Seminars

To receive credit for attending a seminar, please complete and submit the seminar tracking form each time you attend a seminar.

Degree Requirements

  • MASc students are required to attend 10 seminars for degree completion
  • PhD students are required to attend 20 seminars for degree completion

PhD Defenses

Blessing Medon

Supervisors: A. Pham
Date: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Time: 9:30 PM
Location: E2 2350
Title: Equilibrium Passive Sampling of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Design, Mechanistic Validation, and Cross-Environment Application

Kalani De Silva

Supervisors: M. Emelko
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: REMOTE
Title: Filter Performance Optimization for Protozoan Pathogen and Particulate Contaminant Removal during Drinking Water Treatment

PhD Comprehensive Examinations

Arash Ghomlaghi

Supervisors: B. MacVicar
Date: Monday, November 24th, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: E2 2350
Title: A novel framework for pluvial flood modelling: balancing computational effort and accuracy for building-scale applications

Emma Kichiy

Supervisors: R. Saari
Date: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: E2 3356
Title: Understanding Air Quality Alerts and the Health Benefits of Adapting in a Changing Climate

MASc Defenses

Luis Marquez

Supervisors: M. Pandey
Date: Friday, November 28th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: E2 2350
Title: Coasting of the Fuelling Trolley System: Dynamic Modelling and Uncertainty Assessment