During this 60 minute session, we will introduce you to a variety of research strategies and library tools, to help you succeed with graduate level research. By the end of this session, you will be familiar with:

• Selecting databases
• OMNI and Interlibrary loan options
• Zotero Citation Manager
• Free research tools (Connected Papers & others)
• Google Scholar - pros and cons
• Lakehead Knowledge Commons & finding theses and dissertations

Pomila will present her Chemistry and Materials Science PhD Thesis Proposal.

Title: A Theoretical Assessment of the Electronic Structure and Reactivity of Allicin and Derivatives

Supervisory Committee:
Supervisor - Dr. Rob Mawhinney
Committee Member - Dr. Wely Floriano
Committee Member - Dr. Jinqiang Hou
External Examiner - Dr. Mike Campbell
Chair - Dr. Leila Pakzad

Everyone is welcome!

Please contact Brenda Magajna at phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

Known as one of the most anticipated events held by the Nursing and Engineering Associations at Lakehead University. In the year of 2025, the event will be reaching new heights, in the form of a masquerade gala. "Unmask the Night" with us on February 1, 2025.

Please join us for Mila Popovic's PhD Dissertation proposal defense. This is a hybrid defense, should you wish to attend in person it will take place in ATAC 5033.

Title: The Intersectional Public Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Maranzan

Second Reader: Dr. Amanda Uliaszek

GSC rep: Dr. Josephine Tan

Please contact admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

Join us for the BIPOC Pathway to Career Launch on December 3rd, in the Faculty Lounge! This is an opportunity for you to connect with key campus departments, offering you invaluable advice on navigating the transition from a university student to a professional within the Canadian workforce.

Discover what steps you should take as a soon-to-be graduate, what to consider when stepping into the professional world, and the support available to you as a BIPOC student of Lakehead.

Join Career Services & Co-op to learn about:

• your rights as a BIPOC employee in Canada
• helpful resume tips
• the post-graduation work permit (PGWP) process

Receieve a professional headshot!

Refreshments will be provided.

The Thunder Bay Chapter of the Ontario Archaeology Society is proud to present Dr. Amy Junnila. 

"Distinguishing Bison bison from Bison antiquus in Archaeological and Paleo-biological Contexts: Ancient DNA Analysis of Mitochondrial 12s rRNA"

Friday, Dec. 13

7 p.m.

BB 2002

Distinguishing between Bison bison and Bison antiquus in archaeological and paleo-biological contexts is difficult. This study addresses this issue using ancient DNA analysis of a small, conserved portion of their mitochondrial 12s ribosomal RNA gene. The first objective of this study was to extract DNA from two ancient Bison antiquus specimens and a 400-year-old Bison bison specimen. The second was to sequence the genetic region of interest and identify species specific motifs. If distinctions found here are verified by future analysis, then archaeologists may have a powerful tool to aid bison speciation using hard tissue remains. Examination of populations of suitable specimens will be required to determine the extent of “within species” variation in the 12s region of bison mtDNA, both extinct and extant. This DNA fingerprinting technique is likely applicable to a diverse array of animals for identification purposes.

As always, meetings are free to attend. Hope to see many of you there! 

Please join the final NRMT Seminar Series speaker of 2024, Dr. Asma Asemaninejad from Natural Resources Canada (CanMet Mining, Ottawa).

Dr. Asemaninejad is a Research Scientist focused on mine waste challenges and management at NRCan's CanMet Mining Division in Ottawa. Her research focusses on ecosystem impacts of mining, ecosystem reclamation in mining contexts, and how microbiomes interact with metal mining wastes like tailings and wasterock. Earlier research in her PhD and MSc focused on wetland ecosystem feedbacks to climate change and biocontrol of pests in agroecosystems.

Dr. Asemaninejad earned her BSc and MSc from the University of Guilan and PhD at Western University. She worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Western University and Lakehead University prior to joining NRCAN in 2019.

The speaker will join by Zoom https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/97532903824

Or join us in: Braun Building Room BB1054 (Coffee/tea will be served!)

Please join us for the public presentation portion of Mr. Alex Ross' PhD Defense "Influence of prey type and environment on Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) activity, mercury dynamics, and life histories" in Braun Building BB1075 or by Zoom https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/95472737836.

Mr. Ross' supervisory and defense committee is:

• Dr. Mike Rennie (supervisor)
• Dr. Jake Vander Zanden, U Wisconsin, Center for Limnology (external examiner)
• Dr. Adam Algar (arm's length internal examiner)
• Dr. Erin Dunlop (committee member)
• Dr. Brian Shuter (committee member)

Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.

After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:

• save time with the research process
• create better citations and bibliographies
• organise all the books / articles you find during the research process
• use advanced features in Zotero

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.

Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.

After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:

• save time with the research process
• create better citations and bibliographies
• organise all the books / articles you find during the research process
• use advanced features in Zotero

Note: This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.