Master's Defences


Shaswat Garg - April 9, 2025, 1:00pm, E3 2114

Title: Reinforcement Learning Based MOtion PLanner and Trajectory Tracker for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Supervisor: Baris Fidan


Michelle Dieu Thao Huynh - April 3, 2025, 2:00pm, E3 4117

Title: A Characterization Scheme to Assess the Heating Performance of Developed
Biological Solders for Laser Tissue Welding

Supervisor: Michael Mayer


Alex-George Meclaus - April 2nd 2025 at 10:30 am, online

Title: Aerosol Jet Printing of Alumina Insulation Layer for High-Temperature Sensing Applications 

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani


Navpreet Kaur - March 28, 2025, 11:00am, ERC 3012

Title:  Numerical-Based Thermal Analysis of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Supervisor: Xianguo Li


Mohsen Mondegari - Dec 13th  2024 in E5-3006, 3:00pm

Title: Modeling Ablation in Al/CuO Nanothermite Pellet Combustion

Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Pierre Hickey


Jonathan Chu - December 11, 2024, 1:00pm, E5 3052

Title: Detection of Cervical Spine Vertebrae on MRI towards Improving Multi-modal Image Registration

Supervisor: Stewart McLachlin and Alexander Wong


Sophia Ngan -  Friday, December, 6, 2024, 1:30 pm, EC 1104

Title: Multi-Physics Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Implementation to Enhance Vertebral Fracture in a Finite Element Model of a Lower Cervical Spine Segment Under Compression

Supervisor: Duane Cronin


Matheus Seif Reis -  November 29, 2024, at 1:30 pm, EC4-1104 (in person)

Title: Neck Injury Risk in Non-Neutral Position Rear Impact Scenarios Using a Reference Geometry-Based Head Repositioning

Supervisor: Duane Cronin


Andrew Ko - 29 November 2024 - 1:00 to 2:00 PM, Online

Title: Durability of Aluminum-Copper Laser Welds for EV Battery Applications

Supervisor: Hamed Jahed and Adrian Gerlich


Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology Seminars