The Thesis Defense of Ms. Catherine C. Lit was held on Dec. 10, 2019 at the NIGS Audio-Visual Room (Rm. 230). Her thesis is on the Provenance analysis and characterization of Sulu Sea sediments from Core MD06-3059III. Her thesis committee is comprised of Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay and Dr. Maria Luisa G. Tejada as advisers, Dr. Sandra G. Catane as reader, and Dr. Maria Ines Rosana D. Balangue-Tarriela and Dr. Leopoldo P. de Silva, Jr. as examiners.