Brock University graduate student thesis defences are scheduled for next week. The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, April 20 and Friday, April 24.
PhD in Chemistry thesis defence:
Gabriele Delle Monache, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Polynuclear Clusters of Heterometallic 3d/4f and Homometallic 3d Single Molecule Magnets: Syntheses, Optical and Magnetostructural Studies” on Thursday, April 23 at 11:15 a.m. in Plaza 600F
The examination committee includes David Butz, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Chris Kozak, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Gavin Hester, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence
Alice Melnitchenko, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Changes in Response to Cold Face Test and Apnea” on Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in WC 204.
The examination committee includes Litsa Tsiani, Chair; Deb O’Leary, Supervisor; David Ditor, External Examiner (Brock University); Stephen Klassen and Terrance Wade, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Management (Finance) thesis defence
Xinyu Zhou, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis “Media Coverage of the Israel–Hamas War and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Western and Arabic News” on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Usman Raja, Chair; Ernest Biktimirov, Supervisor; Lee Smales, University of Western Australia, External Examiner; and Donald Cyr and Jin Lei, Committee Members.
