Each year, the UFV Research Office presents Undergraduate Research Excellence (URE) Awards to students who have conducted high-calibre research as part of the UFV Work Study program, as research assistants, or for an outstanding project as part of a course such as CityStudio.
We are pleased to announce the following students from the Faculty of Science who are this year’s recipients:
Click the name to learn more about the students and their award-winning projects
Agriculture Science – Jade Sherwood
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad
External supervisor: Dr. Paul Abrams, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Agassiz
Biology – Kennedy Zwarych
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Sandra Gillespie
Chemistry – Connor Frey
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar
Computer Science – Steven Lawrence
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Amir Shabani
Land Use & Environmental Change – Vanessa Brewer and Nicola Ferguson
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Olav Lian
Physics – Emily Rettich
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Derek Harnett
Community Service Research Award
Land Use & Environmental Change – Julia Whittaker
Faculty supervisors: Larissa Horne and Dr. Mariano Mapili
Industry Engagement Award
Computer Science – Holden Pimentel
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Opeyemi Adesina