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The NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) is designed to stimulate undergraduate interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. Please view the NSERC program guidelines for more details.
2025 NSERC USRA Award Recipients
| Student | Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Caden Albright | Jeella Acedo | Characterization of the antimicrobial peptide, corynacin |
| Nicole Bushfield | Trevor Day | Accuracy of Capillary Blood Draws as a Surrogate for Arterial Blood Gas Measures |
| Samuel Trepac | Yasaman Amannejad | Dynamic Resource-Aware Configurations for Split Federated Learning Models |
| Sama Ghods | Nick Strzalkowski | Standing Balance and orthostatic hypotension at high altitude |
| Tai Shishiba | Aresh Dadlani | Modeling and Optimal Control of Polymorphic Malware Spread |
| Katie Rose Sand | Felix Nwaishi | Boreal wetland conservation and restoration for migratory bird habitat around Slave Lake,Alberta, Canada |
| Nejaunie Williams | Adam Humeniuk | Order bounds and optimization of matrix convex functions |
| Student | Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Johnson | Trevor Day | Assessing ventilatory acclimatization with rapid ascent and residence at 3500m |
| Malcolm Rogers | Jonathan Mee | Development of a genetic assay to differentiate whitefish (Coregonus) species in Yukon lakes |
| Xena Al-Hejji | Eric Chalmers | What can we learn from an artificial intelligence model of major depressive disorder? |
| Tobias Wondwossen |
Ashok Krishnamurthy |
The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases using Bayesian Data Assimilation |
| Birhan Gezahegn | Nausheen Sadiq | Simulating Heavy Metal Permeation in Cosmetic and Personal Care Products: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment Using Natural Polymer Skin Models. |
| Aimee Williams | Nausheen Sadiq | Trace metal analysis of sweat to determine sex, ethnicity, and age in forensic science using ICP-MS |
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Ayomiposi Osisami |
Trevor King | The impact of exercise in wildfire smoke on the vasculature |
| Tyler Bray | Felix Nwaishi | Boreal wetland conservation and restoration for migratory bird habitat around Slave Lake, Alberta |
| Kayla Praill | Jenni Scott | Reconstructing the paleoenvironments of human ancestors in East Africa |
| Minhal Ahuja | Nick Strzalkowski | The sensory control of standing balance and acclimatization to high altitude |
| Student | Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jenna Buragina | Jeella Acedo | Investigation of the Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Bacteriocin from Bacillus wiedmannii |
| Dale Swampy | Yasaman Amannejad | Evaluating Closed Captioning for Cree Language |
| Senay Weldu Kahsay | David Bird | Creation of an abcg18 abcg19 double mutant of Arabidopsis using CRISPR |
| Marco Perizzolo | Trevor Day | Cyclist's knee: Uncovering tendinous strain during cyclical tasks |
| Jessica Dickenson |
Trevor Day & Nick Strzalkowski |
Balancing at new heights: The impact of hypoxia on the control of standing balance |
| Landon Odishaw-Dyck | Maryam Elahi | Designing a Low-Cost and Accurate Human Motion Capture System with Hybrid Sensor Networks |
| Olivia Stanley | Jared Fletcher | The energy cost of running-tendon energy storage relationship across the menstrual cycle. |
| Grace Pigott | Jonathan Mee | Diversity of Genetic Sex Determination Mechanisms in Brook Stickleback |
| Kaitlynn Bartlett | Felix Nwaishi | Effectiveness of trenching in the restoration of peatlands impacted by linear disturbances |
| Birhan Gezahegn | Nausheen Sadiq | Determination of Concentration of Heavy Metals in Topically Applied Plant-Based Cosmetic Products and In Vitro Study of Transdermal Permeation of Heavy Metals Through Porcine Skin in Modified Diffusion Cells |
| Tigist Tilahun |
Nausheen Sadiq & Gwen O'Sullivan |
Determination of exposure pathways of heavy metals and PAHs in plant species native to Alberta. |
| Student | Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Hunter | Yasaman Amannejad | Evaluating the Quality of Federated Learning Models |
| Banin Al-Shimari | Micheal Asmussen | The role of tibialis posterior muscle-tendon function in medial-lateral stability |
| Eric Bennett | Jared Fletcher | Achilles tendon moment arm and muscle energetics |
| Evan Bishko | Felix Nwaishi | Assessing the recovery of hydrologic functions in peatlands impacted by well pads |
| Robert MacKeracher | Jenni Scott | Impact of hot-springs and climate swings on lake habitats of early hominins in East Africa |
| Lacey Gibson | Bob Uttl | Prospective Memory |
| Student | Supervisor | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby Morillo | Andria Dawson | Reconstructing Holocene Albedo and Leaf Area Index from Fossil Pollen Records |
| Anthony Marullo | Trevor Day | Quantifying the differential effects of breath holding vs. rebreathing on cerebrovascular regulation |
| Eric Bennett | Jared Fletcher | Tendon compliance and muscle energetics of in vivo human skeletal muscle |
| Emily Yap | Jonathan Mee | The ecological and genetic basis of adaptive traits in brook stickleback |
| Traelyn Rachar | Felix Nwaishi | Evaluating the effectiveness of novel restoration techniques on peatland ecosystem functions |
| Student | Supervisor | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
| Joanna Keough |
Trevor Day |
Experience-Dependent Cardiorespiratory Effects Resulting from Acute Intermittent Hypoxia |
| Leo Champagne | Michelle DeWolfe | Tectonic and volcanic setting of mineralized Neoarchean rocks, Northwest Territories |
| Bryce Carson | Jonathan Mee | The interaction between local adaptation and conditionally deleterious mutations |
| Kaitlyn Willerth | Jonathan Mee | Morphological differences among spined and unspined brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) |
| Reid Mills | Bob Uttl | Prospective Memory |
| Victoria Violo | Bob Uttl | Prospective Memory |