Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Turku The faculties of the University of Turku organise annually altogether 180 defences of doctoral dissertations. Guidelines for dissertation defence University of Turku Graduate School UTUGS UTUPub: Doctoral dissertations Upcoming dissertation defences Dissertation Defence 23.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Molecular Plant Biology): FM Lauri Kakko FM Lauri Kakko defends the dissertation in Molecular Plant Biology titled “Enhancing Carbon Flux... Dissertation Defence 23.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Chemistry): MSc Narhari Sapkota MSc Narhari Sapkota defends the dissertation in Chemistry titled “Metalloporphyrin Based Metal... Dissertation Defence 23.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Statistics): VTM Visa Kuntze VTM Visa Kuntze defends the dissertation in Statistics titled “Essays on recession prediction” at... Dissertation Defence 27.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Information and Communication Technology): MSc Sahar Salimpourkasebi MSc Sahar Salimpourkasebi defends the dissertation in Information and Communication Technology... Dissertation Defence 29.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Mechanical Engineering): MSc Saeid Parchegani Chozaki MSc Saeid Parchegani Chozaki defends the dissertation in Mechanical Engineering titled “Laser... Dissertation Defence 30.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Contemporary History): MA Zoé Allen-Mercier MA Zoé Allen-Mercier defends the dissertation in Contemporary History titled “Negotiating the... Dissertation Defence 30.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Chemistry): MSc Ashwini Jadhav MSc Ashwini Jadhav defends the dissertation in Chemistry titled “Redox-Mediated Aqueous Electrolytes... Dissertation Defence 30.10.2026 Dissertation defence (Accounting and Finance): MSc Md Khaled Hossain Rafi MSc Md Khaled Hossain Rafi defends the dissertation in Accounting and Finance titled “Uncertainty in... All upcoming dissertation defences