Graduate Defence Listings

Apichaya (Pat) Lilavanichakul's Master of Science Defence

Apichaya (Pat) Lilavanichakul's Master of Science defence took place on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Bulding.  The title of her thesis is "Consumer Acceptance of a New Traceability Technology: A Discrete Choice Application to Ginseng".

The following members served as the Examination Committee

Karl Meilke (Chair) Rakhal Sarker (External), Andreas Boecker and Alfons Weersink (Advisory Committee)

The other member of Pat's advisory committee is Getu Hailu.

Shashini Ratnasena's Master of Science Defence

Shashini Ratnasena's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of her thesis is "An Analysis of the Effect of Milk Compositional Standard on the Profitability of Ontario Dairy Farms".

Prosper Koto's Master of Science Defence

Prosper Koto's Master of Science defence took place on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of his thesis is:  'Eonomic Analysis of the Effects of Grain Based Ethanol Production on Feeding Costs and Gross Margins of Cow-Calf Farms in Ontario and Alberta'. 

Yong Ma's Master of Science Defence

YONG MA's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 10:00 am in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is 'The Demand for Pork Products in Canada: The Effects of Discounts".

Jessica Rosenberg's Master of Science Defence

JESSICA ROSENBERG's Master of Science defence took place on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 9:30 am in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of her thesis is 'An Analysis of the Critical Success Factors for Participation in Agricultural-Environmental Programs: A Case Study of the ALUS Model'. 

Stewart Skinner's Master of Science Defence

Stewart Skinner's Master of Science defence took place on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building.

The title of his thesis is "The Effect of Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Swine Ration Choice and Environmental Quality"

Final Oral Examination - Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Kumuduni Kulasekera

The final oral examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Kumuduni Kulasekera took place on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 106 Rozanski Hall.  The title of her presentation is "Economic Analysis of Individuals' Propensity to Undertake Health-Promoting Behaviours". 

Final Oral Examination - Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Mark Wagner

The final oral examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for Mark Wagner took place on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in McLN 107.  The title of his presentation is:  "Comparative Analysis of Producer and Processor Impacts from Bioproduct Developments in the Canadian Soybean Sector". 

Jon So's Master of Science Defence

Jon So's Master of Science defence took place on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.  The title of his thesis is "Retail Advertising of Healthy Food Choices - Does Income Segmentation Matter?"

Chatura Pulasinghage's Master of Science Defence

Chatura Pulasinghage's Master of Science defence took place on Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 223, MacKinnon Building.   The title of his thesis is "Examining the Relationship Between Government Management of State Land and Efforts to Restore the Ecological Integrity of Coastal Lands in Sri Lanka After the Tsunami 2004: An Anticommons Problem?"