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, December 12, 2023 9:00 AM - 237, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall
Karen Thulasi Devendrakumar
(Botany)
Dissecting Plant Immune Responses Mediated by the PI4Kβs
Supervisor(s): Professor Xin Li
Friday, December 15, 2023 12:30 PM - Room 200
Yu Pei
(Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Bifunctional Manganese Oxide Electrodes for Reversible Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reactions
Supervisor(s): Professor Elod Gyenge, Professor David P Wilkinson
Monday, January 15, 2024 10:00 AM - Zoom
Rodrigo Mendonca dos Santos
(Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Teachers' Narratives of Resisting Deprofessionalization
Supervisor(s): Professor E Wayne Ross
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 12:30 PM - Room 200
Yueru Zhao
(Forestry)
Predicting Forest Tree Species' Fundamental Climate Niche and Productivity
Supervisor(s): Professor Tongli Wang
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:00 PM - Zoom
Joshua Weiner
(Political Science)
Running a Rebellion: Essays on Armed Group Behavior
Supervisor(s): Professor Arjun Chowdhury
Thursday, January 18, 2024 9:30 AM - 5505, Fred Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall
Zoya Jafaryrabanybastany
(Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Scalp Spreading Depression
Supervisor(s): Professor Guy A M Dumont
Thursday, January 18, 2024 12:30 PM - Room 200
Phillip Gordon Daniel-Ivad
(Chemistry)
Crystallographic and Biochemical Characterization of Key Steps in Reductasporine and Capuramycin Biosynthesis
Supervisor(s): Professor Katherine Ryan
Thursday, February 1, 2024 9:00 AM - Room 200
Karl Zimmermann
(Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Biological Ion Exchange and its Application in Small Water Systems
Supervisor(s): Dr Madjid Mohseni
Friday, February 2, 2024 4:00 PM - Zoom
Nafise Faridi Rad
(Mechanical Engineering)
Adaptive and Predictive Time Domain Passivity Control for Haptic Interfaces
Supervisor(s): Professor Ryozo Nagamune