{"id":209011,"date":"2026-05-11T14:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/?p=209011"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:18:20","slug":"successful-thesis-defenses-galore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/2026\/05\/11\/successful-thesis-defenses-galore\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Thesis Defenses Galore!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kaitlyn-cohan-thesis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kaitlyn-cohan-thesis.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kaitlyn-cohan-thesis.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Kaitlyn Cohan\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Kaitlyn Cohan<\/strong> defended her master\u2019s thesis entitled Analysis of collective behavior in living and nonliving systems. Her committee included Dr. Ashwin Vaidya (thesis sponsor), Dr. Bogdan Nita, and Dr. Deepak Bal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/ed-czudak-thesis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/ed-czudak-thesis.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/ed-czudak-thesis.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Czudak\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Edward Czudak<\/strong> defended his master\u2019s thesis entitled The Tones And Frequencies Of A Glockenspiel. His committee included Dr. Bogdan Nita (thesis sponsor), Dr. Ashwin Vaidya, and Dr. Jonathan Cutler.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/vlad-nita-thesis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/vlad-nita-thesis.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/vlad-nita-thesis.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Vlad Nita\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Vlad Nita<\/strong> defended his master\u2019s thesis entitled An Exploration of Autorotating Pendulum Models. His committee included Dr. Ashwin Vaidya (thesis sponsor), Dr. Arup Mukherjee, and Dr. Jonathan Cutler.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kevin-vargas-thesis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kevin-vargas-thesis.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/kevin-vargas-thesis.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Vargas\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Kevin Vargas<\/strong> defended his master\u2019s thesis entitled Computational and Experimental Study of Energy Extraction from Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in Realistic Environments. His committee included Dr. Vaidya (thesis sponsor), Dr. Mukherjee, and Dr. Nita.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to you all for a successful defense. We are proud of you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to you all for a successful defense. 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