SEA Conference 2025 Prizes (Prizes are valued at $100 each)

Theme Awards:

Health and Wellness

• Bounce Innovation best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Sydney Knapman (Psychology) & Jenna Perry (Psychology)
• Bounce Innovation best poster (undergraduate) – Antje Kroes (Psychology)
• Bounce Innovation best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Olivia Bishop (Psychology)
• Bounce Innovation best talk (undergraduate) – Evan Williams (Biochemistry)  

Technology, Innovation and Exploration

• CoLab Software best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Wanyue Li (Biology)
• CoLab Software best poster (undergraduate) – Gavin Hull (Computer Science/Mathematics & Statistics)
• CoLab Software best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Megan Fitzgerald (Chemistry)
• CoLab Software best talk (undergraduate) – Julianna Dyke (Ocean Sciences)

Climate Change and the Environment

• Best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Justine Bissonnette (Chemistry)
• Best poster (undergraduate) – Jenna Elliott (Psychology)
• Best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) – Joséphine Pierrat (Ocean Sciences)
• Best talk (undergraduate) – Parker Sullivan (Biology)

Departmental Awards:

• Best Biochemistry/Food Science talk (graduate) – Claire Hynes
• Best Biochemistry/Nutrition talk (undergraduate) – Mason Waye
• Best Biochemistry/Food Science poster (graduate) – Morgan LeDrew
• Best Biochemistry/Nutrition poster (undergraduate) – Emily Rossiter

• Best Biology talk (graduate) – Riley Henniffent & Oladapo Simeon (tie)
• Best Biology poster (graduate) – Artho Baroi
• Best Biology undergraduate presentation (poster or talk) – James Murphy

• Best Chemistry poster (graduate) – Megan Graham
• Best Chemistry talk (graduate) – Sarah Boudreau
• Canadian Society for Chemistry best poster (undergraduate) – Sophie Kiefte  
• Canadian Society for Chemistry second place poster (undergraduate) – Macklin Pelley & Amy Stephenson (tie)

• Best Computer Science poster (graduate or undergraduate) – Anahita Nikaien
• Best Computer Science talk (graduate or undergraduate) – Ali Bahari

• Best Ocean Sciences talk (graduate) – Cameron MacPhail
• Best Ocean Sciences poster (graduate) – Shanan Brun-Dabbagh
• Best Ocean Sciences poster (undergraduate) – Andrea Leyte
• Best Innovation and Aquaculture presentation (Graduate) - Sathees Duglas

• Best Earth Sciences talk (graduate or undergraduate) – Caroline Ofosu
• Best Earth Sciences poster (graduate or undergraduate) – Nagi Chida

• Best Mathematics and Statistics talk (first place) – Logan Pipes
• Best Mathematics and Statistics talk (second place) – Fernand Mouassom

• Best Physics and Physical Oceanography poster (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral fellow) – Sarker Ahmed
• Best Physics and Physical Oceanography talk (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral fellow) – Shane Anderson

• Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience poster (undergraduate or graduate)- Madison LaSaga & Nazrin Dadashli (tie)
• Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience talk (undergraduate or graduate) – Maddison Baldwin

Other Awards:

• Gong Show best presentation (graduate or undergraduate) – Negin Banay Shahani (Computer Science)  

• Vice-president (Research) best paper (graduate) – Andrew Tucker (Ocean Sciecnes)
• Vice-president (Research) best paper (undergraduate) – Emily Simms (Biology)

• Vice-president (Academic) best talk (graduate) – Daniel Jo (Computer Science)
• Vice-president (Academic) best talk (undergraduate) – Gage Moffatt (Biology)

• School of Graduate Studies Best PhD oral presentation – Mikhailey Wheeler (Chemistry)
• School of Graduate Studies Best Masters oral presentation – Méliane Deshaies (Ocean Sciences)
• School of Graduate Studies Best PhD poster presentation – Matthew Laprade (Chemistry)
• School of Graduate Studies Best Masters poster presentation – Letitia Chen (Ocean Sciences)

• Best Interdisciplinary Program poster – Shimaa Salem (Sustainable Aquaculture)
• Best Interdisciplinary Program talk – Katie Danyk (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology) & Emmeline Broad (Environmental Science) (tie)