Defence Archive

2023 Defences:

• December 19, 2023 – Techno-economic feasibility of a solar-assisted transcritical CO2 heat pump system for a Canadian net-zero energy home – Liam Mann (M.A.Sc.)
• December 18, 2023 – Experimental Results of a Solar Thermal System with Sensible Storage in a Single Family Residential House – Thomas Manser (M.A.Sc.)
• December 15, 2023 – Towards real-time mapping of water waves from a ship-based stereo imaging system – Stephanie Lowell (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• December 11, 2023 – Data-Driven Robust Guidance Algorithms for Spacecraft Proximity Operations – Courtney Bashnick (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• December 7, 2023 – Quaternion Sliding Mode-based Backstepping control design for Quadrotors in the Presence of Unknown Uncertainties – Arezo Shevidi (M.A.Sc.)
• December 7, 2023 – The Role of the Bronchi in Strain-induced Pulmonary Injury – MacKenzie Brannen (M.A.Sc.)
• December 6, 2023 – Development of a Material Selection Procedure for Natural Gas Pipelines based on the Crack Tip Opening Angle – Chris Bassindale (Ph.D.)
• December 4, 2023 – Active Disturbance Rejection Control of an Urban Air Mobility Vehicle: Computational and Experimental Investigation – Richard McKercher (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• December 1, 2023 – Characterization of Building Integrated Phase Change Materials Using Experiments and Simulation – Calene Baylis (Ph.D.)
• November 27, 2023 – Forward and Back-Propagation with an Analog Neural Network – Nidhi Kamra (M.A.Sc.)
• October 12, 2023 – Guidance Navigation and Control for a Mobile Robot based on Vision System and Adaptive Particle filter – Hamdan Alatresh Bitlmal (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• September 26, 2023 – Calibration of Hygrothermal Models for In-Situ Modellingand Monitoring for Scalable Retrofit Solutions – Jordan McNally (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• September 19, 2023 – A Study of Vibration and Noise During Neonatal Patient Transport by Ground Ambulance – Patrick Kehoe (M.A.Sc.)
• September 15, 2023 – Bio-inspired Adaptive Control of Robotic Manipulator for Space Debris Removal and On-orbit Servicing – Collins Ogundipe (Ph.D)
• September 11, 2023 – Computational and Experimental Characterization of a Novel Nonlinear Magnetic Shock Absorber with Applications to Ground Vehicles – Amirhossein Daliri Shadbad (M.A.Sc.)
• September 7, 2023 – Aerodynamic Characterization of a Closed-Loop, Semi-Open Jet Wind Tunnel using Experimental and Computational Methods – Justin Denne (M.A.Sc.)
• August 31, 2023 – Use Of AI Methods For Autonomous Geological Rock Classification Through Visual Texture Analysis – Alexander Tettenborn (Ph.D.)
• August 31, 2023 – Optimizing the Integration of Direct Air Capture Technologies of CO2 into the Canadian Energy System – Erick Arwa (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• August 31, 2023 – Derivation of an Empirical Model to Estimate the Power Spectral Density of Turbulent Flow Wall Pressure Fluctuations Using Machine Learning Regression Techniques – Zachary Huffman (M.A.Sc.)
• August 30, 2023 – Physics-informed deep learning models for improved wind power forecasting – Farzad Roozitalab (Ph.D. Comprehensive.)
• August 24, 2023 – Aircraft-Pilot-Coupling: Parametric Study Using Multibody Dynamics Modelling of Pilot Biodynamics, Pilot Seat, and Inceptor – Mohammed Shams (M.A.Sc.)
• August 23, 2023 – Novel Physics-Informed Model for Bearing PHM Using ODM Debris Data – Hengyangcan Gu (M.A.Sc.)
• August 22, 2023 – Multiscale Impact Mechanics of Additively Manufactured Periodic Cellular Solids – Autumn Bernard (M.A.Sc.)
• August 21, 2023 – Design and Manufacturing of a Hovering Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle – Boyan Zhou (M.A.Sc.)
• August 21, 2023 – In Space Manufacturing: A Novel Approach for 3D Printing On-Orbit – Amin Motahari (M.A.Sc.)
• July 17, 2023 – Investigation Into the Performance and Control of a Hydronic Floor Solar Energy Capture System in a Highly Glazed Canadian Home – Sarah Brown (Ph.D.)
• June 30, 2023 – Development of a Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy System for Quantification of Transient Emissions from Liquid Hydrocarbon Storage Tanks – Fraser Kirby (M.A.Sc.)
• June 21, 2023 – Modelling and Experimental Evaluation of a Sand-Based Seasonal Storage System – Rebecca Pinto (Ph.D.)
• May 26, 2023 – Analysis of Urban Air Taxi Inner Loop Controller Architectures Subject to Noisy Inertial Measurement Unit Input while Immersed in Empirically-Developed Urban Airflow Disturbances – Tariq Maksoud (M.A.Sc.)
• May 17, 2023 – Precision Robotic Machining: Modelling and Control Innovations for Improved Performance – Steffan Lloyd (Ph.D.)
• May 5, 2023 – Design and Application of a Novel Optical Methane Flow Sensor to Quantify Methane Vent Sources at Upstream Oil and Gas Sites – Simon Festa-Bianchet (Ph.D.)
• May 3, 2023 – Algebraic Input-output Equations of Four-bar Kinematic Chains: Planar; Spherical; Spatial – Mirja Rotzoll (M.A.Sc.)
• May 2, 2023 – Characterization and Performance Evaluation of High Entropy Nitride Coatings Produced by Cathodic Arc Evaporation – Alex Lothrop (M.A.Sc.)
• April 28, 2023 – Microstructure Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Cobalt-Containing High-Entropy Alloys Fabricated via Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering – Xueyao Wu (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• April 27, 2023 – Topology Optimization of Passively Cooled Heatsinks for High Efficiency Electronics – Mackenzie Reid (M.A.Sc.)
• April 25, 2023 – Statistical Modeling of Air Traffic: Development of Methods and Application through a Canadian Case Study – Teresa De Jesus Krings (M.A.Sc.)
• April 20, 2023 – Industrial Scalable Rolling Element Bearing Diagnostic and Prognostic Modelling using Particle Filter Methodologies and Inline Wear Debris Sensors – Hassan Mahmoud (M.A.Sc.)
• April 19, 2023 – Building integrated sub-slab thermal storage system for coupling to a heat pump: modelling, optimization, and thermal performance – Lumi Dumitrascu (Ph.D.)
• April 19, 2023 – Damage Identification and Mitigation in Reconfigurable Legged Robotic Systems – Sahand Farghdani (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)

• April 18, 2023 – Reduction of Sonic Boom Loudness Level in Supersonic Aircraft by Optimization of Wing Geometry and Positioning – Jacques Tamayo (M.A.Sc.)
• April 18, 2023 – Studies of Anisotropic Ductile Fracture Behaviour in Pipeline Steels – Arnav Rana (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• April 3, 2023 – Solar Power Systems for 3D Printing on Lunar Surface Using In SITU Resources Utilization – Rohit Gaikwad (M.A.Sc.)
• March 28, 2023 – A Method for the Extraction of Alumina and Silica from Lunar Regolith Using Hydrochloric Acid – Bertrand Thibodeau (M.A.Sc.)
• March 28, 2023 – Data-driven Path Planning for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Under Uncertainties – Lakshay Arora (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• January 23, 2023 – Investigation of oxidation performance of Co-Cr-Fe-Ni based high entropy alloys in supercritical-CO2 environment – Margarita Ilinich (M.A.Sc.)
• January 20, 2023 – Plasma simulation of DBD actuators – Aliaksandr Murzionak (Ph.D. Thesis Examination)
• January 20, 2023 – Assessment of Solar Assisted Heat Pump Typologies in Canada – Benjamin Beauchamp (M.A.Sc.)
• January 11, 2023 – Morphological Effects of the Microenvironment Structure on Human Fetal Lung Fibroblast Cells – Shahad Shakir (M.A.Sc.)
• January 10, 2023 – Geometric Modelling and Control of Slow-Fast Realization of Nonholonomic Mechanical Systems – Vaughn Gzenda (M.A.Sc.)
• January 10, 2023 – Deep Learning and Synthetic Imagery for Migratory Bird Species Identification Using Drones – Alexsander Costa (M.A.Sc.)
• January 6, 2023 – Oxidation Study of Incology 800H Tubes Exposed to Super-Heated Steam and Super Critical Water – Qays Nazarali (Ph.D. Thesis Examination)

2022 Defences:

• December 14, 2022 – Contour Following and Trajectory Planning for Robotic Deburring – Wade Macmillan (M.A.Sc.)
• December 13, 2022 – Thermo-Elastic mechanics of Morphing Lattice Structures with Application in Shape Optimization of BLI Engine Intakes – Padmassun Rajakareyar (M.A.Sc.)
• December 02, 2022 – Analysis of Open-Source Data in Wind Power Prediction Modeling – Elizabeth von Zuben (M.A.Sc.)
• December 02, 2022 – AI Methods of Autonomous Geological Target Selection in the Hunt for Signs of Extraterrestrial Life – Alexander Tettenborn (Ph.D. Thesis Examination)
• November 25, 2022 – Design and Application of a Novel Optical Methane Flow Sensor to Quantify Methane Vent Sources at Upstream Oil and Gas Sites – Simon Festa-Bianchet (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• October 25, 2022 – Computational Fatigue Life Prediction of Polycrystalline Alloys with Consideration of Microstructural Inhomogeneity – Siqi Li (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• September 27, 2022 – Design of a novel solar-driven adsorption thermal energy storage system for use in Canadian remote communities – Ali Shahrouzian (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• September 16, 2022 – Geometric Recursive Dynamic Modelling and Simulation of Soft Robotic Systems – Hossain Samei (M.A.Sc.)
• September 14, 2022 – Stress and damage analyses of thermal barrier coatings under cyclic thermal loading conditions – Jinrong Yan (M.A.Sc.)
• September 12, 2022 – Assessing Non-Planar Slicing and Carbon Fibre Filament Additives as Steps Towards 3D-Printed Drone Propellers – Matthew Palmer (M.A.Sc.)
• September 12, 2022 – Fault and Anomaly Detection and Isolation in Wheeled Mobile Robots Using Symmetric Track Fusion in a Network of Sensors – Mahboubeh Zarei (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• September 12, 2022 – Sensor Fusion For Navigation of Autonomous Ground Vehicles – Seyed Mohammad Moein Baghery Tabatabaei (M.A.Sc.)
• September 08, 2022 – Real-Time Autonomous Model Predictive Control of Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking with Moving Obstacles – Courtney Bashnick (M.A.Sc.)
• September 09, 2022 – Characterization of Small Light Weight LiDAR Systems with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Powerline Detection – Samuel Moses (M.A.Sc)
• September 02, 2022 – Hygrothermal Analysis of Vacuum Insulation Panels in New and Retrofit Walls for Canada – Brock Conley (Ph.D. Thesis Examination)
• September 02, 2022 – Thermo-Elastic mechanics of Morphing Lattice Structures with Application in Shape Optimization of BLI Engine Intakes – Padmassun Rajakareyar (M.A.Sc)
• September 06, 2022 – Design, Manufacturing, and Characterization of a Novel Ceramic Matrix Composite – Taylor Robertson (Ph.D. Thesis Examination)
• September 06, 2022 – Investigation of Passive Safety Methods for Nuclear Reactors – Alexander Pegarkov (M.A.Sc.)
• August 31, 2022 – Investigating the techno-economic and environmental performance of hydrogen deployment paradigms in Canada – Ian Maynard (M.A.Sc)
• August 31, 2022 – Aerodynamic Study of a Strut and a Row of Guide Vanes in Tandem Configuration – Andrei Bronipolsky (M.A.Sc.)
• August 30, 2022 – Efficiency and Emission Rates of Flares in a Turbulent Crosswind – Damon Burtt (M.A.Sc.)
• August 03, 2022 – An Experimental Investigation of Polymer Additive Manufacturing – Hayat ElFazani (Ph.D Thesis Examination)
• July 28, 2022 – Machine Learning and Optimization Model Development for Northern Community Energy Planning – Andrew MacMillan (M.A.Sc.)
• July 6, 2022 – Virtual testing of aerospace composite materials: low-velocity impact and compression after impact – Peyman Shabani (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• July 4, 2022 – Applying Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis to Measure Hydrogen in CANDU Pressure Tube Material – James Leigh Corrigall (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• June 15, 2022 – 1-Phenyl-N-Naphthylamine Oxidation Reaction: Development of a Kinetic Model – Marianna Vieira (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• June 15, 2022 – An Adaptable Framework for the Control of Robotic Assistive Devices – Masoud Karimi (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• June 07, 2022 – Seasonal thermal energy storage in buried water tanks for single detached houses – Curtis Meister (Ph. D Thesis Examination)
• May 17, 2022 – Design Optimization of Hybrid Battery Based Gensets – Abdulazeez Muhammad Abba (M.A.Sc.)
• May 13, 2022 – Robust Planning and Control of Orbital Manipulators for Noncooperative Debris Mitigation: A Geometric Approach – Borna Monazzah Moghaddam (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• May 03, 2022 – Improving Quality of 3D Printed Components for RPAS using Curved Layer Filament Fabrication – Mila Kanevsky (M.A.Sc.)
• May 03, 2022 – Finite element analysis of full range of motion walking and sitting down in patient-specific methods with cam deformities – Nicholas de Angelis (M.A.Sc.)
• May 03, 2022 – A Method to Test Strain Levels in Porcine Brain Tissue – Hannah Thomson (M.A.Sc.)
• May 2, 2022 – Nonlinear Generalized Predicitve Control for Spacecraft Formation Flying under Parametric Uncertainties – Divya Rao Ashok Kumar (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• May 2, 2022 – Workplace Control of Free-Floating Space Manipulators for Implementation in a Novel On-Orbit Servicing Mission Architecture – Patrick Rousso (M.A.Sc)
• April 29, 2022 – Study of Additive Manufacturing of Hastelloy X Using Plasma Arc Welding Technology – Wei Wang (M.A.Sc.)
• April 27, 2022 – Laser Ablation of Paint from 2023-T3 Alclad Aluminum – Numerical Simulation and Experimental Characterization – Rahual Rameshchandra Shah (M.A.Sc.)
• April 25, 2022 – Gas- and Particulate-Phase Emissions from Lab-Scale Experiencing Liquid Carryover – Cameron Roth (M.A.Sc.)
• April 11, 2022 – Localizing Retinal Blood Vessels in Fundus Images using Fuzzy Logic Approach – Maryam Parhizkar (M.A.Sc.)
• March 10, 2022 – Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Wing Shape Identification using Vision System  and Sensor Fusion – Julius Adoghe (Ph. D Thesis Examination)
• March 07, 2022 – Real-Time Operator-in-the-Loop Anti-Sway Control for Shipboard Cranes – Iain Martin (Ph. D Thesis Examination)
• February 11, 2022 – Development of a Dynamic Simulation of an Automobile that Incorporates Four Wheel Steering and a Driver Model – Nabil Ahmed (M.A.Sc.)
• January 24, 2022 – Investigation of the Feasibility of Developing Electro-rheological Dampers in a Drop Tower to Replicate the Impact Profiles of High Speed Craft – Muhammad Sarmad Zahid (M.A.Sc)
• January 18, 2022 – Muscular Fatigue Detection using EMG Sensor and Machine Learning – Mahdokht Golmohammadishouraki (M.A.Sc.)
• January 12, 2022 – In Situ Intracranial Strain Measurements within an Elastomeric Brain Surrogate – Jennifer Rovt (M.A.Sc.)
• January 10, 2022 – Numerical Modelling of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma dynamics in Pure and Multi-Species Fluids – Micthell Collett (M.A.Sc.)
• January 6, 2022 – Deep Reinforcement Learning as Guidance for Aerospace Robotics – Kirk Hovell (Ph. D Thesis Examination)

2021 Defences:

• December 20, 2021 – Experimental and Computational Investigation of Highly Flexible Airframe Taxiing Over an Uneven Runway for Aircraft Vibration Testing – Lohay Al-Bess (M.A.Sc.)
• December 20, 2021 – A statistical approach for determining the impact of sensor orientation and electrode type of moisture measurements in eastern white pine – Belal Daouk (M.A.Sc.)
• December 15, 2021 – A Hybrid De-icing Strategy Utilizing Tailored Anti-icing Coatings Paired with Electro-thermal and Electro-mechanical Ice Protection Systems for Use on Rotary-wing Aircraft – Nicholas Tepylo (Ph. D Thesis Examination)
• December 14, 2021 – Modelling of Wall Pressure Fluctuations Induced by Turbulent Boundary Layer Flow – Nicholas Thomson (M.A.Sc)
• December 14, 2021 – Modelling, Flight Dynamics and Inner-Loop Control of an Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Subject to Empirically-Developed Urban Airflow Disturbances – Richard McKercher (M.A.Sc.)
• December 13, 2021 – Additive Manufacturing with Stellite 6 Metal-cored Wire by Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Plasma Arc Welding Methods – Shahryar Shahryari Fard (M.A.Sc.)
• December 13, 2021 – Neural Network Based Productions for the Aerodynamic Performance of Flapping Wings – Olivia Chamberland (M.A.Sc.)
• December 08, 2021 – An evolutionary framework for multi-objective trajectory design and robust model predictive control in long-range rendezvous missions – Sanaz Samsam (M.A.Sc.)
• December 2, 2021 – Transient Dynamics of Horizontal Axis Offshore Floating Wind Turbines – Saeid Fadaei Naeini (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• November 29, 2021 – Multi-Sensor Fusion for Navigation of Ground Vehicles Using Dual Extended Kalman Filter – Arsalan Ahmed (M.A.Sc.)
• November 25, 2021 – Optimal Robust Output-tracking of Autonomous Rovers with Dynamic Traction Control – Mohammadreza Mottaghi (M.A.Sc.)
• November 25, 2021 – Integration of a user-adaptive control system for stroke rehabilitation robotics – Nicholas Berezny (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• November 2, 2021 – Interaction of a Turbulent Spot with a Two-Dimensional Cavity – Shunhao Wu (M.A.Sc.)
• October 20, 2021 – Non-Cooperative Spacecraft Pose Estimation Using Convolutional Neural Networks – Francis Despond (M.A.Sc.)
• October 15, 2021 – Atomic simulation of pull-out Halloysite nanotube from polyurethane by molecular dynamic method – Mohammadreza Heidari Pebdani (M.A.Sc.)
• October 5, 2021 – Design Methodologies for Simple Adaptive Controllers with Applications to Spacecraft Proximity Operations – Andriy Predmyrskyy (M.A.Sc)
• September 14, 2021  – An Experimental Investigation of Polymer Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications – Hayat El Fazani (Ph.D. Defence)
• September 9, 2021 – The Effects of Urban Settings on Airflow Characterizations for Urban Air Mobility Applications – Maryam Al Iabbad (M.A.Sc.)
• September 9, 2021 – Characterization and Design Optimization of Periodic Cellular Solids for Optimal Bone Ingrowth in Osseointegration Implants – Ariane Parisien (M.A.Sc.)
• September 7, 2021 – Operational optimization of PV/T driven combined cooling, heating and power system for use in the Canadian residential sector – Cem Kalkan (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• August 31, 2021 – Dynamic Aeroelastic Performance Optimization of Adaptive Aerospace Structures Employing Structural Geometric Nonlinearities – William Parsons (M.A.Sc.)
• August 31, 2021 – Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Analyses of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines – Arvin Hashemi Mehr (M.A.Sc.) 
• August 17, 2021 – Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Bio-inspired Airfoil Trailing-Edge Designs for Noise Reduction – Yehia Salama (M.A.Sc.)
• August 20, 2021 – Experimental wind tunnel testing and numerical optimization studies for airfoil trailing edge noise reduction – Basim Al Tlua (Ph.D Thesis Defence)
• August 19, 2021 – An Intelligent PHM System for Bearing Fault Phase Diagnosis and Multi-Phase RUL Prediction – Lourd Arun Raj (M.A.Sc.)
• July 26, 2021 – Fusion welding of AI7075 alloy with nanoparticle-enhanced filler metal – Alireza Abdollahi (Ph.D Thesis Defence)
• June 28, 2021 – Characterization of Building Integrated Phase Change Materials Using Experiments and Simulation – Calene Treichel (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• June 22, 2021  – Advanced Modelling and Control Methods for Precision Robotic Machining Tasks – Steffan Llyod (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• June 18, 2021 – Remote Detection of Sodium and Potassium Atomic Emission Signatures as an Indicator of Liquid Carry Over into Flare Systems in North Dakota, Southern Saskatchewan, and Ecuador – Zachary Milani (M.A.Sc.)
• May 27, 2021 – Computer Vision for Real-time Navigation with Unknown, Uncooperative and Tumbling (Ph.D Thesis Defence)
• May 27, 2021 – Development of 3D Printed Electric Motors – Abdurrazag Elaskri (M.A.Sc.)
• May 27, 2021 – A Holistic Model for the Combined Weld Arc-Pool System – Matthew Gibson (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam) 
• May 26, 2021 – sEMG-Based Lower Limb Intention Detection using Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Assistive Human-Robot Interaction – Hasti Khiabani (M.A.Sc.)
• May 25, 2021 – Health monitoring system for the 10 MW Supercritical carbon dioxide S-CO2 gas turbine power plant – Ibrahim Ali (Ph.D Thesis Defence)
• May 21, 2021 – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wing Shape Identification using Vising System – Julius Adoghe (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam) 
• May 17, 2021 – Durability Characterization of a High Performance building Envelope with Vacuum Insulation Panels and Energy Recovery Ventilation – Christopher Campbell (M.A.Sc.)
• May 13, 2021 – Cascaded Lyapunov Vector Fields for Spacecraft Relative Trajectory Tracking in Rotating Reference Frames Under Acceleration Constraints – Jeffrey Hough (M.A.Sc.)
• May 12, 2021 – Algebraic input-output equations of four-bar kinematic chains: planar; spherical; spatial – Mirja Rotzoll (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• May 5, 2021 – Sensitivity analysis and experimental validation of plunger-type wavemakers modelled with a steady flow – Stephanie Lowell (M.A.Sc.)
• April 16, 2021 – Investigation into the Performance of a Canadian Passive Solar House with Hydronic Floor Energy Capture System – Sarah Brown (Ph.D Comprehensive Exam)
• January 22, 2021 – Multi-Objective Shape Optimization of a Boundary Layer Ingesting Engine Intake – Ayesh Sudasinghe (M.A.Sc)
• January 13, 2021 – Pilot study for cutting force model of robotic deburring – Grael Miller (M.A.Sc.)

2020 Defences:

• January 6, 2020 – Terrain Draping and Following Using Low-Cost Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Geophysical Survey Applications – Salman Shafi (M.A.Sc.)
• January 9, 2020 – CALPHAD Based Cellular Model of Dendrite Growth in Welds – Ghazi Alsoruji (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• January 10, 2020 – Oxidation Resistance of Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 for Gas Turbine Applications – Adria Barcelo Singh (M.A.Sc.)
• January 10, 2020 – Health monitoring system for the 10 MW Supercritical carbon dioxide S-CO2 gas turbine power plant – Ibrahim Ali (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• January 13, 2020 – Technoeconomic Analysis of Air Based Solar Assisted Heat Pump Water Heaters for Canadian and American Cities – Calene Treichel (M.A.Sc.)
• January 13, 2020 – Developing Techniques to 3D Print Electric Motors for Self-Replicating Machines  – Abdurrazag Elaskri (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• January 14, 2020 – Control of spaceborne manipulators for onorbit servicing especially looking at bio-inspired control using forward – Collins Ogundipe (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• April 6, 2020 – An approach to data-driven sensing and predictive supervisory control for commercial buildings with in-situ evaluation – Jason Bursill (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• April 23, 2020 – An Experimental Investigation of Polymer Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications – Hayat El Fazani (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• April 27, 2020 – Analysis of Variables which affect the Mechanical and Fracture Properties of Porcine Skin – Trevor Irwin (M.A.Sc)
• April 29, 2020 – Phase Field Modelling of Bainitic Transformation – Fawzi Elhigazi (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• May 01, 2020 – The Integration of Heat Pumps and Thermal Storage for Residential Demand Side Management – Christopher Baldwin
• May 20, 2020 – Effects of Brain Ggyrification on Impact-induced Strain Measurements with a Preliminary Study on viable ex vivo Porcine Brain – Ashley Mazurkiewicz (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• May 22, 2020 – A Study of Particle Surface Effects on the Spall Strength of Particle-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites – Anton Lebar (M.A.Sc)
• June 5, 2020 – Sensor Fusion in Autonomous Navigation using Fast SLAM 3.0 – An improved SLAM Method – Zheng Wang (M.A.Sc.)
• June 8, 2020 – Design and Validation of a Force-Sensing Piano Key to Assess Pianist Biomechanics – Francesca Tsimiklis (M.A.Sc.)
• June 10, 2020 – Optimized Surface Roughening by Pulsed Water-jet for Suitable Adhesion Strength of Plasma Transferred Wire Arc Coating – Nicolas O’Neil (M.A.Sc)
• June 11, 2020 – The Robotic Molecular Biologist – Automated Processing of Astrobiological Samples for Planetary Missions – Shubhank Sondhiya (M.A.Sc.)
• June 15, 2020 – Experimental and Modeling Studies of Thermal Barrier Coating Failure under Isothermal Oxidation and Solid Particle Erosion – Samia Essa (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• June 23, 2020 – Transient Mathermatical Modelling of Loop Heat Pipes and Experimental Validation – Hooman Jazebizadeh (Ph.D)
• July 03, 2020  – SPS Thermal Barrier Coating System – Modelling and Performance Characterization Under Isothermal and Cyclic Oxidation Conditions – Bingjie Xiao- (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• August 14, 2020 – Development of an Anti-Sway Control System and Real-Time Operator-in-the-loop Simulator for Shipboard Cranes – Iain Martin (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• August 17, 2020 – Numerical and Experimental Optimization for Specific Fatgiue Life Maximization of Additively Manufactured Ti-6AI-4V Aerospace Components – Eric Trudel (M.A.Sc.)
• August 19, 2020 – Multiscale Design Optimization of Hopper Cars Employing Functionally Graded Honeycomb Sandwich Composites – Ayman Al-Sukhon (M.A.Sc.)
• August 20, 2020 – Microstructure-Based Computational Fatigue Life Prediction of Structural Materials – Siqi Li (M.A.Sc.)
• August 24, 2020 – Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Residual Stresses in Shot Peened Flange Pin of Landing Gears – Yinda Cheng (M.A.Sc.)
• August 24, 2020 – Communication HVAC Operation Through A Thermostat Interface: An In-Situ Implementation to Improve Perceived Control and Thermal Comfort in Offices – Connor Brackley (M.A.Sc.)
• September 02, 2020 – Sensor Fusion INS/GNSS based on Fuzzy Logic Adaptive Error-State Kalman Filter and Unscented Kalman Filter – Gabriel de Cunto (M.A.Sc.)
• September 11, 2020 – Quantification of Black Carbon Emissions from Gas flaring and Standardization of the Sky-LOSA Measurement Technique – Bradley Conrad (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• September 14, 2020 – An Experimental Investigation of Polymer Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications – Hayat El Fazani (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• September 17, 2020 – A Study of the Impact Response of Discrete Regions of the Human Cadaver Brain – Scott Dutrisac (M.A.Sc.)
• September 21, 2020 – Raman spectroscopy-based analysis of cartilage composition with applications on finite element modeling – Daniel Mason (M.A.Sc.)
• September 22, 2020 – Pressurized Metered-Dose (pMDI) Aerosol Spray Deposition in LArge-and-Medium-Volume Spacers – Nicholas Ogrodnik (M.A.Sc.)
• September 22, 2020 – Investigations of sliding-induced solute transport in articular cartilage – Kathryn Culliton (M.A.Sc.)
• September 25, 2020 – Development for a Digital Twin for Maritime Launch & Recovery Operation – Cassidy Westin (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• September 28, 2020 – Development of a Planar Shipboard Skid-equipped Rotary-wing Aircraft Manoeuvring and Securing Simulation – Alexander Schock (M.A.Sc.)
• October 16, 2020 – Aerodynamic and Structural Design of Flow Conditioning, Flow Seeding and Testing Sections of a High-Speed Wind Tunnel – Chanon Pretorius (M.A.Sc.)
• November 5, 2020 – Autonomous GN&C of Spacecraft Formation Flying on Highly Elliptical Orbits in the Presence of Gravitational, Third-Body, Drag and Solar Radiation Pressure Perturbations – Ahmad Chihabi (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• November 6, 2020 – Thermal performance of a sub-slab thermal storage system for coupling to a heat pump: modelling and optimization – Luminita Dumitrascu (Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam)
• November 23, 2020 – Development of 3D Print Electric Motors – Elaskri Abdurrazag (PhD. Comprehensive Exam)
• November 25, 2020 – Adaptive Control and Control Allocation for Spacecraft Formation Flying under Perturbations – Raha Hojjati (M.A.Sc.)
• December 15, 2020 – Microstructure and Performance Studies of a Novel Cobalt High Entropy Alloy – Xueyao Wu (M.A.Sc.)
• December 17, 2020 – Techno-economic Analysis of a Solar Adsorption Cooling System for Residential Applications in Canada – Jordan McNally (M.A.Sc)
• December 18, 2020 – Effects of Porosity, Wall Thickness and Length on the Filtration Efficiency of Gasoline Particulate Filters – Fadi Araji (M.A.Sc.)