Welcome messages
Chancellor's message
Mamhtákosiwin, gigii-minojigem, yawashte, kischi-iteyhta-mashchohin, nezu annellassi, félicitations!
As Chancellor of the University of Manitoba, it is my great pleasure to commend you on the remarkable achievement of earning a degree from our great university. Welcome to the Class of 2025. Now the hard work begins: deciding what impact you want to make on the world.
This may seem daunting, but one question I ask myself at the end of the day is, did I make it a good day for someone else? Every time I’m able to answer “yes,” I know I’m doing something right. My advice would be to try this. Collect yeses and keep going. And as you expand your networks, learn from your mistakes, discover and hone passions, your impact will grow.
In short, share your talents. You leave here not only equipped with the technical skills our world demands, but also with the high ideals of citizenship and democratic living we need. These are the seeds of progress your alma mater asks you to continually sow.
Do not shy away from your responsibilities. You came here to change—to become thought leaders and influence positive change. And now, as graduates, you have proven capable of this. All that remains, is every day, ask yourself: Did I make it a good day for someone else?
Be proud of yourselves. Your university certainly is.
Dave Angus, OM, BComm (Hons)
Chancellor, University of Manitoba
President's message
Class of 2025, congratulations! As you graduate from this campus after years of honing your passions and ideas, I have one small ask: be bold.
The cliché you have seen and heard in climactic speeches in TV shows and movies is true, which is why it is repeated. You are indeed our future. You are the generation of leaders who will shape and guide our society. So don’t back down from the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Bisons charge forward with the strength of their community behind them. And you will always be a part of our herd. As graduates, you join our remarkable alumni community that spans the globe and is brimming with big thinkers. They are excited to welcome you, and to help you do bold things.
A joy of being your university’s president is meeting with people from around the world, people who praise our university’s impact in advancing truth and Reconciliation, understanding and mitigating climate change, and improving global public health, to name just a few. Manitobans may be humble, but the fact is, on the global stage, UM is a giant. Be proud of this. Let it embolden you.
You are the remarkable Class of 2025. Pursue what you love, and believe in where that can take you. The University of Manitoba is proud of you and all you have achieved. And all you are about to do.
Congratulations! Horns up!
Michael Benarroch, PhD
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manitoba
Alumni Association
You did it, Bisons! Congratulations on graduating and officially becoming part of the University of Manitoba’s proud alumni family! Not only are you now part of the ‘herd,’ but you’re also joining a vibrant, lifelong network of over 228,000 fellow UM graduates across 135 countries — a community built on resilience, ambition, and a shared commitment to making a difference.
As you celebrate your Convocation, know that the UM Bisons spirit is with you — strong, spirited, and unwavering. We’re all cheering you on from across the world, wishing you every success as you take your next steps with confidence and purpose.
As fellow UM grads, we know what it takes to get here. We understand and applaud the hard work, dedication and drive that brought you to this point. It is our privilege to welcome you to the alumni community. We honour your outstanding achievements through awards and recognition, and support you in the years to come with perks and alumni-exclusive benefits as you go out and help shape Manitoba and our world.
Stay engaged with your alma mater and fellow Bisons by connecting with other alumni and joining us on campus or online for events and activities. There’s something for everyone, like cheering on Bison athletes, continuing your education at Learning for Life webinars and lectures, making connections at UM Café—an online mentoring platform—or UM Career Lab—a program built for new grads like you that includes career development and financial literacy webinars. Build up your resume with volunteer opportunities open to alumni within your faculty, on the Alumni Association Board of Directors or Alumni Council, mentor a student, or be an alumni ambassador at a UM event. Keep up with the latest stories, achievements, and university news through UM Today: The Magazine and our monthly alumni e-news, Have You Herd — don’t forget to update your contact info!
There’s no doubt that today marks one heck of a major milestone for you - a time to look back on your University of Manitoba experience. Take pride in how it has shaped you and imagine how it will bring you closer to accomplishing your goals. Today you begin your alumni journey and what we hope will be a life-long relationship with your university.
On behalf of the UM alumni community, congratulations on the tremendous achievement celebrated today. #WeAreAllBisons
Visit us at umanitoba.ca/alumni to keep in touch and to learn more about the benefits of being UM alumni.
Honourable Dr. Pat Bovey
LLD (Manitoba)
Chair, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Marlene Stern
DipOT, BOT (Manitoba)
Chair, Alumni Council
Order of proceedings
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Processional
Entrance of members of the faculties/schools of the University and Colleges, members of the University Senate, the Chair and members of the Board of Governors, the President and the Chancellor.
Entrance of the graduating students.
Elder Welcome
Traditional Honour Song
O Canada
Resumption of Convocation
Michael Benarroch, PhD
President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manitoba
Presentation of Honorary Degree Recipient
The President
Citation read by
Richard Jochelson, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Law
Conferring of Honorary Degree
Dave Angus, OM, BComm (Hons)
Chancellor of the University of Manitoba
Upon L. Kerry Vickar, the degree of Doctor of Laws
Convocation Address
L. Kerry Vickar, LLB (Man)
Distinguished Professor Award
Joerg Stetefeld, MSc (Leipzig University), PhD (MPIB), Dr. habil. (UNIBAS)
Citation read by
Diane Hiebert-Murphy, BSW, MA, PhD (Man)
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) of the University of Manitoba
Chancellor's address to the graduands
Conferring of Degrees
The Chancellor
Greetings from the Alumni Association
Tracy Bowman, BA (Man), MA (York)
Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Recession of Convocation
The President
Recessional
Honorary degrees, awards and citations
Each year, the University of Manitoba recognizes and celebrates outstanding faculty, staff and community members with special honours and awards.
Honorary Degree
Mary Kerr
BFA (Hons) (Manitoba), DCL (honoris causa) (St. John’s College, Manitoba)
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
Thursday, October 23, 3 p.m.
A visionary artist, designer and educator, Dr. Mary Kerr has earned international acclaim as one of Canada’s pre-eminent theatre creators. For more than four decades, she has transformed the worlds of theatre, ballet, opera, film, television and special events with her conceptually inventive and striking designs.
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Winnipeg born, Dr. Kerr spent much of her youth backstage in the Playhouse Theatre and teaching in her mother’s dance studio. Graduating from the University of Manitoba with a BFA Hons in sculpture and literature she pursued graduate studies in the Medieval Center at the University of Toronto. There, while designing several fantastical student productions she realized the world of theatre was where she could combine all the arts she loved.
Dr. Kerr has designed for leading companies including the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, the Canadian Opera Company, the National Ballet of Canada, the Danny Grossman Dance Company and The Paris Opera Ballet. Her innovative design was shared with the world in Expo 67, Expo 86 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Internationally recognized, Dr. Kerr is the only theatre designer to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
An inspiring design educator and mentor, Dr. Kerr has guided generations of students who now contribute to theatre and performance art across Canada and beyond. Dr. Kerr has also collaborated with Indigenous communities and championed equity for women production designers in Canadian theatre art.
For her remarkable achievements in performance design, her leadership in advancing the art of Canadian scenography, and her enduring commitment to mentorship and collaboration, the University of Manitoba is proud to confer upon Dr. Mary Kerr the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa.
Honorary Degree
L. Kerry Vickar
LL.B. (Manitoba)
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Wednesday, October 22, 3 p.m.
L. Kerry Vickar is an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, and mentor, recognized for his integrity, civic engagement and commitment to stronger communities.
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After earning his law degree from the University of Manitoba in 1980, Mr. Vickar briefly practiced law before pursuing his entrepreneurial calling. In 1983, he joined Gravure Graphics Ltd. in Winnipeg, becoming president by 1989. Under his leadership, the company experienced remarkable growth, leading to its successful sale to ACX Technologies. He went on to found CorrFlex Graphics, which became a North American leader in in-store product displays, growing the company revenue ten-fold by 2004. In 2013 he purchased an insolvent heavy equipment rental company, which became the largest Hyundai heavy equipment dealer in North America and the largest Bell Truck dealer in the world. In 2024, Mr. Vickar purchased an injection mold manufacturer and serves as Executive Chairman today.
Mr. Vickar’s philanthropic legacy is equally profound. Through the Kerry and Simone Vickar Family Foundation, he supports health, education and human services initiatives, including a research chair in Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders at the Levine Cancer Institute and a Civic Centre in Melfort, Saskatchewan that bears his name. He has also endowed the Distinguished Chair in Regenerative Medicine at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, as well as supporting numerous other charities.
At the University of Manitoba, he established the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic in 2014. The clinic, operated by UM Law students, provides free legal services to underrepresented entrepreneurs and community organizations, while giving students invaluable experiential learning opportunities.
The University of Manitoba proudly confers upon L. Kerry Vickar the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, in recognition of his visionary leadership, philanthropy and enduring commitment to education and community.
Distinguished Professor
Warren Cariou
BA (Hons) (Saskatchewan), MA , PhD (Toronto)
Thursday, October 23, 3 p.m.
Dr. Warren Cariou, a Métis scholar, writer, photographer and filmmaker, has been a transformative presence at the University of Manitoba. An internationally recognized scholar in Indigenous literary studies, environmental humanities and oral storytelling, his work bridges scholarship, creativity and community.
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Dr. Cariou is known for the energy, generosity and care he brings to his teaching and mentorship. His dedication to teaching has been honoured with the Faculty of Arts Outstanding Professor Award and the Students’ Teacher Recognition Award.
Through his groundbreaking research and creative practice, Dr. Cariou has illuminated the relationships between Indigenous storytelling, land and resource extraction. His publications, films and photography have influenced scholarship across disciplines while deepening public understanding of Indigenous cultures and environmental ethics.
While serving as the Canada Research Chair in Narrative, Community and Indigenous Culture, Dr. Cariou created the Creative Communities Studio established the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, which aims to empower people from diverse backgrounds to develop skills and create stories. He was the inaugural president of the Indigenous Literary Studies Association, and serves as General Editor of the First Voices, First Texts book series.
Deeply engaged with community, Dr. Cariou has collaborated extensively with Elders and storytellers and cultural organizations, co-creating children’s books with Rocky Cree Elder William Dumas and contributing to community organizations locally, nationally and internationally.
The University of Manitoba is proud to award the title of Distinguished Professor to Dr. Warren Cariou for demonstrating outstanding distinction in research, scholarship, creative endeavours, professional service and teaching.
Distinguished Professor
Lisa Lix
BSHEc (Saskatchewan), MSc, PhD (Manitoba)
Thursday, October 23, 3 p.m.
A dedicated faculty member, Dr. Lisa M. Lix has advanced the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology and health data science through her exemplary teaching, pioneering research and visionary leadership.
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Internationally recognized for her innovative methodologies to assess and improve the quality of electronic health data, Dr. Lix is the Canada Research Chair in Methods for Electronic Health Data Quality. Her work has transformed chronic disease surveillance, advanced health risk prediction models and influenced evidence-based health policy across Canada and beyond.
As an inspiring educator and mentor, Dr. Lix has guided dozens of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and trainees, earning the Ed Kroeger Mentorship Award for her commitment to student success. She has also strengthened national training in data science and health research through leadership in the Visual and Automated Disease Analytics Program and the Artificial Intelligence for Public Health (AI4PH) National Training Platform.
Her leadership extends through national and international collaborations, including the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies and Health Data Research Network Canada. For her outstanding contributions, she has been elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the American Statistical Association and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
The University of Manitoba is proud to award the title of Distinguished Professor to Dr. Lisa M. Lix for demonstrating outstanding distinction in research, scholarship, creative endeavours, professional service and teaching.
Distinguished Professor
Joerg Stetefeld
MSc (Leipzig), PhD (Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry)
Wednesday, October 22, 3 p.m.
Dr. Joerg Stetefeld, Professor of Chemistry and Tier I Canada Research Chair in Structural Biology and Biophysics, has been a faculty member at the University of Manitoba since 2006. Internationally recognized for his pioneering work in structural biophysics, he has unified structural biology and biophysics into a novel discipline with far-reaching impacts on health and environmental sciences.
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A prolific scholar, Dr. Stetefeld has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, with over 10,000 citations. His studies on protein assemblies, netrin signaling and S-layer proteins have advanced knowledge in cancer biology, neurobiology, targeted drug delivery and environmental monitoring. His vision and leadership have secured major infrastructure investments, including Manitoba’s first cryo-electron microscope.
Equally dedicated to mentorship, Dr. Stetefeld has trained dozens of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars, many of whom now hold faculty appointments or leadership positions in academia, industry and government. He has also engaged high school students and Indigenous trainees, sharing research skills that expand opportunities in science.
As founder of the Centre for Integrated Structural Biophysics and co-founder of the Centre for Oil and Gas Research and Development, Dr. Stetefeld has positioned the University of Manitoba as a hub for interdisciplinary innovation. His partnerships with Inuit communities on eDNA monitoring exemplify his commitment to blending advanced science with traditional knowledge for environmental stewardship.
The University of Manitoba is proud to award the title of Distinguished Professor to Dr. Joerg Stetefeld for demonstrating outstanding distinction in research, scholarship, creative endeavours, professional service and teaching.
Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Saunderson Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jocelyn Thorpe
BAHons, MA (Toronto), PhD (York)
Thursday, October 23, at 3 p.m.
Renowned for her ability to turn complex and challenging subjects into transformative learning experiences, Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe has had a remarkable impact as a researcher, mentor and teacher. She has inspired students, colleagues and community members through innovative approaches to teaching, a deep commitment to equity and inclusion and tireless efforts to support the next generation of scholars and educators.
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As a professor in the Departments of History and Women’s and Gender Studies, Dr. Thorpe engages students in conversations about decolonization, environmental justice and gender with creativity and care. She fosters inclusive learning environments, and students praise her ability to build confidence, spark curiosity and cultivate lifelong learning.
Her contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning have had national impact, including peer-reviewed publications, a SSHRC-funded History in the Hotseat project and multiple initiatives supported by the Faculty of Arts’ Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund. She has also provided vital mentorship to colleagues through the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program.
In 2016, Dr. Thorpe co-founded the Decolonizing Lens Film and Discussion Series, now in its tenth year, and since 2021 has led the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, creating transformative opportunities for students, faculty, and the public.
For her scholarship, leadership and teaching excellence, the University of Manitoba is honoured to present Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe with the Dr. and Mrs. H.H. Saunderson Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching
Wan Wang
BA(Hon.) (Winnipeg), PhD (Wilfrid Laurier)
Thursday, October 23, at 3 p.m.
Dr. Wan Wang is an early-career, full-time instructor in the Department of Psychology who, since 2019, has been the cornerstone of the department’s degree requirement in quantitative coursework.
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Her colleagues describe her as one of the university’s most energetic, creative, compassionate, generous and effective teachers. Her approach has been described by students as highly engaging, rich in depth and breadth, fair and accessible.
Dr. Wang brings to her teaching a flexible, research-based pedagogical toolkit designed to foster critical thinking, problem-solving and a growth mindset among her students. Known for her intellectually stimulating and well-organized courses, Dr. Wang transforms what can be an intimidating subject into an accessible, engrossing experience.
A dedication to inclusive teaching is evident in her use of student feedback and her ongoing professional development, including dozens of workshops. She incorporates experiential learning that enhances students’ autonomy, competence and connection to peers.
Recognized with several student-focused awards, Dr. Wang also contributes generously to her department, sharing her expertise and continually evolving her teaching methods. She is an exceptional educator who continues to take the department’s teaching to new heights.
The University of Manitoba is proud to honour Dr. Wan Wang with the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Student awards
Governor General's Academic Medals
Governor General's Silver Medal
Smith, Talia Jade
University Gold Medals
College of Rehabilitation Science
Donnelly, Rachel Anne
University Program Medals
College of Rehabilitation Sciences Medal in Respiratory Therapy
Awarded for highest standing in a faculty, college or school program
- Donnelly, Rachel Anne
Other Awards, Medals and Prizes
Alpha Rho Chi Medal
For leadership and promise of professional merit in Architecture
Chicoine, Dallin Thomas Joseph Taylor
American Institute of Architects Medal
For highest achievement, Master of Architecture program
Nguyen, Ngoc Quynh Thy
T.A. and A.S. Anderson Gold Medal
For highest standing in the Asper Master of Business Administration program
Codispodi, Elliot Charles **
Manitoba Association of Architects Medal
For the best Comprehensive Design project or thesis
Karmakar, Sutanu
Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects Medal
For highest achievement
Meakin, Kailee Anne
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Student Medal
For the outstanding final design project/ thesis in the Master of Architecture program
Bajet, Natalie Cole Jaramilla
Asper MBA Convocation Prize
For graduating students in the Asper Master of Business Administration program, who completed the program with competitive high academic standing
Dunn, Fiona Maria
Vos, Trent **
Associates Award for Study in the Asper MBA Program
(for second highest standing in the Asper Master of Business Administration program)
Schwartz, Reed Damien Taylor **
Associates Master of Finance Convocation Prize
For a graduating student who achieved the highest grade point average in the Asper Master of Finance program
Chen, Jianda
Associates Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Convocation Prize
For a graduating student in the Stu Clark Graduate School MSCM program, who achieved the highest degree grade point average among all graduating students
Fraser, Danielle Arden Ivey
BOMImed Clinical Excellence Award
For demonstrated excellence in clinical work and interpersonal skills and active involvement in professional and/or community activities, Respiratory Therapy
Mohamed, Hesham Mohamed Abdelaal
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Student Award
For the graduating student with the highest academic standing among all graduating students in the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program
Martin-Shimoji, Kiera Marlene
Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Future Scholar Award
For the highest combined numerical grade in Research Methods for Evidence-based Practice and Independent Study
Warha, Arminder Singh
Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Award
For highest degree grade point average among students who completed the Asper Master of Business Administration program in more than one year
Codispodi, Elliot Charles **
CORS-SA Prize of Excellence - Occupational Therapy
For the graduating student who show strong leadership and commitment to the College of Rehabilitation Sciences - Occupational Therapy, and to advocate for their future profession, all while maintaining a high academic standing
Klassen, Sarah Catherine
CORS-SA Prize of Excellence - Physical Therapy
For the graduating student who show strong leadership and commitment to the College of Rehabilitation Sciences - Physical Therapy, and to advocate for their future profession, all while maintaining a high academic standing
DeGuzman Caballero, Emma Mary-Ann
CORS-SA Prize of Excellence - Respiratory Therapy
For the graduating student who show strong leadership and commitment to the College of Rehabilitation Sciences - Respiratory Therapy, and to advocate for their future profession, all while maintaining a high academic standing
Kahnamoui Zadeh, Shana
CSRT Prize for Student Excellence
For a graduating respiratory therapy student who has completed all academic and clinical requirements with high academic standing and demonstrated characteristics and behaviours of a professional
Nair, Elrica
Bruce Currie Memorial Prize
For the graduating student who best displays the qualities of leadership, generosity, and congeniality in combination with high academic achievement in the Asper MBA program
Effinger, Laura Rachelle *
Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies Convocation Prize of Excellence
For completion of the Master of Physical Therapy program by a resident of Manitoba with high academic standing and a demonstrated history of community or sports involvement, leadership qualities, and interest in active living, health promotion, and wellness
Cameron, Neil Donovan
Solita Egert Practice Skills Prize
For a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the Practice Skills section of the Master of Occupational Therapy program
Martin-Shimoji, Kiera Marlene
Excellence in Communications Prize in Occupational Therapy
For a graduating student in the Master of Occupational Therapy program who has demonstrated excellent communication skills
Allan, Katherine Patricia
Future Leader Award in Occupational Therapy
For a graduating student in Occupational Therapy who has demonstrated leadership qualities
Weijs, Mieke
Elenore Haywood Lung Association Manitoba Convocation Prize
For a graduating student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences with the highest grade point average in the Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care course
Mohamed, Hesham Mohamed Abdelaal
Mrs. Mary Judd Prize
For a student who has completed the final year of the Master of Occupational Therapy program with good overall standing and demonstrates an interest in working with older adults
Iezzi, Madison Maria
Landscape Architecture Thesis Prize
For a student who has demonstrated exceptional work in the completion of their thesis or practicum
Villarreal, Manuela
Lifemark Convocation Prize in Physiotherapy
For a student graduating from the Master of Physical Therapy degree who has achieved the second highest academic standing among all graduating students
Pohl, Savannah Laine
Manitoba Association of Social Workers Prize
For a high level of service in final field placement, minimum of 24 credit hours in the final year of Social Work, including Northern (Thompson) and Winnipeg Education Centre
Pennell, Domanick Chase *
Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists Prize
For a graduating student in the Master of Occupational Therapy program who has achieved the highest standing in the final year of the program amongst all graduating students
Martin-Shimoji, Kiera Marlene
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Capstone Project Graduation Prize
For the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who demonstrated the best overall performance in Clinical Year Capstone Project
Morisseau, Hailee Michele
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Leadership Graduation Prize
For the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who has demonstrated a high level of compassion, humanism and the best patient-centered approach to care
Wijewardana, Mallawa Arachchige Yashmi Nilusha
Physical Therapy Prize for Excellence in Communication and Professionalism
For a graduating student in the Master of Physical Therapy program who has demonstrated excellence in communication and professionalism
Hildebrand, Braden Scott
Naomi Rosenberg Palansky Prize
For the graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the pediatrics and advocacy portions of the Master of Occupational Therapy program
Wiebe, Taya Shae
Marjorie Spence Physical Therapy Achievement Prize
For a graduating physiotherapy student who has achieved high academic standing and has demonstrated a history of community involvement and leadership qualities
Multani, Karanveer Singh
Theresa Sullivan Prize for Professionalism and Professional Reasoning Skills
For the graduating students who have demonstrated excellence in the components of the Master of Occupational Therapy program that focus on professionalism and professional reasoning
Allan, Katherine Patricia
Enns, Carleigh Esprit
Weir Award
For a full-time Faculty of Graduate Studies Master's student and a Ph.D. student in Environment and Geography in the final year of study with good academic standing who has presented the most outstanding thesis
Amaral Wasielesky, Gabriela
Wilt, James
* June 2025 graduate
** February 2025 graduate
List of graduates
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Doctor of Philosophy: Agriculture & Food Sciences
Includes Biosystems Engineering and Human Nutritional Sciences
Jin, Shunshun
Major: Animal Science
Thesis: Regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation in gut health.
Advisor: O, Karmin
Co-Advisor: Yang, Chengbo
Li, Shengnan
Major: Animal Science
Thesis: Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effects of different types and concentrations of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in pullet and laying hen diets.
Advisor: Yang, Chengbo
Co-Advisor: House, James Duncan
Zhang, Xiaoxiao
Major: Animal Science
Thesis: Nutritional strategies for optimizing canola meal utilization in sow diets.
Advisor: Nyachoti, Charles Martin
Akileshan, Thushyanthy
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Thesis: Impact of water management by tile drainage on soybean yield and quality.
Advisor: Sri Ranjan, Ramanathan
Wu, Peng
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Thesis: Modelling soil-residue-machine interactions using the discrete element method (DEM).
Advisor: Chen, Ying
Hetti Hewage, Anuruddika Malkanthi
Major: Food Science
Thesis: Sustainable extraction technology using Deep Eutectic Solvents for producing fava bean protein isolates with improved functionalities.
Advisor: Adhikari Mudiyanselage, Nandika Priyantha B
Manson, Anne
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Development and application of methods using oxylipins to examine dietary omega-3 requirements and phospholipase A2 activity.
Advisor: Aukema, Harold M
Garma, Nadia Ali
Major: Plant Science
Thesis: Cross-pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum between wheat and soybean.
Advisor: Daayf, Fouad
Doctor of Philosophy: Engineering
Includes Biomedical Engineering
Chatterjee, Rashmita
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Validation and implementation of virtual reality serious game for spatial orientation training of older adults with dementia.
Advisor: Kazem Moussavi, Zahra
Jonidi Shariatzadeh, Farinaz
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Smart wound dressings for accelerated scar-free wound healing.
Advisor: Liu, Song
Efobi, Okechukwu Chimezie
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: V/f controlled low frequency high voltage AC transmission for the grid integration of offshore wind.
Advisor: Gole, Aniruddha M
Gunasekara, Randupama Tharangani
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: Inverter-based resources controlled as a virtual synchronous machine for improved system dynamic performance and stability.
Advisor: Filizadeh, Shaahin
Doctor of Philosophy: Environment, Earth, & Resources
Loeb, Nicole Amber
Major: Geography
Thesis: Extreme precipitation in Greenland and the Baffin Bay region: changes, drivers, and impacts on land ice.
Advisor: Stroeve, Julienne Christine
Co-Advisor: Crawford-Alley, Alexander
Wilt, James (St. John's College)
Major: Geography
Thesis: Between the lab and disaster: the environmental history of experimental oil spills in Canada, 1970–2000.
Advisor: Peyton, Jonathan
Zhang, Kedong
Major: Geography
Thesis: Weathering processes of microplastics in the sea ice and ocean environment: an 18-month-long mesocosm study.
Advisor: Wang, Feiyue
Rourke, David Ronald Sparks
Major: Natural Resources & Env Mgmt
Thesis: In search of Net Positive Carbon Grain Farming in the Northern Great Plains: innovation in policy and practice.
Advisor: Davidson-Hunt, Iain Johnson
Doctor of Philosophy: Science
Karachaliou, Eleana
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Past & contemporary patterns of marine biodiversity: making inferences from anadromous sea lamprey population genomics & publicly archived genetic data.
Advisor: Docker, Margaret Felice
Co-Advisor: Garroway, Colin James
Legard, Matthew John
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Seabird personality and individual behavioural consistency in the Canadian North Atlantic.
Advisor: Davoren, Gail
Gill, Harman
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Bridging the gap between genes and fungal natural products: functional heterologous expression of the genes from the Lichen Cladonia Uncialias.
Advisor: Sorensen, John
Gussakovsky, Daniel
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: The Role of SRP9/SRP14 in regulating Alu RNA.
Advisor: McKenna, Sean Andrew
Ortiz, Robert John
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Excited-state manipulation through ligand design: exploring the impact of rigidity and ligand field strength in phenanthridine based ligands.
Advisor: Herbert, David Eric
Ramirez, Danzel Marie
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Development of polymyxin and aminoglycoside-based outer membrane permeabilizing antibiotic potentiators.
Advisor: Schweizer, Frank
Sturm, Hunter Jon
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: AI in chemistry: accelerating early-stage drug discovery through the iterative use of machine learning and improved data quality.
Advisor: Davis, Rebecca Lynn
Chowdhury, Ananta
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Exploring a design space of digital interventions for early adolescents' disengagement from technology overuse.
Advisor: Bunt, Andrea
Yang, Xu
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Towards automatic vulnerability management in open-source software.
Advisor: Wang, Shaowei
Cai, Wuxing Tommy
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Orderability, generalized torsion and amalgams.
Advisor: Clay, Adam Joseph
Djounvouna, Dinamo
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Observables of relative structures and Lie 2-algebras associated with Quasi-Hamiltonian G-spaces.
Advisor: Clay, Adam Joseph
Monterde, Little Hermie Burdeos
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Quantum pure state transfer.
Advisor: Kirkland, Stephen James
Co-Advisor: Plosker, Sarah
Wilegoda Liyanage, Chandramali Piyasundara
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Space-time spectral methods for PDEs on irregular domains.
Advisor: Lui, Shiu Hong
Yap, Zhong Ling (St. John's College)
Major: Microbiology
Thesis: Identification of bioplastic degradation abilities and associated genes in Burkholderia with synthetic biology tools.
Advisor: Cardona, Silvia
Zubaer, Abdullah
Major: Microbiology
Thesis: Genome mining of Leptographium wingfieldii, an invasive species in Canadian forests, and related taxa in the order Ophiostomatales for the characterization of secondary metabolites and ribozymes.
Advisor: Hausner, Georg
Co-Advisor: Tremblay-Savard, Olivier
Lavvaf, Maedeh
Major: Physics and Astronomy
Thesis: Characterization of the magnetically shielded room for the neutron electric dipole moment experiment at TRIUMF.
Advisor: Mammei, Russell
Walls, Coulter Logan
Major: Physics and Astronomy
Thesis: Multiple-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass-Spectrometry: Not just for high precision mass measurement.
Advisor: Gwinner, Gerald
Bowala Mudiyanselage, Sulalitha Maduranga Bandara
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Dynamic data science applications in demand forecasting and finance.
Advisor: Thavaneswaran, Aerambamoorthy
Co-Advisor: Thulasiram, Ruppa K
Master of Applied Human Nutrition
Badiou, Angeline Celina
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Burnett, Megan Drew
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Dhaliwal, Kamaldeep Kaur
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Earl, Madison
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Ford, Jennifer Lee
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Harbottle, Zoe Grace
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Jack, Alexandra Caitlyn
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Kacharovsky, Rinat
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
London, Maya
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Macmaster, Emily Kate
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Meunier, Aimee Kathleen Connie
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Moreno, Taira
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Petersen, Lasse Munk
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Rodway, Lisa Anne
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Sevilla, Janae Moira Joson
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Tia, Justine
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Van, Samantha
Major: Applied Human Nutrition
Master of Science: Agriculture & Food Sciences
Includes Biosystems Engineering and Human Nutritional Sciences
Akter, Haua
Major: Agribusiness and Agric Econ
Advisor: Lawley, Chad Damon
Kalyanakumar, Vijay Balaji
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Thesis: Characterization of water states in canola seeds with varying moisture contents using differential scanning calorimetry.
Advisor: Jian, Fuji
Co-Advisor: Beta, Trust
Karikalan, Dasinija
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Thesis: Evaluating the impact of subsurface drainage and subirrigation on wheat production in heavy clay soils.
Advisor: Sri Ranjan, Ramanathan
Ukoji, Obasi Ukpai
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Thesis: Effects of chickpea milling and pretreatment on the physical and microstructural characteristics of enriched bread and pasta.
Advisor: Paliwal, Jitendra
Milne, Madeleine Harper
Major: Entomology
Thesis: Ingestion and impacts of microplastics on the plankton food web in a whole-lake addition experiment.
Advisor: Paterson, Michael J
Sharma, Charu
Major: Entomology
Thesis: Effect of oxalic acid on Varroa destructor and virus replication in honey bees.
Advisor: Currie, Robert William
Shukla-Bergen, Sydney Taylor
Major: Entomology
Thesis: Landscape heterogeneity enhances Hymenoptera (Apoidea: Anthophila) abundance and diversity across Manitoba ecoregions.
Advisor: Bobiwash, Kyle
Agunbiade, Helen Oluwaseun (St. John's College)
Major: Food Science
Thesis: Yellow field pea and hemp protein hydrolysates as tools to enhance the health benefits and sensory quality of meat alternatives.
Advisor: Aluko, Rotimi Emmanuel
Co-Advisor: Koksel Ustundag, Havva Filiz
Cai, Minxuan
Major: Food Science
Thesis: Physical and nutritional quality of extruded high-moisture meat analogues made from sunflower meal and pea protein blends.
Advisor: Koksel Ustundag, Havva Filiz
Co-Advisor: House, James Duncan
Hatzir, Tomer
Major: Food Science
Thesis: Evaluation of physical and antioxidant properties of pigmented barley tortillas.
Advisor: Beta, Trust
Candas, Joanna
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Impact of lutein and docosahexaenoic acid-enriched eggs on retina and metabolic health in type 2 diabetes.
Advisor: Suh, Miyoung
Kidson, Mya Ruby
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Examining inequalities in sugar sweetened beverage consumption using the 2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Surveys.
Advisor: Riediger, Natalie Diane
Oyekale, Foluke Damilola
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Investigating the postprandial glycemic response to wild rice cakes using a randomized crossover controlled trial.
Advisor: Mackay, Dylan
Co-Advisor: Mollard, Rebecca Christine
Rahman, Tahmina
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Remission of type 2 diabetes: a mixed-method analysis of lived experience perspectives on barriers and facilitators.
Advisor: Mackay, Dylan
Co-Advisor: Mollard, Rebecca Christine
Tavakoli, Leila
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: Food processing has a greater effect than protein restriction or plant-based diets on early kidney disease progression in the pcy mouse model of polycystic kidney disease.
Advisor: Aukema, Harold M
Wickramasekara, Sawanee
Major: Human Nutritional Sciences
Thesis: The influence of dietary protein intake on body composition, bone health, and circulating cytokines in adults with obesity.
Advisor: Taylor, Carla
Co-Advisor: Zahradka, Peter C
Kaur, Emanpreet
Major: Plant Science
Thesis: Expanding the genome editing toolbox in wheat: comparative analysis of CRISPR/MAD7 and CRISPR/Cas9 targeting carotenoid biosynthesis.
Advisor: Bilichak, Andriy
Co-Advisor: McCartney, Curt Allan
Kolody, Jacob Paul Jorheim
Major: Plant Science
Thesis: Evaluation of soil health indicators in the Red River Valley of Manitoba.
Advisor: Lawley, Yvonne Elizabeth
Sengupta, Anirup
Major: Plant Science
Thesis: Genetic analysis and genomic selection models for leaf rust resistance in western Canadian winter wheat.
Advisor: McCartney, Curt Allan
Wang, Rui
Major: Plant Science
Thesis: Genome-wide association study of alpha-amylase activity in barley grains.
Advisor: Ayele, Belay Teshome
Co-Advisor: Badea, Ana
Agyapong, Emmanuel
Major: Soil Science
Thesis: Evaluating the effectiveness of overwintering cover crops in supporting spring soil trafficability in Manitoba.
Advisor: Mante, Afua Adobea
Hou, Jing
Major: Soil Science
Thesis: Impacts of organic farming on zinc and iron bioavailability in edible crop parts: evidence from long-term field study and meta-analysis.
Advisor: Gao, Xiaopeng
Co-Advisor: Entz, Martin Hermann
Mousavi Choobeh, Mirmajid (St. John's College)
Major: Soil Science
Thesis: Mapping grassland distribution and aboveground biomass in Manitoba's Prairie Ecozone using multisensor satellite images.
Advisor: Badreldin, Nasem Mohamed Nageb M
Nakagawa, Tyrone Phoenix
Major: Soil Science
Thesis: Protecting rivers: validation and extraction of pesticides in a biobed system's water and biomixture fractions using UHPLC-MS/MS.
Advisor: Farenhorst, Annemieke
Master of Architecture
Amir, Sanjida
Major: Architecture
Ammari, Saba
Major: Architecture
Arora, Harshdeep
Major: Architecture
Bajet, Natalie Cole Jaramilla
Major: Architecture
Chicoine, Dallin Thomas Joseph Taylor
Major: Architecture
Demir, Rumeysa
Major: Architecture
Enns, Rebekah Anne Marie
Major: Architecture
Foderaro, Alessia Manuela
Major: Architecture
Friesen, Sydney Reid
Major: Architecture
Gharagyozyan, Tomik
Major: Architecture
Guenther, Daniel William
Major: Architecture
Insignares, Stephanie Beatriz
Major: Architecture
Karmakar, Sutanu
Major: Architecture
Kazemi, Yasamin
Major: Architecture
Nakisa, Mahsa
Major: Architecture
Ng, Nikki Elim
Major: Architecture
Nguyen, Ngoc Quynh Thy
Major: Architecture
Okunade, Christopher Oluwaseun
Major: Architecture
Oyewole, Oluwatise Samuel
Major: Architecture
Patel, Daven
Major: Architecture
Pele, Caitlyn Joy
Major: Architecture
Razzaq, Akhyar
Major: Architecture
Rezai, Sabba
Major: Architecture
Santos, Jim Karl Zapanta
Major: Architecture
Sohaib, Mohammad Hasan
Major: Architecture
Thorsten, Anika Lillian-Jean
Major: Architecture
Yaghoubi, Arman
Major: Architecture
Zargar, Mohammad Amin
Major: Architecture
Master of City Planning
Ferguson, Evan
Major: City Planning
Klassen, Sawyer Brett
Major: City Planning
Master of Interior Design
Friesen, Abby Mackenzie
Major: Interior Design
Practicum: The local table: how cuisine and interior design can foster local authenticity and community.
Advisor: Karpan, Cynthia
Newton, Keland Dane
Major: Interior Design
Practicum: Changing perspective: a new approach to adolescent mental health care.
Advisor: Roshko, Tijen
Nguyen, Christine
Major: Interior Design
Practicum: Investigating cultural wellness in an intergenerational facility: a design approach for a senior-children activity center.
Advisor: Roshko, Tijen
Stoski, Corene Lee
Major: Interior Design
Practicum: Redefining local space with mindfulness and movement: a design approach for an urban literary centre.
Advisor: Roshko, Tijen
Master of Landscape Architecture
Derksen, Martin Murray
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Odonata Park: a wetland park for downtown Winnipeg.
Advisor: Trottier, Jean
Ghorbanivalikchali, Maryam
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Healing spaces: enhancing the experience of safety in urban environment for women and site residents at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
Advisor: Eaton, Marcella
Kaur, Simranpreet
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Refilling Punjab's aquifer: preventing desertification of the bread basket of India.
Advisor: Van Loon, Frits
Meakin, Kailee Anne
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Healing the land: a proposal for the former Pine Falls Paper Mill site.
Advisor: Eaton, Marcella
Mehta, Kanika
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Green equity: designing heat resilient urban spaces in Delhi.
Advisor: Gill, Kamni Jessica
Osler, Tristan Boyd
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Stone by stone: a 30 year vision for robust urban growth in Stonewall, Manitoba.
Advisor: Van Loon, Frits
Perron, Amber Caitlin
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Creative management as a design tool for biodiversity.
Advisor: Gill, Kamni Jessica
Villarreal, Manuela
Major: Landscape Architecture
Practicum: Growth below canopies: trees & water guiding Steinbach's urban growth & development.
Advisor: Straub, Dietmar Konrad
Master of Engineering
Aktaruzzaman, Md
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Bahadorifar, Nima
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Deng, Chuang
Debnath, Smita Rani
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Advisor: Rahman, Mashiur
Istiaque Khan, Tasin
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Maksud, Mostafa Abid
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Peu, Fariha Nusrat
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Advisor: Bridges, Gregory Ernest John
Rahman, Atiqur
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Advisor: Mann, Daniel Delmar
Rahman, Md. Ziaur
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Shafiei, Navid
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Advisor: Filizadeh, Shaahin
Sharma, Shivam
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Liang, Xihui
Master of Science: Engineering
Includes Biomedical Engineering
Abolfathi, Amir Hossein
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Development of a microfluidic paper-based device for point-of-care measurement of serum Cystatin C in chronic kidney disease.
Advisor: Lin, Francis
Herath, Herath Mudiyanselage Medagedara Isuru Sachitha Bandara
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Evaluating physiological coherence of microvascular hemodynamics between brain and skeletal muscle using high-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy.
Advisor: Mendelson, Asher
Co-Advisor: Zeiler, Frederick Adam
Mirsajadi, Amirali
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Microvascular monitoring in the ICU using high-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy.
Advisor: Mendelson, Asher
Co-Advisor: Zeiler, Frederick Adam
Tomsa, Dumitru
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Thesis: Development of microfluidic passive flow assays for point-of-care quantification of chronic kidney disease biomarkers in urine and serum.
Advisor: Lin, Francis
Ahmed, Mostafa Mahmoud Aboelwafa
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Performance of GFRP headed-end bars as interface shear friction reinforcement.
Advisor: El-Salakawy, Ehab Fathy
Alhatamleh, Yazan Amer Abedalqader
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Performance evaluation of hollow-core slab reinforcement bar connections to masonry walls: Western Canada practice.
Advisor: El-Salakawy, Ehab Fathy
Ansari, Mostafa
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: BIM-enabled multi-criteria decision-making: towards efficient building element selection.
Advisor: Guven Isin, Gursans
Garcia, Jennifer
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Evaluating the impact of municipal wastewater strength on granulation in sequencing batch reactors.
Advisor: Yuan, Qiuyan
Co-Advisor: Oleszkiewicz, Jan A
Jaff, Larin
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Developing a framework for using artificial intelligence to update and maintain 4D BIM schedules.
Advisor: Guven Isin, Gursans
Khamis, Ahmed Mohamed Helmy Helmy (St. Andrew's College)
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Behaviour of circular concrete slender columns reinforced with GFRP bars and spirals in single and double curvature.
Advisor: El-Salakawy, Ehab Fathy
Khan, Saima
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Rational analysis of empirically designed bridge decks using PUNCHED.
Advisor: Mufti, Aftab A
Lewkebandara, Kavindra Lakmal
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Exploring the applicability and reliability of machine learning tools in streamflow forecasting.
Advisor: Mantilla, Ricardo Ivan
Zhang, Xugang
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Construction and start-up of continuous flow aerobic granular sludge reactors with side stream selective wasting.
Advisor: Oleszkiewicz, Jan A
Co-Advisor: Devlin, Tanner Ryan
Zhong, Rui
Major: Civil Engineering
Thesis: Strength of early-age concrete masonry prism short-term exposed to freezing temperatures.
Advisor: Fiorillo, Graziano
Khodaei, Parisa
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: Development of a fast and simplified model of HVdc converter in PSCAD and performance comparison with LCC configurations.
Advisor: Gole, Aniruddha M
Kumari, Vinita
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: Parameter estimation of induction motors from manufacturer data for simulation purposes.
Advisor: Gole, Aniruddha M
Lagace, Desmond Avery
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: A study of extrusion printed millimetre-scale MEMS transducers.
Advisor: Shafai, Cyrus
Maryam, Maryam
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: On channel estimation and memory inference in MIMO systems.
Advisor: Hossain, Abu Zafar M E
Morawaliyadda, Morawaliyadde Gedara Dilshan Thilanka
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: Givens factorization based construction of data-driven fast transforms for image coding.
Advisor: Yahampath, Pradeepa
Perera, Maddumage Thakshila Nawanji
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: On joint communication and sensing in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems.
Advisor: Hossain, Abu Zafar M E
Xiong, Bingjie (St. Paul's College)
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Thesis: A Julia-based parallel FEM solution to the shallow water equations.
Advisor: Jeffrey, Ian Fraser
Co-Advisor: Clark, Shawn
Chakma, Prajjayini
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Numerical investigation of pore distribution patterns on the linear and nonlinear mechanical behavior of porous materials.
Advisor: Luo, Yunhua
Imani Foumani, Moein
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Orientation-dependence of dislocation-induced incipient plasticity in Mg via nanoindentation technique.
Advisor: Zhu, Guozhen
Kazemiesfahani, Mahdi
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Design and analysis of an end-of-arm robotic drilling tool for aerospace manufacturing with active vibration control.
Advisor: Khoshdarregi, Matt
Malhotra, Keshav
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: An investigation of the effects of the processing parameters on laser powder bed fused 17-4 PH stainless steel.
Advisor: Ojo, Olanrewaju Akanbi
Co-Advisor: Zhu, Guozhen
Parsa, Farhang
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Hollow cone dark field imaging: automatic acquisition, and its contrast for magnesium.
Advisor: Zhu, Guozhen
Sun, Cheng
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Atomistic exploration of deformation mechanisms in metallic nanowires. ABC as a promising approach to overcome timescale limitations of molecular dynamics.
Advisor: Deng, Chuang
Tachie, Mark
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Direct numerical simulation of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a square duct roughened by longitudinal ribs.
Advisor: Wang, Bingchen
Master of Environment
Mangeli, Bobbie Kizzy Muthoki (St. John’s College)
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: Keepers of the land, in whose hands? Community responses to hydroelectrical dams in Northern Manitoba.
Advisor: McLachlan, Stephane Marc
Odei, Julius
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: Assessing water quality governance in Manitoba.
Advisor: Wilson, Nicole Joy
Master of Natural Resources Management
Badat, Sobiya Aziz
Major: Natural Resources Institute
Thesis: An ecohealth perspective of non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh: a population-based study of risk factors.
Advisor: Haque, C Emdad
Co-Advisor: Hossain, Md Shakhawat
Naznin, Safina
Major: Natural Resources Institute
Thesis: Occupational health and hygienic provisions of dried fish processing workers in Bangladesh: a gendered perspective.
Advisor: Haque, C Emdad
Sadman Sakib, Mohammed
Major: Natural Resources Institute
Thesis: Civil-military coordination in responding to nature-triggered disasters: understanding the challenges and opportunities of the Canadian emergency response structure.
Advisor: Haque, C Emdad
Master of Science: Environment, Earth, & Resources
Scott, Maximilian
Major: Earth Sciences
Thesis: The social ecology of mosasaurs as evidenced by traumatic paleopathologies.
Advisor: Brink, Kirstin Sara
Co-Advisor: Brown, Caleb
Yildirim, Gokhan
Major: Earth Sciences
Thesis: Genesis of the Rockstone graphite showing, Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, Western Superior Province, Canada.
Advisor: Camacho, Alfredo
Amaral Wasielesky, Gabriela
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: Parameterizing the release of iceberg meltwater at depth: impacts on the Subpolar North Atlantic.
Advisor: Marini Marson, Juliana
Cardoso de Jesus, Ana Claudia
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: The influence of extratropical cyclones in the seasonal growth and decay of sea ice in Hudson Bay.
Advisor: Crawford-Alley, Alexander
Co-Advisor: Stroeve, Julienne Christine
Chakraborty, Madhurima
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: Exploring the environmental factors controlling iceberg season severity along the east coast of Canada.
Advisor: Marini Marson, Juliana
Dickenson, Leah Annie
Major: Environment and Geography
Thesis: Evaluating zooplankton community responses to aquaculture wastewater using eDNA metabarcoding and morphological identification.
Advisor: Palace, Vince Paul
Co-Advisor: Hanson, Mark L
Dubinsky, Adam Joseph
Major: Geological Sciences
Thesis: The mineralogy, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Triple R uranium deposit, Patterson Lake Property, Athabasca Basin, Canada.
Advisor: Fayek, Mostafa
Master of Science: Science
Amiri Farahani, Mina
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Identification and first characterization of 7 Septate Junction Proteins (SJP) in decapod crabs and their potential involvement in osmoregulation.
Advisor: Weihrauch, Dirk
Aniagu, Matthew Nnamani
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: The role of electric fields in honey bee (Apis mellifera) communication.
Advisor: Van Nest, Byron Neal
Cale, Natalie Louisa
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: The effect of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection on Cannabis sativa.
Advisor: Belmonte, Mark Findlay
Gendron, Haley
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: The effects of climate change on growth and thermal habitat use of Cumberland Sound Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus).
Advisor: Tallman, Ross Franklin
Co-Advisor: Docker, Margaret Felice
MacDonald, Rylie
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: The impact of ghost crab predation on loggerhead sea turtles: environmental influences and management approaches.
Advisor: Roth, James David
Co-Advisor: Barton, Brandon
Rieger, Gibson Mathew
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Identifying important habitat of forage fish and their seabird predators in coastal Newfoundland, Canada.
Advisor: Davoren, Gail
Wang, Chenyi
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Estimation and evaluation of protein metabolism in a freshwater snail Planorbella duryi.
Advisor: Treberg, Jason Robert
Wilcox, Katrina Leanne
Major: Biological Sciences
Thesis: Alcid communication at sea: vocal repertoire and individual chick signatures.
Advisor: Davoren, Gail
Jamshidzadehtaleshi, Fatemeh
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: FTIR studies of poly lactic acid (PLA) biodegradation methods.
Advisor: Gough, Kathleen Margaret
Liebzeit, Erin
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Polycyclic aromatic compounds in Canadian Arctic seabirds: spatiotemporal trends and bioaccumulation patterns.
Advisor: Tomy, Gregg Thomas
Liu, Fangqing
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Electrochemical detection of mycotoxins in grain matrices using aptamer chemistry.
Advisor: Kuss, Sabine
Thammitage, Shashani Inesha Fernando
Major: Chemistry
Thesis: Functional molecular liquids for singlet fission and spintronics.
Advisor: Walsh, Joshua Carl
Dong, Su
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: On the practical viability of competitive algorithms for the homing online traveling salesperson problem: empirical evaluation and practical recommendations.
Advisor: Thulasiraman, Parimala
Co-Advisor: Li, Pakching Ben
Esmaeilzadeh Khorasani, Koosha
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Designing a decentralized quantum-resistant notary scheme for blockchain interoperability with a dynamic trust model.
Advisor: Rouhani, Sara
Hajaghaie, Ahmadreza
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Quantitative portfolio management and financial decision-making with future generation of AI models.
Advisor: Thulasiram, Ruppa K
Madill, Evan William Robert
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Privacy-aware distributed machine learning.
Advisor: Leung, Carson Kai-Sang
Co-Advisor: Rouhani, Sara
Sokhankhosh, Amirreza
Major: Computer Science
Thesis: Mutual empowerment of distributed AI and blockchain.
Advisor: Rouhani, Sara
Adeshina, Samuel
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: The Hilbert functions of families of fat point schemes.
Advisor: Cooper, Susan Marie
Binjibon, Tijotop Ahmed
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Investigating the dynamic behaviour of neurofilaments in Zebrafish.
Advisor: Portet, Stephanie
Hasan, Md. Mehadi
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: Investigating transmission pathways of a nosocomially transmitted fungal infection.
Advisor: Arino, Julien
Ira, Jannatun Irana
Major: Mathematics
Young, James Alexander Charles
Major: Mathematics
Thesis: The Kerzman-Stein operator on Smirnov space and an analogue for Dirichlet space.
Advisor: Schippers, Eric
Arnaud, Tia Chris
Major: Microbiology
Thesis: Optimizing high-throughput detection of temperate phages that infect Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp.
Advisor: Theriault, Steven
Co-Advisor: Court, Deborah Ann
Novomisky Nechcoff, Julieta
Major: Microbiology
Thesis: Combining machine learning and CRISPRi to discover novel antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Advisor: Cardona, Silvia
Prykhodko, Illia
Major: Physics and Astronomy
Thesis: Enhanced physics modelling and multistatic data integration for breast tissue reconstruction in microwave radar imaging.
Advisor: Pistorius, Stephen
Sharifan, Sara
Major: Physics and Astronomy
Thesis: Possible many-body localized phases in Aubry-André systems.
Advisor: Sirker, Jesko Michael Rudolf
Shefali
Major: Physics and Astronomy
Thesis: Thermal analysis and performance validation for in-vacuum operation of Compton HV-MAPS electron detector for the MOLLER Experiment.
Advisor: Deconinck, Wouter
Feizinazhadgheshlaghi, Nasim
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Nonparametric Bayesian classification for fault detection in an electro-hydrostatic actuator.
Advisor: Muthukumarana, Palavinnage Saman
Goodall, Darby Ann
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Expected value metrics in women's soccer.
Advisor: Leblanc, Alexandre
Moragammana Gedara, Avanthi Saumyamala
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Fuzzy volatility networks for enhanced portfolio optimization and model risk forecasts for deep learning models.
Advisor: Thavaneswaran, Aerambamoorthy
Co-Advisor: Thulasiram, Ruppa K.
Pathak, Winner
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Deep forest classification-based inference for individual level infectious disease models.
Advisor: Acar, Elif Fidan
Co-Advisor: Pokharel, Gyanendra
Zhang, Zhiming
Major: Statistics
Thesis: Optimal generalized shrunken least squares estimator in linear models.
Advisor: Wang, Liqun
Master of Social Work
Ali, Fiha Barkat (St. John’s College)
Major: Social Work
Brown, Mimi Shamin
Major: Social Work
Thesis: Understanding the wellness & health of lived experience staff: what works for what hurts and what's missing?.
Advisor: Nixon, Kendra Louise
Plotnikov, Marissa Janelle
Major: Social Work
Master of Social Work – Indigenous Knowledge
Harris, Lorelei
Major: Social Work-Indigenous Knowldg
Lavallee, Shawna Lorna Lynn
Major: Social Work-Indigenous Knowldg
Monkman, Vanessa Mary
Major: Social Work-Indigenous Knowldg
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness
- Manness, Alison Cheryl (with Distinction)
- Nie, Zihua
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
- Tang, Yuqing
- Walc, Emma Arianna
- Wiebe, Matthew Bernard (with Distinction)
Bachelor of Science in Food Science
- Ain, Qurratul
- Lee, Ho Long (with Distinction)
Faculty of Architecture
Bachelor of Environmental Design
- Santa Ana, Jane
Price Faculty of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer)
- Kropla, Brendan Alan
- Singh, Gursimran
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical)
- Eshikena, Peter Eshogieme (with Distinction)
- Rahman, Habibur
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical)
- Joseph, Josh Clarence Cruz (with Distinction)
- Schmidt, Michael David (with Distinction)
- Tetrault, Tristan Isaiah Jere
- Turnbull, Tanner James (St. Paul's College)
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, & Resources
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
- Dion, Matthieu
- Kapoor, Aastha Varun
- Lavergne, Sean Ryan (with Distinction)
Bachelor of Environmental Science - Major
- Ghelij Khani, Raha
- Hung, Lai On
- Lamb, Nathan Edward
- Yusuf, Abdulmalik
Bachelor of Environmental Studies - Honours
- Janzen, Hannah Lee
Bachelor of Environmental Studies - Major
- Canvin, Heather Isabel
- Gandhi, Aditya (St. John's College)
- Landivar Lopez, Ana Isabela
- Niessen, Nicholas Jacob
- Sinclair, Shelby Faith
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
- Bak, Maria Kirillovna
- Jackman, Caitlyn Marie (with Distinction)
Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography - Major
- Ahmed, Mir Hassaan
- Chase, Nicholas Nathaniel
Bachelor of Science - Major
- Bautista, Joel Ray
- Darr, Anam Yunis Mahmood
- Mupudzi, Tinodaishe
Faculty of Science
Bachelor of Computer Science - Honours
- Aja, Fatima Bukar
- Gervino, Angela Lynn (First Class Honours)
- Patel, Vansh Naineshkumar
- Zhang, Qiwen
- Zonneveld, Owen Bruce (First Class Honours)
Bachelor of Science - Honours
- Akram, Sara
- Bambrah, Manmohan Singh (First Class Honours)
- Bui, Thi Thu Trang (First Class Honours)
- Cleland, Caydin Raymond (First Class Honours)
- Popoff, Bethany
- Ross, Roxanne Juliette (First Class Honours)
Bachelor of Science - Major
- Ahuja, Gunesh (with Distinction)
- Alarab, Roleen M
- Ataga, Eseosa Lysa
- Bansal, Kritika
- Bargo, Sylvsted Klugh Bautista (St. Paul's College)
- Bishop, Kaitlyn (with Distinction)
- Bishopp, Hannah Ruth (St. John's College)
- Bosca, Mehmet Goksel
- Chuwang-Kwa, Joshua Mafeng
- Dhillon, Gulnaaz (St. John's College)
- Dignadice, Jamille Raye Bautista (with Distinction)
- Dyakin, Alexander Peter
- Espinoza Narro, Manuel Alejandro
- Gabor, Elan Goel
- Ghamry, Rawan (with Distinction)
- Gill, Jashanjot Singh
- Ham, Jeongmin
- Hasan, Fatima Fizza
- Jordan, Brett (with Distinction)
- Kim, Jun Sig
- Kliewer, Jaimie Olivia
- Lan, Maksym (with Distinction)
- Meng, Xiaoran (with Distinction)
- Ngo, Anthony (with Distinction)
- Nguyen, Nhat Anh
- Oda Jallime, Claudia Camila
- Orola, Oluwagbemisola Anjola-Jesu
- Pahl, Mia Willow (St. John's College)
- Paraplammoottil Cheriyan, Shaun (with Distinction)
- Patel, Disha Harshad
- Patel, Jaitun Jigneshkumar
- Patel, Ruchit Gunvantkumar
- Persaud, Hemendra Anthony (with Distinction)
- Pham, Phillip Nguyen (St. Paul's College)
- Prokopik, Evgenii
- Puentespina, Julian Carl Castro
- Randhawa, Jasleen Kaur
- Sabzwari, Hira Farheen (with Distinction)
- Sanon, Saida Auriane
- Shahbaz, Maryam Mahnoor (with Distinction)
- Sharma, Sahil
- Singh, Rishavjot (with Distinction)
- Tran, Nhat Nam
- Verhelst, Erik (St. John's College)
- Watson, James Borba (with Distinction)
- Wiebe, Zachary Ethan
- Wong, Edden
- Wong, Quinn Chao
- Yee, Anthony
- Yel, Joshua Aken
- Zhang, Rui
Baccalauréat ès sciences - Majeure
- Dainhi, Celine Halima Mossende (avec distinction)
Bachelor of Science
- Adeyemo, Olasubomi Faith
- Akra, Emmanuel Toritsemotse
- Akubueze, Odinaka Kelvin
- AlFitouhi AlJindi, Leen (with Distinction)
- Alam, Tanzeem
- Anibaba, Kareemah Olaoluwa
- Aulakh, Bobby
- Bandara, Samarasinghe Arachchilage Methsara (St. Paul's College)
- Bankole, Daniel Oladimeji
- Bhatt, Rutvi Rutesh
- Brar, Satnam Singh
- Chauhan, Aman
- Cheema, Maheen Omar
- Chen, Melita
- Cho, Eunbee
- Combate, Neiliza Jade Altejos
- de Hoop, Michaela Isabella Marie
- Dilello, Anastasia Rose (with Distinction)
- Ejiofor, Somto Ifeanyi
- Elmatary, Basem Wael (with Distinction) (St. Paul's College)
- Ghebrehiwot, Asmeret Tekle
- Gretsinger, Anika Jean
- Gupta, Aaditya Raj
- Hall, Paige Victoria (St. Paul's College)
- Jarodiya, Bhagyeshkumar
- Jomha, Huthayfah Omer (with Distinction)
- Jones, Jessica Naomi Jackson
- Kaler, Ripanjot Kaur
- Kashyap, Kushaan Kumar
- Kaul, Esha (with Distinction)
- Kaur, Parneet
- Khattar, Ish
- Klippenstein, Pamela Gail
- Lee, Chu Fung
- Libarnes, Stephen Rae Abella
- Navarro, Patricia Bianca
- Nguyen, Binh Quang Huy
- Niemczyk, Ethan
- Oguri, Sheena Paula (St. Paul's College)
- Olowola, Toluwalope Ositienemo
- Patel, Diya Diptin
- Patel, Pankti Yogeshkumar
- Purba, Navjot Singh
- Raban, Arusha Oshini (with Distinction)
- Rafi, Jayed Saifullah
- Sauve, Steven James
- Shaheen, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud
- Shorna, Faria Hossain (St. Paul's College)
- Vythilingum, Daivum Pillay
- Zaman, Aneen
- Zang, Yiming
Baccalauréat ès sciences
- Winzoski, Daria
Faculty of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work
- Abu, Shekinah Oseremie (St. John's College)
- Adigun, Adedapo Akinfenwa
- Alexanian, Francesca Lee
- Araya, Merhawit Michael
- Bahen, Ryan
- Baliho, Rohdas Tesfamichael
- Banko, Colleen Marie
- Boatswain, Shaluckie Naomi
- Brisebois, Alyssa
- Bucci, Erica
- Buck, Rikki
- Burrowes, Catherine Jane Frances
- Cabuhat, Abigail Madison Mae
- Cameron, Kaitlyn Theresa
- Cathers, Hannah Marie
- Comstock, Evan R
- Coss, Aaleigha-marie (St. John's College)
- Cottreau, Amber Jessie Elizabeth Cechvala
- Dell, Eloise Lisa-Marie Angelique
- Dunn, Angela Cara-Lynn
- Froese, Sage Hayden
- Gobeil, Jeffery Robert Ginew
- Habtemariam, Sefora
- Hartley, Amanda Christine
- Harvey, Serena Carlum
- Hutt, Laura
- Johnson, Kelly
- Kaur, Gurjot
- Krichkowski, Kaylynn Rose
- Lane, Caitlin Michele
- Lavallée, Daniel Justin
- Lawlor, Gregory Ryan
- Loudon, Christy Lynn
- Menzies, Jordyn Lyn
- Newborn, Bryna Dawn
- Nurgitz, Lisa Marie
- Nychyporuk, Laurel Edna
- Oraetue, Chinemerem Blessing
- Postica, Sergiu
- Rochon, Emily Kira
- Seyoum, Hermella Meharenna
- Stefanik, Jessica Jolene
- Swampy, Anthony Joseph Cameron
- Thomas, Olivia Shavonne Angel
- Thomson, Tiana
- Truman, Cassandra Mikenzie
- Vergara, Keegan Arnold Parcon
- Walsh, Lindsey
- Young, Angela Crystal