The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Oct. 2 and Friday, Oct. 6.<\/p>\n
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n Pranjal Chakraborty, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cMemory Pressure: Early Identification and Proactive Taming in Resource Constrained Devices\u201d on Monday, Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 601C.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino and Robson De Grande, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Karl Grantham, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAI Enabled Drug Design and Side Effect Prediction Powered by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms & Transformer Models\u201d on Monday, Oct. 2 at 12:30 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Divya Matta, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n James Sargant, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cEvolving Weighted Networks to Simulate Epidemics and Lockdowns\u201d on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Biological Sciences thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Alexandra Gunn,\u00a0a Master of Science in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cInvestigating Vitis sp. cold tolerance with abscisic acid (ABA) analogs\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jim Willwerth, Supervisor; Ben-Min Chang, External Examiner (Research Scientist, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada); and Debbie Inglis and Charles Despres, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of<\/strong>\u202f<\/strong>\u200bSustainability thesis defence\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Dana Harris, a Master of\u202f\u200bSustainability candidate, will defend the thesis “Characterizing Intra-annual xylem cell formation and circadian cycle dynamics of jack pine (Pinus Banksiana) in the Northern Boreal Forest, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories” on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Michael Pisaric, Supervisor; Matthew Bekker, External Examiner (Brigham Young University); Jessica Blythe, Graduate Program Director; and Kevin Turner and Jennifer Baltzer, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Sport Management) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Logan Graves, a Master of \u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “My Career in the Rear-view Mirror: Understanding the Decisions NHL Players Make for Post Playing-Careers\u201d on Thursday, Oct. 5, from noon to 3 p.m. in STH 361.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Nick Burton, Chair; Chris Chard, Supervisor;\u00a0Andre Andrijiw,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(University College Dublin); and\u00a0Shannon Kerwin and Curtis Fogel, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Joint PhD in Educational Studies thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Kelly Shaw, a Joint PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cTukisiven: Nunatsiavummiut Share Their Experience of Participating in a Nova Scotia Community College Child and Youth Care Diploma\u201d on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Michelle McGinn, Supervisor; Sylvia Moore, External Examiner (Memorial University); Robyn Bourgeois, Internal Examiner; and Joe Barrett, Paul Berger (Lakehead University), and Doug Magnuson (University of Victoria), Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Health Sciences) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Ben Mousavi, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0\u201cThe Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Young Adults Who Experience Childhood Adversity\u201d\u00a0on Friday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in WC 204.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes John Krzeczkowski, Chair; Terrance Wade, Supervisor; Simon Bacon, External Examiner (Concordia University); and Karen Patte and Will Pickett, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaitlyn Colonna, a Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0\u201cThe effects of creatine, lithium, and co-supplementation on creatine uptake in muscle from male and female rats\u201d\u00a0on Friday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in MCD 350L.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes, Kim Gammage, Chair; Brian Roy, Supervisor; Litsa Tsiani, External Examiner (Brock University); and Val Fajardo, Rebecca MacPherson and Wendy Ward, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Oct. 2 and Friday, Oct. 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,40,7,55,41,38],"tags":[49,97,2592,7488,98,607,348,522,3335,1512,15,57,44,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88313"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88321,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88313\/revisions\/88321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}