The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Friday, Oct. 14. 

Master of Science thesis defence 

Hooman Nanchian, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend the thesis “Exotic gap structures in multiband superconductors” on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. via a hybrid format in WH 147. 

The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Kirill Samokhin, Supervisor; Stephanie H. Curnoe, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); and Edward Sternin and Barak Shoshany, Committee Members. 

Master of Science thesis defence 

Cameron Andress, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend the thesis “Deep Evolutionary Generative Molecular Modeling for RNA Aptamer Drug Design” on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in a virtual format. 

The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Hongbin (Tony) Yan, External Examiner (Department of Chemistry, Brock University); and Sheridan Houghten and Ali Emami, Committee Members.