Chemistry thesis defence request form

PhD candidates must submit their request a minimum of 7 weeks before the defence date. Please review the Chemistry PhD thesis defence timeline for full details on the defence process.

MSc candidates must submit their request a minimum of 4 weeks before the defence date. Please review the Chemistry MSc thesis defence timeline for full details on the defence process.

Email confirmation will be sent out to all attendees once the room has been booked.

Student name

Student ID number

uWaterloo email

Request date

Supervisor

Co-supervisor (if applicable)

Examination committee members

Include department and email if not from Chemistry

Approved External Examiner (PhD only)

Approved Internal/External from uWaterloo (PhD only)

Proposed defence date

Before submitting this form confirm with the Graduate Coordinator that the date and time are available. The proposed date and time must have been previously approved by your M.Sc./Ph.D defence committee.

Proposed defence time

Type of defence required

MSc Thesis

PhD Thesis

Thesis title

Note: The title included is the one that will appear on your final thesis and is required for submission to UWSpace. If, at your defence, your committee decides that a change is necessary then please notify Krista Parsons in the Faculty of Science Grad Office immediately. All paperwork submitted to the GSO approving your thesis must contain the correct title or it will be rejected.

Will your defence be a closed defence?

Yes

If yes, please explain

Will anyone need to attend remotely?

Yes

If yes, provide email address

Please note, you can only have one committee member physically absent, and your supervisor(s) must be present at your thesis defence.