Award winners for outstanding master’s theses or essays and PhD dissertations.
For the third year in a row, thanks to the INRS Foundation and the generosity of the INRS community, eight awards were handed out, with two students from each of the four research centres taking home either $1,000 for best master’s thesis or $2,000 for best doctoral dissertation. Prizes were awarded at the convocation ceremony held on May 14, 2022.
Meet our award-winning graduates.
BEST DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS
This award is a great reward for a work that has involved so many people who have encouraged and supported me through the years. It also means that one can accomplish many things, whatever one’s age...
France Caza
Ph.D. biology, 2021
Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Supervisor: Richard Villemur
Receiving this award is a great satisfaction and a real honour, because it rewards all the efforts and sacrifices made during the doctorate, confirming the relevance and quality of the work.
Pier Paolo Comida
Ph.D. in Earth sciences, 2022
Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Supervisor: Pierre-Simon Ross
This honor means that the efforts that have been made during my career are not only recognized by the scientists who judged my thesis, but also by the INRS community.
Ivy Mawusi Asuo
Ph.D. in energy and material sciences, 2022
Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
Supervisor: Alain Pignolet
It is a mark of recognition that touches me very much, knowing that the leap into urban studies was rather ambitious for me, coming from musicology and ethnomusicology. I also see it as an encouragement to continue my interdisciplinary work.
Caroline Marcoux-Gendron
Ph.D. in urban studies, 2021
Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Supervisor: Guy Bellavance
BEST MASTER’S THESES
I feel honoured to receive this award, which means a lot to me. I am happy and grateful that my work efforts have paid off and are being recognized and acknowledged by the INRS community.
Sarah Bouali
Master’s in virology and immunology, 2021
Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Supervisor: Krista Heinonen
This award represents the recognition by the scientific community of my perseverance, my ability to synthesize and popularize information and the contribution of my research to the advancement of knowledge in the field of environmental rehabilitation.
Emily Fitzhenry
Master’s in Earth sciences, 2021
Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Supervisor: Richard Martel; co-supervisor: Thomas Robert
I am grateful and proud of the work of our team. It is an honor for me to take my first steps as a scientist. Winning this award fuels my passion for research and motivates me to make further breakthroughs in my doctoral studies at INRS.
Yingming Lai
Master’s in energy and materials sciences, 2021
Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications
Supervisor: Jinyang Liang
This award is one of the many ways in which INRS contributes to the outreach of its community members, these institutional initiatives open the door for my sisters and brothers from the South to access quality education.
Andrés Henao Florez
Master’s in urban studies, 2022
Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Supervisor: Phillippe Apparicio