SEA Conference 2024 Prizes (Prizes are valued at $100 each)

Theme Awards:

Health and Wellness

• Bounce Innovation best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow)- Kenzie Grace (Psychology)
• Bounce Innovation best poster (undergraduate) - Alyssa Janes (Biochemistry)
• Bounce Innovation best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow)- Justine Yick (Psychology) & Noah Pevie (Psychology)
• Bounce Innovation best talk (undergraduate) - Lily Bertolo (Biology)

Technology, Innovation and Exploration

• Best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) - Deepal Deshpande (Biology)
• Best poster (undergraduate) - Matthew Caines (Psychology)
• Best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) - Mohammad Mousavi (Physics & Physical Oceanography)
• Best talk (undergraduate) - Ayon Debnath (Computer Science)

Climate Change and the Environment

• Best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) - Elizabeth Mack (Biology)
• Best poster (undergraduate) - Lauren Gover (Biology)
• Best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) - Sarah Boudreau (Chemistry)
• Best talk (undergraduate) - Alex Day (Biology)

Departmental Awards:

• Best Biochemistry/Food Science talk (graduate) - Yuguan Jiang
• Best Biochemistry/Nutrition talk (undergraduate) - Aaron Pye
• Best Biochemistry/Food Science poster (graduate) - Mahammedzaid Patel
• Best Biochemistry/Nutrition poster (undergraduate) - Molly Pomeroy

• Best Biology talk (graduate) - Katrina Cruickshanks
• Best Biology poster (graduate) - Madelyn Swackhamer
• Best Biology undergraduate presentation (poster or talk) - Rebecca Ralph

• Best Chemistry poster (graduate) - Justine Bissonnette
• Best Chemistry talk (graduate) - Mikhailey Wheeler
• Canadian Society for Chemistry best poster (undergraduate) - Lauren Ringer
• Canadian Society for Chemistry second place poster (undergraduate) - Chloe Penney

• Best Computer Science poster (graduate or undergraduate) - Seyed Mohammad Amin Taheri Ghahfarokhi
• Best Computer Science talk (graduate or undergraduate) - Saad Equbal Syed

• Best Ocean Sciences talk (graduate) - Nova Hanson 
• Best Ocean Sciences poster (graduate) - Méliane Deshaies
• Best Ocean Sciences presenation (undergraduate) - Ella Vivian
• Best Innovation and Aquaculture presentation (Graduate) - Sathees Duglas

• Best Earth Sciences talk (graduate or undergraduate)  - Shramana Sarkar
• Best Earth Sciences poster (graduate or undergraduate) - Mary Whelan

• Best Mathematics and Statistics talk (first place) - Zhen Shuang
• Best Mathematics and Statistics talk (second place) - William Kellough

• Best Physics and Physical Oceanography poster (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral fellow) - Sashwat Prasadh
• Best Physics and Physical Oceanography talk (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral fellow) - Nurul Bin Ibrahim

• Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience poster (undergraduate or graduate)- Lily Reid
• Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience talk (undergraduate or graduate) - Robyn Cumben

Other Awards:

• Gong Show best presentation (graduate or undergraduate)- Sachel Christian-Robinson (Chemistry)

• Vice-president (Research) best paper (graduate) - Sarah Boudreau (Chemistry)
• Vice-president (Research) best paper (undergraduate) - Lily Bertolo (Biology)

• School of Gradute Studies Best PhD presentation (poster or talk) - Sydney Collins (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology)
• School of Graduate Sudies Best Masters presentation (poster or talk) - Justine Yick (Psychology) & Noah Pevie (Psychology)

• Best Interdisciplinary Program poster - Lucas Fowler (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology)
• Best Interdisciplinary Program talk - Sydney Collins (Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology)