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
