Articles tagged with: Thesis defence

  • Jan 6 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Leah de Felice Renton

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Leah de Felice Renton, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Hard Pressed To Find A Difference:

    Evaluating the total tannin content of Cabernet franc L cv. wines, made using pre- and post-fermentation pressing treatments” on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debra L. Inglis and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Karine Pedneault, External Examiner (University of Sainte-Anne); and Heather Gordon and Vincenzo De Luca, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Michael Tolentino

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Michael Tolentino, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Involvement of the Endocannabinoid System in the Ependymoglial Response to Spinal Cord Regeneration in the Mexican Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum ” on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robert Carlone, Supervisor; Val A. Fajardo, External Examiner (Department of Kinesiology, Brock University); and Aleksander Necakov and Gaynor Spencer, Committee Members.

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  • Dec 22 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Michael Dubé

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Michael Dubé, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Epidemic Simulation and Mitigation via Evolutionary Computation” on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at 9 a.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Richard Allmendinger, External Examiner (University of Manchester, UK); and Ke Qiu and Brian J. Ross, Committee Members.

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  • Dec 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Mitchell D. Clark

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Mitchell D. Clark, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Comparative Study On Cooperative Particle Swarm Optimization Decomposition Methods for Large-scale Optimization” on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Kyle Harrison, External Examiner (University of New South Wales, Australia); and Brian J. Ross and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.

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  • Nov 4 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Alex N. M. Proulx

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Alex N. M. Proulx, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Demography and molecular ecology of the solitary halictid Lasioglossum zonulum: with observations on Lasioglossum leucozonium” on Wednesday, Nov. 4 2020 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Miriam Richards, Supervisor; Jess Vickruck, External Examiner (AAFC); and Fiona Hunter and Alan Castle, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Ngan (Nan) Tran

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Ngan (Nan) Tran, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “N–Phenyl Pyrroloimidazolone Derivatives for Stereoselective Birch Reduction and Chiral NHC–Iridium Complexation” on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. The defence will take place virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Supervisor; Ian Pottie, External Examiner (Mount St. Vincent University); and Tomas Hudlicky and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 29 – Doctor of Philosophy – Chemistry – Vincenzo Ticli

    Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

    Vincenzo Ticli, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Approaches towards C-10-hydroxylated analogues of narciclasine” on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 4 p.m., in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Tomas Hudlicky, Supervisor; Robert A. Batey, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Vincenzo De Luca, Internal External Examiner; and Costa Metallinos and Arthur Van Der Est, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 2 – Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence – Chemistry – Maria Laura Sechi

    Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

    Maria Laura Sechi, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Propargyl Alkynes and Axial Chiral N-Allenes with Epimeric Imidazolone Auxiliaries” on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Supervisor; Adrian L. Schwan, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Joffre Mercier, Internal External Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Taylor Lidster

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Taylor Lidster, a Master of Science candidate in the Department Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating how Notch, and JAK/STAT Signaling Synergistically Regulate Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis Using Engineered Optogenetic Alleles” on Monday, September 14 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Aleksandar Necakov, Supervisor; Phillip Karpowicz, External Examiner (University of Windsor); and Jeffrey Stuart and Robert Carlone, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 17 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Scott L. Cocker

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Scott L. Cocker, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “The utilisation of coprophilous fungal spores for discerning late Quaternary megaherbivore extinctions in Canada” on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 10 a. m., in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Michael Pisaric, Supervisor; Jacquelyn Gill, External Examiner (The University of Maine); and Kevin Turner and Francine McCarthy, Committee Members.

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