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Defences, M.sc Thesis Proposals, and Ph.D. Candidacy Exams
M.Sc. Thesis Proposals, Ph.D. Candidacy exams, and Thesis defences for both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees occur throughout the year, and are open to the general public. If you'd like to attend any of the "Online" events, please contact the EASC Graduate Secretary (eascgsec@sfu.ca) for information on how to join.
Ph.D. Thesis Defences
| April 24th, 2024 at 9:00 am TASC1 7005 and Online |
Chuqiao Huang | "Validating new methods and conceptual frameworks for forearc basins: the Georgia Basin, British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA" |
M. Sc. Thesis Defences
| Apr. 4th, 2025 at 9:30am LIB 2020 and Online |
Ayla Nguyen |
"Sedimentological Reconstruction of Hurricane Storm Surge from a Carbonate Reed Coastline at Anegada, British Virgin Islands" |
| Mar. 26th, 2025 at 12:30pm SSC K 7654 and Online |
Nicolas Jaimes |
"Investigating Atmospheric River-Induced Rock Slides: Cases in British Columbia and Patagonia" |
| Mar. 5th, 2025 at 9:00am Online |
Stephen Bartlett |
"An integrated and Data-driven Modeling Approach to Reconstruct Tsunami Inundation and Groundwater Salinization" |
| Feb. 5th, 2025 at 9:30am LIB 2020 and Online |
Heather Clarke |
"Post-wildfire permafrost landslides and cascading hazards, Dempster Highway, Yukon" |
Ph.D. Candidacy Exams
| Apr. 9th, 2024 at 2:30 pm SSB 7172 and Online |
Anthony Giang | "Assessing the long-strike variability of coseismic subsidence estimates associated with the 1700 CE Cascadia earthquake from Vancouver Island" |
| Sept. 10th, 2024 at 09:00 am TASC1 7005 and Online |
Catalina Pino-Rivas | “Earthquake-induced Landslide Susceptibility and Controlling Factors in Western Canada” |
M.Sc. Thesis Proposals
| May 1st at 1:30pm TASC1 7401 and Online |
Audra Tessman |
"Defining the timing and position of the Qualicum Canyon in the lower Nanaimo Group, Vancouver Island, B.C." |
| Apr. 23rd at 4:00pm Online |
Malcolm Pidsosny |
"Development and Application of Time Series Analysis in Physical Volcanology" |
| Apr. 8th at 9:00am TASC1 7401 and Online |
Haoyu Wang |
"Integrating Landslide Susceptibility, Geohazard and Ecohazard Consequences in the Fraser River Canyon" |
| Apr. 2nd at 10:30am TASC1 7005 and Online |
Mermer Wang |
"Reconstructing Late Holocene Paleoearthquakes in Northern Cascadia Using Tidal Marsh Microfossils from Port Eliza, British Columbia, Canada" |
| Feb. 26th at 11:30am TASC1 7401 and Online |
Maria Carter |
"Structural Analysis and Timing Constraints of Mount Hinton Gold Deposits in the Tombstone Strain Zone, Yukon, Canada" |