Sigma Xi Excellence in Undergraduate
Research Awards Ceremony 2006

June 3rd, 2006

The Sigma Xi Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award is granted to outstanding young researchers in the
Faculties of Science, Engineering and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Each Department from these three
Faculties may nominate one undergraduate student who, in the judgment of the Department, has excelled in research.

The award consists of a one year membership in Sigma Xi including a subscription to the excellent magazine
American Scientist .

The McGill-Montreal Chapter of Sigma Xi is grateful to the Deans and Associate Deans of the Faculty of
Science, the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who have
provided financial support for this award.

Congratulations to the 2006 winners! 

Department	Award Recipient
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science
Bioresource Engineering	Samuel Pearsall Price
Plant Science	Vicky Berube
Dietetics and Human Nutrition	Vanessa Tardio
Faculty of Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Aurelie Tanguy Mu Wang Nadia Afara Sandra Robaire
Metals and Materials Engineering	Alan Lai
Faculty of Science
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	Gabrielle Gascon
Biochemistry	Denise Cook
Biology	Christopher Von roretz
Chemistry	Eric Norman Zimanyi
Earth and Planetary Science	Michelle Deakin
Geography	Sarah Verreault
Mathematics	Leonid Chindelevitch
Microbiology and Immunology	Stephen Gowing
Physics	Dominique Laroche
Physiology	Christopher Lee
Psychology	Ryan Pulleyblank