Seminar, defense & comprehensive exam announcements

Master of Applied Sciences (MASc) Seminars and Defenses

There are no MASc Defenses scheduled.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Comprehensive Examinations

Adam Schneider
Supervisor: Hassan Baaj and Pejoohan Tavassoti
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Remote
Title: Optimization of the Use of Post-Industrial Recycled Multi-Layer Plastic Packaging Material as an Asphalt Mix Modifier

Rishabh Bajaj
Supervisor: Chul Min Yeum
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: E2-2350
Title: High-Fidelity Multi-Range 3D Reconstruction for Civil Infrastructure Inspection

Jing Zhang
Supervisor: Carl Haas
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: E2-2350
Title: AI For Enabling the Reuse of Recovered Basic Building Components

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Defenses

Kirti Nemani
Supervisors: Peter Huck and Sigrid Peldszus
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Remote
Title: Evaluation and improvement of robustness in drinking water treatment systems to manage turbidity and natural organic matter (NOM) related water quality upsets during extreme weather

Narasimman Lakshminarasimman Meanakshi Se
Supervisor: Wayne Parker
Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: E2-2350
Title: Investigating the impacts of upgrading a full-scale conventional activated sludge process with a hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor

Hemant Arora
Supervisor: Peter Huck and Sigrid Peldszus
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Remote
Title: Biofiltration for Manganese Removal from Groundwater: Mechanistic Insights and
Operational Strategies

Mahmoud Badawy
Supervisor: Peter Huck and Sigrid Peldszus
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: E2-2350
Title: Investigation of the Interrelationships between Orthophosphate Corrosion Inhibitors,
Monochloramine Residual, Biofilm Development, and Nitrification in Chloraminated Drinking Water

Ghaith Abdulrahman Alshamsi
Supervisor: Lei Xu
Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Remote
Title: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of High Capacity Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls