Updated: May 2026
NSERC Black Student Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Past Winners
| Year of Competition | Name | USRA Department/Discipline | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Omerzahid Ali | MCS | Benign Overfitting in Binary Linear Classification: Understanding Minimal Moment Assumptions |
| 2026 | Oluwaseye Anthony Edwards | MCS | Towards Vaught’s Conjecture: Computational Analysis of Finite Structures and Pathways in AI-Assisted Proving |
| 2026 | Oluwakanyinsola Falobi | Biology | Anatomical and Functional Connectivity Between Visual and Frontal Cortex |
| 2026 | Sabika Gairey | CPS | Adamantane-based Materials |
| 2026 | Dominic Millet | CPS | Statistical Patterns in Earthquake Occurrence and Implications for Seismic Hazard |
| 2025 | Jazzmeyn Barnett | Biology | Brain-Wide Mapping of Neural Activity in Acute and Chronic Pain State |
| 2025 | Sidoné Grange | Biology | Characterizing a Newly Isolated Algal Virus Through Genomics and Molecular Methods |
| 2025 | Anne Ikhile | CPS | Structural Investigation of Chromoplasts with Nonlinear Microscopy |
| 2025 | Leila Mekchoudi | Geography, Geomatics and Environment | Geospatial Optimization of Community-pharmacy Patient-care and Accessibility within the GTA |
| 2025 | Olamide Elizabeth Olajide | Biology | Characterizing Small Molecule-Ribosome Targeting |
| 2025 | Jordan Young | CPS & Biology | Patterns of Fusion in the Atlas-axis Complex in Early Amniotes |
| 2025 | Anisa Yusuf | Biology | Characterizing Oxytocin, Opioid, and Vasopressin Interactions in the PAG |