ASABE  ¼ Scale Tractor Student Design Competition - $500

Design and construction of a four-wheel-drive tractor taking into consideration the rules specified by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

McGill University, MuTrac Team – Liam Parnell, Nadia Etzinger, Camille Laboisse, Martin Ma, Vincent Boa, Thomas Brunet, Olivia M. Giguère, Imad Boumenna, Alyson Meadows, Madeleine C. Hétu, Kyle R. Geddes, Étienne-Nathan Balasingam & Catherine Grammond

Université Laval, Équipe ULtrac – Simon Dallaire, Alexis Pellerin, Émérick Prince, Ethan Cadet, Antoine Néron, Élodie Tremblay, Amélie Fecteau, Jacob Drapeau, Sarah Benabbas & David Brunelle

CSBE/SCGAB FOUNDATION  Undergraduate Scholarship - $300

Recognizes academic excellence among student members of the Society.  The Scholarship is awarded each year to the student member of the Society with the highest GPA in the preceding semester.

University of Manitoba – Ben Martens

McGill University – Grace McDougall-Vick

Université Laval, Génie agroenvironnemental – Antoine Turcotte

Université Laval, Génie alimentaire – Livia Bolduc Painchaud

Dalhousie University – Akshit Bhalla

University of Prince Edward Island – Yuvraj S. Gill

Graduate Thesis Award (PhD) -  $200

University of Saskatchewan – Cuong N. Dao for a thesis entitled “Microbial pretreatment of camelina straw and switchgrass for the production of solid biofuel pellets and bioethanol” (Advisors: L. Tabil & E. Mupondwa).

University of Manitoba – Chitra Sivakumar for a thesis entitled “Comprehensive characterization of pulse flour microstructure using advanced non-destructive techniques” (Advisor: J. Paliwal).

University of Guelph – Rahul I. Barbhuiya for a thesis “Development, optimization, and characterization of organic nanomaterials for potential agricultural applications” (Advisors: A. Singh & A. Elsayed).

University of Guelph – Hamid Mohebzadeh for a thesis “Ephemeral gully erosion mapping and modeling using topographic indices, machine learning, and hydrological/water quality modeling” (Advisors: P. Daggupati & A. Biswas).

McGill University – Haoyu Chen for a thesis entitled “Energy harvesting and energy absorbing/dissipating triboelectric mechanical metamaterials” (Advisor: A. Akbarzadeh).

McGill University – Surabhi Pandey for a thesis entitled “Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from whey permeate powder and its application in fluorescent sensor” (Advisors: V. Orsat & M. J. Dumont).

Université Laval – Herman Douglas Jougbou Nkala for a thesis “Stratégies d'atténuation de l’hornification des fibres alimentaires : Une approche pour la valorisation des coproduits de l'industrie agroalimentaire (Mitigation strategies for dietary fiber hornification: An approach for the valorization of agri-food industry co-products)” (Advisor: S. Khalloufi).

Dalhousie University – Mathieu Bilodeau for a thesis entitled “Assessing equipment and technologies for use in the development of dykeland in Atlantic Canada for sustainable agricultural production” (Advisor: T. Esau).

University of Prince Edward Island – Fatima Imtiaz for a thesis entitled “Integration of machine learning and remote sensing data for evaluating climate extremes in the agricultural production system of Prince Edward Island” (Advisor: A.A. Farooque).

Memorial University of Newfoundland – Sashini Pathirana for a thesis entitled “Integrated ground penetrating radar – Electromagnetic induction techniques to support precision agriculture by assessing the effects of agricultural practices” (Advisor: L. W. Galagedara).

Graduate Thesis Award (MSc) - $200

University of Saskatchewan – Jeongmin Lee for a thesis entitled “Eco-friendly non-thermal inactivation of Escherichia coli in wheat flour using cold plasma technology” (Advisor: O. D. Baik).

University of Manitoba – Harshini Boopathy for a thesis entitled “Three-dimensional movement and distribution of Tribolium castaneum and Cryptolestes ferrugineus in stored wheat at different temperatures and at different times” (Advisors: D. Jayas & F. Jian).

University of Guelph – Erich C. Fischer for a thesis “A neural network model for the prediction of deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination in corn grain using remotely sensed weather and agronomic data” (Advisor: M. Annamalai).

University of Guelph – Makary Nasser for a thesis “Bioprocess strategies for the production of designer rhamnolipid biosurfactants” (Advisor: G. Kaur).

McGill University – Calista Brown for a thesis entitled “Development of a preliminary nitrogen index for different soil types in Quebec” (Advisor: C. Madramootoo).

Université Laval – Ines Dhib for a thesis “Implantation de stratégies de mitigation des émissions de gaz, de poussières et de bioaérosols en étable à stabulation libre (Implementation of strategies to mitigate gas, dust, and bioaerosol emissions in free-stall barns)” (Advisors: S. Fournel & A. D. Larios Martinez).

Université Laval – Mathieu Deschênes for a thesis “Modélisation énergétique de serre permettant d’évaluer l’impact des matériaux de recouvrement (Greenhouse energy modeling to assess the impact of covering materials)” (Advisors: S. Fournel & M. Bendouma).

Dalhousie University – Connor Mullins for a thesis entitled “Mechanical wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) harvester tote volume estimation using time-of-flight imagery for automated yield monitoring” (Advisor: T. Esau).

University of Prince Edward Island – Charanpreet Singh for a thesis entitled “Combating potato virus Y (PVY) through deep learning and robotics” (Advisors: G. S. Randhawa & A. A. Farooque).

Undergraduate Awards - $100

University of Manitoba - Undergraduate Design Project – Madan I. Frolek, Izabella L. Marquez, Katrina Purcha, Amber Schinkel & Karisma Vyas for a project “Transtibial socket production optimization” (Advisor: N. Jacobson).

McGill University - Undergraduate Design Project – Danaé Gilbert, Sara Lapointe & Jasper J. Sieniewicz for a project “Optimizing apple usage with advanced maturation monitoring” (Advisor: Y. Gariepy).

Université Laval, Génie agroenvironnemental - Undergraduate Design Project – Rébecca Beauchamp & Allyson B. Brassard for a project “Élaboration d'une approche mécanisée du bouletage du biochar (Development of a mechanized approach to biochar pelletization)” (Advisor: P. Brassard).

Université Laval, Génie alimentaire - Undergraduate Design Project – Laurent Demers, Anne-Sophie Laplante & Marylee Paré for a project “Conception d’une usine de lyophilisation de fraises enrobées de chocolat (Design of a freeze-dried chocolate-covered strawberry production plant)” (Advisor: C. Ratti).

Dalhousie University - Undergraduate Design Project – Akshit Bhalla, Robert Holmes, Rachel Hawkes & Gabriel J. Natividad for a project “Development of an innovative trailer parking and storage system” (Advisor: C. Toombs).

University of Manitoba – Undergrad Thesis – Ben Martens for a thesis entitled “Design and verification of a fed-batch model to improve production of functionalized biopolymers” (Advisor: W. Blunt).

McGill University - Undergraduate Thesis – Tristan A. Brunger, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Catherine Quinty & Chendan Zhang for a project “Digestate management for biogas-ZE” (Advisor: G. Clark).

University of Prince Edward Island - Undergraduate Thesis – Karan Goel for a thesis entitled “Enhancing soybean yield through AI-based weed and disease management” (Advisor: A.A. Farooque).