Defense

Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 29, 2024, at 1:30 pm in JD MacLachlan 101. 

The title of Anh’s presentation is: “Assessing Menu Interventions for Sodium Reduction in Ontario Restaurants".

Examination Committee

Alfons Weersink (Chair)

Mike von Massow (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 29, 2024, at 8:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Esther’s presentation is: “A product-sectoral level analysis of COVID-19’s impact on Canada’s agri-food exports: Did FTAs mitigate this impact?"

Examination Committee

Mike von Massow (Chair)

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Friday, April 26, 2024, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Yoko’s presentation is: “Food Prices and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)". 

Examination Committee

Alfons Weersink (Chair)

Yu Na Lee (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Monday, April 22, 2024, at 9:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Obed’s presentation is: “The Impact of Nitrogen Inhibitors on Financial Returns and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Corn Production". 

Examination Committee

Yu Na Lee (Chair)

Alfons Weersink (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 11:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Mariam’s presentation is: “The Impact of Loyalty Points on Canadians’ Preference for Low Sodium Bread". 

Examination Committee

Getu Hailu (Chair)

Mike von Massow (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 9:30 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Roy’s presentation is: “Assessing the Long-Term Profitability of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate Strategies". 

Examination Committee

Yu Na Lee (Chair)

Alfons Weersink (Advisor)

Thesis Defence Date: Friday, April 12, 2024, at 10:00 am in JD MacLachlan 319. 

The title of Susan’s presentation is: “An Avoided Loss Approach To Analyze the Economics of a Proposed Canadian Wildfire Monitoring Satellite". 

Examination Committee

Yu Na Lee (Chair)

Alfons Weersink (Advisor)

Dan McKenney (Advisory Committee)

Glenn Fox (Internal-External)

Advisory Committee

Alfons Weersink (Advisor)

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Hanjun (Jerry) Lu took place on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 2:30 pm in JD MacLachlan, Room 312.  The title of Hanjun’s presentation is:  

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Fangyi Zhang took place on Monday, December 11, 2023, at 12:00 pm in JD MacLachlan, Room 312.  The title of Fangyi’s presentation is:  "

This defence took place on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 2:30 pm in Library 384.  The title of Nick’s presentation is: “Assessing the effect of climate change on Canadian farmland values: A Ricardian Approach". 

Examination Committee

Getu Hailu (Chair)

Rakhal Sarker (Internal-External)

Brady Deaton, Jr. (Advisor)

Advisory Committee

Brady Deaton, Jr. (Advisor)

Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)