A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
| Year | Citation | NID |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dr. Chiang developed learning algorithms for constructing statistical models about sets of interrelated individuals or objects. This work generalizes many existing approaches, producing accurate predictors for many domains, such as the analysis of document corpora and link prediction in social networks. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Sedo examined a small Northern Chinese county during the Ming period to provide a new regional alternative to the dominant 'Jiangnan Model' of Late Imperial Chinese studies. In doing so, he provides a new local vantage point to rethink the deeply regional character of the composite Ming realm. | Doctor of Philosophy in History (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. De Stefano studied processes of diamond formation in different geodynamic contexts. By analyzing diamonds from Jericho, Nunavut and from Wawa, Ontario in their morphology, nitrogen content, mineral inclusions content and stable isotopes, she contributed to the understanding of the role of subduction and metasomatism in the formation of diamond in the earth's interior. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Seraj studied the use of water jets for cooling metal plates. In large industrial-scale experiments, he investigated the effect of parameters like jet velocity and number of jets on cooling efficiency. Many numerical models of jet flow conditions were conducted to find suitable turbulent models for industrial water jets. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Rivera Vasquez researched ways to improve the dissolution of refractory copper sulfides using wet processes. Combining single-particle electrochemical and microscopic strategies, he identified possible passivation mechanisms and proposed novel techniques to improve copper extraction using different catalysts. The findings provide a path to enable future hydrometallurgical processes for the treatment of arsenic-bearing copper sulfides. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Stavness developed a state-of-the-art 3D computer model of human jaw and tongue biomechanics. He used the model to investigate the coordination of muscles during chewing and speaking movements. He also analyzed jaw surgery and rehabilitation to illustrate how computer models can be applied in medicine. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Catherine showed how children's supportive relationships with classmates and teachers influence the association between physiological stress and social behaviours. This research illuminates how social experience 'gets under the skin' to influence behavioural development in classroom settings. | Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development, Learning, and Culture (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr Rashidi developed inexpensive miniature sensors that travel through pulping digesters and monitor the process within them. He also developed a new coating system to protect the sensors against the harsh environment of the digesters. These sensors help papermakers from around the world design and optimize pulping digesters. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Saunders developed a non-contact optical diagnostic technique to analyze gas composition in reacting flows. Using this technique it was possible to observe the gaseous reactions of methane/steam reformation at high temperatures. The tools that Dr. Saunders has developed have applications in solid oxide fuel cell research and development. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Patankar is helping to fight recurrent ovarian cancer. He demonstrated the benefit of incorporating the anti-cancer drug topotecan into lipid nanoparticles in order to improve its activity either as a stand-alone therapy or in combination with an existing formulation of doxorubicin which is already approved for use in patients. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Cannon examined resource management and access disparities between desktop applications and web applications.He developed new approaches that minimize technical differences between desktop and web applications, allowing developers to base their choice of application on personal preference rather than technical restrictions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Pougatch developed mathematical models and computer codes to simulate complex multiphase flows. He applied these models to a bitumen upgrading process to better understand liquid distribution in the reactor and jet-particle interactions, and to optimize the design of nozzle injectors with gas assisted atomization. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Azizi examined designing new microstructures for low-carbon steels suitable for car bodies. He proposed a new approach to refine the structure of these steels resulting in improved properties. These improvements can potentially reduce weight and gas emission in automotives. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Nobre Silva studied the isotopic compositions of basalts from two major hotspot tracks, Hawaii and Ninetyeast Ridge in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, respectively. By carefullly preparing the samples, her analysis was able to identify distinct mantle components intrinsic to their deep mantle sources. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Gao demonstrated the importance of a protein degradation pathway in the replication process of a virus. Blocking this pathway can decrease inflammation of the heart muscle caused by viral infection in mice. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Blachford showed that sexual reproduction gains an evolutionary advantage by dampening the good and bad luck had by individuals. He also explained why small mammals diminish their lifetime reproduction during and after a population crash, and how this strategy can be cued from activity of neighbours rather than from the actual mortality agents. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Walker investigated the nature of and reasons behind recent adult literacy policy reform in New Zealand. Her research illuminates how different interest groups, and current and historical policies and political ideologies, came together to form substantive economic and social policy. | Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Azadi developed three novel controller design methods that can significantly improve the performance of control systems. He showed that these methods outperform the conventional controller design methods in various industrial and academic control systems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Dugal-Tessier designed and synthesized an unprecedented class of chiral ligands based on the phosphaalkene motif. He also showed the practical utility of these ligands by obtaining high selectivities in an organic transformation. His research could fill an important gap in ligand design with applications ranging from the polymer to the pharmaceutical industry. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Kozak contributed to the development of environmentally friendly carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions catalytic in platinum, gold or silver salts. These reactions produced nitrogen-containing molecules of significant interest in drug discovery and the pharmaceutical industry. She successfully applied an example of her inventions in the construction of the biological molecule named fawcettidine. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr Kulic identified RBPJ as a protein that is able to suppress tumor growth. This research shows that RBPJ is inappropriately absent in breast cancer and other cancer types and that loss of this protein aids cancer growth by increasing survival of tumor cells. | Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Kuchison investigated the optical and electronic properties of new metal complexes with conjugated ligands. The metal-conjugated material interactions in these complexes provide valuable knowledge of hybrid materials and insight towards their potential applications in chemical sensing and light-harvesting. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Zeng studied the biological and molecular functions of MAP kinase cascades in plant development. Her work has expanded the understanding of the regulatory network in controlling plant root architecture and pollen formation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr Li studied efficient numerical solvers for the time-harmonic Maxwell equations and incompressible magnetohydrodynamic problems. She developed parallel solvers for the Maxwell equations in complex 3D domains. She also proposed a new finite element method for magnetohydrodynamics problems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2011 | Dr. Roy developed new synthetic techniques to fabricate and process nanomaterials composed of metal atoms bridged by organic linkers. By designing molecular building blocks that self-assemble in solution, Dr. Roy was able to prepare metal-organic coordination polymers with previously inaccessible nanostructures and compositions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |