Student Awards

Alexa Bates, a fourth year Environmental Engineering student, was recently recognized as one of Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25—a prestigious honor that speaks volumes about her impact. She is passionate about driving sustainability and creating change through student-led initiatives. She believes that engineering students have the power to solve pressing environmental challenges and inspire meaningful action within their communities.

The 75th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) was held at the Palais des Congrès located in downtown Montréal, Canada from August 18th to August 23th this year. Two University of Guelph graduate students in the Department of Chemistry won poster awards.

At the International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science (ISESS) in Honour of Jacek Lipkowski's 80th Birthday, held from August 14th to August 17th at the University of Guelph, six U of G CEPS students won notable awards. 

Student Oral Presentation Winners:

• Stephen Tatarchuk, graduate student in the Department of Chemistry, won 1st place in Section 1 for a presentation on Insight into Catalyst Activity for the Electrooxidation of Ammonia from Linear Scaling Relations and Microkinetic Modeling.

Shaiza Hashmi, Computer Science student in the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences was awarded the Brian D. Sullivan Student Leadership Award from Student Experience. This award is presented to a graduating student who has made significant contributions to student leadership through their involvement as an elected or appointed student representative at the University of Guelph. 

Nicholas van Heijst, Physics PhD student working with Dr. John Dutcher, was chosen top three best student oral presentations for his talk at the recent Nano Ontario Conference at Western University held on June 18-19. This year's conference spotlighted soft matter and biological interfacial reactivity at the nanoscale. Nicholas' work focuses on finding novel and simple ways to solubilize hydrophobic molecules using safe and naturally-ocurring nanoparticles called phytoglycogen. 

Enshen Zhu, PhD student in engineering systems and computing at the University of Guelph, won 1st prize in the Best Student Paper Competition at the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and the CFD Society of Canada (CFDSC) International Congress 2024.

At the Annual Canadian Association of Physicists Congress 2024, held from March 27th to March 31st at Western University, five University of Guelph Physics students distinguished themselves and won notable awards amidst 585 registered delegates. 

Nicola Billings, engineering graduate student at the University of Guelph, won the first place poster presentation award at the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine (SAVY) at Cornell University. 

Four University of Guelph (U of G) students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) will each receive a $17,500 entrance scholarship from the Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (VSAI) to support their graduate studies and research in artificial intelligence this fall.

Avery Wesener, an undergraduate Chemistry student, wins top placement at annual Chemistry Conference.