Articles from:June 2026

  • Thesis defences — June 22 to June 26

    PhD in Chemistry

    Srini Vemulapalli, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Photophysical properties of cyclopropenium compounds with applications in [4+2] and [3+2] cycloadditions” on Tuesday, June 23, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 600F.

    The examination committee members are Marilyne Carrey, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Stefan France, External Examiner (Georgia Institute of Technology); Jim Willwerth, Internal Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences

  • Thesis defences — June 15 to June 19

    PhD in Chemistry

    Rozhin Rowshanpour, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing New Strategies in Organic Synthesis Through Photocatalytic Azo Formation, Radical Fluorination, and Carbonyl Activation” on Monday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 601C.

    The examination committee members are Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Rebecca Davis, External Examiner (University of Manitoba); Yifeng Li, Internal Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

    Categories: Doctoral Thesis Defences