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 call us at (604) 822-2080
- 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.
Friday, December 6, 2019 4:00 PM - 2202, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver
Tongxin Shu
(Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Energy Efficient Schemes in a Mobile Sensor Network with Application in Automated Monitoring of Water Quality
Supervisor(s): Professor Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe, Professor Clarence De Silva
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:30 PM - Room 203
Daniel Sheinbaum Frank
(Mathematics)
Applications and Connections Between Twisted Equivariant K-Theory, Quantum Mechanics and Condensed Matter
Supervisor(s): Professor Alejandro Adem, Cihan Okay
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:30 PM - Room 200
Ludovic Henri Le Renard
(Botany)
Interpreting Fossils of Fly-Speck Fungi Using Comparative Anatomy and Phylogenetics
Supervisor(s): Professor Mary Berbee, Ruth Stockey
Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:00 AM - Koerner Conference Room, 2nd Floor Koerner Pavilion, 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Matthew Anthony Sacheli
(Neuroscience)
Multimodal Imaging Investigation of Therapeutic Mechanisms of Exercise in Parkinson's Disease: Effects on Dopamine Release, Ventral Striatal Activity and Neuroinflammation
Supervisor(s): Professor A Jonathan Stoessl
Friday, December 13, 2019 12:30 PM - 2107, Anthropology and Sociology Building, 6306 NW Marine Dr.
Marlene McGuire
(Anthropology)
Suffering Individuals and the Sustainable Collective: Rare Disease Drug Access and Care in Canada's Publicly Funded Health Care System
Supervisor(s): Professor William H McKellin
Friday, December 13, 2019 4:00 PM - Room 200
Mahtab Eskandari
(Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Ecological Literacy, Environmental Ethics, and Contextual Conceptions of Education: The Case of Shia People of Fashapooyeh Village, Tehran County, Iran
Supervisor(s): Professor Samson M. Nashon
Monday, January 13, 2020 12:30 PM - Room 200
Kevin Aissa
(Forestry)
The Potential of Using Carbohydrates Binding Modules (CBMs) for the Characterization and Modification of Cellulose Surfaces
Supervisor(s): Professor Jack Saddler
Friday, January 17, 2020 12:30 PM - Room 200
Ana Karina Ramos Musalem
(Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences)
Transport Through Submarine Canyons
Supervisor(s): Professor Susan Allen
Monday, January 27, 2020 9:00 AM - Room 200
Deanne Aline Marie LeBlanc
(Political Science)
The Colonial Denizen: A Proposal to Move Beyond the Politics of Recognition Toward a Politics of Responsibilities
Supervisor(s): Professor Barbara Arneil