May 2016, UFV presented 25 students with awards totalling over $19,000 and celebrated many other prestigious student research achievements.
The Faculty of Science would like to congratulate all of this year’s recipients. The following Science students were recognized for their accomplishments:
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)
Gaganjeet Mahil, Biology
Faculty Researcher: Lucy Lee
Harsh Sidhu, Biology
Faculty Researcher: Lucy Lee
Abigail Sherwood Chemistry
Faculty Researcher: Noham Weinberg
Jordan Bryce, Geography & the Environment
Faculty Researcher: Olav Lian
Travis Gingerich, Geography & the Environment
Faculty Researcher: Olav Lian
Award: AVP Research, Engagement & Graduate Studies $200
Vivienne Beard, Biology
Annotation of contig10 of the 3L chromosome of Drosophila elegans
Faculty Supervisor: James Bedard
Award: Dean, College of Arts $150
Audrey Faber, Geography & the Environment
Investigation into the possible effects of agriculture on the geochemistry of Willband Creek in Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Faculty Supervisor: Steven Marsh
Award: Dean, Faculty Science $150
Richelle Acreman & Katherine Flach, Biology
A reference atlas of thyroid histology of Pseudacris
Faculty Supervisor: Allan Arndt
Scholarship: Hakai Fellowship (2 Years) | $46,000
Jordan Bryce, Geography & the Environment
Faculty Researcher: Olav Lian
Industry Liaison Research Award $350 each
Jessica Davies, Raymond Nguyen, Aidan O’Reilly, Physics
Faculty Supervisor: Lin Long
Program Head: Jeff Chizma
Faculty of Science Award $1,000
Aneet Bains, Biology
Faculty Supervisor: James Bedard
Program Head: Allan Arndt
Faculty of Science Award $1,000
Miranda Louwerse, Chemistry
Faculty Supervisor: Noham Weinberg
Program Head: David Fenske
Awards Program “Growing Connections Inspiration”
View slideshow of the 2016 student research projects
Photos from the awards dinner [HERE]
Looking for more information on the Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards please see [HERE]
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