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Student Award Winners

2011 Student Awards

ATW Award PLATFORM POSTER
First

William Dew
Copper, calcium and olfaction in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Lakehead University

 

Sarah Crawford
Sediment-associated uranium bioavailability and toxicity to the freshwater midge Chironomus dilutus

University of Saskatchewan
Second

Laura Jane Phalen
Immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) co-exposed to benzo[a]pyrene and Aeromonas salmonicida

University of PEI

Heather Loomer
Effects of potato agriculture on the production and community composition of stream invertebrates

University of New Brunswick
Third

Ali Azizishirazi
Rapid olfactory recovery of wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from metal contaminated lakes after short-term acclimation to clean water

Lakehead University

Jonathon Doering
Biochemical and molecular responses of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) to an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist

University of Saskatchewan
Honourable Mentions: 

Meghan Goertzen
Swimming performance and energy homeostasis in juvenile laboratory-raised fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) exposed to uranium mill effluent

University of Saskatchewan

Jonathan Challis
Direct and indirect photolysis of the sulphonamide antibiotics Sulfapyridine and Sulfamethoxazole in the aquatic environment

University of Winnipeg

2009 Student Awards
2009

ATW Award PLATFORM POSTER
First Allison J. Squire
Assessment of water quality trends contributing to cumulative effects in the Athabasca river basin using a fathead minnow bioassay,
University of Saskatchewan
Carrie L. Ginou
The toxicity of harmony landfill leachate to green Hydra,
University of Ontario
Second François Perreault
Investigation of nano-gold glycodendrimers interactions with algal cells and its effect on photochemical processess,
Université du Québec à Montréal
Leanne F. Baker
Chemical mixtures in the environment: effects of glyphosate-herbicides and fertilizers on the emergence of adult aquatic insect from wetlands,
University of New Brunswick
Third Rebecca L. Dalton
Presence of two common herbicides in the South Nation River watershed and their relation to macrophyte species composition,
University of Ottawa
Marc Fraser
Heavy metal concentrations in commercial fish sold in the Baie des Chaleurs, New Brunswick,
Université de Moncton
Honourable Mentions:  Valérie Langlois
The effects of the herbicide atrazine and the prostate cancer drug finasteide on 5-beta-reductase in two species of frogs,
University of Ottawa
  Gabriel Soumis-Dugas
The use of monospecific and multispecific bioassays to assess the ecocompatibility of alum application in eutrophicated lake restauration,
Université Laval
 

2008 Student Awards
2008

ATW Award PLATFORM POSTER
First Thijs Bosker
Reducing variance and increasing power of a reproductive bioassay by understanding the spawning behaviour of mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus),UNBSJ
Blair Hersikorn
In-situ caging of wood frog (Rana sylvatica) larvae in wetlands formed from oil sands tailings materials (OSPM),
University of Saskatchewan
Second Erik Szkokan-Emilson
The role of land reclamation and forest regeneration on the recovery of near-shore benthic invertebrate communities,
Laurentian University
Vanessa Phillips
Alpine lakes as sentinels of change: tracking trends in accumulation of PFAs,
University of Alberta
Third Ben Smith
Biological and chemical measures of bioavailability compared to the results of chronic toxicity tests,
University of Waterloo
Clayton Sereres
Real-time effluent biomonitoring: the toxicity early warning system (TEWS),
Laurentian University
Honourable Mentions:  Alison Squires
Identification of water quantity and quality trends contributing to cumulative effects in the Athabasca River Basin,
University of Saskatchewan
Yamina Gopalapillai
The effect of environmental ligands on toxicity of nickel to Lemna minor,
University of Guelph
  Shannon MacPhee
Climate-induced changes in lake thermal habitat alters predator-prey interactions in a recovering freshwater zooplankton community,
Quenne's University
 

2007 Student Awards
2007

ATW Award PLATFORM POSTER
First
Amber Tompsett
Gene expression and histological structure as biomarkers of chemical exposure in Japanese medaka, University of Saskatchewan
Eric Higley
Differential effects on environmental chemicals and selected pharmaceuticals on aromatase activity, University of Saskatchewan
Second
Christine Daly
Carbon sources, microbial community production and respiration in constructed oil sands wetlands,
University of Windsor
Lana Miller
The effect of sodium selenite and selenomethionine on head kidney function in rainbow trout, University of Lethbridge
Third
Christina Fridgen
Gonadal development in Rana pipiens tadpoles and the influence of Aatrex® (Atrazine) and Roundup® (Glyphosate) exposure, Trent University
Jennifer Balon
Lumbriculus variegates a model for aquatic contaminants: Pharmaceuticals , Canisius College
Honourable Mentions: 
Dale Jefferson
Fertilizers and enrichment of nitrogen isotopic signatures in larval green frogs, Saint Mary’s University

Ariane Bouffard
Elemental mercury interaction with lake sediments, Université de Montréal

 
Maggie McConnell
Environmental fate of phthalate di-esters and mono-esters in sediment and organisms of an aquatic food web, Simon Fraser
Marc Fraser
Mercury concentrations in lobsters and mussels from the Belledune area, New Brunswick, Université de Moncton
 
Lana Miller
The effects of agricultural drain water on the physiological stress response in fish: Interactions and effects of multiple chemical stressors, University of Lethbridge
Jorgelina Muscatello
Deformity evaluation in northern pike and white sucker exposed to uranium mining and milling effluent , University of Saskatchewan
 
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