Events

  • September 10 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Seyedeh Ava Razi Razavi

    Friday, September 04, 2026 | By

    Seyedeh Ava Razi Razavi, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Generating Realistic Labeled Graphs with Conditional Generative Models” on Thursday, September 10 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Yifeng Li (Brock University), External Examiner;  Renata Queiroz Dividino and Sheridan Houghten, Co-Supervisors;  Rahnuma Islam Nishat, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • September 9 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Bryce Doyle

    Friday, September 04, 2026 | By

    Bryce Doyle, a Master of Science in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Investigating the Role of the TrkB Receptor in the Signalling Pathways of Psychedelics” on Wednesday, September 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Melissa L. Perreault (University of Guelph), External Examiner; Charles Despres, Supervisor;  Rebecca MacPherson and Jonathan Simone, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • September 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Robert Kwaku Antwi

    Friday, September 04, 2026 | By

    Robert Kwaku Antwi, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Compiling a Functional Programming Language Using Combinators” on Tuesday, September 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Blessing Ogbuokiri (Brock University), External Examiner;  Michael Winter, Supervisor;  Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • August 17 – MSc. Thesis Defence – Hazel Gifford

    Friday, August 14, 2026 | By

    Hazel Gifford, a Master of Science in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis titled “D-CTC Fixed Point Categorization Prevalence of Non-Uniqueness and Physical Selections” on Monday, Aug. 17 at 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Lucien Hardy (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics), External Examiner;  Barak Shoshany, Supervisor;  Stephen Anco and Edward Sternin, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • August 4 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Yasamin Aali

    Thursday, July 30, 2026 | By

    Yasamin Aali, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Reconfiguring the Path: Evolutionary and Neural Optimization of Hamiltonian Toolpaths for Multi-Material 3D Printing” on Tuesday, August 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, External Examiner; Rahnuma Islam Nishat, Supervisor;  Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • August 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Cameron J. Dyrseth

    Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | By

    Cameron J. Dyrseth, a Master of Science in Physics candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Quantum Localization in Incommensurate Tight-Binding Chains” on Friday, August 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Jeffery Rau (Univ. of Windsor), External Examiner;  Kirill Samokhin, Supervisor;  David Crandles and Ganesh Ramachandran, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • August 13 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Areeba Iqbal

    Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | By

    Areeba Iqbal, a Master of Science in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Exciton interactions in chiral two-dimensional perovskites” on Thursday, August 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The defence will take place in closed format.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Jasneet Kaur, External Examiner; Jianbo Gao, Supervisor; Travis Dudding and Georgii Nikonov, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • August 12 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Ryan Gunther

    Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | By

    Ryan Gunther, a Master of Science in Statistics candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Dimensionality Reduction Approaches for Baseball Swing Motion Analysis“ on Wednesday, August 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in GSB 405.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Shawn Beaudette, External Examiner; William Marshall, Supervisor; Jan Vrbik and S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • June 23 – PhD Thesis Defense Srini Vemulapalli

    Monday, June 15, 2026 | By

    Srini Vemulapalli, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Photophysical Properties of Cyclopropenium Ions with Applications in [4+2] and [3+2] Cycloadditions” on Tuesday, June 23 from 1 pm to 4 pm, in Plaza 600F.

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

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  • June 15 – PhD Thesis Defence – Rozhin Rowshanpour

    Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | By

    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.

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