Articles from:January 2025

  • Feb 5 – Doctoral Thesis Defence – Jeremy Dion

    Doctoral thesis defence in Physics

    Jeremy Dion, a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend the thesis titled “Discovery of a Pseudogap Attributed to Charge Density Wave Order at the β- β’ Phase Transition in As2Te3 and the Influence of Cu and Ge Doping on its Properties” on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 2 PM, in CRN 207.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; Sasa Dordevic, External Examiner (The University of Akron); Dustin Duncan, Internal External Examiner; and Thad Harroun and David Crandles, Committee Members.

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  • Feb 5 – Master of Science MRP Presentation – Bridget Konadu Sarfo

    Master of Science MRP presentation in Statistics

    Bridget Konadu Sarfo, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her major research paper titled: “Optimal Design and Planning for Random Effect Models and Models with Measurement Errors” on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 10:30 AM, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Xiaojian Xu, Supervisor; Tianyu Guan, Committee Member.

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  • Feb 3 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Brendan Park

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Sciences

    Brendan Park, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Sciences, will defend his thesis titled: “Leveraging the Latent Space for Model

    Understanding and Optimization” on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at 12:30 PM, in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Blessing Ogbuokiri, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ali Emami and Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members

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  • Jan 15 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Parisa Rouzbazar

    Master of Science thesis defence in Physics

    Parisa Rouzbazar, a Master of Science Candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend her thesis titled “Collective Excitonic Modes in Materials with Hexagonal Carbon Rings” on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 11 AM, in CRN 207.

    The examination committee includes Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Ganesh Ramachandran, Supervisor; Divya Matta, External Examiner (Brock University); and David Crandles and Jasneet Kaur, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 15 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Erin Fancy

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry

    Erin Fancy, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled: “Towards Multifunctional Materials based on Coordination Complexes of Sulfur-Containing Diarylazo and Cucurbit[6]uril Ligands” on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 1 PM, in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Melanie Pilkington and Martin Lemaire, Co-Supervisors; Stephen Loeb, External Examiner (University of Windsor); and Vaughn Mangal, Committee Member.

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  • Jan 13 – Doctoral Thesis Defence – Anne S. Worrell

    Doctoral thesis defence in Chemistry

    Anne S. Worrell, a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Use of Oximes and Schiff-bases as Bridging/Chelating Ligands with Select 3d and 3d/4f ions in Cluster Chemistry and a Mechanistic Insight into the roles of Transition Metal ions in the Formation of Tetrazoles” on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 1 PM, in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Anne Powell, External Examiner (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology); Gavin Hester, Internal External Examiner; and Martin Lemaire and Art van der Est, Committee Members.

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