{"id":57241,"date":"2019-04-05T08:49:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=57241"},"modified":"2019-04-05T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:49:20","slug":"thesis-defences-april-8-to-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/04\/thesis-defences-april-8-to-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis defences \u2014 April 8 to 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a list of thesis defences taking place at Brock from April 8 to 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

All are open for the University community to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

PhD thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Awde, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will present his thesis defence on Tuesday, April 9 at 10:15 a.m. in WH147.<\/span><\/p>\n

His thesis is titled \u201cEnvironmental and genetic influences on eusocial caste behaviour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His examination committee members are Heather Gordon, Chair; Patrick Abbot, External Examiner (Vanderbilt University); Martin Lemaire, Internal Examiner; Miriam Richards, Supervisor; Graham Thompson, Co-Supervisor; and Robert Carlone and Adonis Skandalis, Committee Members.<\/span><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/p>\n

Iryna Alshakova, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will present her thesis defence on Wednesday, April 10 at noon in WH147.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her thesis is titled \u201cNew Pyrazole-Based Ligands and Their Complexes for Application in Transfer Hydrogenation and Hydrosilylation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her examination committee members are Heather Gordon, Chair; Datong Song, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; and Costa Metallinos and Travis Dudding, Committee Members.<\/span><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/p>\n

Minh Tho Nguyen, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m. in PL600F.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her thesis is titled \u201cSynthesis and Reactivity of Main Group Complexes for Applications in Small Molecular Activation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her examination committee members are Jens Coorssen, Chair; Kim Baines, External Examiner (Western University); Alan Castle, Internal Examiner; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; and Feng Li and Jeffrey Atkinson, Committee Members.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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