Past Events

Mary Beckmann will defend her MSc thesis  "Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses Present in Ontario CP2 Biosolids- Implications for Land Application in Ontario" Advisor: Dr. Marc Habash Advisory Committee: Dr. Hung Lee, Dr. Cecily Flemming Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Daniel Bayley will defend his MSc thesis  "Interactions Between Horticultural Management and Phenology of Romaine Lettuce for Controlled Environment Production " Advisor: Dr. Mike A. Dixon Advisory Committee: Dr. Thomas Graham, Dr. Youbin Zheng Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Leah Blechschmidt will defend her MSc thesis  "The impacts of landscape and on-farm practices on wild bee populations visiting apple orchard crop flowers in Ontario" Advisor: Dr. Nigel Raine Advisory Committee: Dr. John Sulik Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

The School of Environmental Sciences Graduate Student council presents 2020 Virtual Graduate Student Conference on August 31, 2020 The conference is open to all of our current SES graduate students. Submit an e-poster or a pre-recorded 10-minute presentation. Abstract submissions are due August 10th. Registration details and the program can be found here: https://ses.uoguelph.ca/ses-2020-virtual-graduate-student-conference

Robyn Akre will defend her MSc thesis  "Quantification of Nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) in Soil by a Chemical Redox Probe for Soil Invertebrate Toxicity Testing" Advisor: Dr. Beverley Hale Advisory Committee: Dr. James Longstaffe, Dr. Paul Sibley Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Qinglu Ying will defend her PhD thesis  "Exploration on Using Light-Emitting Diode Spectra to Improve the Quality and Yield of Microgreens in Controlled Environment" Advisor: Dr. Youbin Zheng Advisory Committee: Dr. Mike Dixon, Dr. Gale Bozzo Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Jamie Bauman will defend her MSc thesis  "The effect of land use on seasonal phosphorus dynamics in surface and ground water " Advisor: Dr. Neil Rooney Advisory Committee: Dr. Genevieve Ali, Dr. Paul Sibley & Dr. Asim Biswas Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Daniel Elijah Arias will defend his MSc thesis  "Biogas production, waste stabilization, and microbial community physiological changes during anaerobic co-digestion of swine manure and corn stover" Advisor: Dr. Brandon Gilroyed Advisory Committee: Dr.Marc Habash, Dr. Kari Dunfield Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Behrang Behdarvandi will defend his PhD thesis  "The relationship of Ilyonectria sp. to replant disease of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)" Advisor: Dr. Paul Goodwin Advisory Committee: Dr. Kenneth Conn, Dr. Sean Westerveld & Dr. Tom Hsiang Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).

Alexander Sanders will defend his MSc thesis  "Assessing sulfur fertilizer response in Ontario’s corn, soybean, and winter wheat crops" Advisor: Dr. John Lauzon Advisory Committee: Dr. Ivan O'Halloran, Dr. Laura Van Eerd Everyone is welcome. If you would like to attend, please inquire with our Graduate Program Assistant (ses.gradsec@uoguelph.ca).