Graduate Defence Listings

Na Li's Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination

The final examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Na Li  was held on Thursday, December 19th, 2013 at 12:00 noon in Room 106, Rozanski Hall.

The title of his oral presentation is "Essays on Trade Agreements, Agricultural Commodity Prices and Unconditional Quantitle Regression". 

Aaron De Laporte's Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination

The final oral examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Aaron De Laporte was held on Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 106, Rozanski Hall.

The title of his oral presentation is "The Supply of Switchgrass and Miscanthus in Ontario". 

Karthik Nadella's Master of Science Defence

Karthik Nadella's Master of Science defence took place on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is:  "An Examination of the Adoption of Conservation Practices on Owned and Rented Farmland in Ontario and Manitoba". 

Yiqing Yu's Master of Science Defense

Yiqing Lu's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, August 26th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is:  "Consumer Preference for Eggs from Enhanced Animal Welfare Production System: A Stated Choice Analysis".    

Johanna Wilkes' Master of Science Defence

Johanna Wilkes' Master of Science defence took place on Tuesday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is:  "Does Non-Emergency Food Aid Have an Adverse Affect on Food Production and National Food Prices in sub-Saharan Africa?"  

Mary Doidge's Master of Science Defence

Mary Doidge's Master of Science defence took place on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 10:30 am in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is:  "Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management".  

Tor Tolhurst's Master of Science Defence

Tor Tolhurst's Master of Science defence took place on April 29th, 2013 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is:  "Econometric Models of Crop Yields: Two Essays". 

Yi Zheng's Master of Science Defence

Yi Zheng's Master of Science defence took place on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 315, MacKinnon Building.

The title of her thesis is:  "Adoption of Total Mixed Ration Practice and Profitability: The Case of Ontario Dairy Farms".

Katya Niman's PhD Thesis Proposal Defence

Katya Niman's PhD Thesis Proposal defence took place on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 at 10:00 am in Room 107 of the J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis proposal is:  Migration Decisions within the Job Search Framework: Implications for Understanding the "Resource Curse".

Xin Xie's Master of Science Defence

Xin Xie’s Master of Science defence took place on Friday, June 8th, 2012 at 10:00 am in Room 107, JD MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is: "Nutrient Management Regulation and Farm Level Profitability: the Case of Ontario Dairy Farms”.