The following is a list of thesis defences taking place virtually from Monday, Jan. 25 to Friday, Jan. 29.
Master of Science thesis defence
Yasaman Hosseini, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis “Synthesis and Evaluation of Trans-bilayer Cross Linking Phospholipids Based on Click (Azide-alkyne) Chemistry” on Wednesday, Jan. 27 in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Vincenzo De Luca, External Examiner (Brock University, Department of Biological Sciences); and Feng Li and Tomas Hudlicky, Committee Members.
Master of Science thesis defence
Brenden Matthew Carlson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis “Hydroamidation of Vinyl Ethers by Acid-Catalyzed Multicomponent Isocyanide Addition” on Thursday, Jan. 28 in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Ryan Hili, External Examiner (York University); and Melanie Pilkington and Costa Metallinos, Committee Members.
Applied Disability Studies Master of Arts thesis defence
Madeline Pontone, a Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies candidate, will defend her thesis “Stakeholders in Dance: An Intrinsic Case Study Examining Facilitator Perspective of Dance with a B-E-A-T” on Friday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Tricia Vause, Supervisor; Leisha Strachan, External Examiner (Professor and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Kendra Thomson and Maureen Connolly, Committee Members.
