Five Post-secondary Students Win Grants for Innovative Environmental Research
March 25, 2010, Calgary, AB – Five students from Canadian universities are the recipients of the 2010 ECO Canada Student Awards. These awards, which attracted 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 $1,500 and the opportunity to present their research to environmental industry leaders during GLOBE 2010, 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 24–26, 2010.
“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 2010 ECO Canada Student Awards are:
Priya Patel: Undergraduate student, McGill University, Montreal, QC for: “Finance and Sustainability: Water Pricing and Conservation.”
Brent Bowker: Undergraduate student, Environment & Business, University of Waterloo Studies, Waterloo, ON for: “The Effect of Utility Time-varying Pricing and Load Control Strategies on Residential Summer Peak Electricity Use.”
Nathalie Maurer: Graduate student, Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC for: “Modeling Urban Development and Outdoor Residential Water Demand in the Okanagan Basin, BC.”
Amelia Trachsel: Undergraduate student, Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, for: “Designing and developing a wind turbine on the University of Saskatchewan’s campus.”
Matthew Chisholm: Undergraduate student, Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, for: “Potential and Current Local Low-Carbon Economies in Canada, Sweden and Denmark.”
