{"id":10536,"date":"2021-06-28T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T19:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/?p=10536"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T19:00:28","slug":"congratulations-to-the-2021-ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2021\/06\/28\/congratulations-to-the-2021-ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the 2021 UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence Award recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_q7nYV-feWA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the following students from the Faculty of Science who are this year&#8217;s recipients:<\/p>\n<p><em>Click the name to learn more about the students and their award-winning projects<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agriculture Science<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020910\">Jade Sherwood<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty Supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad<br \/>\nExternal supervisor: Dr. Paul Abrams, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Agassiz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020911\">Kennedy Zwarych<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Sandra Gillespie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chemistry<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020912\">Connor Frey<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Computer Science<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020913\">Steven Lawrence<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Amir Shabani<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land Use &amp; Environmental Change<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020914\">Vanessa Brewer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020915\">Nicola Ferguson<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Olav Lian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physics<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020873\">Emily Rettich<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Derek Harnett<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Community Service Research Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Land Use &amp; Environmental Change<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020916\">Julia Whittaker<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisors: Larissa Horne and Dr. Mariano Mapili<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Industry Engagement Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Computer Science<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/research\/students\/awards-and-funding\/ufv-undergraduate-research-excellence-awards\/2021-award-recipients\/#d.en.1020918\">Holden Pimentel<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty supervisor: Dr. Opeyemi Adesina<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Congratulations to all of the winners!<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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