Among the most critical elements of any doctoral exam, from the perspective of those who coordinate these complexities, is the search for a strong Chair. Yet this search serves as a perennial challenge to the Doctoral Examinations team. We consider ourselves very lucky indeed if we issue fewer than 10 invitations before confirming 1 chair for an upcoming exam. It is not at all unusual in some disciplines to invite 30 or more chairs before some gracious faculty member agrees to help us out.
If you would like to contribute your time and wisdom to UBC’s doctoral exams:
- Please have a look at the list of upcoming exams below and if one interests you, please send us an email to graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca
- Or send us an email detailing the areas that interest you and days/times that you might be generally available and we'll contact you as new exams are scheduled. Again, send an email to graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca
Please bear in mind that the chair cannot be affiliated with the candidate’s graduate program, or a member of the supervisor's department..
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:00 AM - Zoom
Laura Trainini
(Music)
Music Embodiment in Flute Practice and Performance
Supervisor(s): Professor Jose Franch Ballester, Professor Claudio Vellutini
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:00 PM - Zoom
Ryan Roemer
(Physics and Astronomy)
Layer Dependent Electronic Structure and Magnetic Transition Evolution in Two-Dimensional Ferromagnetic van der Waals Films
Supervisor(s): Ke Zou
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 9:00 AM -
Ace Chan
(Population and Public Health)
Understanding Cancer-Causing Substance Use among Trans and Gender Diverse Communities in Canada
Supervisor(s): Professor Trevor Dummer
Thursday, April 10, 2025 9:00 AM - Room 200
Gahyung Lee
(Statistics)
Statistical Models that are Known or Suspected to be Partially Identified: Issues of Parameterization, Computation, and Software Development
Supervisor(s): Professor Paul A Gustafson
Monday, April 14, 2025 9:00 AM - 350, HR MacMillan Building, 2357 Main Mall
Lexis Ly
(Applied Animal Biology)
Investigation of Owner to Animal Shelters through Data Practices, Self-Rehoming Outcomes, and Community Surrender Pathways
Supervisor(s): Alexandra Protopopova
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:00 PM - Zoom
Jesse Donald Fox
(Neuroscience)
Characterization of the Parkinson's Disease DNAJC13 p.N855S Mutation in a Knock-in Mouse Model
Supervisor(s): Professor Josef Penninger, Professor Shernaz Bamji
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:00 AM - Room 200
Kelsea Perry
(Sociology)
(Micro)bial Collectives: A More-Than-Human Sociology of COVID-19
Supervisor(s): Professor Renisa Mawani
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 2:00 PM - Room 203
Kate Huang
(Experimental Medicine)
Connecting the Clinic to the Bench: Modelling the Functional Effects of a Titin Variant Associated with Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias
Supervisor(s): Professor Liam Brunham, Professor Zachary Laksman
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 3:00 PM - D213, Chemistry Bldg, 2036 Main Mall
Yao Shi
(Chemistry)
Mechanistic Study of Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions via Real-Time Monitoring
Supervisor(s): Professor Jason Hein
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 9:00 AM - 293, Jack Bell Research Centre, 2660 Oak street
Yue Li
(Oncology)
Characterization of CPSF1-Mediated Alternative Polyadenylation in Cancer
Supervisor(s): Professor Mads Daugaard
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:00 PM - 224, Biodiversity Research Centre, 2212 Main Mall
Cassandra Elphinstone
(Botany)
Arctic Plant Genomics: Biogeography, Comparative Genomics, DNA Methylation, Gene Expression, and Centromeres
Supervisor(s): Professor Loren Rieseberg, Professor Gregory H R Henry
Thursday, April 24, 2025 9:00 AM - Room 200
Felix Setiawan
(Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Paired Electrosynthesis in a Stirred Slurry Electrochemical Reactor for Bio-Oil Upgrading and Glycerol Electrooxidation
Supervisor(s): Professor Kevin Smith, Professor Chang Soo Kim
Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:30 PM - Room 200
Reginald Simpson
(Mathematics)
The Distribution of the Invariant Factors of Multiplicative Groups
Supervisor(s): Professor Greg Martin
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 10:00 AM - D213, Chemistry Bldg, 2036 Main Mall
Mason Guy
(Chemistry)
Steamlining Access to High Value Molecules through Automated Synthesis and Reaction Monitoring
Supervisor(s): Professor Jason Hein
Monday, May 5, 2025 9:00 AM - Room 200
Tristan Douglas
(Forestry)
Mapping and Monitoring Microphytobenthic Biofilms in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia Using UAV-acquired Multispectral Imagary
Supervisor(s): Professor Nicholas Coops
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:00 AM - Room 200
Mary Demarinis
(Educational Studies)
Using Institutional Ethnography to Explicate the Story of Student Affairs Professionals Doing the Work of Supporting Students with Disabilities
Supervisor(s): Professor Alison Taylor, Professor Fei Wang
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:30 PM - Room 200
Lindsey Snyder
(Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Unboxing Object-Based Learning: Exploring Teachers' Object-Based Pedagogies with Museum Kits in Elementary Classrooms
Supervisor(s): Professor David Anderson
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 2:00 PM - F414, BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, 4500 Oak Street
Sarah Bowers
(Microbiology and Immunology)
Adenosine Deaminase 2 (ADA2) in Immune Cell Development and Activation
Supervisor(s): Professor Kelly Brown