Articles tagged with: Chemistry

  • Master of Science Thesis Defences – Dec 11 and Dec 15 -Alysha Gullion, Ethan Gibbons, Nicholas Aksamit, Raikhan Zakarina

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biological Sciences

     

    Alysha Gullion, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Influence of cover crops on invertebrate diversity in Niagara organic vineyards” on Monday, December 11 at 9:30 AM., virtually.

    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.

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Ethan Gibbons, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Memetic Algorithm for Large-Scale Real-World Vehicle Routing Problems with Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery with Time Windows” on Monday, December 11 at 1:30 PM., virtually.

    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.

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

     

    Nicholas Aksamit, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Combining the Power of Attention Models

    and Many-objective Computational Intelligence Algorithms for Drug Design” om Friday, December 15 at 10 AM, virtually.

    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.

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry

    Raikhan Zakarina, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Solvent-free zinc-catalysed hydroboration of esters ” on Friday, December 15 at 2:30 PM., in Plaza 600F.

    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.

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  • July 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Alexander D. Orshinsky

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry

     

    Alexander D. Orshinsky, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “INVESTIGATING THE CROSSLINKING MECHANISM OF CINNAMATE-MODIFIED SILICONES” on Friday, July 28 at 10:30 AM.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Joseph C. Furgal, External Examiner (Bowling Green State University); and Travis Dudding and Melanie Pilkington, Committee Members.

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  • March 20 – Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence – Junpeng (Winston) Xu

    Junpeng (Winston) Xu, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Programing strand displacement reaction pathways using small molecular DNA binders” on Monday, March 20 at 9 a.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Feng Li, Supervisor; Georgii Nikonov, Interim Supervisor; Chengde Mao, External Examiner (Purdue University); Shengrong Bu, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Vaughn Mangal, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 20 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Sean Wilson

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry:

    Sean Wilson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Synthesis of a Photocleavable Bolalipid for the study of the roles of Phospholipid Transfer Proteins and Phosphatidylinositol Lipid Kinases” on Thursday, Oct 20, 2022 at 11:30 a.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Simon Drescher, External Examiner (Phospholipid Research Center); and Paul Zelisko and Travis Dudding, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 19 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jared Thomson

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry:

    Jared Thomson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Semi-synthesis of Unnatural Narciclasine Derivatives” on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2022 at 12:30 p.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Interim Supervisor; Dennis L. Wright, External Examiner (University of Connecticut); and Hongbin (Tony) Yan and Georgii Nikonov, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 20 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Lihi Habaz

    Doctoral thesis defence in Chemistry

     

    Lihi Habaz, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in Chemistry Department, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis of C1-Homologues of Narciclasine” on Tuesday, Sept 20, 2022 at 8 a.m., in MC D350I (hybrid).

     

    The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Interim Supervisor; Martin Banwell, External Examiner (Jinan University); Aleksandar Necakov, Internal External Examiner; Paul Zelisko and Arthur van der Est, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • Sept 19 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Scott Miskey

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Scott Miskey, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Approaches Towards a Total Synthesis of Daphenylline” on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Interim Supervisor; Ang Li, External Examiner (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences); and Paul Zelisko and Arthur van der Est, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 17 – PhD Thesis Defence – Aliona Baradzenka

    Aliona Baradzenka, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis and Reactivity of Low Valent Silicon and Phosphorus Compounds” on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m., in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; John D. Protasiewicz, External Examiner (Case Western Reserve University); Maureen Reedyk, Internal External Examiner; Tony Yan and Costa Metallinos, Committee Members.

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  • July 26 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Juana Goulart Stollmaier

    Juana Goulart Stollmaier, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Enzymatic Studies of Bromocyclohexadienediols & Semi-Synthesis of Narciclasine Analogues” on Tuesday, July 26 at 1 p.m., in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; David Gonzalez, External Examiner (Universidad de la República (UdelaR)); Francine McCarthy, Internal External Examiner; Paul Zelisko and Melanie Pilkington, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 17 – PhD Chemistry Thesis Defence – Aishabibi Kassymbek

    Aishabibi Kassymbek, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry,  will defend her thesis titled “Reactivity of a Low Valent Gallium Compound” on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 9:30 am, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; Paul J. Ragogna, External Examiner (Western University); Wendy Ward, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Heather Gordon, Supervisory Committee Members.

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