Awards
SEA Conference 2026 Prizes (Prizes are valued at $100 each)
Theme Awards:
Health and Wellness
- Bounce Innovation best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “Emily Collins (Human Biosciences)
- Bounce Innovation best poster (undergraduate) “ Rebecca McDonald (Psychology)
- Bounce Innovation best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Ashlinn Pennell (Psychology)
- Bounce Innovation best talk (undergraduate) “ Mason Waye (Human Biosciences)
Technology, Innovation and Exploration
- Best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Julian (Chris) Pickett (Computer Science)
- Best poster (undergraduate) “ Laura Powell (Chemistry)
- Best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Marcus Duguay (Chemistry)
- Best talk (undergraduate) “ Gavin Hull Computer Science)
Climate Change and the Environment
- Best poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Zintis Sasko (Ocean Sciences)
- Best poster (undergraduate) “ Chaturrvi Maruthireddy (Human Biosciences)
- Best talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Brooklyn Bolstad (Ocean Sciences)
- Best talk (undergraduate) “ Abigail Hammond (Ocean Sciences)
Departmental Awards:
- Best Biology talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Artho Baroi
- Best Biology poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Juliana Velandia
- Best Biology talk (undergraduate) “ Uswa Ahmad, Kate Newbury (tie)
- Best Biology poster (undergraduate) “ Ekaterina (Kate) Aristova
- Best Chemistry poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Rylan Croke, Ryan Strickland (tie)
- Best Chemistry talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Olivia Wyper
- Best Chemistry poster (undergraduate) “ Isabella Watts
- Best Chemistry talk (undergraduate) “ Lily Buck
- Best Computer Science poster (graduate or undergraduate) “ Paniz Taghipour
- Best Computer Science talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Benjamin Stanley
- Best Computer Science talk (undergraduate) “ Nabila Salman
- Best Earth Sciences poster (graduate or undergraduate) “ Chidera Ikechukwu
- Best Human Biosciences poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Emily Collins, Kaitlyn Gatherall (tie)
- Best Human Biosciences talk (undergraduate) “ Victoria Sutton, Ben Taj (tie)
- Best Human Biosciences talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Jaccob Hearty
- Best Human Biosciences poster (undergraduate) “ Macklin Pelley
- Best Mathematics and Statistics poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Nyuydini Kiven Mohammed
- Best Mathematics and Statistics talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ William Kellough
- Best Ocean Sciences talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Payton Allen
- Best Ocean Sciences poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Pauline Rollat
- Best Ocean Sciences poster (undergraduate) “ Madison Malloy
- Best Innovation and Aquaculture presentation (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) - Rylan Herritt
- Best Physics and Physical Oceanography poster (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral fellow) “ Tahere Parto
- Best Physics and Physical Oceanography talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Colton Fowlow
- Best Physics and Physical Oceanography talk (undergraduate) “ Benjamin Vatcher
- Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience poster (graduate and post-doctoral fellow)- Kaitlyn Miller
- Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience talk (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Brendan Redmond
- Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience poster (undergraduate)- Rebecca McDonald
- Best Psychology/Behavioural Neuroscience talk (undergraduate) “ Kaitlyn Grandy, Steven Power (tie)
Other Awards:
- President Award (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Ashley Stanford (Human Biosciences)
- President Award (Undergraduate) “ Michael Hopkins (Psychology)
- Gong Show best presentation (graduate or undergraduate) “ Padmapriya Srinivasan (Chemistry)
Gong Show people's choice award (graduate or undergraduate) “ Michael Hopkins (Psychology)
- Vice-president (Research and Innovation) best paper (graduate and post-doctoral fellow) “ Katie Burt (Psychology)
- Vice-president (Research and Innovation) best paper (undergraduate) “ James Day (Biology)
- Vice-president (Academic) best talk (graduate or undergraduate) “ Padmapriya Srinivasan (Chemistry)
- Vice-president (Academic) best poster (graduate or undergraduate)“ Molly Hyduk (Biology)
- School of Graduate Studies Best Masters presentation “ Claire Langille (Human Biosciences)
- School of Graduate Studies Best PhD presentation “ Thilini Kumarasinghe (Human Biosciences)
- Best Interdisciplinary Program poster “ Katherine Bonilla (Cognitive & Behavioural Ecology)