Articles from:January 2026

  • Jan 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Hedieh Lotfian

    Hedieh Lotfian, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend the thesis titled “Catalytic and Non-Catalytic Hydroetherification-type Reactivity of Fluorinated Compounds” on Wednesday, January 28 at 12 PM, in Plaza 601C.  

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Sherry Chemler (University at Buffalo), External Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.

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  • Thesis Defence – Jan 1 – 27 2026

    MSc in Biological Sciences

    Jacob Wiebe, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend the thesis titled “Physiological Oxygen and Media Conditions Influence Breast Cancer Hallmarks in Vitro” on Monday, January 19 at 9:45 AM, in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Jeff Stuart, Supervisor; Rebecca MacPherson (Department of Health Sciences), External Examiner; and Tony Yan and Ping Liang, Committee Members.

    MSc in Physics

    Rachit Kapoor, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend the thesis titled “Quantum Magnetism Under Disorder: A Study of the Bismuth Rare-Earth Germanates” on Monday, January 19 at 11:30 AM, in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Gavin Hester, Supervisor; Pat Clancy (McMaster University), External Examiner; and Ganesh Ramachandran and Jasneet Kaur, Committee Members.

    MSc in Biological Sciences

    Chanille Ubias, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend the thesis titled “Investigating the Post-Translational Modification of Notch1 Intracellular Domain: From Proteolytic Cleavage to Mass Spectrometric Profiling” on Tuesday, January 20 at 11 AM, in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Aleksandar Necakov, Supervisor; Newman S-K. Sze (Department of Health Sciences), External Examiner; and Val Andrew Fajardo and Rebecca MacPherson, Committee Members.

    MSc in Chemistry

    Donya Shahmoradi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend the thesis titled “Conjugation of oligonucleotides for drug delivery via a linker derived from Meldrum’s acid and A capture-release method to synthesize long oligonucleotides” on Thursday, January 22 at 2 PM, in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Russell D. Viirre (Toronto Metropolitan University), External Examiner; and Jianbo Gao and Dustin Duncan, Committee Members.

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