| Year |
Name |
Degree |
Area |
Supervisor(s) |
Title of Thesis/Dissertation |
| 2013 |
BABB, James Patrick |
MSc |
Theory |
P. Kovtun
|
The derivation and quasinormal mode spectrum of acoustic anti-de sitter black hole analogues
|
| |
BERGHAUS, Frank |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre |
Search for quark compositeness in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS Detector at the Large Hadron Collider
|
|
BILDFELL, Christopher John |
PhD |
Astronomy |
H. Hoekstra / A, Babul |
The Stellar Content in Clusters of Galaxies |
| |
PASSY, Jean-Claude
|
PhD |
Astronomy |
F. Herwig |
Modeling close stellar interactions using numerical and analytical techniques
|
|
PON, Andrew |
PhD |
Astronomy |
D. Johnstone / J. Willis
|
Shocks, Superbubbles, and Filaments: Investigations into Large Scale Gas Motions in Giant Molecular Clouds
|
| 2012 |
BANDARA, H. M. Kaushala T. |
PhD |
Astronomy |
D. Crampton / C. Pritchet |
Applications of strong gravitational lensing: utilizing nature’s telescope for the study of intermediate to high redshift galaxies |
| |
DEJONG, Samuel Rudy |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
Cluster counting studies in a SuperB drift chamber prototype |
| |
FRADETTE, Anthony |
MSc |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
Constraining the variation of fundamental constants with tritium decays |
| |
GLASS, Lisa Anne |
PhD |
Astronomy |
L. Ferrarese / J. Willis |
The central regions of early-type galaxies in nearby clusters |
| |
KWAN, Tony |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler |
A measurement of the Drell-Yan differential cross section using data from proton-proton collisions at 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
| |
LEAMAN, Ryan |
PhD |
Astronomy
|
K. Venn |
Constraints on environmental and secular effects on the chemodynamical evolution of dwarf galaxies |
| |
LESSARD, Jean-Raphael |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre
|
Searches for top-antitop resonances in proton-proton collisions at a center of mass energy of 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector |
| |
LEWCZUK, Mateusz |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Sobie
|
Study of high multiplicity 3-prong [tau] decays at BaBar |
| |
MENON, Athira |
MSc |
Astronomy |
F. Herwig |
Reproducing the chemical composition of R Coronae Borealis stars from nucleosynthesis in post double degenerate white dwarf mergers |
|
MOVASSAGHI JORSHARI, Razzi |
MSc |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
A case for an ultra massive black hole in the galaxy cluster |
|
PALMER, Michael James David |
MSc |
Astronomy |
L. Simard / S. Ellison
|
Spectral energy distribution fitting of the bulge and disk components of interacting galaxies |
| |
XU, Haitian |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
B. C. Choi |
Magnetization dynamics in lithographically patterned Ni80Fe20/Ir20Mn80 exchange-biased square elements |
| 2011 |
BROEKHOVEN-FIENE, Hannah |
MSc |
Astronomy |
B. Matthews / S. Ellison
|
Resolving the multi-temperature debris disk around γ Doradus with Herschel |
|
CHOI, Herve |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Sobie
|
Search for CP violation in [Tau] decays at BABAR |
| |
COURNEYEA, Lorraine |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. McPherson / R. Keeler
|
Accounting for jet response induced MET backgrounds to new physics at the ATLAS experiment at CERN’s LHC |
| |
deNIVERVILLE, Patrick |
MSc |
Theory |
A. Ritz
|
Observing a light dark matter beam with neutrino experiments |
|
GAO, Yan |
MSc |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet
|
Dependencies of SDSS Supernova Ia rates on their host galaxy properties |
|
HENDRICKS, Benjamin |
MSc |
Astronomy |
P. Stetson / D. VandenBerg
|
A new reddening law for M4 |
|
HILL, Ewan |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
I. Trigger / M. Lefebvre
|
The cosmic muon flux in the ATLAS Detector at the Large Hadron Collider |
|
JARRETT, Michael |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
J. Albert
|
Prospects for the measurement of the Higgs CP structure at ATLAS in Higgs to four lepton decays |
|
LLOYD, Samantha |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
W. Ansbacher / A. Jirasek
|
Evaluation of a deterministic Boltzmann solver for radiation therapy dose calculations involving high-density hip prostheses |
|
MATTHEWS, Quinn |
PhD |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek
|
Single-cell Raman spectroscopy of irradiated tumour cells |
| |
MAXWELL, Aaron |
MSc |
Astronomy |
D. Johnstone /
J. Willis
|
Kicking at the darkness: detecting deeply embedded protostars at 1 - 10 microns |
|
PARKER, Alex |
PhD |
Astronomy |
JJ Kavelaars / J. Willis |
Ultra-wide Trans-Neptunian Binaries: tracers of the outer solar system's history |
|
PEARCE, James |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. V. Kowalewski |
W/Z+Jets production cross section ratio as a new physics search with the ATLAS Detector at CERN |
| |
SANTONI, Albert |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
B.C. Choi |
Magnetization dynamics in NiFe thin films |
| |
SHARMAN, Jonathan |
MSc |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
The impact of strongly interacting relics on big bang nucleosynthesis |
|
STEMEROFF, Noah |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
R. de Sousa |
Quantum entanglement, initialization and readout of nuclear spin qubits with an electric current |
|
STOREY, Douglas |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
D. Karlen |
A view screen beam profile monitor for the ARIEL e-linac at TRIUMF |
|
TURNER, Monica |
MSc |
Astronomy |
P. Cote / J. Willis |
The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey: the nuclei of early-type galaxies |
|
WANG, Kuhan |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler |
A study of missing transverse energy in minimum bias events with in-time pile-up at the Large Hadron Collider using the ATLAS Detector and proton-proton collision data at a center of mass energy of 7 TeV |
| |
YUN, Zinkoo |
PhD |
Theory |
W. Israel |
Tunneling model in Kruskal-szekeres coordinates and information paradox |
| 2010 |
BAYES, Ryan |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
A. Olin /
R. Kowalewski |
Measurement of the decay parameter rho and a search for non-Standard Model decays in the muon decay spectrum |
| |
GRAHAM, Melissa |
PhD |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
Nature versus nurture: how parent galaxy environments affect the rates and properties of their Type Ia supernovae |
| |
HILLAIRET, Anthony |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
A. Olin /
M. Lefebvre |
Measurement of the delta and eta muon decay parameters |
| |
INCE, Tayfun |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler |
Prospects for Probing the Structure of the Proton with the Low-mass Drell-Yan Events in ATLAS
|
| |
BAKER, Mark |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
A. Olin /
R. Kowalewski |
Improving the robustness of the ATLAS calorimeter software trigger |
| |
CAMPBELL, Warren |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek /
D. Wells |
Development of a fan-beam optical computed tomography scanner for three-dimensional dosimetry |
| |
CRAWFORD, Jason |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek /
I. Gagne |
An evaluation of patient-specific IMRT verification failures |
| |
GAUDIN, Andre |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
Drift speed and gain measurements in the T2K time projection chambers |
| |
SOLTANI, Fatemeh |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
G. Steeves |
Growth of metallic nanowires by chemical etching and the use of microfluidics channels to produce quantum point contacts |
| 2009 |
BUSH, Karl |
Ph.D |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek |
Monte Carlo dose calculations in advanced radiotherapy |
| |
FRIESEN, Rachel |
PhD |
Astronomy |
J. Di Francesco /
C. Pritchet |
The initial conditions of clustered star formation: an observational study of dense gas in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud |
| |
HAMANO, Kenjo |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Kowalewski |
Measurement of branching fractions and form factor parameters of B->Dlnu and B->D*lnu decays at BaBar |
| |
HSIAO, Eric |
PhD |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
Spectroscopic diversity of Type Ia supernovae |
| |
KIRK, Helen |
PhD |
Astronomy |
D. Johnstone /
D. Vandenberg |
Star formation in the Perseus molecular cloud: observations of dynamics and comparison to simulations |
| |
LUDLOW, Aaron |
PhD |
Astronomy |
J. Navarro |
The structure and substructure of cold dark matter halos |
| |
NUGENT, Ian |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
Precision measurements of tau lepton decays |
| |
THANJAVUR, Karunananth |
PhD |
Astronomy |
D. Crampton /
J. Willis |
Cosmic applications of gravitational lens assisted spectroscopy (GLAS) |
| |
BRASSEUR, Crystal |
M.Sc |
Astronomy |
D. Vandenberg /
P. Stetson |
Stellar population templates in the near-infrared |
| |
BIRD, Christopher |
M.Sc |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
The early universe as a probe of new physics |
| |
CHUTTER, Ashley |
M.Sc |
Astronomy |
K. Venn |
Elemental abundance investigation of two candidate extragalactic globular clusters (NGC 5024, NGC 5466) |
| |
LAMBERT, Simon |
M.Sc |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
Scalar-tensor gravity with pseudoscalar couplings |
| |
LEAMAN, Ryan |
M.Sc |
Astronomy |
K. Venn |
Stellar metallicities and kinematics in a gas-rich dwarf galaxy: first calcium triplet spectroscopy of RGB stars in WLM |
| |
LINDSAY, Clayton |
MSc |
particle Physics |
M. Roney |
Search for the lepton flavour violating decay tau->e gamma |
| |
MILUTINOVIC, Nikola |
MSc |
Astronomy |
S. Ellison |
The interstellar medium at high redshift: the sub-DLA at z=2.06 towards the quasar J2123−0050 |
| |
RUDGE, Jonathan, |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
BC. Choi |
In-situ picosecond time-resolved probing of magnetization dynamics in polycrystalline ferromagnetic thin films |
| |
SADAVOY, Sarah |
MSc |
Astronomy |
J. Di Francesco /
D. VandenBerg |
The mass distribution of protostellar and starless cores in Gould Belt clouds |
| |
TAYLOR, Ryan |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Kowalewski |
Masking problematic channels in the liquid argon calorimeter for the high-level trigger of ATLAS |
| 2008 |
BOLOKHOV, Pavel |
PhD |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
Lorentz violation in quantum field theory |
| |
FRASER, Wesley |
PhD |
Astronomy |
JJ. Kavelaar |
The Kuiper belt size distribution: constraints on accretion |
| |
BAXTER, Patricia |
M.Sc |
Medical physics |
A. Jirasek |
Assessment of X-ray Computed Tomography Dose in Normoxic Polyacrylamide Gel Dosimetry |
| |
FRANSHAM, Kyle |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
D. Karlen |
Evaluating the performance of a prototype TPC for use in the ND280m detector of the T2K experiment |
| |
GHAZIVINIZADEH, Aida |
MSc |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
Stirring the Intracluster Medium: Heat Deposition from Galaxy Motions |
| |
JOHNSTONE, Holly |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek /
M. Hilts
|
Benchmarking a new three-dimensional ultrasound system for prostate image guided radiation therapy |
| |
KING, Greg |
MSc |
particle Physics |
R. Sobie
M. Roney |
A measurement of the branching fraction of the decays of the tau- lepton to 2pi- pi+ eta nu |
| |
MATTHEWS, Alexander |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek |
Development of a Raman Microscope for Applications in Radiobiology |
| |
RUDKO, David |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
A. Jirasek |
Prototype Fan Beam Optical Computed Tomography Scanner for Three-Dimensional Radiotherapy Dose Verification |
| |
SHAW, Conor |
MSc |
Medical physics |
A. Jirasek |
The use of UV resonance Raman spectroscopy in the analysis of ionizing radiation-induced damage in DNA |
| |
TIAN, Lanlan |
MSc |
Astronomy |
H. Hoestra |
Distinguishing Modified Newtonian Dynamics from Dark Matter with Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing Measurements |
| |
WANG, Xun |
MSc |
Theory |
W. Israel |
Kerr and Kerr-AdS black shells and black hole entropy |
| |
YORK, Brian |
MSc |
Astronomy |
S. Ellison |
The Search for Diffuse Interstellar Bands in Quasar Absorption Line Systems |
| 2007 |
POOLE, Gregory |
PhD |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
Impact of mergers on relaxed X-ray clusters |
| |
SANDERSON, Aaron |
PhD |
Paticle Physics |
A. Brolo |
Surface-enhanced raman scattering from a modified silver electrode |
| |
TIEU, Steven |
PhD |
Theory |
F. Cooperstock |
Structures in general relativity |
| |
BILDFELL, Chris |
MSc |
Astronomy |
H. Hoekstra / A. Babul
|
Brightest cluster galaxies: optical properties at intermediate redshift |
| |
EDMONDS, Keith |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre /
R. McPherson
|
Prospects for top quark mass measurement through the fully Hadronic decay of top-antitop events with the ATLAS detector |
| |
KOOPMANS, Kristen |
MSc |
Theory |
M. Pospelov |
Catalyzed Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and the properties of charged relics in the early universe |
| |
LAFORGE, Joshua |
MSc |
Condensed Matter |
G. Steeves |
A polarization sensitive interferometer for Faraday rotation detection |
| |
LEWCZUK, Matek |
M.Sc |
Particle Physics |
R. Sobie |
Measurement of high multiplicity [tau] branching ratios |
| 2006 |
CLEM, James |
PhD |
Astronomy |
D. VandenBerg /
P. Stetson
|
"Galactic Star Clusters in the u’g’r’i’z’ Photometric" |
| |
FORTIN, Dominique |
PhD |
Particle Physics
|
R. Kowalewski |
"Determination of the CKM element |Vub|" |
| |
BAYES, Ryan |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Kowalewski / A. Olin |
"A Search for Exotic Muon Decays in the TWIST Muon Decay Spectrum"
|
| |
BUSH, Karl |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
M. Roney /
T. Popescu |
“Generation and Application of Monte Carlo Calculated Beamlet Dose Distributions in Radiation Therapy” |
| |
STOESZ, Jeffrey |
PhD |
Astronomy |
J.P. Veran /
C. Pritchet |
"The Next Generation of Wide Field Adaptive Optics" |
|
| |
CRANMER SARGISON, Gavin |
MSc |
Medical Physics |
M. Roney /
S. Zavgorodni |
"Quantifying the Impact of Radiation Therapy Dose Uncertainties on Radiobiological Treatment Plan Evaluation" |
|
HUGHES, Tamara |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre |
“Pion Energy Reconstruction Methods for the ATLAS Electromagnetic and Hadronic Endcap Calorimeters" |
|
KANWAR, Anudeep |
MSc |
Astronomy |
L. Simard /
S. Ellison |
"The Size Evolution of Disk Galaxies in the Canada-France-Hawaii Legacy Survey" |
|
SHAW, Warren |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. McPherson /
R. Keeler |
"Calibration and Response of the High Pseudorapidity Region of the ATLAS Liquid Argon End-cap Calorimeters" |
| 2005 |
FONT, Andreea |
PhD |
Astronomy |
J. Navarro |
“The Evolution of Galaxy Disks in Cold Dark Matter Halos” |
|
McCARTHY, Ian |
PhD |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
“Probing the Physics of the Intracluster Medium" |
|
FRIESEN, Rachel |
MSc |
Astronomy |
D. Johnstone |
“Measuring the Submillimeter Dust Emission from Hot Molecular Cores; Testing a Fourier Transform Spectrometer for the Submillimeter” |
|
GEEHAN, Jonathan |
MSc |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
“Investigating the Andromeda Stream: A Simple Bulge-Disk-Halo Model for M31” |
| |
INCE, Tayfun |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler |
“Position Resolution of the Atlas Electromagnetic Endcap Calorimeter” |
|
KIRK, Helen |
MSc |
Astronomy |
D. Johnstone /
D. VandenBerg |
“Understanding Star Formation in the Perseus Molecular Cloud” |
|
LEDUE, Jeffrey |
MSc |
Astronomy |
D. Crampton /
C. Pritchet |
“A Study of the Pyramid Sensor: Analytic Theory, Simulation and Experiment” |
|
PUBLICOVER, Julia |
MSc |
Medical Physics
|
M. Roney /
T. Ruth |
“Energy Mapping of Scattered Protons within a Gas Target” |
|
ROSENBAUM, Gabriel |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
D. Karlen |
“Measuring the Resolution of a GEM-TPC in a Magnetic Field” |
|
YUN, Zinkoo |
MSc |
Particle Physics
|
M. Roney |
"A study of muon pair events at BaBar”
|
| 2004 |
BAILEY, Ian |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler |
“The W boson spin density matrix at OPAL” |
|
HAYASHI, Eric |
PhD |
Astronomy |
J. Navarro |
“The Structure of Dark Matter Halos and Disk Galaxy Rotation Curves” |
|
JACKSON, Paul |
PhD |
Particle Physics
|
R. Kowalewski |
"A search for 'B'+ --> 'K'+'vv'" |
|
MILNE, Margaret |
MSc |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
“The Faint End of the Luminosity Function in the Core of the Coma Cluster” |
|
NUGENT, Ian |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
“The Utilization of Muon Pairs in Determining the Tracking Efficiency at the BaBar Experiment” |
| 2003 |
KORMOS, Laura |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. Keeler /
R. Sobie |
“A Measurement of the Tau to Muon Branching Ratio” |
|
LABRIE, Kathleen |
PhD |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
“Near Infrared [FeII] Emission in Starburst Galaxies” |
|
ROSS, Tetjana |
PhD |
Ocean Physics |
R. Lueck
C. Garrett |
Sound Scattering from Oceanic Turbulence |
|
KLOPP, Aaron |
MSc |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
“Submillimeter Star Formation Rates in Interacting Pairs” |
| 2002 |
DOBBS, Matthew |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre |
Probing the Three Gauge-boson Couplings in 14 TeV Proton-Proton Collisions |
|
TAYLOR, James |
PhD |
Astronomy |
A. Babul |
“The Survival and Formation of Disk Galaxies” |
|
VACHON, Brigitte |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
R. McPherson /
R. Sobie |
“Search for Excited Charged Leptons in Electron-Positron Collisions” |
|
CLEM, James |
MSc |
Astronomy |
D. VandenBerg |
“Strömgren Color-Temperature Relations for Cool Stars” |
| 2001 |
GRAHAM, Kevin |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
“Precision Determination of the Electroweak Mixing Angle and Test of Neutral Current Universality from the Tau Polarization Measurements at OPAL” |
|
GWYN, Stephen |
Ph.D |
Astronomy |
D. Hartwick |
“The Evolution of Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Fields” |
|
STEINBRING, Eric |
Ph.D |
Astronomy |
C. Scarfe /
D. Crampton /
A. Gower |
“Techniques in High Resolution Observations from the Ground and Space, and Imaging of the Merging Environments of Radio Galaxies at Redshift 1 to 4"
|
|
BIRD, Chris |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
C. Picciotto /
H. Fearing |
“Infrared Regularization in Relativistic Chiral Perturbation Theory” |
|
BROWN, Chris |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Roney |
“A Study of the Leptonic Branching Ratios of the Tau at BABAR” |
|
FORTIN, Dominique |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre |
“Performance of the ATLAS Hadronic Endcap Calorimeter Modules to Electrons and Pions” |
|
HAYASHI, Eric |
MSc |
Astronomy |
J. Navarro |
“Tidal Disruption of Substructure in Galaxy Clusters” |
|
JACKSON, Paul |
MSc |
Particle Physics |
R. Kowalewski |
“Hypothesis Testing Variables Applied to Trajectory Fitting in the BaBar Experiment" |
|
KENDALL, Roblyn |
MSc |
Ocean Physics |
C. Garrett |
“An Investigation into the Energetics of the Surf Zone and the Interactions between Turbulence and Bubbles” |
| 2000 |
LAWSON, Ian |
PhD |
Particle Physics
|
R. Keeler /
R. Sobie |
“Neutral Kaon Production from One-prong Tau Decays” |
|
O'NEIL, Dugan |
PhD |
Particle Physics |
M. Lefebvre |
"Performance of the ATLAS Hadronic Endcap Calorimeter and the Physics of Electroweak Top Quark Production at ATLAS” |
|
OUELLETTE, John |
PhD |
Astronomy |
C. Pritchet |
“Blue Stragglers” |