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2010 Julie Payette-NSERC Research Scholarship Winners
Twenty-four Canadian graduate students have been awarded the 2010 Julie Payette-NSERC Research Scholarships.
These scholarships are offered to the best PGS M candidates reviewed by the ten discipline-based Scholarships and Fellowships selection committees.
Canadian astronaut and former NSERC Council member Julie Payette, who was invited to lend her name to this program, embodies the leadership qualities and excellence that NSERC is seeking to encourage and support. Winners are chosen for their outstanding academic excellence, research ability and potential, and leadership and communication skills.
These scholarships are valued at $25,000 per year for one year. The winners are listed below.
| Name | Research Subject | Current/Most Recent University |
|---|---|---|
| Azad, Marisa | Biochemistry | Thompson Rivers University |
| Basseri, Hamed | Biophysics | Ryerson University |
| Bédard, Emilie | Environmental Engineering | Not Indicated |
| Bortolotti, Lauren | Aquatic Ecology and Limnology | University of Saskatchewan |
| Churchill, Cassandra | Physical Chemistry | University of Lethbridge |
| Deshwar, Amit | Software and Development | University of Calgary |
| Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle | Chemical Engineering | University of Ottawa |
| Foster, Stephen | Physics | Dalhousie University |
| Gaultois, Michael | Inorganic Chemistry | University of Saskatchewan |
| Harpur, Brock | Evolution and Ecology | University of Northern British Columbia |
| Jeffery, Andrew | Animal Physiology and Metabolism | University of Waterloo |
| Kenny, Sophie | Cognitive Science | Université de Moncton |
| Kertesz, Audrey | Electromagnetics, Compatibility and Interference | University of Calgary |
| Koshy, Sandeep | Biomedical Engineering | University of Waterloo |
| Laracy, Megan | Earth Science | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Lin, Yen-Yu (Cedric) | Physics | University of British Columbia |
| Liss, Katie | Atmospheric Science | University of British Columbia |
| Pawliuk, Peter | Electromagnetics, Compatibility and Interference | University of British Columbia |
| Peng, Jimmy | Molecular Biology | Queen's University |
| Sickand, Manisha | Neurophysiology | McMaster University |
| Tonkin, Michelle | Biochemistry | University of Victoria |
| Tward, Daniel | Biomedical Engineering | John Hopkins University |
| Weigum, Natalie | Atmospheric Science | University of New Brunswick |
| Zhao, Yufei | Pure Mathematics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |