Past Events

Annika Wilcox' MSc defence will be held at 1:00pm(EST) on August 16th in SSC 2315 and hybrid via the Teams link below.  Annika will present their thesis, "Limiting Factors of Restored Agricultural Wetlands for Migratory Birds". The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei Advisor - Dr. Andrew MacDougall Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Amy Newman Departmental Examiner - Dr. Edeline Gagnon  

Christopher Farrow's PhD defence will be held on August 15th at 9:00am (EST), in-person in Summerlee Science Complex room 1511 and hybrid via the Teams link below. Christopher will present his thesis, "Determining the dominant biological and hydrodynamic factors affecting passive dispersal in rivers". The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Andreas Heyland Advisor - Dr. Joe Ackerman Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Andrew Binns Departmental Examiner - Dr. Andy Turko External Examiner - Dr. Joe Daraio (Memorial University)  

Amanda Whitehead's MSc Defence will be held on Thursday, August 8th, at 9:00(EST) in-person SSC 1511 and hybrid via Teams.  Amanda will present her thesis, "Nutrient Addition does not Strengthen Selection for Extended Floral Longevity in Response to Simulated Pollinator Decline in Lobelia siphilitica" The exam committee includes: Chair - Dr. Quinn Webber Advisor - Dr. Christina Caruso Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Hafiz Maherali Departmental Examiner - Dr. Cortland Griswold   

Eric Bonk's MSc defence will be held on July 25th at 1:00pm(EST) in-person in SSC 1511, and hybrid via the Teams link below.  Eric will present his thesis, "Assessment of Fish Communities in Small Streams Adjacent to Agricultural Activity from a Community Level Perspective". The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Todd Gillis Advisor - Dr. Bob Hanner Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Kevin McCann Departmental Examiner - Dr. Andrew MacDougall  

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)