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