Ms. Lucia Liao will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 11:00a.
Title: Optimizing protein S-acylation detection in autophagy
Supervisor: Dr. Dale Martin
Ms. Courtney Robichaud will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 1:30p.
Title: Multi-trophic effects if invasive species suppression in a costal wetland
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Rooney
Ms. Ellen Cameron will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 9:30a.
Title: Spatiotemporal Shifts in Cyanobacterial Communities in a Northern Temperate Watershed – Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing and Implications for Monitoring and Climate Change Adaptation
Supervisors: Dr. Kirsten Müller & Dr. Monica Emelko (Civil & Env Engr)
Ms. Ghadeeer Aljoudi will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, July 15, 2021 at 1:00p
Title: Bacterial Communities in the Glenmore Reservoir with an Emphasis on the Cyanobacteria
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Müller
Mr. Evan Balzer will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 9:20a
Title: Roost Selection and Mass Variation Patterns of Temperate Bats in Eastern Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Broders
Ms. Sarah Kim will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Solvent production by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Hyperthermus butylicus
Supervisor: Dr. Kesen Ma
Mr. Alex Umbach will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 10:00a.
Title: Profiling skin-associated archaea and bacteria with 16S rRNA and cpn60 gene markers
Supervisor: Dr. Josh Neufeld
Ms. Elaine Novik will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 8:30a
Title: Characterization and Analysis of the Microbiomes of Bangia atropurpurea and other Freshwater and Marine Algae in North America
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Müller
Mr. Dongchang Yang will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Environmental Analysis: Metal Sensing and Solvent Effect
Supervisors: Dr. Mark Servos & Dr. Xu Zhang
Mr. Richard Do will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:00a
Title: α-parvin Mediates Integrin Receptor Signaling During Xenopus laevis Gastrulation
Supervisor: Dr. Mungo Marsden