Five Post-secondary Students Win Grants for Innovative Environmental Research
March 13, 2008, Calgary, AB – Five students from Canadian universities are the recipients of the ECO Canada Student Ambassador Awards 2008. The awards, which attracted more than 50 applications from across the country, recognize the excellence in environment-related research being carried out by post-secondary students in Canada.
Each of the five recipients will receive a grant worth $2,500 and the opportunity to present their research to environmental industry leaders during GLOBE 2008, a biennial trade fair and conference on business and the environment. The winners will receive their awards at the trade fair, which is being held in Vancouver on March 12–14, 2008.
“These awards give Canadian students a chance to showcase their ideas for the long-term sustainability of Canada’s environment,” said Grant Trump, President and CEO of ECO Canada. “The innovative research of these young people represents the future of the environmental sector in this country, and beyond.”
By showcasing the winning students and their research at GLOBE, ECO Canada hopes to continue the dialogue between the academic community and industry, which is critical to the ongoing success of the environmental sector in Canada as a whole.
The five recipients of the ECO Canada Student Ambassador Awards 2008 are:
Meredith Cairns: Undergraduate student, Environmental Policy, McGill University, Montreal, QC for: “Finance and Sustainability: Water Pricing and Conservation.”
Sandy Hoang: Undergraduate student, Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON for: “Construction, Renovation, and Demolition (CRD) Material Recycling Across Canada.”
Dan Kellar: Master’s student, Environmental Assessment, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON for: “No Significant Impacts EIA and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.”
Chris McCaig: Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK for: “Designing and developing a wind turbine on the University of Saskatchewan’s campus.”
Maya McDonald: Undergraduate student, Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC for: “Ecodensity – and Vancouver’s vision to become a more sustainable city.”