Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Fall 2010
Deformation of the orthodontic bracket upon wire engagement may result in torque dissipation within the bracket rather than transmission to the tooth and its supporting structures. The purpose of this study was: 1) quantify the amount of torque expression and 2) quantify any deformation as a...
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Fall 2018
Total dissolved gases generated downstream of hydropower dams pose an environmental risk to fish species. The objective of this study was to understand total dissolved gas generation mechanisms at Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam along the Columbia River near Castlegar, BC. This was in an effort to...
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Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy to Study Bitumen and Clay Interaction in Oil Sands Tailings
DownloadFall 2016
Oil sands tailings management remains to be a major challenge for oil industry in Canada. Promoting quick settling of fines in tailings ponds is the key to its treatment. Bitumen lost to tailings during oil sands extraction is also believed to hinder settling and consolidation of clays in...
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Fall 2017
Chapter 1 describes the total synthesis of (+)-ipalbidine. The indolizidine core structure was formed by use of an unusual 6-exo-trigonal radical cyclization as a key step. I started from the chiral pool using L-proline and obtained ipalbidine with an ee of >99.6%. Chapter 2 describes synthetic...