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posted on Nov. 15: Three McMaster scientists win national innovation award

Three McMaster researchers studying fish physiology, silver chemistry and water geochemistry have won a national innovation award recognizing outstanding university-industry research and development partnerships. Biology professor Chris Wood, Canada Research Chair in Environment and Health, and professors emeriti Russell Bell and James Kramer are winners of the Synergy Award. Bell, who contributed research on silver chemistry, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Kramer, who studies the area of water geochemistry, is a professor emeritus in the School of Geography & Geology. The trio won for their multidisciplinary partnership with researchers from Universiti du Quibec and Wilfrid Laurier University and Kodak Canada Inc. They contributed to collaborative projects measuring silver released into the environment during the photofinishing process and researching the effects of silver on aquatic organisms. This research will help set criteria for new water quality guidelines for metals in the environment. Click on Kodak and Canadian universities develop better water quality guidelines to read more about the partnership and projects. The Synergy Award, sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Conference Board of Canada, includes $25,000 research grants for the university partners. The prize-winning partnerships were selected from 37 entries in this year's competition. The Synergy conference and awards dinner takes place Nov. 20 in Montreal. (End of story)

posted on Nov. 14: 18 first-year McMaster scholars honoured

Recipients of this year's McMaster Scholar Awards - the University's top scholarships - were honoured and welcomed to campus recently at a reception held at the President's Residence. University President Peter George, Faculty deans and about 20 previous award winners welcomed the 18 first-year award-winning students. The students received scholarships which range from $12,000 to $25,000 over four years. This year more than 1,000 applicants from across the country vied for the awards. The McMaster Scholar Awards, the University's most prestigious entrance scholarships, are given to students with an average of 90 per cent or higher and who have strong academic achievements as well as extracurricular activities. Congratulated and honoured with certificates were: Front (l-r): Ian Anderson, Oriana Ly, Matthew Schmidt, Jonathan Della Vedova, Joanne Ditschun, Middle (seated l-r): Calli Armstrong, Rebecca Ross, Barbara Kuziora, Elaine Cheng, Adelicia Yu, Nicole Del Bel, Kristen Koopmans, Back (l-r): Christian Kurtz, Stephanie Wong, Carly McKinnon, Peter George, Aaron Orkin, Geoffrey Wilkin and Jon Little. Photo: Jack Hourigan