SAEC2021 | Science Atlantic Environment Conference
March 13, 2021, Hosted Virtually by Cape Breton University and University of New Brunswick Fredericton
Click to download the SAEC 2021 Program and Abstract Booklet.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award - Oral Presentations
First Place
Makadunyiswe Ngulube
Saint Mary's University
Wave Dissipation Potential of Spartina alterniflora in the Bay of Fundy
Second Place
Samantha Howard
Dalhousie University
Understanding Resistance to Flood Mapping: a Test of Climax Thinking in Southwestern Nova Scotia
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award - Poster
First Place
Molly Bradford
Acadia University
The effects of sediment geochemistry on methylmercury production and bioaccumulation in intertidal ecosystems
Second Place
Natalie Parsons
Memorial University - Grenfell
The influence of long-term agricultural management practices on red wiggler worm (Lumbricus rubellus) population abundance and activity in Cormack, Newfoundland
Science Atlantic Graduate Research Award
First Place
Rachel Noddle
Dalhousie University
Investigating the Nitrogen Biogeochemistry of Sewage Organic Materials Using Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis
Second Place
Kaushalya Rathnayake
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
Is there variation in phenotypic selection on floral traits in bee-pollinated Penstemons?
Science Atlantic Communication Award
Nina Garrett
Dalhousie University
The effect of call similarity on call discrimination by Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings in the presence of noise
Science Atlantic Acadian Award
First Place
Andrew Willms
Dalhousie University
Quantifying the Causes of Increased Human-Black Bear Interactions Across Nova Scotia
Second Place
Hannah Kosick
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton Abuzz: Naturalists Amass Data About Bumble Bees
Pecha Kucha Prize
First Place
Marwa Jebali
Université de Moncton
Développement des sondes DGT spécifiques à l’échantillonnage du radium dans les eaux naturelles
Second Place
Damien Mullin
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
Predicting the Effects of Forest Harvest on Wood Turtle Habitat Suitability
See award winners from previous years