SEED students win OGS and SSHRC awards

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The University of Waterloo finalized the list of Federal and Ontario student award winners on May 25 under several categories, including:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program (students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can apply for a merit-based scholarship through the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program).

Canada Social Sciences and Humanities research council (SSHRC) national-level scholarships awarded to outstanding doctoral and masters students.

Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) Program (students in science and technology at the master’s and doctoral levels can apply for a merit-based scholarship through the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) Program).

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is very pleased to congratulate a significant number of our research students who have been recognized with these prestigious high-value awards.

Award

Student’s Name

Title

Program

OGS

Adeboye Oyegunle

Managing Climate Risks in the Financial Industry of a Resource Based Economy: A Canadian Scenario Analysis SUSM PhD

OGS

Nicholas Palaschuk

Rethinking the transition pathway: the role of community-based energy in governing sustainable futures SUSM PhD

OGS

Vasundhara Saravade

Green Expectations? Measuring the ‘Additionality’ of Green Bonds Using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Approach and a Behavioral Climate Risk Framework

SUSM PhD

OGS

Pankaj Kumar Tewari

Affordable and energy efficient sustainable houses: A potential for climate change mitigation opportunities

SUSM PhD
QEII-GSST

Mackenzie Crabbe

Innovation in Northern Ontario’s Mineral Mining Industry SUSM Masters
SSHRC Truzaar Dordi Finance, Climate Risk, and a Canadian Low-Carbon Transition SUSM PhD

SSHRC

Erin Dykstra

From Turbines to Outlets: Evaluating the Determinants of Success for Wind Energy Transmission Projects in Canada and the United States

SUSM Masters

SSHRC

Rachel Krueger

Motivating Canadians to Act on Home Flood Risk Reduction

SUSM Masters

SSHRC

Shenali Madhanaroopan

Characterizing Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Organic Production in Ontario

SUSM Masters

SSHRC

Guneet Sandhu

Water-secure and climate-resilient Canada: Developing a locally-attuned interdisciplinary water risk management framework to guide corporate water policies and sustainable water investments SUSM PhD

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