UTEA Past Winners

 

2023 Competition:

Award Student Name Department Project
UTEA-HLS Tarkan Dahi Biology

Role of MacroH2A1 Splice Isoforms in Alzheimer’s Disease

UTEA-HLS Loridee De Villa Biology

Mapping Long-Range Connectivity of Brainstem Circuits Underlying Innate Ocular Behaviors

UTEA-HLS Patrick Fahim Biology and Psychology

Autonomic Modulation Training and Heart Rate Variability in a Sample of Police Officers

UTEA-HLS Amirah Farooq Psychology

Title of Proposed Research Project: Social Control of Pain Circuits

UTEA-HLS Celina Micaela Javier Psychology

Brain Structure in Transgender Adolescents

UTEA-HLS Maryam Qayyum Biology

Testing a Functional Role for Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Binding Protein in Socially-Mediated Reproductive Suppression

UTEA-HLS Matthew Rykaczewski Biology

Investigating the Role of Ubiquitin Ligases in Epilepsy

UTEA-HLS Joaquin San Agustin Psychology

Epigenetic Control of Individual Differences in Social Phenotype

UTEA-HLS Yaqi (Guoria) Sun Biology and CPS

The Role of the Phospholipid, PIP2, as a Biased Allosteric Modulator in GPCR Signaling

UTEA-HLS Evelina Tronina Biology

Uncovering Disease Causing Mutations in the Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome Gene SIL1

UTEA-HLS Yiqi Zhang Biochemistry

New Biosynthetic Strategies for the Uniform Incorporation of Methyl-Tryptophan into Receptors

UTEA-NSE Amber Akbar Biology

Investigating the Role of Beta-Arrestins in Circadian Timekeeping

UTEA-NSE Sophia Alonzi CPS

Development of Bioanalytical Technologies for Protein Detection

UTEA-NSE Keerath Bhachu Biology

Tissue Specific Expression of Hydrogen Cyanide Defences in Trifolium Repens

UTEA-NSE Meyha Chhatwal Psychology

Spontaneous Synchronization with Periodic Signals

UTEA-NSE Christina De Melo Biology

Growth, Xylem Anatomy, and Hydraulic Function of White Spruce in Response to Environmental Stress

UTEA-NSE Christabel Faylinn CPS

Elimination of Microbial Biofilms with Light Activation

UTEA-NSE Aaron Goidel MCS and Language Studies Computing Linguistic Diversity
UTEA-NSE Sana Hashim GGE

Using remote sensing and ground observations to rapidly assess legacy pit restoration success

UTEA-NSE Andrew Magnuson Engineering Science

Safety Guarantees in Imitation Learning with Neural Networks

UTEA-NSE Sheraz Nadeem Biology

Understanding of the Roles of Epigenetic Regulatory Protein Using Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Motor

UTEA-NSE Tian Qin Tan  Engineering Science

Sim2Real Reinforcement Learning with a 7 Degree of Freedom Robot

UTEA-NSE Ryan Unrau CPS and MCS

Staying Focused: A Focal Drift Adjustment System for TIRF Microscopy

UTEA-NSE Victoria Valeeve MCS

Epidemic Models Built on Random Walks

UTEA-NSE Veronica Venditti Psychology

igating Episodic Memory in German Ram Cichlids

UTEA-NSE Rami Younis CPS

Dark Dynamic Therapy: Producing Reactive Oxygen Species by Chemiexcitation

UTEA-SSH Ienas Abdulaziz Forensic Science

Esoteric Interpretation (Ta’wil) and Philosophy in Islam

UTEA-SSH Jessica Archibald Political Science and Sociology Private Land and Provincial Programs for Conservation
UTEA-SSH Taha Bin Aamir Economics

Market Incentives and College Admissions in the Absence of Standardized Tests

UTEA-SSH Jasmine Bittu CCIT and TCS

Barriers to Community Participation Among Women Magic: The Gathering Players

UTEA-SSH Arist Alfred Bravo Religion and Computer Science

Towards a Handwritten Text Recognition Tool for Burmese Pali Palm Leaf Manuscripts

UTEA-SSH Ryan Mark David Psychology

Variation in Perception of Music and Language Around the World

UTEA-SSH Maryanna Diab Social Sciences

Understanding the Lived Experience of the Covid-19 Pandemic among Racialized and Immigrant Populations in Peel Region

UTEA-SSH Allison Suyapa Gutierrez Psychology

Investigating the Effect of Prior Knowledge on Children’s Question-asking Efficiency

UTEA-SSH Julia Chunxiao Hu Psychology

A Longitudinal Study of Children’s Real-Life Conversational Efforts to Establish a Shared Reality with Others

UTEA-SSH Tasmia Jamil GGE

Species at Risk: What is the Role of Climate Change?

UTEA-SSH Bakita Kamara Sociology and Health Studies

University Student Newspapers as a Data Source: Advancing Social Science Methodology

UTEA-SSH Kendal Tyler Kandasamy Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociolegal Studies

University Student Newspapers as a Data Source: Advancing Social Science Methodology

UTEA-SSH Marisa Klassen Philosophy and Sociology

Global Cities and Post-Covid Recovery

UTEA-SSH Ayesha Lodhi Biology

Building Resilence in a Post-Pandemic Landscape in Peel Region. Perspectives of (In)formal Organizations

UTEA-SSH Zi Wei Low Economics

A Pandemic Legacy – The Rise of Low-Contact Occupations

UTEA-SSH Jawahir Mohamed Psychology

Variation in Perception of Music and Language Around the World

UTEA-SSH Elizabeth Provost CPS and Visual Studies

The Technical Study of Bernini’s Bronzes: Art History, Conservation, Material Science

UTEA-SSH Elisa Schembre Language Studies

Italiese and Its New Developments: From Endangered to a Global Language

UTEA-SSH Tianheng Zhang Psychology

Debiasing Hiring Practices through Affirming the Worth of Newcomer Professionals in Canada



2022 Competition:

Award Student Name Department Project
UTEA-NSE Abdul Rahman Al Kos Biology Exploring the Protein Interactions between the C-terminus of Presynaptic  Cav2 channels and the scaffolding protein RIM using NMR spectroscopy
UTEA-NSE Daphne Arguelles Psychology

Characterizing the Constituents of a Complex Virus-host System

UTEA-NSE Adrian Carpenter Mathematics and Physics

Lattice Models of Statistical Physics: Search for Observables

UTEA-NSE Maya Michelle Eid CPS Biochemical Studies of Disordered Regions in ABC Proteins
UTEA-NSE Anya Franks Biology

Biochemical Characterization of Prenyltransferases in Rose-scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

UTEA-NSE Danny Huong Biology and MCS

Mathematical Modeling of the Growth of Human Placental Vasculature

UTEA-NSE Yewon Lee Engineering

Safety Guarantees in Imitation Learning with Neural Networks

UTEA-NSE Ivonne Rebeca Lopez-Miranda CPS Synthesis and Evaluation of a Cancer-targeted Agent for Dark Dynamic Therapy: Photodynamic Therapy Without Light Excitation
UTEA-NSE Zainulabdeen Nassrullah CPS Profiling Allosteric Pathways in Enzymes
UTEA-NSE Carolyne Yu Qiang GGE

Investigate the Effect of COVID-19 on the Urban Thermal Environment of Canadian Urban Centers Through Cloud-based Image Analysis

UTEA-SSH Anood Ali Psychology

Sociocultural Influences on Question-asking in Early Childhood

UTEA-SSH Ximena Bailly Alvarado GGE Cultural Services Experiences by People in Treed Urban Spaces
UTEA-SSH Angela Bakaj Biology and English & Drama

Margaret Cavendish’s Books: Textual Bibliography and Critical Editing

UTEA-SSH Amelie Desroches GGE

Exploring People’s Attitudes and Preferences about Urban Trees

UTEA-SSH Gianna Francesca Giovio Canavesi Language Studies and Psychology

Production and Patterning of Keiyo Vowels

UTEA-SSH Kaitlyn Harris English The Development of Language-based Social Biases
UTEA-SSH Chloe Kapanen Environment and Trinity College

Government and Industry Responses to Dealing with Plastic Waste

UTEA-SSH Dalal Mahir Psychology Can Empathy be Promoted Through the Introduction of Awe
UTEA-SSH Elizabeth Provost CPS and Visual Studies

The Technical Study of Bernini’s Bronzes: Art History, Conservation, Material Science

UTEA-SSH Jaiditya Sharma Psychology and Biology

The Experiences and Personality Development of Racialized Students during University: Uplifts, Stressors, and Well-Being

UTEA-SSH Shayla Rae Shewchuk Psychology

Affirming Afghan Refugee Women: Empowerment, Support, and Intervention

UTEA-SSH Larasati Wulandari Economics Air Pollution and Environmental Damages: Measurement, Health Effects, and Policy
UTEA-SSH Siwen Yang MCS and Economics Health and Education Policy Research
UTEA-SSH Angelina Maria Rego Zahajko Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Food-Hailing, the COVID-19 Digital Pivot, Platform Firms and Cities


2021 Competition:

Award Student Name Department Project
UTEA-NSE Seyed Alireza Rasoulzadeh Hosseini Biology Altered Epigenomes in Breeding and Early Tree Development
UTEA-NSE Artittaya Boonkird CPS Single-Molecule Counting with Localization Microscopy
UTEA-NSE Farishteh Khan Psychology Cognitive Processes Underlying the Development of Possibility Judgements about Improbable Events
UTEA-NSE Xinye Peng Psychology Outbreeding Preference in Naked Mole-Rat Queens
UTEA-SSH Melissa Heppner GGE Bison as Reconciliation on the Great Plains
UTEA-SSH Mehvash Saiyed POL State Motivations and Civil War Duration - Explaning Sub-National Variation in Counter Insurgency in India
UTEA-SSH Snimar Kaur Psychology An Empathy-Based Intervention to Improve Children's Gender-Related Atitudes
UTEA-SSH Fatima Azahraa Al Saadie Sociology Understanding Refugee Needs in Peel Region through an Intersectional Ecological Lens: Focus on Disability-Related Stress & Youth Integration
UTEA-SSH Jennifer Liu Visual Studies Technicial Study of Bernini's Bronzes: Art History, Conservation and Material Science

 

2020 Competition:

Award Student Name Department Project
UTEA-NSE Sami Chouihna Biology The Role of Insulin-Like peptides in feeding in Rhodnius Prolixus
UTEA-NSE Esther Grace Kaye CPS Developing a Red-Shifted Carboxylesterase 2 Photosensitizer for Cancer-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy 
UTEA-NSE James Hogan MCS Non-Standard Analysis Applied to Probability and Statistics
UTEA-NSE Nicole Sell Psychology Children's Attention and Emotions: A Mechanistic Approach
UTEA-SSH Stephen D'Addario Economics Student Mental Health Interventions at the University of Toronto
UTEA-SSH Jayati Khattar Geography Cross-Border Connections and Psychosocial Health Among Eritrean Immigrants in Toronto
UTEA-SSH Grace Wang Psychology The Impact of Emotion Regulation on Partner Change
UTEA-SSH Raquelle Kupferschmidt Biology and Psychology Sociolinguistic Factors in the Development of the Infant Lexicon
UTEA-SSH Fatima Azahraa Al Saadie Sociology Student Protests and University Responses in the United States and Canada, 2012-2018
UTEA-SSH Jennifer Liu Visual Studies Bernini's Bronzes: Art History, Conservation and Material Science

 

2019 Competition:

Award Student Name Department Project
UTEA-NSE Adam Snyder Biology Vertebrate Fauna of Early Permian Cargill Locality, Oklahoma
UTEA-NSE Jovana Miladinovic CPS Uncovering the Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation by Lsr2
UTEA-NSE Javis Kennedy MCS Variations on Sard's Theorem
UTEA-NSE Ruofang Wang Psychology Integrative Mechanisms Underlying Effective Language Processing
UTEA-SSH Krista May Duncan Economics Air Pollution in Otario: Measurement, Health Effects, and Policy
UTEA-SSH Jayati Khattar Geography Understanding Barriers to Immigrant Access to Mental Health Care Services in Canada
UTEA-SSH Gloria Lim Geography Work-Life Interfaces: Implications for Well-Being in Higher Education and Among Working Adults
UTEA-SSH Shuyue (Julie) Qiao Geography Financing Sustainable Transportation and Housing in China
UTEA-SSH Minal Waqar Geography Understanding the Connections Between Origin Country Ties and Psychosocial Well-Being Among Immigrants in Canada
UTEA-SSH Anna Lyashenko Language Studies Shifting Perception: How Listeners Adapt to a Multi-Accented World
UTEA-SSH Haley James Psychology Is It Possible to Limit Children's Negative Appraisals of Gender Norm Violations Among Hypothetical Peers?
UTEA-SSH Arshnoor Khaira Psychology & Biology The Emergence of Word Comprehension in 6-Month-Olds
UTEA-SSH Victoria Pringle Psychology Maximizing Partner Change through Responsive Gratitude Expressions
UTEA-SSH Mohamed Afify Sociology RISE (Refugee Integration, Stres, and Equity) Team
UTEA-SSH William Hunt Music Rhythm, Repetition, and the Resonance and Fade out of the Line
UTEA-SSH Claire Elizabeth Smith Visual Studies Bernini's Forge: The AGO Crucifix and Bronze Casting