Biology and Applied Aquatic Sciences Joint Conference
2026 Applied Aquatic Sciences Award Winners
The 2026 Biology and Applied Aquatic Sciences (BAAS) joint conference was held March 6 to 8. It was hosted by Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
Isabel Casey
Mount Allison University
Is It Too Hot to Handle? Do Cardiac Mitochondria Affect the Upper Thermal Limits of Brook Trout?
Second Place
Oral Presentation
Elise Poirier
Dalhousie University
Assessing Genetic and Environmental Drivers of MSX Resistance in Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Third Place
Oral Presentation
Nelene Silva
Dalhousie University
Is the Sponge Loop Present at The Makkovik Hanging Gardens?
Best Graduate Presentation Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
Jordyn Williams
Mount Allison University
Movement and Spatial Ecology of Eastern Painted Turtles and Snapping Turtles in the Jemseg Grand Lake watershed
Second Place
Oral Presentation
Aleasha David
Université Sainte-Anne
Environmental Drivers of Anophryoides haemophila Proliferation: Implications for Managing Bumper Car Disease in Lobster Impoundments
Best Poster Award
First Place
Poster Presentation
Hannah Hayes
Acadia University
Ammonia excretory potential of the Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) during acute exposure to high environmental ammonia
People's Choice Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
Jordyn Williams
Mount Allison University
Movement and Spatial Ecology of Eastern Painted Turtles and Snapping Turtles in the Jemseg Grand Lake watershed
First Place
Poster Presentation
Hannah Hayes
Acadia University
Ammonia excretory potential of the Jonah crab (Cancer borealis) during acute exposure to high environmental ammonia