Laurentian University president Hermann Falter, and Paul Colilli, director of the school of graduate studies and research, hosted a reception Monday to honour students who were recently awarded 2002 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) postgraduate scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding science and engineering students. Eleven of the students will receive a scholarship valued at $17,300 per year, for the next two years to pursue their studies at the master?s level. One student will receive $19,100 per year, for two years to pursue studies at the doctoral level.
The scholarship winners are Sébastien Bernier, earth sciences; Ashley Bibby, chemistry and biochemistry; Adam Cann, biomedical engineering; Susan Cook, earth sciences, remote sensing; Kristiina Farquhar, biology; Kevin Jensen, biology; Jennifer MacIsaac, biochemistry; Wesley MacKay, mathematics and computer science; Bruce McKay, biology; Julie Paquette, biochemistry; Jason Sutherland, molecular biology; and Brian Tucker, earth sciences.
