Science Atlantic Environment Conference
2025 Award Winners
The 2025 Science Atlantic Environment Conference was held March 21 to 23, at Mount Allison University.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
Robyn Hirsch
Dalhousie University
Chemically Characterizing Native Nova Scotian Freshwater Turtle Nest Scents for Olfactory Misinformation Applications
Second Place
Oral Presentation
Heidi-Lyn O'Connor
Mount Allison University
Breeding origins of shorebirds staging in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
First Place
Poster Presentation
Emma McGean
Cape Breton University
Policy Without Borders? A Comparative Analysis of Monarch Butterfly Conservation Frameworks in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico
Second Place
Poster Presentation
Sasha Chilibeck
Dalhousie University
Defining the timing of early breeding phenology in Atlantic Leach's Storm-Petrels
Honourable Mention
Oral Presentation
Alex Crawford
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
An Assessment of Fresh Water Mussel Survey Techniques
Honourable Mention
Poster Presentation
Jasmine McNairn-Hart
Mount Allison University
Differences in the Ecology of the Goldenrod Gall System Across Its Range: Observations from the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia Border Region
Best Oral Presentation
Graduate
First Place
Gaël C. V. Bayo Dossou
Université de Moncton
Variation sur 20 ans d’indicateur environnementaux du territoire de la Péninsule acadienne.
Second Place
Lauren MacDonald
Saint Mary's University
Freshwater Mussels (Pyganodon cataracta) as bioindicators of contaminants and effectiveness of in-situ remediation strategy for gold mine tailing contaminated wetlands.
Honourable Mention
Emilie LeBlanc
Université de Moncton
Impact of legacy contamination on the health of aquatic species in the upper Baie des Chaleurs
Science Atlantic Science Communication Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
William Chapman
Mount Allison University
Modelling Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Acadian Forest Region Award
First Place
Oral Presentation
Grace Kasouf
Dalhousie University
Modelling Forest Fire Vulnerability in Nova Scotia, Canada