Student Name | M.Sc. Thesis Title | Supervisor | Graduation Date |
Arul Jothi, Geena | Pollination ecology of native pollinators in the commercial cranberry fields in Newfoundland | J. Sircom | May 2017 |
Cook, Melissa | Characterization of Sediments and Mussels to Determine if Oil and Metal Contamination is Affecting the Scallop Population in Port au Port Bay, NL | P. Morrill | May 2017 |
Kaul, Adrienne | Using self-organizing maps to investigate abrupt reductions in Arctic sea ice extent: An application to winter and summer pan-Arctic daily sea level pressure data | J. Finnis | May 2017 |
Meredyk, Shawn | Physcial Characterization and Benthic Megafauna Distribution and Species Composition on Orphan Knoll and Orphan Seamount, NW Atlantic | E. Edinger & D. Piper | May 2017 |
Nimmo, Victoria Katherine | Effects of previous tree harvesting on productivity and photosynthetic pigments of mosses in a boreal Black Spruce forest | J. Wu & X. Zhu | May 2017 |
Belalov, Nonna | Understanding the role of anthropogenic and climate forcing that influence the environment of Hamilton Inlet, Labrador | E. Demirov | October 2016 |
Mbakwe, Anulika Blessing | Investigating factors that influence the catch rates of Northern Stone Crab (Lithodes maja) | B. Favaro & P. Winger | October 2016 |
Shafiei Zadeh, Shirin | Toxic metal recovery from spent hydroprocessing catalyst | P. Georghiou | May 2016 |
Watton, Eric | Coastal geomorphology, processes and erosion at the tourist destination of Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador | N. Catto | May 2016 |
Dooley, K. Lucas | Slow Pyrolysis Biochar from Forestry Residue and Municipal and Farm Wastes: Characterization and Their Use in Greenhouses as a Soil Amendment | R. Helleur | October 2015 |
Hemphill, Lindsey | Effects of environmental and anthropogenic influences on bacterial growth and community structure in Newfoundland coastal waters | R. Rivkin | October 2015 |
Fowler, William | Boundary layer velocity structure in a coldwater coral area of Haddock Channel, Southwest Grand Banks | L. Zedel | October 2014 |
Wang, Qing | Influence of natural organic matter and mineral colloids on arsenic (As) and uranium (U) transport in geological media | T. Cheng | October 2014 |
Clarke, Corey | Life-long and transgenerational effects of early experience in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | D. Fraser & C. Purchase | May 2014 |
Rahman, Mohammad Majibur | Metal thin films as SERS substrates for the detection of PAHs | E. Merschrod | May 2014 |
Masson, Athena | Extratropical transitions in the North Atlantic with special reference to Hurricane Igor | N. Catto | October 2013 |
Ramirez Luna, A. Viviana | The exclusive fishing zone for the artisanal fishery in Choco Colombia: Origins, development, and consequences for artisanal fisheries and food security | B. Neis & D. Schneider | October 2013 |
Posluns, Emma | The analysis of temporal and environmental influence on the commercial catch rate of Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) | R. Gillespie & P. Winger | May 2013 |
Linegar, Anna | Palaeo-Environmental History of the Southwestern Black Sea During the Late Holocene: An elemental and stable isotopic study | A. Aksu & R. Hiscott | October 2012 |
Foley, Robert | Urban geochemistry of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada | T. Bell | June 2012 |
Munro, Kathrin | Boreal owls in Western Newfoundland: Using local field data to assess home range characteristics and test a habitat suitability index model | I. Warkentin | June 2012 |
Seiden, Jennica | Bacterial dynamics in ballast water during trans-oceanic voyages of bulk carriers | R. Rivkin | June 2012 |
George, E. Marie | Organic footprint and composition of particles from marine finfish aquaculture operations | Parrish | October 2011 |
Andrews, Catherine | Identification of a responsive gene set to evaluate the potential impact of seismic exposure on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) inner ear | J. Payne/M. Rise | May 2011 |
Best, Sara | Hindcasting and forecasting of climatology for Gilbert Bay, Labrador: A Marine Protected Area | E. Demirov/J. Wroblewski | May 2011 |
Fequet, Danielle | Towards the feasibility of wild-harvesting fruit from native Viburnum species (Adoxaceae) as a sustainable NTFP in Newfoundland (Canada) | L. Hermanutz/W. Nicholls | May 2011 |
Skinner, Randolph | Development of a predictive spatial distribution model for Erioderma pedicellatum (Boreal felt lichen) for the island of Newfoundland | M. Krishnapillai/Y. Wiersma | May 2011 |
Dawe, Jennifer | Marine fish, local ecological knowledge, and the Species at Risk Act in Canada: Lessons from the case study of three species of wolffish | B. Neis/D. Schneider | October 2010 |
Goetting, Kathryn | Is the Newfoundland redfish fishery sustainable? Modelling recovery strategies for two redfish stocks | R. Haedrich/M. Wernerheim | October 2010 |
Boa-Antwi, Kofi | Impact of pre-dispersal predation by red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) and cone insects on seed productivity of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) in eastern Newfoundland | L. Hermanutz/ P. Marino | May 2010 |
Liu, Shanshan | Growth rate of the Iceland Scallop Chlamys Islandica in Gilbert Bay, Labrador, a Marine Protected Area | J. Wroblewski/ R. Thompson | May 2010 |
Sun, Bei | Abundance and composition of heterotrophic prokaryotes in ballast water discharged into Canadian harbors | R. Rivkin | May 2010 |
Vivanco, Claudia | Optimization of an acid digestion for HFSE analyses using ICP-MS: Application to the assessment on environmental mobility of HFSE and REE in iron ore tailings | H. Longerich/J. Hanchar | May 2010 |
Wareham, Vonda | Identification, distribution, and conservation of deep-sea corals in Canada's Northwest Atlantic | E. Edinger/R. Haedrich | May 2010 |
Callahan, Ashley | Harbour survey and genetic analysis of non-indigenous ascidian tunicates in Newfoundland | D. Deibel/C. Mckenzie | October 2009 |
Hillier, Lindsay | Validating and improving the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Planning Program (CANSARP) ocean drift theory | E. Demirov & F. Davidson | May 2009 |
Janes, David | Sill processes in the Saguenay Fjord | D. Bourgault | May 2009 |
McFadyen, Catherine | A dynamical systems approach to modeling mercury contamination in aquatic food webs | A. Foster & R. Anderson | May 2009 |
Martin, Bryan | Sill stratigraphy and sedimentology in marine inundated basins, Sachs Harbour, NWT, Canada: Implications for sea-level reconstruction | T. Bell | May 2009 |
Nyade, Praise | Method development for the determination of trace elements in biological samples as bioindicators: Application to Black Spruce trees | H. Longerich & D. Wilton | May 2009 |
Bennett, Elizabeth | Annual changes in spatial aggregation of Atlantic cod,Gadus morhua, age classes in NAFO Divisions 2J3KL and 4RS (1978-1994) | D. Schneider | May 2008 |
Bishop, Charles | Sensor dynamics of autonomous underwater gliders | B. de Young & E. Demirov | May 2008 |
Campbell, Stacy | Environmental lead exposure in St. John's, Newfoundland | T. Bell | May 2008 |
Peng, Wenjun | Tide-driven dynamics in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland | B. de Young & E. Demirov | May 2008 |
Ryan, Jennifer | The environmental impacts of mussel (Mytilus spp.) aquaculture at two Newfoundland sites | R. Thompson | October 2007 |
Belliveau, Karissa | The impacts of climate change on the coastal geomorphology of Southwestern Banks Island, NWT | N. Catto | May 2007 |
Conroy, Dale | Marine enhancement options for the North Shore of Prince Edward Island | N. Catto | May 2007 |
Hu, Liuming | Modeling the resident fish production, the ecosystem carrying capacity and population dynamics for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in Gilbert Bay, Labrador: A Marine Protected Area | J. Wroblewski | May 2007 |
Hustins, Sarah | Mosquito ecology in relation to land use changes and the potential of West Nile Virus in Newfoundland | M. Colbo | May 2007 |
Keats, Kimberley | Microbial community structure in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean as determined by fluorescencein situ hybridization | R. Rivkin | May 2007 |
Sharan, Rajat | A model to calculate energetic returns and an ecological footprint of an industrial fishery with a case study of the 1980s Northwest Atlantic cod fishery | R. Haedrich | October 2006 |
Alcock, Erin | Decadal changes in food webs of the Newfoundland & Labrador shelf 2J+3KLNO | D. Schneider | May 2006 |
Delaney, Leanda | Land use patterns, river system dynamics and spawning stress of Barbus in the Mnembo River, Malawi | C. Campbell | May 2006 |
Glynn, Tracy | Community-Based Research on the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of a Laterite Nickel Mine and Smelter in Sorowako, Indonesia | E. Edinger | May 2006 |
Donato, Eddie | Climatic setting and phenology of Braya longii and B. fernaldiion the limestone barrens of Northeastern Newfoundland | J. Jacobs & T. Bell | October 2005 |
Huelin, Sheldon | Determination of trace elements in iron-manganese oxide coatings by laser ablation ICP-MS for environmental monitoring/mineral exploration | D. Wilton & H. Longerich | May 2005 |
Cardoso, Diana | Modeling variations of the seasonal cycle of plankton production: The Labrador Sea, Labrador Shelf and Hamilton Inlet | J. Wroblewski & B. de Young | May 2004 |
Cousineau, Melanie | The response of lichens to changes in isotopic composition and concentration of atmospheric sulphur: a reciprocal transplant experiment | M. Wadleigh | May 2004 |
Puddister, Deidre | Monitoring and assessment of conditions at a diesel oil spill site in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland and tests to determine the relative toxicity of diesel fuel to three marine invertebrate species | R. Hooper | May 2004 |
Gamage, Dona Ashoke | Use of chitosan for the removal of metal ion contaminants and proteins from water | F. Shahidi | October 2003 |
Saravanabhavan, Gurusankar | Analysis of steroid hormones as endocrine disruptors in sewage, seawater and mussels using GC-MS techniques | R. Helleur | October 2003 |
Srinivas, P.B.T. | Sorption of cadmium and nickel from solution by peat and modified peat | A. Martin & N. Gogan | October 2003 |
Tucker, Jocelyn | Digestion of epiphytic lichens for analysis by ICP-MS, as applied to monitoring atmospheric heavy metals | M. Wadleigh & H. Longerich | October 2003 |
van Biesen, Geert | Lipid class and fatty acid composition of plankton and settling particles at a fish enclosure and of cod (Gadus morhua) in Gilbert Bay, Labrador | C. Parrish & R. Helleur | October 2003 |
Gosse, Karen | Utilization of local ecological knowledge in a scientific study of coastal cod in Newfoundland and Labrador | J. Wroblewski | May 2003 |
Leawood, Nancy | Metal concentrations in mussels from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland | P. Sylvester | May 2002 |
Wells, Nadine | Scaling eelgrass complexity in Newman Sound, Newfoundland and applications to fish ecology | D. Schneider & R. Gregory | May 2002 |
Palanisamy, Giriprakash | A study of heavy metals in soils of the former United States Naval Base, Argentia, Newfoundland | N. Gogan | October 2001 |
Taylor, Vivien | Trace element fingerprinting of Canadian wines | H. Longerich | October 2001 |
Decker, Stephanie | Vermicomposting of fish offal (Gadus morhua) mixed withSphagnum peat | A. Martin & R. Helleur | October 2000 |
Diegor, Elizabeth | Biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons: Microbial and isotopic studies | T. Abrajano | October 2000 |
Subramanian, Vembu | Oceanographic mesoscale features off the West Greenland Coast: Satellite image analysis and | B. de Young & J. Helbig | October 2000 |
Xiang, Jianguang | High resolution seismic imaging of the near-surface: Comparison of energy resources | T. Abrajano & J. Wright | October 2000 |
Yun, Misuk | Direct measurement of sulphur isotope composition in lichens by continuous flow isotope ratio mass | M. Wadleigh | October 2000 |
Coady, Juanita | Undersowing rutabaga with white clover: Effects on the cabbage root maggot and its parasitoids/predators | D. Larson | May 2000 |
Cull, Deneen | Quantitative comparison of levels of organic wastes from four major sources at four scales along the Newfoundland coastline | D. Schneider | May 2000 |
Muthukumarasamy, Sivagurunathan | Effect of peat components on microorganisms, with special reference to humic acids | A. Martin | May 2000 |
Wiseman, Renee | Monitoring changes in the sulphur isotopic composition and concentration of transplanted pendulous epiphytic | M. Wadleigh | October 1999 |
Dayan, Hannah | Isotopic fractionation of chlorinated ethenes during reductive dehalogenation of zero valent iron | T. Abrajano | May 1999 |
Diegor, Wilfredo | Development of a high pressure digestion technique and a data acquisition/reduction procedure and their application to the ICP-MS analysis of urban sediments and soils from Cebu, Philippines | T. Abrajano & H. Longerich | May 1999 |
LeGrow, Keith | Distribution of marine birds in relation to water masses and fronts in the Strait of Belle Isle, Northwest Atlantic Ocean | W. Montevecchi | May 1999
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