Carolyn Ward is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Carolyn's research project, Testing nanocomposite materials for battery applications, was supervised by Dr. Rabin Bissessur, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/carolyn-ward

Jessica Boyd is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Jessica's research project, Phenomic characterization of the new Chilean strains of ISAV, was supervised by Dr. Frederick Kibenge, Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology. For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/jessica-boyd

Jonathan Murley is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Jonathan's research project, Contiguous relations for Appell hypergmetric series and some applications, was supervised by Dr. Nasser Saad, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/jonathan-murley

Kristen Murray is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Kristen's research project, Functional response in a coastal setting: measuring crab feeding in response to oyster density, was supervised by Dr. Pedro Quijon, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/kirsten-murray

Mark Robbins is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Mark's research project, Alterations in Dopominergic Systems Following Early Domoate Exposure, was supervised by Dr. Tracy Doucette, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/mark-robbins

Mostafa Fatehi Hassanabad is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Mostafa's research project, computer simulation study of polymer translocation through a nanopore, was supervised by Dr. James Polson, Associate Professor, Department of Physics.

For more information: www.universityisland.ca/item/nserc-student-research-physics-william-scott

Robert Livingstone is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Robert's research project, NMR analysis of Stereocontrolled Polymerizations, was supervised by Dr. Michael Shaver, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/robert-livingstone

Sean McNeill is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Sean's research project, Measuring of Gonadal Steroidogenic Enzyme Expression in Threespine Stickleback, was supervised by Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, Canada Research Chair in Watershed Research. For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/sean-mcneill

Steven Judson is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Steven's research project, Error Correcting Codes in Quantum Computing, was supervised by Dr. Gordon MacDonald, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/steven-judson

Veronique Dufour is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. Veronique's research project, The response of coastal communities to erosion and other changes in sedimentary habitats, was supervised by Dr. Pedro Quijon, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/veronique-dufour

William Scott is one of 15 science students who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2009. William's research project, A polymer in a Brownian motor, was supervised by Dr. James Polson, Associate Professor, Department of Physics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/research/student-research/william-scott

Voice of the Community, featuring photos by Carlos Reyes-Manzo, is the result of a three-year research project exploring the strengths and challenges facing rural PEI communities. The book is a collaboration between Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Reyes-Manzo, and a research team led by Dr. Vianne Timmons (former Vice-President, Academic Development and Adjunct Professor of Education) and consisting of Drs. Sandy McAuley and Fiona Walton (Education), Barb Campbell and Kim Critchley (Nursing), and Jennifer Taylor (Family and Nutritional Science). (Andes Press Agency)

Todd MacKenzie is working towards a BSc (Hons) in the Department of Physics at UPEI. He is from Canoe Cove, PEI. Todd is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. His research project, Confinement effect on animal movement in complex corridors, was supervised by Dr Sheldon Opps, Department of Physics, and Dr Marina Silva, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/todd-mackenzie

Sarah Weidhaas is working towards an Honours BSc in the Biology Department at UPEI. She is from the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Sarah's research project, Surveying bird species in different African habitats in the uMkuze section of the iSinamgaliso, was supervised by Dr. Marina Silva, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/sarah-weidhaas

Sara Accardi is an undergraduate chemistry student from the University of Western Ontario, working at UPEI for the summer. She is here on a student exchange program called RISE (Reactive Intermediates Student Exchange). She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Sara's research project, Using fluorescence for early detection of diseases such as Mastitis in cows or trace pollutants in natural waters, was supervised by Dr. Brian Wagner, 3M Canada Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/sara-accardi

Roxanne Laughlin is a Foods and Nutrition major at UPEI, and was born and raised on Toronto, Ontario. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Roxanne's research project, Studying the health benefits of cranberries against chronic diseases, was supervised by Dr. Kathy Gottschall-Pass, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/roxanne-laughlin

Rachael Hankinson is an Honours Chemistry major from Lantz, Nova Scotia, a town halfway between Halifax and Truro. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Rachael's research project, Isolation and structural identification of bioactive compounds in sponge extracts, was supervied by Dr. Russ Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Marine Natural Products.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/rachael-hankinson

Mostafa Fatehi is working towards an Honours BSc in Physics and a Majors BSc in Math at the University of Prince Edward Island. He moved here about 5 years ago, and now lives in Charlottetown with his family. He is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Mostafa's research project, Computer simulation of translocation of a polymer through a membrane pore, was supervised by Dr. James Polson, Associate Professor, Department of Physics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/mostafa-fatehi

Michelle MacPhee is a Physics major at UPEI, and is from Canoe Cove PEI. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Michelle's research project, Optoacoustic Imaging of Thermal Damage, was supervised by Dr. Bill Whelan, Associate Professor, Department of Physics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/michelle-macphee

Mark Robbins is a Biology major from Stratford, PEI. He is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Mark's research, Inducing Schizophrenia symptoms in rats to test an animal model of the disease, was supervised by Dr. Tracy Doucette, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/mark-robbins

Kristine Giddings is working towards her Honours BSc in Chemistry (with a minor in Math) at the University of Prince Edward Island and is from Stratford, PEI. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Kristine's research project, Modifications of extracts from marine corals to test for medicinal properties, was supervised by Dr. Russ Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Marine Natural Products.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/kristine-giddings

Keaghan Rilling is a Physics major from Mayfield PEI, and is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Keaghan's research project, Collapse and Freezing Transitions for Single Heteropolymers, was supervised by Dr. Sheldon Opps, Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Physics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/keagan-rilling

Katherine Robertson graduated in May 2008 with an Honours BSc in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Prince Edward Island. She is originally from Mt. Mellick, PEI, and now lives in Charlottetown. She is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. Katherine's research project, Exactly Solvable Systems of Linear Differential Equations, was supervised by Dr. Nasser Saad, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/katherine-robertson

Justin Bélanger is a Chemistry major at UPEI. He has lived on Prince Edward Island, on and off, for the past twenty-two years, mostly in the Hunter River area. Justin is one of 26 science students at UPEI who were awarded an Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) for 2008. His research project, New chemical compounds could lead to more environmentally secure batteries, was supervised by Dr. Rabin Bissessur, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry.

For more information: www.upei.ca/studentresearch/nserc/justin-b%C3%A9langer