Undergraduate Research Fair Feb. 25, 2015 Winners Announced

Click here to view the 2015 Program

Interim University Librarian Catherine Davidson presented the results
at last night's Research Gala:

Dr. James Wu Prize for Best Lower-year Project

1st Prize: Christopher Ford for the project named "Doctor Assisted Death in Canada" for course AP HREQ 2010
2nd Prize: Jessie Spasov for the project named "The Hangar: A Space in Need of Change" for course AP GEOG 2075

This award, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, is offered to the undergraduate student and Research Fair participant submitting the best project for a first- or second-year course.
Criteria: Intriguing topic; clear, meaningfully written abstract which reflects the project well; well-chosen sources; high grade and/or positive instructor comments; well-designed poster.

Dr. James Wu Prize for Best Upper-year Project

1st Prize: Matthew Pancer for project named "The Certainty Paradox: How Despairing Over Uncertainty Leads To The Certainty Of Despair" for course AP EN 3536
2nd Prize: Rachel England for project named "The Ashes of a Western Blaze" for course ES ENVS 4011

This award, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, is offered to the undergraduate student and Research Fair participant submitting the best project for a third- or fourth-year course.
Criteria: Intriguing topic; clear, meaningfully written abstract which reflects the project well; well-chosen sources; high grade and/or positive instructor comments; strong analysis; well-designed poster.

Dr. James Wu Prize for Best Honours Thesis Project / Major Research Paper

1st Prize: Jesse Thistle for project named “We Are Children of the River: Toronto’s Lost Métis History" for course GL HIST 4100

2nd Prize: Ewan Gibson for project named "Comfort Level with Technology and Perceived Support in College Faculty" for course HH PSYC 4170

This award, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, is offered to the undergraduate student and Research Fair participant submitting the best honours’ thesis project.
Criteria: Intriguing topic; clear, meaningfully written abstract which reflects the project well; well-chosen sources; high grade and/or positive instructor comments; in-depth analysis; well-designed poster.

Library Information Literacy Award

1st Prize: Julien Cossette for project named "#OccupyGezi: On Twitter and Affective News" for course AP ANTH 4220

2nd Prize: Nick Zabara for project named "Rage & Joy: the Origins of Human Emotion" for course HH PSYC 3010

This award, sponsored by York University Libraries, is awarded to the undergraduate student applicant and Research Fair participant whose project best exemplifies good practices in library research and information literacy.
Criteria: Finding and identifying appropriate scholarly sources; evaluating sources; engaging critically with sources; made effective use of library services and resources.

Best Group Project

1st Prize: Sean Liotta and Jeffrey Marchment for project named "Control Shift: A Puzzle-Platformer Video Game Utilizing Multiple, Unique Control Schemes" for course LE EECS 4700

2nd Prize: Kirsten Muller and Joanna Kotasinska for project named "French Language Policy at Glendon for Anglophone Specialists" for course GL LIN 4617

This award, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, is offered to the undergraduate students and Research Fair participants submitting the best group project.
Criteria: Intriguing topic; clear, meaningfully written abstract which reflects the project well; well-chosen sources; high grade and/or positive instructor comments; well-designed poster; evidence of collaboration and team-work.

Best Poster and Presentation

1st Prize: David Kim for project named "The Kamikaze of Plant Invaders: Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica)" for course SC BIOL 4095

2nd Prize: Michelle Binczyk and Christopher Lovell for project named "Changes in Anthropod Composition: Across a Forest-Field Ecotone" for course SC BIOL 3001

This award, co-sponsored by York University Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, is offered to the student designing and animating the best poster session presented at the Undergraduate Research Fair.
Criteria: Poster design and layout: legible; pleasing layout; includes images or labelled graphs which support the topic; creatively presented. Poster content: catchy, meaningful title; clear research question; key points reflected; data supports conclusion; results are clear; bibliography is available. Presentation: presenter is succinct, clear, engaging, enthusiastic; effectively conveys project and results; handles questions well.

People’s Choice Award

Denise Enriquez, Dallis King, Anna Papazian and Samantha Puder for the project named "Secret Body – An Interactive Art Installation" LE EEWCS 4700