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2019 Outstanding Thesis Award winners and nominees

The Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies chairs the Selection Committee that determines winners of the university’s Outstanding Thesis Awards; committee members include graduate faculty members representing diverse research disciplines.

To be considered, students must meet the following criteria:

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher.
  • Received an outcome of Acceptable without Required Revisions or Acceptable with Minor Revisions at their thesis defence.
  • No academic offenses on their record.

2019 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award

This award recognizes a graduating master’s student who has written an outstanding thesis that has made or is expected to make a significant contribution to his or her field of study.

Winner:

  • Leanne Elliott, Master of Health Sciences in Kinesiology
    • Thesis title: Parents’ Perspectives of the Secondary Effects of an Early Motor Skill Intervention for Their Four-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Nominees:

  • Sarah Ibaid, Master of Arts in Criminology
    • Thesis title: An Exploration of Muslim Canadians’ Perceptions Towards Law Enforcement Authorities and Their Willingness to Cooperate in General Crime Control and Counterterrorism Efforts
  • Chirag Paladiya, Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering
    • Thesis title: Apprehension of Resistive Characteristics of Plasma Ionized Hybrid Nano Fibrous Silicon

  • Prateek Panwar, Master of Science in Computer Science
    • Thesis title: Recommendations in Visual Analytics Using Emotions: A Mixed-Initiative Interaction Approach

2019 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

This award recognizes a graduating PhD student who has written an outstanding doctoral thesis that represents a remarkably impactful contribution to his or her field of research.

Winner:

  • Shady El-Batawy, PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Thesis title: Intelligent Integration of Prosumers with Battery Energy Storage in Smart Distribution Systems Using Optimal Design and a Transactive Energy Framework

Nominee: 

  • Rafael Veras, PhD in Computer Science
    • Thesis title: Visual Encoding Quality and Scalability in Information Visualization