Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies

Recognizing the minds behind the momentum: Dal’s 2025 research awards Dalhousie honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.

Recognizing the minds behind the momentum: Dal’s 2025 research awards honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data. Details -

Colin Bradley Pridy from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:30 A.M. Good luck, Colin! #DalDefender

Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building (1459 Lemarchant St), or virtually via MS Teams here: buff.ly/a6esGXJ

Karen Tse-Yan Tang from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Karen! #DalDefender

Attend online via MS Teams: buff.ly/3J5Za0g

Kyle Bryenton of the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Kyle! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/BZGj1l8
Or online via MS Teams: buff.ly/XO8T6wS

Maureen Matthew of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is defending their PhD thesis today at 9.30 A.M. Good luck, Maureen! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/BZGj1l8
Or online via MS Teams: buff.ly/HF9TlsD

Lorielle Dietze from the Department of Medical Neuroscience is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Lorielle! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/bhyzlP7
Or join online via MS Teams: buff.ly/bxekJTz

Md Asif Hasan Anik of the Department of Civil and Resource Engineering is defending their PhD thesis today at 10 A.M. Good luck, Asif! #DalDefender

Attend online via MS Teams: buff.ly/xMDCamz

I'll also be talking about my research here, please register via the link below if you'd like to attend! A big thank you to the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students in English (DAGSE).

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Jonathan Tjong of the Department of Biomedical Engineering is defending their PhD thesis today at 9.30 A.M. Good luck, Jonathan! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/BZGj1l8
Or online via MS Teams: buff.ly/a2TuuFV

Nelofar Kureshi from the Faculty of Computer Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Nelofar! #DalDefender

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Mahsa Pahlevani from the Department of Industrial Engineering is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Mahsa! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/LKkkRtD
Or join online via MS Teams: buff.ly/36HYKEt

Constance Louise Tweedie of the Faculty of Health is defending their PhD thesis today at 11.00 A.M. Good luck, Constance! #DalDefender

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Yizhu Mu from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is defending their PhD thesis today at 9.30 A.M. Good luck, Yizhu! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map Link: buff.ly/CIvqwVI

Xinyue Zhang from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:00 A.M. Good luck, Xinyue! #DalDefender

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Md Mahbub Alam from the Faculty of Computer Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 8:00 A.M. Good luck, Mahbub! #DalDefender

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Oladimeji Adewusi from the Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 9:30 A.M. Good luck, Oladimeji! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/LKkkRtD
Or join online via MS Teams: buff.ly/1IaJFLd

Cory Munroe from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Cory! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/LKkkRtD
Or join online via MS Teams: buff.ly/lIrq8jX

Katie Scott of the Department of Psychiatry is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Katie! #DalDefender

Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map Link: buff.ly/0LAXoBI

Vlora Riberdy from the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 9.30 A.M. Good luck, Vlora! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map Link: buff.ly/CIvqwVI
Or online via MS Teams:https://buff.ly/Hy9JyfT

Christie Stilwell of the Faculty of Health is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Christie! #DalDefender

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Mohammad Amirianmatlob from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is defending their PhD thesis today at 10:00 A.M. Good luck, Mohammad! #DalDefender

Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building or join online via MS Teams here: buff.ly/hADiduD

Qixuan Zhao of the Department of Industrial Engineering is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Qixuan! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/BZGj1l8
Or via MS Teams online: buff.ly/I9965yX

Elise Bisset from the Department of Pharmacology is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Elise! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/LKkkRtD
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Ehsan Malekshahi from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is defending their PhD thesis today at 9.30 A.M. Good luck, Ehsan! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map Link: buff.ly/CIvqwVI
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Maksym Taranukhin from the Faculty of Computer Science is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:00 P.M. Good luck, Maksym! #DalDefender

Attend virtually via MS Teams: buff.ly/UDcE0LO

Polar tech with revolutionary potential earns Dalhousie team global recognition These student researchers tackled a key challenge in polar research by creating a communication system that could transform how scientists monitor oceans under melting ice sheets.

A team of Dal student researchers recently won a prestigious global ocean engineering challenge by tackling one of the fundamental problems in polar research: how to collect vital ocean data from sensors deployed beneath huge ice sheets. #DalProud

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What ancient species has outlived both the dodo bird and woolly mammoth? Atlantic whitefish! As part of our ongoing series of research profiles, Ava Sergio discusses her research into this critically endangered freshwater fish.

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Michael Shayne McLaughlin from the Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.30 P.M. Good luck, Michael! #DalDefender

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Reynaldo Popoli from the Department of Medical Neuroscience is defending their PhD thesis today at 1:30 P.M. Good luck, Reynaldo! #DalDefender

Attend in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map link: buff.ly/uqd4VLM

Taylor Caddell of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is defending their PhD thesis today at 1.00 P.M. Good luck, Taylor! #DalDefender

Attend in person in room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building. Map Link: buff.ly/0LAXoBI