Science Atlantic Communication Award
2019
Aaron Dwyer and Michael Willette, Grenfell UniversityDomineering in Misère Play
2017
Jordan Berrett, Dalhousie UniversityA Link Between Music Theory and Graph Theory
2016
Josh Feldman, Dalhousie UniversityPopularity and Community: Using the Spatial Preferential Attachment Network to Model Infectious Processes
2015
Undergraduate: Hayley Tomkins, Dalhousie UniversityStern polynomials and generalizations
Graduate: William Kidney, Mount Saint Vincent UniversityA Method for Estimating Parameters for GP Model Fitting
2012
Patrick Murray, Acadia UniversityAmbush Cops and Robbers
Neil Spencer, Acadia UniversityChecking Equivalence of Subset-Groupings with Applications to Design Theory
2011
Neil Spencer, Acadia UniversityOrthogonal Arrays, and Dinner Parties
Best Oral Presentation (Research Award)
2019
First: Jeremy Peters, Dalhousie UniversityGeometric Algebra for Relativity
Second: Samantha Bardwell, St. Francis Xavier UniversityA Dynamic Individual-Based Model of a Population of People Who Inject Drugs
Third: Everett Patterson, Mount Allison UniversityUsing Linear Algebra in Quantum Entanglement Theory
2018
Mathematics Stream
First: Margaret Hopkins, Acadia UniversityAn analysis of phase structure and execution of Steve Reich’s "Marimba Phase"
Second: Charlie Gerrie, Dalhousie UniversityThe Power-Index Game
Third: Alex Christie, Dalhousie UniversityTrace Equivalence in Three Dimensions
Statistics Stream
First: Grace Tompkins, St. Francis Xavier UniversityPre-pregnancy Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and its Effects on Latent Breast Cancer Development
Second: Ali Raisolsadat, University of Prince Edward IslandA Geometric Approach to Risk Management
2017
First: Courtney Allen, University of New BrunswickEntropy and entanglement in quantum gravity: a delightful romp through mathematical physics
Second: Maggie MacPhee, Mount Allison UniversityA Philanthropic Variant of Parallel Chip-Firing
Third: Katie MacEachern, St. Francis Xavier UniversityPeaceably Coexisting Armies of Queens Game, and a Variation
2016
First: Jordan Barrett, Dalhousie UniversityThe Power Index Game
Second: Katie MacEachern, St. Francis Xavier UniversitySize Bounds for Peaceably Coexisting Armies of Queens
Third: Leah Genge, Memorial UniversityStochastic Domain Decomposition for Elliptic Grid Generation in Parallel
2015
Mathematics Stream
First: Hayley Tomkins, Dalhousie UniversityStern polynomials and generalizations
Second: Kody Crowell, Acadia UniversityValidating Tidal Models in the Bay of Fundy Using Surface Drifters
Third: Alexandre Pepin, Université de MonctonAn updated Lagrangian method with error estimation and adaptive remeshing for very large deformation elasticity problems: the three-dimensional case
Statistics Stream
First: Yinduo Ma, St. Francis Xavier UniversityMultiple imputation for Canadian charitable organization data
Second: Sota Ichiba, Acadia UniversityAn alternative method of ordered ANOVA under unequal variances
Third: Faith Lee, Memorial UniversityComparison of the logistic regression model and Cox regression model
2014
Mathematics Stream
First: Yuhuai Wu, University of New BrunswickDiscrete Equidecomposability and Period Collapse
Second: Emily Rosta, Cape Breton UniversityExistence of Weak Solutions to a Non-Linear Dirichlet Problem
Third: Rejean Leblanc, Mount Allison UniversityCounting categories with n morphisms
Fourth: Brandon Doherty, University of New BrunswickGlobal Dimensions of Endomorpism Rings
Fourth: Matt Trace, Acadia UniversitySkolem Labelled Graphs
Fourth: Peter Graves-Akerley, Saint Mary's UniversityAn Approximate Version of Specht's Theorem
Statistics Stream
First: Matthew van Bommel, Acadia UniversityStage-wise surrogate modelling of Tidal Power Functions
Second, tie: Zhouqin (Mary) He, St. Francis Xavier UniversityBusiness Failure Prediction For Canadian Charitable Organizations using Data Mining Techniques
Second, tie: Dylan Day, Acadia UniversitySelf-similar Distributions with Uniform Marginals
Fourth: Jon Smith, Acadia UniversityTidal Model Validation in the Bay of Fundy
2013
First: Matthew van Bommel, Acadia UniversityStage-wise surrogate modelling of Tidal Power Functions
Second: Zack Delaney, Mount Allison UniversityEternal Domination on 3 by N grids
Third: Peter Graves-Akerley, Saint Mary's UniversityTraces of Unitary matrices with disjoint spectra and Spect's Theorem
2012
Christopher Van Bommel, St. Francis Xavier UniversityPlanar Triangulations and the Domination Chain
Michael Deveau, Acadia UniversityCharacterizations of Completeness and the Archimedian Property
Dylan Day, Acadia UniversityUsing Image Processing to Count Apple Mites
2011
Mathematics Stream
First, tie: Jonny Lomond, Memorial UniversityGrowth and Graphs of Group Actions
First, tie: Ryan Oulton, University of New BrunswickFredericton, Selected Uniform Polyhedra, Kaleidoscopes and Coxeter Diagrams
Third: Christopher van Bommel, St. Francis Xavier UniversityGamma Graphs of Graphs
Statistics Stream
Kenneth MacDonald, Acadia UniversityOptimization Issues in Gaussian Process Models
Science Atlantic Graduate Research Award
Science Atlantic Mathematics Competition
2019
First: Renzo Flores and Ellen DoriaUniversity of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Second, Tie: Angela Dawson and Sam BauerMemorial University
Second, Tie: Vaughn Menchions and Xiaoyu JiaDalhousie University