NSERC Student Research Awards given at NSAC

Six NSAC students have been awarded Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for the summer of 2010.

The awards, valued at a minimum of $4500 each, are intended to stimulate an interest in research in the natural sciences or engineering as well as encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.

"NSAC believes that one person can make a difference and these prestigious awards will allow six of our best students to contribute to national research programs that will ultimately impact the industry in the areas of food, water and the environment,” said NSAC Vice President Research, Extension and Outreach Dr. Richard Donald. ‘We are very proud of these students and very appreciative to NSERC for this opportunity.”

The awards are applied over four months and typically employ students throughout the summer. The recipients must have maintained a cumulative average of at least a B or 70 per cent over their past years of study.

The students are supervised by NSERC research grant holders. Supervisors supplement the value of the student's award as well as provide the student with direction, facilities and resources for the research project.

The winners are Nadine Brooks, Sackville, NB; Sara Brewster, Miramichi, NB; Kenton McNutt, Valley, NS; Ernest, Dickson, Truro, NS; Stephanie Peach, Shubenacadie, NS; and Lori Balderston, North Wiltshire, PE.