The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
Master of Science in Biological Sciences thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Alysha Gullion, a Master of Science in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cInfluence of cover crops on invertebrate diversity in Niagara organic vineyards” on Monday, Dec. 11 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Liette Vasseur, Supervisor; Caroline Provost, External Examiner (Centre de Recherche Agroalimentaire de Mirabel); and Sudarsana Poojari and Kiyoko Gotanda, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n Ethan Gibbons, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cMemetic Algorithm for Large-Scale Real-World Vehicle Routing Problems with Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery with Time Windows” on Monday, Dec. 11 at 1:30 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Shahryar Rahnamayan, Chair; Betty Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Brian Ross, External Examiner (Brock University); and Michael Winter and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Nicholas Aksamit, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cCombining the Power of Attention Models and Many-objective Computational Intelligence Algorithms for Drug Design\u201d on Friday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Betty Ombuki-Berman and Yifeng Li, Co-Supervisors; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, External Examiner (Brock University); and Rahnuma Islam Nishat and Youlian Pan, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Joint PhD in Educational Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Jhonel Morvan, a Joint PhD in Educational Studies candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cA Quest for Equity in School Mathematics in Ontario: Connecting Black Secondary Students\u2019 School Experiences and Achievement to Principal Leadership\u201d on Friday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in RFP 214\/215.<\/p>\n The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Joyce Mgombelo, Supervisor; Lisa Lunney Borden, External Examiner (St. Francis Xavier University); Tamari Kitossa, Internal Examiner; and Denise Armstrong and Andrew Allen (University of Windsor), Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Leisure Studies) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Hicks, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0\u201cExploring the common practices that exist within the dynamic approach of virtual and onsite movement-based programming for young people living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)\u201d on Friday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. in STH 452.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes, Alisa Grigorovich, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; Kimberly Maich, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); and Dawn Trussell and Jae Patterson, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Health and Physical Education) thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Brittany Giles, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0\u201cIndigenous Students\u2019 Experiences in Physical Education: A Scoping Review\u201d on Friday, Dec. 15, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in WC 204.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes, Tim Fletcher, Chair; Nathan Hall, Supervisor; Alexandra Stoddart, External Examiner (University of Regina); and Rob Millington and Joannie Halas, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Chemistry thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Raikhan Zakarina, a Master of Science in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cSolvent-free zinc-catalysed hydroboration of esters ” on Friday, Dec. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; Joe Gilroy, External Examiner (University of Western Ontario); and Divya Matta and Martin Lemaire, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,54,40,188,55,41],"tags":[7488,98,12849,348,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89742"}],"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=89742"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89745,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89742\/revisions\/89745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}