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doctoral

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[dahk-ter-uhl, dahk tawr-uhl] / ˈdɑk tər əl, dɑk ˈtɔr əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the postgraduate level of study leading to a the degree of doctor in any field or profession.

  2. characteristic of or belonging to a doctor, especially a medical doctor.


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"Our work is about using less optical power with these resonators for future uses," said Bright Lu, a fourth year doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering and a lead author on the study.

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The partnership also includes Dr. Sara Sadr, a former Waterloo doctoral student who played a leading role in advancing the research.

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"We could make this patch as a product where the gel may need to be renewed periodically," said Prince David Okoro, UCR bioengineering doctoral candidate in Noshadi's lab and paper co author.

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The research involved senior scientists and doctoral researchers from both universities, with additional support from University of Galway undergraduate students who travel to Morocco each year as part of their Bachelor of Science Zoology programme.

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Tufts University publicly backed Ozturk, demanding her release so she can return to the school and complete her doctoral studies in child development.

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