Eric de Hoog, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Modulation of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels by Retinoic Acid Signaling” on Monday, August 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in MC H313.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Gaynor Spencer, Supervisor; Alan Lomax, External Examiner (Queen’s University); Val Fajardo, Internal Examiner; and Cheryl McCormick and Joffre Mercier, Advisory Committee.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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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.
Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence
Mary Onyekwelu, a Master of Science candidate in the Center for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Transient and Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy on Photosystem I Reaction Centers” on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 at 11 a.m., virtually.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Art van der Est, Supervisor; Wade Johnson, External Examiner (Susquehanna University); and Jeff Stuart and Tony Yan, Committee Members.
Biotechnology, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence
Onyinye Sandra Okafor, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene– Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea” on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., virtually.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Martin J. Head, Supervisor; James B. Riding, External Examiner (British Geological Survey, UK); and Francine McCarthy and Richard Cheel, Committee Members.
Earth Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence
Charlene Marcotte, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Winemaking techniques to manage tannins of Cabernet sauvignon and Pinot noir wines made in Ontario, Canada ” on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 1 pm, in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debbie Inglis and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Kevin Usher, External Examiner (Summerland Research and Development Centre); and Jeff Stuart and Gary Pickering, Committee Members.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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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.
Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
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Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Margaret Thibodeau, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Thermal tasting: methodological considerations and implications for alcohol behaviour” on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 3:30 p.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Gary Pickering, Supervisor; Joanne Hort, External Examiner (Massey University, NZ); Sidney J. Segalowitz, Internal External Examiner; Cheryl McCormick and Ping Liang, Committee Members.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Tahereh Afsharvosoughi, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend her thesis titled “Structural, Magnetic and Vibrational Studies of Entropy Stabilized Oxides” on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11 a.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; David A. Crandles, Supervisor; Jiri Hlinka, External Examiner (Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences); Martin Lemaire, Internal External Examiner; Maureen Reedyk and Fereidoon Razavi, Committee Members.
FMS, Physics, Thesis defence
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Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Danielle Williams, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Discovery of a novel cytochrome P450, (+)-vincadifformine 19-hydroxylase (V19H), distinguishes separate branch pathways forming aspidosperma-type monoterpenoid indole alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus roots” on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 9 a.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Vincenzo De Luca, Supervisor; Peter J. Facchini, External Examiner (University of Calgary); Rebecca MacPherson, Internal External Examiner; David Liscombe and Feng Li, Supervisory Committee Members.
Biotechnology, FMS, Thesis defence
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Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Nico Bonnano, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Design of Redox-active Ligands: In Pursuit of Stable Radicals, their Complexes, and Assembly of Paramagnetic Coordination Clusters” on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 11 a.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Martin Lemaire, Supervisor; Tim Storr, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); Maureen Reedyk, Internal External Examiner; Tomas Hudlicky and Georgii Nikonov, Committee Members.
Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
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