” (master’s degree). Candidate: Vladimir Andrés Bolaños Quiñones. Advisor: professor Edison Zacarias da Silva. April 25th, at 14 pm, in the DFMC/IFGW seminar room.

Geosciences - “Social inclusion at university: experiences at Unemat” (master’s degree). Candidate: Iraci Aguiar Medeiros. Advisor: professor Leda Maria Caira Gitahy. April 22nd, at 14 pm, in the IG auditorium.

Humanities - “The struggle of the Arara (Karo) and the Gavião (Ikólóéhj) against the hydroelectric projects on the Rio Machado, in Rondônia” (master’s degree). Candidate: Renata da Silva Nobrega. Advisor: professor Fernando Antônio Lourenço (advisor); Arsênio Oswaldo Sevá Filho (co-supervisor). April 24th, at 15 pm, at IFCH.

Language - “Gender and style in the best essays on the Unicamp Entrance Exam” (master’s degree). Candidate: Lucas Vinício de Carvalho Maciel. Advisor: professor Raquel Salek Fiad. April 23rd, at 10 am, in the IEL thesis defense room.

“Presidential elections and the World Cup: the processes of national identification in Brazilian journalistic discourse” (master’s degree). Candidate: Cristiane Maria Megid. Advisor: professor Suzy Maria Lagazzi-Rodrigues. April 24th, at 9 am, in the IEL thesis defense room.

“A north for the Brazilian novel: Franklin Távora among the first folklorists” (doctorate). Candidate: Cristina Betioli Ribeiro. Advisor: professor Márcia Azevedo de Abreu. April 29th, at 14 pm, in the IEL thesis defense room.

Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing - “The Conley index for discontinuous fields” (PhD). Candidate: Rogério Casagrande. Advisor: professor Ketty Abaroa de Rezende. April 23rd, at 14 pm, in room 253 at Imecc.

“Hypothesis testing for distance-based functional data: a study using splines” (master’s degree). Candidate: Camila Pedroso Estevam de Souza. Advisor: professor Ronaldo Dias. April 25th, at 10 am, in room 253 at Imecc.

“Local influence on time series models” (master’s degree). Candidate: Bruno Reis dos Santos. Advisor: professor Mauricio Enrique Zevallos Herencia. April 25th, at 14 pm, in room 253 at Imecc.

“The dynamics behind the spectral sequence” (PhD). Candidate: Mariana Rodrigues da Silveira. Advisor: professor Ketty Abaroa de Rezende. April 30, 2008, at 15 pm, in room 253 at Imecc.

Chemistry - “Polymeric nanocomposites with clay prepared from aqueous dispersions: effect of counterions and self-adhesion” (PhD). Candidate: Fábio do Carmo Bragança. Advisor: professor Fernando Galembeck. April 22, 2008, at 9 am, in the IQ mini-auditorium.

“Reduction of hydrodynamic friction in polymer solutions and colloidal dispersions” (PhD). Candidate: Vanessa Cristina Bizotto. Advisor: professor Edvaldo Sabadini. April 29th, at 14 pm, in room E-312 at IQ.