Congratulations to all the award winners at WEST 2023!!
Philip H. Jones Award
This award recognizes the best and second-best presentations throughout the conference. The award is presented by the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ). Only students at Canadian universities are eligible for this award. For more details, please visit the CAWQ website.
1st place
Florent Blancho
McGill University
2nd place
Bolormaa Purevjav
University of British Columbia
Education Session
Each session awards the best and second-best presentations.
Education Session #1: Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology I
Best Presentation Award
Shane Hancox
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Runner-up Presentation Award
Ramis Rafay
Simon Fraser University
Education Session #2: Emerging Contaminants
Best Presentation Award
Shamsunnahar Suchana
University of Toronto
Runner-up Presentation Award
Yuemei Ye
North Carolina State University
Education Session #3: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Best Presentation Award
Tao Wen
University of Toronto
Runner-up Presentation Award
Camille Zimmer
University of Victoria
Education Session #4: Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology II
Best Presentation Award
Ali Khadir
University of Western Ontario
Runner-up Presentation Award
Yinchuan Yang
University of British Columbia
Education Session #5: Water in Changing Climate
Best Presentation Award
Jessica LeNoble
Kerr Wood Leidal Associates
Runner-up Presentation Award
Kayla Linden
University of Waterloo
Education Session #6: Water Governance, Policy and Stewardship
Best Presentation Award
Carmen Cecilia García Castillo
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Runner-up Presentation Award
Yiming Zhang
University of British Columbia
3MWT and Poster Session
Each session awards the best, second-best and people’s choice presentations.
3-Minute WESTalk (3MWT)
Best Presentation Award
Aishwarya Das
University of British Columbia
Runner-up Presentation Award
Vannary Seng
University of British Columbia
People’s Choice Award
Fatemeh Zeidabadi
University of British Columbia
Poster Session
Best Presentation Award
Hanieh Shakeri Moghaddam
Simon Fraser University
Runner-up Presentation Award
Kelsey Shaw
University of Victoria
People’s Choice Award
Soobin Yim
Simon Fraser University