Eleven RISE Scholarships were awarded in 2005/06. The 2006 RISE Scholars are listed below, along with their home institutions and the institutions at which their awards were held. Several of the students were also awarded NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards, while the student at NRC was awarded an NRC Summer Studentship. These awards are held concurrently with the RISE Scholarships.
Marija Antonic * University of Ottawa E-mail: marija@photo.chem.uottawa.ca with Dr. Ann English, Concordia University |
Mohammad Sharif Askari * Concordia University E-mail: ms.askari@gmail.com with Dr. Willie Leigh, McMaster University |
Matt Decan University of Western Ontario E-mail: mdecan@uwo.ca Photosynthesis of Unprotected Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution with Dr. Tito Scaiano, University of Ottawa |
Michale Gaultois * University of Alberta E-mail: listerite@gmail.com Controlled Synthesis of Water Soluble Polymers with Dr. Will Skene, Université de Montréal |
Andrew Kitchin University of Calgary E-mail: akitchin@telusplanet.net with Dr. Ron Steer, Univ. of Saskatchewan |
Svetlana Kostina McMaster University E-mail: kostins@mcmaster.ca Photochemical Reactions of Organic Substrates on Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Dr. Mark Workentin, University of Western Ontario |
Susan Ng * University of Alberta E-mail: sn@ualberta.ca An Investigation into the Absorption Spectra of Protoporphyrin IX and Verteporfin with Dr. David Cramb, University of Calgary |
Esther Pierce * University of Toronto E-mail: esther.pierce@utoronto.ca with Dr. Christian Reber, Université de Montréal |
Katrina Traikov * University of Western Ontario E-mail: katty_girl_007@hotmail.com Detecting DNA Damage using Molecular Beacons and Reverse-Phase Microarrays with Dr. Glen Loppnow, University of Alberta |
Sapphire Vanderlip ** University of Victoria E-mail: Sapphire.Vanderlip@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Effect of Ceramide in Model Raft Membranes: a TIRF Study with Dr. Linda Johnston, NRC-Ottawa |
Heather Wheeler University of Ottawa E-mail: hwhee098@uottawa.ca Ultrafast Photodissociation of Solid State Triiodide - Sample Preparation with Dr. Dwayne Miller, University of Toronto |
* RISE/NSERC Scholar
** NRC Summer Student
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