NSERC Black Student USRA Past Winners

Updated: May 2026

 

NSERC Black Student Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Past Winners

Year of CompetitionNameUSRA Department/DisciplineProject
2026Omerzahid AliMCSBenign Overfitting in Binary Linear Classification: Understanding Minimal Moment Assumptions
2026Oluwaseye Anthony EdwardsMCSTowards Vaught’s Conjecture: Computational Analysis of Finite Structures and Pathways in AI-Assisted Proving
2026Oluwakanyinsola FalobiBiologyAnatomical and Functional Connectivity Between Visual and Frontal Cortex
2026Sabika GaireyCPSAdamantane-based Materials
2026Dominic MilletCPSStatistical Patterns in Earthquake Occurrence and Implications for Seismic Hazard
2025Jazzmeyn BarnettBiologyBrain-Wide Mapping of Neural Activity in Acute and Chronic Pain State
2025Sidoné GrangeBiologyCharacterizing a Newly Isolated Algal Virus Through Genomics and Molecular Methods
2025Anne IkhileCPSStructural Investigation of Chromoplasts with Nonlinear Microscopy
2025Leila Mekchoudi Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentGeospatial Optimization of Community-pharmacy Patient-care and Accessibility within the GTA
2025Olamide Elizabeth OlajideBiologyCharacterizing Small Molecule-Ribosome Targeting
2025Jordan YoungCPS & BiologyPatterns of Fusion in the Atlas-axis Complex in Early Amniotes
2025Anisa YusufBiologyCharacterizing Oxytocin, Opioid, and Vasopressin Interactions in the PAG