Graduate Defence Listings
Tu Anh Chung's Master of Science Defence
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)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Andreas Boecker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Esther Metieh's Master of Science Defence
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)
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
Brady Deaton, Jr. (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor (Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Co-Advisor)
José Nuño-Ledesma (Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Xinyan (Yoko) Yang's Master of Science Defence
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)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee)
Rakhal Sarker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Yu Na Lee (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Obed Sappor's Master of Science Defence
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)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee Member)
Getu Hailu (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Committee Member)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Mariam Abu-El-Magd's Master of Science Defence
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)
Yu Na Lee (Co-Advisor)
Andreas Boecker (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Mike von Massow (Advisor)
Yu Na Lee (Advisory Committee)
Roy Ahiati's Master of Science Defence
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)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee)
Brady Deaton (Internal-External)
Advisory Committee
Alfons Weersink (Advisor)
Claudia Wagner-Riddle (Advisory Committee)
Tongzhe Li (Committee Member)
Susan Subedi's Master of Science Defence
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)
Dan McKenney (Advisory Committee)
Hanjun Lu's Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination
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: "Testing for Structural Change in Higher Moments/Tail Probabilities: Application to Crop Insurance, Climate Change and Production Loss".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Ximing Wu (External Examiner)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Brady Deaton (Additional Member)
Thesis Committee
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Brady Deaton (Additional Member)
Thanasis Stengos (Committee Member)
Fangyi Zhang's Doctor of Philosophy Oral Examination
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: "Three topics on the volatility dynamics of agricultural commodity prices".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Henry An (External)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
José Nuño-Ledesma (Additional Member)
Thesis Committee
Alan Ker (Advisor)
Alfons Weersink (Committee Member)
Yu Na Lee (Committee Member)
Nicholas Bannon's Master of Science Defence
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)