UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence (URE) Awards
Students in UFV Agriculture programs have many opportunities to conduct research projects under the supervision of faculty. Outstanding research projects are nominated by the department for the annual $1,000.00 UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence (URE) Awards. Students who score the highest mark in their category receive a Student Research Day $200 cash prize.
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2024 |
Stefan Lambrecht |
Potential use of Gibberellic Acid (GA3) as a pollination supplement in Highbush Blueberry. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
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2023 |
Mackenzie Frost |
Can GA3 and tryptophan increase flower production in strawberry plants? Faculty supervisor - Lauren Erland, PhD. |
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2021 |
Jade Sherwood |
Chemical cues of male and female Leptopilina japonica (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) parasitoids on food substrate of the nation wide berry pest, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
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2020 |
Christopher Reed |
The effects of short-term LED blue light treatment on soil-grown broccoli microgreens. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
Student Research Day
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2024 |
Stefan Lambrecht |
The potential of GA3 as a supplement to conventional pollination and its effects on pollinator populations and yield in Vaccinium Corymbosum. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
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2022 |
Leah Hamm |
Thrips monitoring in leeks: Preliminary observations from the 2021 and 2022 field seasons. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
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2021 |
Lanah Harach & Duong Ha |
A food waste snapshot of the UFV Culinary Program. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
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2020 |
Teis Heemskerk, Kirah McCaffertry, Kiranjot Sidhu, Emma Skaaning |
Assessing the antimicrobial activity of a copper-free foot bath solution: Preliminary results. Faculty supervisor - Renee Prasad, PhD. |
