WEST 2024 Awards

Congratulations to all the award winners!!

 

A presenter is eligible to receive only one award. If one presenter becomes eligible for two or more awards, then the presenter will receive the highest award and the other awards will be given to the next person in the award winners’ list.

Philip H. Jones Award

  • 1st place: 300 CAD
  • 2nd place: 200 CAD

* The best and second-best presentations throughout all the education sessions.
* This award will be determined by judging results.
* Recipients are awarded by the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ).
* Eligibility: Students at Canadian universities who present at virtual and in-person oral presentation sessions.
* For more details, please visit the CAWQ website.

1st place

Phoebe Riddell

University of Manitoba

2nd place

Rachel Boyer

University of Victoria

 

Education Session

  • Best Presentation Award (1st place): 150 CAD
  • Runner-up Presentation Award (2nd place): 100 CAD

* Each education session offers these two awards.
* Recipients receiving the award are determined by judging results.
* Eligibility: Attendees presenting at virtual and in-person oral presentation sessions.

Ed Session 1A: Designing Resilient Water Systems

1st place

Lohita Rajesh

University of Massachusetts Amherst

2nd place

Krishnaveni Kannan

McGill University

Ed Session 1B: Designing Resilient Water Systems

1st place

Aina Crozier

University of British Columbia

2nd place

Keegan Parkhurst

University of British Columbia

Ed Session 2: Enhancing WASH in Low-Resource Contexts

1st place

Alanna Mahar

University of Massachusetts Amherst

2nd place

Alice Gentleman

University of Victoria

Ed Session 3: Approaches to Decoloniality and Water Governance

1st place

Suresh B K

University of Manitoba

2nd place

Samyukta Shrivasta

Stanford University

Ed Session 4: Insights into Water Resource Management

1st place

Brian Waters

York University

2nd place

Ellen Benyarku

University of Mines and Technology

Ed Session 5: Drivers of Change in Hydrologic Systems

1st place

Kristen Sora

University of British Columbia

2nd place

Alanna Hildebrandt

University of Washington

 

3-Minute WESTalk

  • Best Presentation Award (1st place): 125 CAD
  • Runner-up Presentation Award (2nd place): 75 CAD

* This session offers a total of two awards.
* The Best and Runner-up Presentation awards will be determined by judging results.
* Eligibility: Attendees presenting at the hybrid 3-Minute WESTalk event.

1st place

Arav Saherwala

McGill University

2nd place

Soobin Yim

Simon Fraser University

 

Poster Session

  • Best Presentation Award (1st place): 125 CAD
  • Runner-up Presentation Award (2nd place): 75 CAD
  • People’s Choice Award: 50 CAD

* This session offers a total of three awards.
* The Best and Runner-up Presentation awards will be determined by judging results.
* The People’s Choice award will be determined by voting results from attendees.
* Eligibility: Attendees presenting at the in-person poster session.

1st place

Nicole Mitsue Howes

University of British Columbia

2nd place

Sadie Lye

University of British Columbia

People’s Choice Award

Dafne R. Sanchez

Cooperative University of Colombia