The following theses have been submitted toย the Faculty of Science Graduate Officeย and are available for review by any member of the University. Thesis defences at the University of Waterloo are also open to the campus community.
Fall 2024 PhD defenses
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Yushao CHEN
Title: Analytical and Computational Studies of Quasi-1D Spin Models
Supervisor: Roger Melko and Yin-Chen He
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Guillaume DIDERON
Title: Studying Unmodeled Physics from Gravitational Wave Data
Supervisor: Avery Broderick and Luis Lehner
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Monday, September 9, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Nikhil KOTIBHASKAR
Title: Towards Large Scale Quantum Simulations with Trapped Ions: Programmable XY model, Precise Light Sensing, and Extreme High Vacuum
Supervisor: Kazi Rajibul Islam
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: QNC 1201 and Remote
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10:30:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Ahmed ABDALLAH
Title: Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel phenoselenazine derivatives as amyloid aggregation inhibitors
Supervisor: Praveen P Nekkar Rao
Department: School of Pharmacy
Location/Method: Pharmacy Building (PHR) Room 7007 and Remote
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 2:30:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Songhao BAO
Title: Developing quantum field theoretical computational methods for quantum dynamics and statistical mechanics simulations in quantum chemistry
Supervisor: Marcel Nooijen
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 9:00:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Ivan CADONIC
Title: Ploidy impacts the response of Chinook salmon (๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ธ๐บ๐ต๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ข) to pathogen and thermal stress
Supervisor: Paul Craig
Department: Biology
Location/Method: STC 2002 and Remote
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Alexander IBRAHIM
Title: Path Integral Monte Carlo simulations of solid parahydrogen using many-body interaction potentials
Supervisor: Pierre-Nicholas Roy
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: PHY 308
Friday, September 27, 2024 at 12:00:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Ivan KOCHETKOV
Title: Multi-pronged analysis of secondary lithium metal batteries with various cathode chemistries
Supervisor: Linda Nazar
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Alexandra SAUK
Title: The evolutionary and ecological factors that shape ectoparasite populations and communities at multiple scales
Supervisor: Hugh Broders
Department: Biology
Location/Method: EIT 5027
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Rachel BEAVER
Title: Microbiology of bentonite clay relevant to a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel
Supervisor: Josh Neufeld
Department: Biology
Location/Method: OPT 350 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday. November 15, 2024 at 10:30:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Adrian VAN DYK
Title: The Selective Impacts of Glyphosate as a Source of Phosphorus for Bacteria: Selection of an Enrichment Culture for Glyphosate Degradation, and Analysis of the C-P Lyase Pathway
Supervisor: Trevor Charles
Department: Biology
Location/Method: STC 2002 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM
PhD Candidate: Sura ALI
Title: Discovery and characterization of novel biofilm-associated proteins in ๐๐ด๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ข
Supervisor: Andrew Doxey
Department: Biology
Location/Method: B1 266
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:15:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Naman Kumar GUPTA
Title: Time-resolved and equilibrium resonant X-ray studies of nematicity in cuprate superconductors
Supervisor: David Hawthorn
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: PHY 308 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 8:30:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Khushmeet DHALIWAL
Title: Neurovascular Coupling in healthy human retina evaluated with Optical Coherence Tomography
Supervisor: Kostadinka Bizheva
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Tsun Hei Arthur Enoch LEE
Title: Multi-dimensional Analysis of Molecular Clusters in the Gas-phase
Supervisor: Scott Hopkins
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: STC 2002 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Conner DAILEY
Title: On the Initial Boundary Value Problem in Numerical Relativity
Supervisor: Niayesh Afshordi and Erik Schnetter
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: PHY 308 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
PhD Candidate: Ludovico SCORSOLINI
Title: Tectonic evolution of the Baie Verte Margin, Newfoundland
Supervisor: Chris Yakymchuk and Cees van Staal
Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Fall 2024 MSc defences
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Jiayang LI
Title: Construction and Characterization of a Targeting M13-Based Phagemid Carrying an Anti-Angiogenic DNA-Encoded Virus-Like Particle
Supervisor: Roderick Slavcev and Marc Aucoin
Department: School of Pharmacy
Location/Method: PHR 7007 and Remote via TEAMS
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Lin FENG
Title: Magneto-Optical Investigations of Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
Supervisor: Pavle Radovanovic
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Mark BRUTTO
Title: Synthesis and Study of a Lithium-Selective Chelator
Supervisor: Derek Schipper
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361 & Remote
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 12:00:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Andrija PAUREVIC
Title: Automated Tuning and Optimal Control of Spin Qubits in Quantum Dot Devices
Supervisor: Jonathan Baugh
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Monday, September 9, 2024 at 11:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Fiona THOMPSON
Title: Proximity Superconductivity in Indium Arsenide Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Devices
Supervisor: Jonathan Baugh
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361 and Remote via MS TEAMS
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 9:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Kristen HEWITT
Title: Effect of Riparian Forest Cover on Cellulose Decomposition in Agricultural Streams
Supervisor: Adam Yates
Department: Biology
Location/Method: B1- 266
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 12:30:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Michael BOULIANE
Title: Characterization and First Results of an Inverse Photoemission Spectrometer
Supervisor: David Hawthorn
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: B1 266
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Hans HOPKINS
Title: Development of the CHORD Galaxy Search Strategy
Supervisor: James Taylor and Dustin Lang
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: PHY 352
Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 9:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Camille LACROIX
Title: Development and Electronic Characterization of Graphene-Based Hall Effect Devices
Supervisor: Jonathan Baugh
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361
Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Eddie WU
Title: Predicting Black Carp (๐๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐บ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด) age at sexual maturity with water temperature
Supervisor: Kim Cuddington
Department: Biology
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Justin MARCHIONI
Title: The Evolution of Halo Properties Through Binary Major Mergers
Supervisor: James Taylor
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Location/Method: PHY 308
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Benny CHEN
Title: A Parameterized Vibronic Spin-Orbit Coupling Model Protocol Suitable for Spectroscopy
Supervisor: Marcel Nooijen and Toby Zeng
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM
MSc Candidate: Sabina HENRY
Title: Trait selection and the adaptive potential of ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ข in the face of climate change
Supervisor: Julie Messier
Department: Biology
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 9:30:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Meredith WATSON
Title: Time trends in abundance and composition of microplastic particles deposited in sediment of two headwater reservoirs within the Grand River Watershed, ON
Supervisor: Roland Hall
Department: Biology
Location/Method: Remote via MS TEAMS
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:00:00 AM
MSc Candidate: Ryan LLOYD
Title: Characterizing the Structural Arrangement of Lipoplexes by Pyrene Excimer Formation
Supervisor: Jean Duhamel
Department: Chemistry
Location/Method: C2 361 and Remote