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Since 2018 we've seen an abundance of talented graduate students participate GRADflix.
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2024 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place winner | Paul Sherk | Permeable reactive barriers: A strategy for acid mine drainage remediation | Science | Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Second place winner | Liam Bursey | Vessel: stories from the edge of the world | Engineering | School of Architecture |
| Third place winner | Siyavash Izadi | Investigating the roll of sensory re-weighting in motion sickness development | Health | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Fourth place winner | Nada Gohider | Accessibility in speech technologies: Bridging the gap between typical and impaired speech | Engineering | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Social impact winner | Emma Wegener | Peatland wildfires and the global carbon cycle | Environment | Department of Geography and Environmental Management |
| People's choice winner | Norman Ly | Immune system: how does cancer turn it off? | Science | School of Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Beth Grant | Understanding the emotional experience of environmental education | Environment | School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability |
| Finalist | Christopher Pollack | Symmetries in physics and quantum gravity | Mathematics | Department of Applied Mathematics |
| Finalist | Isra Saeed | Powering homes across sub-saharan Africa | Environment | School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development |
| Finalist | Jacqueline Harper | Beyond ruins: The role of cultural heritage in the post-disaster tourism revival of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal | Environment | Department of Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Karen Ward | The distributed cognitive environment of the york dramatic cycle | Arts | Department of English Language and Literature |
| Finalist | Kimberly D'Mello | Exploring e-cigarettes for smoking cessation | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Liza Boyar | Can public health messages mitigate the power of food marketing? | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Mohammad Ahmed Basri | The critical role of synthetic data in accelerating AI in health | Engineering | Department of Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Shilpa Gorla | Understanding the role of fluid flow on the functioning of the lens of the eye | Science | School of Optometry and Vision Science |
2023 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place and people's choice winner | Andrew Stella | Robust, wearable sensors for firefighters made using conductive polymers | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Second place winner | Caitlin Laidlaw | Local attitudes towards snow leopards in western Nepal | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Third place winner | Chuan Tian (Ben) Zhang | Sensor malfunction detection | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Fourth place winner | Kiran Dhuga | Parental depressive symptoms and physical-mental multimorbidity in children | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Social impact winner | Chi-en (Amy) Tai | Improved treatment of breast cancer | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Amerald Fang | Hydraulic erosion with game engines | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Anika Chiang | Comparing the effects of management practices on nutrients | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Anna Good | Forgotten voices of the World Wars: Examining attempted soldier suicides through Canadian army court martial documents | Arts | History |
| Finalist | Carson Kinney | The heating of mountain belts: Production and transfer of heat in Earth’s crust | Science | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Finalist | Heather Eustace | Older adults on YouTube | Arts | English Language and Literature |
| Finalist | Karen Hock | Mission: PhD | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Keshini Madara Marasinghe | Assistive devices for older adults and their informal caregivers | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Kiyoumars Zarshenas | An innovative solution for thirsty world | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Finalist | Larissa Gospodyn | Groundwater and phosphorus transport: Friend or foe? | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Mana (Naeimeh) Monfared | Let's help dry eyes: Inventing a novel device | Science | School of Optometry and Vision Science |
| Finalist | Marina Maciel Ansanelli | Understanding Causality | Science | Physics and Astronomy |
| Finalist | Megala Ramasamy | Development of contact lens testing device using 3D printing | Science | School of Optometry and Vision Science |
| Finalist | Meredith Watson | Temporal analysis of microplastics in the Grand River watershed | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Miswar Syed | Ammonia for renewable energy storage | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Finalist | Navya V. Nair | Coastal wetlands for small-scale fisheries | Environment | School of Environment, Enterprise and Development |
| Finalist | Patrick Bosworth | Knowledge on tap: Community impacts of craft brewers | Environment | School of Environment, Enterprise and Development |
| Finalist | Rozhannaa Sothilingam | A step forward into improving clinical pharmacy practice | Science | School of Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Sakina Fatima | Targeting hnRNPA1 for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis | Science | School of Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Yuzhe You | InfoVis for AI explainability | Math | Cheriton School of Computer Science |
2022 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place winner | Eugenia Dadzie | Microbes and enzymes: sustainable plastic degradation | Science | Biology |
| Second place winner | Atiyeh Ahmadi | Let's go for healthier future! | Science | Biology |
| Third place winner | Cameron McGlade-Bouchard | Challenging voluntary sustainability standards’ role in filling global regulatory gaps | Environment | School of Environment, Enterprise & Development |
| Fourth place winner | Mariam Gad | Silicon batteries | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| People's choice winner | Maria Battaglia | Human behaviour and small-scale fisheries governance: The role of social norms | Environment | School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability |
| Finalist | Abhishek Mishra | Online monitoring of bioprocesses using fluorescence spectroscopy | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Finalist | Alexander Malone | The determinants of paramedic performance | Health | Kinesiology and Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Ali Nasr | Model-based design and optimization of passive shoulder exoskeletons | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Anas Mahdi | Improving mobility for elderly population | Engineering | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Anika Chiang | Helping farmers save our water | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Anshul Goyal | Is power sector ready for EVs (Electric Vehicles) integration into grid? | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Finalist | Arisha Imran | Flooding in a drying delta | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Azwad Abid | Flying cars: a smooth transition for you | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Chien-Chih Chen | FactDefender: An implementation of fake news prevention by blockchain and an incentive mechanism | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Finalist | Ebru Emir | A survey on robot personality: designing expressive robotic motion for effortless HRI | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Hannah Burdett | Upscaling snow processes | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Sepideh Sarmast | Self-healing pavement | Engineering | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Jessica Vander Vaart | The effects of exercise combined with music on the brain | Health | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Karen Hock | Breaking News: sugary drink taxes | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Lauren Gosse | Mental health service used among children and youth with chronic physical conditions | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Linda Sosa Hernandez | Shyness and friendship formation | Arts | Psychology |
| Finalist | Maya Petgrave | Glycosylation and dynamics of the human cannabinoid receptors | Science | School of Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Nargess Heydari Beni | Monitoring cardiac activity from the upper arm | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Robert Chlumsky | Building blended hydrologic models | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Saeideh Davari Dowlatabadi | The effect of early life and adulthood social stress on brain development | Health | School of Public Health Sciences |
| Finalist | Zaid Abbas Al-Sabbag | Interactive defect segmentation using XR | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
2021 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place winner | Anna Murynka | Mediums for self-help | Arts | Psychology |
| Second place winner | Murdoch McKinnon | Reclaiming well pads in our boreal peatlands | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Third place winner | Ben Szoller | Catholic social and ecological teaching in Canadian farming communities | Arts | Religious studies |
| Fourth place winner | Madu Galappaththi | Gender, wellbeing and dried fish | Environment | School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability |
| People's choice winner | Anika Chiang | Nutrient leaching in agriculture | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | JuHyeong Ryu | Advanced training system | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Adam Grottoli | Bats and methylmercury | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Luke Hagar | Beyond p-values: Sample size determination using Bayesian statistics | Mathematics | Statistics and Actuarial Science |
| Finalist | Shoshannah Speers | Community volunteers addressing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines | Health | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Tatiana Bevilacqua | Design principles for health informatics | Health | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Kayleanna Giesinger | Economic development decision support system for sustainable development | Environment | School of Environment, Enterprise and Development |
| Finalist | Joseph Varga | From farm to fork: The potential role of antimicrobial peptides in modulating fish health and disease | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Mohammad S. Parsa | Identifying public concerns about COVID-19 using social media mining | Engineering | Management Sciences |
| Finalist | Ryan Tennant | Improving in-home care with voice-interfaces | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Omar Sadab Chowdhury | Microplastics in drinking water? | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Megan Dol | Multimorbidity and suicidal ideation | Health | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Lilian Toma | Novel molecules to treat COVID-19 | Science | School of Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Mia Stratton | Paleolimnology and a changing delta | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Claudia Sehl | Preferences for novelty impacts our everyday choices | Arts | Psychology |
| Finalist | Nicole Davy | Public engagement around flood mitigation in New Hamburg, ON | Environment | School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability |
| Finalist | Taylor Vodopija | Seismic line restoration in peatlands | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Gillian Williams | Substance use and mental health among Canadian high school students | Health | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Sagar Patel | Temperatures in metal 3D printing | Engineering | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Ramashish Gaurav | Towards green and energy efficient artificial intelligence | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Erin Fortier | Urban waste management in medieval England | Arts | History |
2020 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place winner | Sadaf Faisal | Use of smart technology for medication management | Science | School of Pharmacy |
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Second place winner |
Muhammad Saad | Price prediction with machine learning | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Third place winner | Michelle Anagnostou | Crime convergence and the illegal wildlife trade | Environment | Geography & Environmental Management |
| Fourth place and people's choice winner | Megan Schmidt | #GenerationRestoration: Peatlands and greenhouse gases | Environment | Geography & Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Teghan Barton | Anne Shirley as a historical figure | Arts | History |
| Finalist | Adrienne Mason | Art as an interface for watershed system resiliency | Environment | School of Environment, Resources & Sustainability |
| Finalist | Kelsey Rose Dawson | Clay shapes the hand | Engineering | School of Architecture |
| Finalist | Qian (David) Liang | Code clones refactoring in test suites | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Finalist | Marie Racioppa | Competition between bees | Environment | School of Environment, Resources & Sustainability |
| Finalist | Faraz Forghani | Designing better pavements in Canada | Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Hayden Bulbrook | Giving life to cities: Digital history and the rebuilding of Munich | Arts | History |
| Finalist | Yusof Ghiasi | GPS-Reflectometry | Environment | Geography & Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Andrew J. Wiebe | Groundwater recharge uncertainty | Science | Earth & Environmental Sciences |
| Finalist | Mohammad S. Parsa | Identifying students’ mental health issues using social media mining | Engineering | Management Sciences |
| Finalist | Marvin Pafla | Explainable AI … and cats | Engineering | Systems Design Engineering |
| Finalist | Hasan Ahmet Gokce | Magazine project for newcomer children | Arts | English Language & Literature |
| Finalist | Isabel Hilgendag | Mercury in the Arctic | Science | Biology |
| Finalist | Pamela Hopwood | Older women in low-income, physically demanding work | Health Sciences | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Mostafa AbdelAziz | Real-time viewing of electromigration | Engineering | Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Sara Wyngaarden | Supporting rural livelihoods: Lessons from Honduran youth | Health Sciences | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
| Finalist | Osezua Ibhadode | Topology optimization for additive manufacturing (3D-printing) | Engineering | Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering |
| Finalist | Ming Xiaomeng Xu | Understanding pedestrians' behaviour through smartphone data | Environment | School of Planning |
| Finalist | Samira Mehrabi | Virtual reality exergames to promote physical activity & well-being in mild cognitive impairment/dementia | Health Sciences | Kinesiology |
2019 GRADflix alumni
| Placing | Name | Video | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place winner | Fraser King | CloudSat and Arctic snow | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Second place winner | Jason Lajoie | Making gay identities: Queer media practices queering media technologies | Arts | English Language and Literature |
| Third place and people's choice winner | Siyavash Izadi | Virtuality of motion sickness | Health Sciences | Kinesiology |
| Fourth place winner | Amanda Yan Yan Lim | Worms and waste | Environment | Environment, Resources and Sustainability |
| Finalist | Jaydeep Mistry | GitHub use for government related work | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Jenner Ngai | Conjugated polymer research for renewable energy | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Finalist | Kristina Ellis | CAR T - The Future of Cancer Therapy? | Science | Pharmacy |
| Finalist | Mostafa Alizadeh | Remote vital signs monitoring using a mm-wave FMCW radar | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Finalist | Natalie Knowles | Warmer winters: Fighting an uphill downhill climate battle | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Nicholas Charron | Augmenting bridge inspections with autonomous robotics | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Finalist | Rachel Green | Unlocking meaning: Doors as a “key” to understanding Honoré de Balzac’s novels | Arts | French Studies |
| Finalist | Rina Wehbe | Playing with space | Mathematics | Computer Science |
| Finalist | Siobhan Sutherland | Rethinking women’s desire: The science behind low libido | Arts | Psychology |
| Finalist | Stephanie Higgins | Warmer winters, colder soils, and more phosphorus in our water | Environment | Geography and Environmental Management |
| Finalist | Tina Chan | The game of helping others | Health Sciences | Public Health and Health Systems |