The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Oct. 4 to Friday, Oct. 8.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Yi Wang, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis “An implementation of separation logic in COQ ” on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ethan Jackson, External Examiner (Vector Institute); and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Robson De Grande, Committee Members.
PhD in Biotechnologies thesis defence
Radesh Nattamai Malli Pooranachandhiran, a PhD candidate in Biotechnologies, will defend his thesis “De novo sequencing, annotation, and characterization of the genome of Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)” on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Ping Liang and Soheil Mahmoud, Co-Supervisors; Igor Kovalchuk, External Examiner (University of Lethbridge); Yifeng Li, Internal External Examiner; and Heather Gordon and Vincenzo De Luca, Advisory Committee.
Master of Science in Earth Sciences thesis defence
Farzaneh HajSoltan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend her thesis “Paleoceanography across the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition in the southern Bering Sea: dinoflagellate cysts and acritarchs from IODP Site U1341” on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Martin J. Head, Supervisor; Elisabeth Levac, External Examiner (Bishop’s University); and Richard Cheel and Kevin Turner, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Applied Disability Studies thesis defence
Katie Primeau, a Master of Arts candidate in the Department of Applied Disability Studies, will defend her thesis “Understanding Belongingness in Schools for Disabled Students who Require a High Level of Support” on Friday, Oct. 8 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; Julian Kitchen, External Examiner (Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University); Rosemary Condillac, Graduate Program Director; and Tim Fletcher and Kimberly Maich, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Physics thesis defence
Michael Cosco, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis “Optical Study of (Nb0.5 In0.5)0:02 Ti0.98 O2 Crystals” on Friday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; David Crandles, Supervisor; Christopher Homes, External Examiner (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY); and Maureen Reedyk and Edward Sternin, Committee Members.
Master Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence
Evan Harding, a Master of Arts candidate in the Department Child and Youth Studies, will defend his thesis “The Christian Summer Camp as a Location for Queer Theoretical Inquiry” on Friday, Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m. via video conference.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Rebecca Raby, Supervisor; Adam Davies, External Examiner (Assistant Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph); Hannah Dyer, Graduate Program Director; and Shannon Moore, Committee Member.
