February 2024: Issue 37

Event

U of R 3MT begins this month!

Are you doing important and exciting research and want to tell others all about it? 3MT is an internationally recognized competition for thesis-based graduate students in which participants present their work and its wider impact in three minutes or less using a single static slide! Register for one of two heats.

Event

DGSA Wine & Cake

Are you a BIPOC graduate student who likes wine and/or cake? Then this event is for you! The Diversity Graduate Student Association invites you to our formal event on Friday March 1, from 7-10 p.m. in CW 215. You can enjoy making new connections and eat good cake.

There are limited spots available. Please let us know if you're coming!

Event

Have a great supervisor?

The Award for Outstanding Graduate Supervision recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated a record of excellent mentorship and supervision of graduate students at the University of Regina. The winner will be nominated for the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship. The nomination deadline is until April 30. Consider nominating your supervisor!

Marlene Joyce McNab (Public Policy, supervised by Dr. Jim Farney and Dr. Ken Coates)

Thesis: koskon âtâyohkan: Healing the integration of intergenerational trauma and addictions

Yunhao Zhang (Petroleum Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Daoyong Yang)

Thesis: Performance evaluation of a multifractured horizonal well in an unconventional reservoir with fracture networks and flow dynamics

Yumeng Wang (Geology, supervised by Dr. Guoxiang Chi)

Thesis: Geochemical modeling of diagenesis, hydrothermal alteration, and unconformity-related uranium mineralization in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tangnyu Song (Environmental Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Guohe (Gordon) Huang)

Thesis: Bayesian probabilistic projections of future climate over Canada based on the RCM ensemble

Yingchao Huang (Electronic Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Abdul Bais and Dr. Amina E. Hussein)

Thesis: Coping with the distribution change in soil classification with LIBS

Elham Soufiani (Statistics, supervised by Dr. Andrei Volodin)

Thesis: Advanced approaches to ruin probability and novel extensions of Hoeffding Inequalities in insurance mathematics

Reminders

Thesis submission deadlines:

Winter term PhD thesis submission deadline: February 2, 2024.

Winter term Master’s thesis submission deadline: February 16, 2024.

Convocation:

2024 Spring (June) Convocation application deadline: Jan. 31, 2024.

For more information:grad.defense@uregina.ca

Thesis Thursdays:

Thursdays, January 18 - April 4, 2024, 2-4 p.m. (no meeting Winter Break, Feb. 22)

Meet virtually with the Grad Thesis Coordinator to ask questions about thesis submission and defense or attend virtual writing sessions designed to help you stay on track as you write your thesis.

The Student Success Centre and the Department of English have graduate-level peer writing supports available this Winter term. To schedule your appointment: https://uregina.mywconline.com/

Opportunities

Opportunities

A new semester also means a new main scholarship competition! Applications on GAP will open on Feb. 1, but you can already explore the scholarships offered through our online database or on GAP. The deadline for completed applications is Feb. 28.



• Tips for Funding and Scholarships
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Scholarships with January Deadlines