Upcoming Events

Jianfei will present his thesis, "Experimental studies on the effects of soil nutrients, AM fungi and drought on the evolution of root morphology and function". The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Cortland Griswold Advisor - Dr. Hafiz Maherali Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Brian Husband Additional Examiner - Dr. Steve Crawford External Examiner - Dr. Courtney J Murren (College of Charleston, South Carolina, USA)

Pria will present her thesis, "Environmental and ecological factors, but not agricultural activity, are associated with brain form in a wild stream fish".  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Kevin McCann Advisor - Dr. Fred Laberge Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Ryan Prosser Additional Examiner - Dr. Sarah Alderman External Examiner - Dr. Barbara Zielinski (University of Windsor)

Josip will present his thesis, "Applying Multivariate Decision Trees to Visualize, Select Features, and Gain Insights into Biodiversity Genomics Datasets ".  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Sarah Adamowicz  Advisor - Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei  Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Stefan Kremer Additional Examiner - Dr. Andrew Hamilton-Wright External Examiner - Dr. Robert Beiko, Dalhousie University

Allegra Love's Qualifying Exam on Friday, May 10th at 1:00pm, in-person and hybrid via Teams.  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Hafiz Maherali Advisor - Dr. Quinn Webber Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Claire Jardine Additional Examiner - Dr. Karl Cottenie Additional Examiner - Dr. Andrew MacDougall

Carolyn will present her thesis, "Wrongfully Accused? Investigating the Role of an Invader in a Native Fish Species Decline". The examination committee includes:  Chair - Dr. Sherri Cox Advisor - Dr. Karl Cottenie Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Robert McLaughlin Additional Examiner - Dr. Quinn Webber External Examiner - Dr. Joanna Blair Whittier (University of Missouri)

Ella Parkinson's Qualifying Exam on June 18th at 1:00pm(EST) in-person.  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Elizabeth Boulding Advisor - Dr. Fred Laberge Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Ryan Prosser Additional Examiner - Dr. Nick Bernier Additional Examiner - Dr. Sarah Alderman