After a record-breaking number of registrations for this year’sÌýGRADflix competition, our judges have selected the top 15 finalists who will have their videos featured at our upcomingÌýGRADflix Showcase.
Graduate students from across campus were tasked with creating a 60 second video about their research. These videos are a testament to the students’ ability to blend research with creativity while broadening their communication and creative skills, expanding their network, and gaining exposure for their research.
We extend an open invitation to the finalists, their friends, family, supervisors, and the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community to join us on February 6 at Federation Hall for theÌýGRADflix Showcase. Witness the premier of our finalist’ videos and the awarding of six prizes ranging in value from $250-$750, including the People’s Choice award where you get to be in the judge’s seat!ÌýÌýfor the showcase required.
Without further ado, please join us in congratulating this year’s finalists!
- Understanding the emotional experience of environmental educationÌýbyÌýBeth GrantÌý(Master’s student), Environment, Resources and Sustainability, Faculty of Environment
- Symmetries in physics and quantum gravityÌýbyÌýChristopher PollackÌý(PhD student), Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics
- Peatland wildfires and the global carbon cycleÌýbyÌýEmma WegenerÌý(Master’s student), Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment
- Powering homes across sub-saharan AfricaÌýbyÌýIsra SaeedÌý(PhD candidate), Environment, Enterprise and Development, Faculty of Environment
- Beyond ruins: The role of cultural heritage in the post-disaster tourism revival of the Kathmandu Valley, NepalÌýbyÌýJacqueline HarperÌý(Master’s student), Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment
- The distributed cognitive environment of the York Dramatic CycleÌýbyÌýKaren WardÌý(PhD student), English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts
- Exploring e-cigarettes for smoking cessationÌýbyÌýKimberly D’MelloÌý(Master’s student), Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health
- Vessel: Stories from the edge of the worldÌýbyÌýLiam BurseyÌý(Master’s student), Architecture, Faculty of Engineering
- Can public health messages mitigate the power of food marketing?ÌýbyÌýLiza BoyarÌý(PhD candidate), Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health
- The critical role of synthetic data in accelerating AI in healthÌýbyÌýMohammad Ahmed BasriÌý(Master’s student), Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Accessibility in speech technologies: Bridging the gap between typical and impaired speechÌýbyÌýNada GohiderÌý(PhD student), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Immune system: How does cancer turn it off?ÌýbyÌýNorman LyÌý(Master’s student), Pharmacy, Faculty of Science
- Permeable reactive barriers: A strategy for acid mine drainage remediationÌýbyÌýPaul SherkÌý(Master’s student), Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science
- Understanding the role of fluid flow on the functioning of the lens of the eyeÌýbyÌýShilpa GorlaÌý(PhD candidate), Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Science
- Investigating the roll of sensory re-weighting in motion sickness developmentÌýbyÌýSiyavash IzadiÌý(PhD student),ÌýKinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health
A heartfelt thank you goes to our judges, Michael Dorr, Tania Del Matto, and Valerie Vaz, for their expertise and insight in selecting our finalists from an exceptional pool of submissions.