Graduate Defence Listings
Elsie Richmond’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:00 am. The title of Elsie’s presentation is: “Land Quality on Reserves in Ontario: Description and Implications for Land Tenure".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Getu Hailu (External)
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Brady Deaton (Advisor)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
Fuzhen Huang’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on March 18, 2020 at 9:00 am in Room 106, ROZH Bldg. The title of Fuzhen’s presentation is: “The Economics of Robotic Milking Systems in Dairy: Productivity and Profitability".
Examination Committee
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee)
Laura Stortz’s Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 20, 2020 at 10:30 am via Zoom. The title of Laura’s presentation is: “The Effect of Mandatory Front-of-Package Nutrition Warning Labels on Demand for Foods High-in Sugar, Sodium and/or Saturated Fats".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisory Committee)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Tongzhe Li (Advisory Committee)
Lauren Sirrs’ Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on December 21, 2020 at 10:30 am via Zoom. The title of Lauren’s presentation is: “The Impact of Climate Change on the Net Benefits of Tile Drainage Systems in Southern Ontario: A Spatial Stochastic Simulation".
Examination Committee
Mike von Massow (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (External)
Glenn Fox (Advisory Committee)
Steffi Hamann (Advisory Committee)
Advisory Committee
Glenn Fox (Co-Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
Steffi Hamann (Committee Member)
Mitchell Wesley King's Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 22, 2020. The title of Mitchell’s presentation is: “Heterogeneity in Canadian Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Chicken Raised with Varying Levels of Antibiotic Use".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
John Cranfield (Co-Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
John Cranfield (Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Yeyang (Crystal) Zhang's Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on May 21, 2020. The title of Crystal’s presentation is: “Effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to Menu Labelling in Ontario Restaurants: An eye tracking analysis".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Jose Nuna-Ledsma (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Jose Nuna-Ledsma (Committee Member)
Aditya Singh's Master of Science Defence
This defence took place on December 19, 2019 at 8:30 am in Room 101, JD MachLachlan. The title of Aditya’s presentation is: " Technical Efficiency and Factor Substitution in the Canadian Manufacturing Industry".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (Chair)
Alfons Weersink External)
John Cranfield (Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
John Cranfield (Co-Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Co-Advisor)
Emma Burger's Master of Science Defence
The Master of Science defence for Emma Burger took place on Thursday, December 12 at 10:00 am in Room 106, Rozanski Hall. The title of Emma's presentation is: "Canadian Consumer Benefit & Risk Perseption of GM Food: The Role of Emotion, Risk Attitudes and Information".
Examination Committee
Kwaku Afesorgbor (Chair)
Tongzhe Li (External)
Andreas Boecker (Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Alexander Grygorczyk (Committee Member)
Yi Wang's Master of Science Defence
The Master of Science defence for Yi Wang took place on Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 am in Room 319, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Yi's presentation is: "Size, Inventory and Productivity in the Canadian Food Manufacturing".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Tongzhe Li (External)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Mike von Massow (Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Mike von Massow (Committee Member)
John Cranfield (Committee Member)
Joseph Raymond's Master of Science Defence
The Master of Science defence for Joseph Raymond took place on Monday, August 12, 2019 in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Joseph's presentation is: "Financial Constraints, Innovation, and Productivity".
Examination Committee
Tongzhe Li (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee Member)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee Member)
Advisory Committee
Getu Hailu (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee Member)
John Cranfield (Advisory Committee Member)