Philip H. Jones Award

A major goal of the Canadian Association on Water Quality is to showcase the talents of students who conduct water quality research. The CAWQ sponsors a competition for the “best presentation” of a research paper made by a student at each of the regional symposia on water pollution research. Since 2000, the winners have received the Philip H. Jones Award. This award was created as a memorial to Philip H. Jones who was a long-standing member of the CAWQ and who was a driving force in the development of the organization. This award includes:

  • a cash prize ($300 for first place, $200 for second place) at the closing ceremony of the respective regional conference;
  • a one-year membership in the CAWQ, including a subscription to the Water Quality Research Journal of Canada and IWA’s Water 21;
  • the publication of the name of the student in an issue of the journal and on the CAWQ website (see below);
  • a certificate acknowledging his/her performance; and
  • a formal invitation from the President of the CAWQ to submit his/her work for peer review and eventual publication in the Water Quality Research Journal of Canada.
  • Prior to 2000, only one of the regional winners of the “best presentation” award was selected as the recipient of the Philip H. Jones Award.

Judging Criteria:

  1. Introduction:Did it invite the interest of the audience? Was the problem defined? Objectives stated?
  2. Slides: Were illustrations clear? Busy? Wordy? Readable? Aesthetic?
  3. Delivery: Organized? Logical progression? Professional demeanor?
  4. Content: Scientific merit? Conceptualization? Theoretical aspects? Sufficient detail? Proper data reduction?
  5. Conclusions: Justified by the work presented? Too ambitious?
  6. Time: Subtract marks for presentations that run overtime or (worse) did not finish in the allotted time.
  7. Questions: The student will be marked on how well questions were handled.

2024
  • Mohammad Noor Tamim (1st Place Philip H. Jones Award), Western University, ‘Phosphorus Removal from Agricultural Diffuse Sources Using Magnesium Pellets: Lab and Field Evaluations’, 59th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 9, 2024
  • Zanina Ilieva (2nd Place Philip H. Jones Award), Toronto Metropolitan University, ‘Assessing the Influence of Prolonged Exposure of Aerobic Granular Sludge to Four Target PFAS’, 59th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 9, 2024
  • Sama Al-Ani (3rd Place Philip H. Jones Award), McMaster University, ‘Detection and Segmentation of filamentous and Floc-Forming Bacteria in Microscopic Images using AI’, 59th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 9, 2024
  • Sabrina Jivani (3rd Place Philip H. Jones Award), Western University, ‘Phosphorus Exports from a Cold Climate Urban Subwatershed: Insights from a Monitoring and Modeling Study’, 59th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 9, 2024

2022
  • Keval Vejani (1st Place), Ryerson University, 57th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 4-5, 2022
  • Basem Zakaria (2nd Place), University of Alberta, 57th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 4-5, 2022
  • Eric Fries (1st Place – One Slide 3-min Presentation), Ryerson University, 57th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 4-5, 2022
  • Shraddha Chavan (2nd Place – One Slide 3-min Presentation), INRS, 57th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, April 4-5, 2022

2021
  • George William Kajjumba (Tied 1st place Winner), University of Nevada, ‘Application of lanthanum treated water in cornfields, its uptake, effects, and mapping in the corn plant’, WEST 2021 Conference, June 9-11, 2021
  • Savanna Vacek (Tied 1st place winner) University of Nevada, ‘Application of lanthanum treated water in cornfields, its uptake, effects, and mapping in the corn plant’, WEST 2021 Conference, June 9-11, 2021
  • Ehsan Banayan Esfahani (2nd place winner), University of British Columbia, ‘Vacuum-UV irradiation capable of catalyst-free decomposition of emerging PFAS: mechanism and effects of water matrix’, WEST 2021 Conference, June 9-11, 2021

2020
  • Rania Souidi (1st place winner) Universite Laval Recovery of phosphate from wastewater in the form of viviante using electrochemical technology 1st Virtual Atlantic Symposium on Water Quality, November 06, 2020
  • Cassandra Guerette (2nd place winner) Traitement des effluents hospitaliers par oxydation en voie humide: Devenir des produits pharmaceutiques 1st Virtual Atlantic Symposium on Water Quality, November 06, 2020
  • David Patch (1st place best presentation winner) Irradiation-Based Degradation of Per-and-polyfluorylalkyl substances (PFAS): Insights Into Mechanism, Isomer-Dependence, pH, and Transformation, 55 Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 20, 2020
  • Alexandra Duchesne, (2nd place best presentation winner) Smouldering (STAR) Remediation of PFAS-Contaminated Soil, 55 Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 20, 2020
  • Farokh Iaqa Kakar (1st place) Ryerson University, Evaluation of different configuration of fermentation, anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal pretreatment of thickened waste activated sludge, 55 Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 20, 2020
  • Hamid Ghazisaidi (2nd Place) University of Toronto, Using Animal Blood as a Source for Flocculants to Treat Biosludge, 55 Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 20, 2020
  • Heline Chow (1st Place) University of Waterloo, The Evaluation of Polarity Reversal as a Means of Mitigating Fouling in Electrocoagulation, 1st Virtual Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, July 24, 2020
  • Timothy Abbot (2nd Place) University of British Columbia, Assessment of various sludge digester processes for organic matter, trace contaminants of emerging concerns, and recalcitrant nutrient removals, 1st Virtual Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, July 24, 2020

2019
  • Sasan Fazeli, (1st place winner) Concordia University, Identification of sulfamethoxazole transformation products by triple quad LC-MS-MS remediated by UV/H2020 A0P, 33rd Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, October 25-28, 2019
  • Tiwari Bhagyashree, (2nd place winner) ETE-INRS, Treatment of hospital wastewater in membrane bioreactor: profiling and role of microbione, 33 Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, October 25-28, 2019
  • Gao Mengjio (1st place winner) University of Alberta, Anaerobic treatment of source-diverted black water – Energy recovery from human excreta, National Water and Wastewater Conference, November 3-6, 2019
  • Ben Ethier, (2nd place winner) University of Calgary, Climate change: current and future impacts on erosive rainfall in Calgary, National Water and Wastewater Conference, November 3-6, 2019
  • Xing Song, (1st place winner) Memorial University, Enhanced biosurfactant production by marine originated bacteria Bacillus Subtilis and its application for oil removal with the existence. of heavy metal. Atlantic Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, November 6-8, 2019
  • Jenneifer Dubuc, (2nd place winner) University of Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscaminque, Efficiency of solid ferrates (VI) for treatment of extreme concentrations of arsenic in symthetic mine effluents, Atlantic Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research , November 6-8, 2019
  • Ehsan Banayan (1st Place Winner) University of British Columbia, “Hydrated Electron-Based Degradation of Per-or-Poly-fluoroalkyl substances Using Vacuum Ultraviolet Irradiation”, WEST Conference, June 13-14, 2019
  • Lais Pereira (2nd Place Winner) University of Toronto, “Bioleaching of Nickel from sulphide ores and wastes at circumneutral PH under denitrifying conditions”, WEST Conference, June 13-14, 2019
  • Farokh Laqa Kakar (1st place winner), Ryerson University, “Thermal Pretreatment Impact on the acidification of Source Separated Organics and Municipal Sludges”, 11 Western Symposium on Water Quality Research, May 10, 2019
  • Sen Yang (2nd place winner) University of Alberta, “Nitration-anammox Processes for Ammonium Rich Sludge Thickening Lagoon Supernatant Treatment”, 11th Western Symposium on Water Quality Research, May 10, 2019
  • Sam Cherniak (1st place winner), University of Toronto, “Occurence and Fate of Microplastics Through Drinking Water Treatment”, 54th Central Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 27, 2019
  • Danelle Bishoff (2nd place winner), York University, “Methane as carbon source for nitrification-denitrification using methanotrophic mixed culture in a sequential batch reactor”, 54th Central Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 27, 2019

2018
  • Evelyne Dore (1st place), Polytechnique Montreal, “Lead and copper sampling in schools and large buildings – Implications for exposure and regulations”. National Water and Wastewater Conference November 4-7, 2018
  • Bernadeta Szmudrowska (2nd place), Credit Valley Conservation, “Smart blue roof applicability in the IC&I sector for climate change adaption”. National Water and Wastewater Conference November 4-7, 2018
  • Emad Shahnam (1st Place winner), University of Waterloo, “Extruding Filaments for 3D Printing of Water Treatment Membranes”, 53rd Central Symposium on Water Quality Research, February 23, 2018
  • Rachel E. Yee (2nd Place winner), University of Alberta, “Occurence of Residual Biological and Chemical Contaminants in Recovered Struvite-Nutrients from Blackwater”, 53rd Central symposium on Water Quality Research, February 23, 2018
  • Catherine Bourgault (1st Place winner), Laval University, “Methanogenic Activity Test for characterizing the Ammonia inhibition of anaerobic digestion of faecal sludge”, WEST Conference, June 11-12, 2018
  • Rajat Jain (2nd Place winner), University of British Columbia, “Pilot Scale Testing of Passive Membrane filtration systems for Drinking Water Treatment for Small and Remote Communities”, WEST Conference, June 11-12, 2018

2017
  • Antoine Boyer, University of Toronto, Strontium-90 and Wetland Organic Matter Interactions. 52nd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Ontario, February 23, 2017
  • Sanaz Alizadeh , Polytechnique Montreal, Chronic Impact of Silver Nanoparticle on Aerobic Wastewater Biofilm. 52nd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Ontario, February 23, 2017
  • Nicolas Beauchamp, Université Laval, L’absorbance UV différentielle pour le suivi des sous-produits de la désinfection dans l’eau potable : du laboratoire à l’échelle réelle. 31st Eastern Symposium on Water Quality, Quebec City, May 19, 2017
  • Kim Lompe, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Selecting powdered activated carbon against taste & odour events in different water matrices. 31st Eastern Symposium on Water Quality, Quebec City, May 19, 2017
  • Shona Robinson, University of British Columbia, Ageing of membranes in the wild – putting lab research into context. 4th WEST (Water & Environment Student Talks) Conference, University of British Columbia, June 11-13, 2017
  • Tess Young, University of Washington, Disinfection and disinfection by product formation during solar irradiation of chlorinated drinking water. 4th WEST (Water & Environment Student Talks) Conference, University of British Columbia, June 11-13, 2017
  • Fereshteh Shahhoseini, Memorial University, Biodegradable thin-film molecularly imprinted polymers for monitoring PAH’s in Water, 2nd Atlantic Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Oct 16, 2017 St John’s NL
  • Zhiwen Zhu, Memorial University, Enhanced biosurfactant production by marine originated bacteria Bacillus Subtilis and its application for oil removal with the existence of heavy metal, 2nd Atlantic Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Oct 16, 2017, St John’s NL
  • Hoda Tafvizi, Memorial University, Removal of Natural Organic Matter from Newfoundland Water supplies for DBP’s, National Water and Wastewater Conference, Nov 6-8, St John’s NL
  • Erin Hayward, Old Technologies with New Applications: Impacts on Aquatic Organisms, National Water and Wastewater Conference, Nov 6-8, 2017, St Johns, NL

2016
  • Olenka Forde, University of British Columbia, Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. Mechanisms and geochemical impacts of fugitive methane gas migration related to shale gas development. Water and Environment Student Talks 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 6-7, 2016
  • David Hurley, University of British Columbia, Civil Engineering – Hydrotechnical. Wind waves in an end pit lake. Water and Environment Student Talks 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 6-7, 2016
  • Bradley Young, University of Ottawa, Department of Civil Engineering. Feasibility of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Nitrification at 1°C; complete author list: B. Young; R. Delatolla; K. Kennedy; E. LaFlamme; A. Stintzi. 30th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Ottawa, Ontario, May 27, 2016
  • Patrick D’Aoust, University of Ottawa, Department of Civil Engineering. Hydrogen Sulfide Generation in Wet Stormwater Ponds: Understanding the Cause and Looking Toward Solutions; complete author list: P. M. D’Aoust; R. Delatolla; L. Chen; R. Wang; C. Rennie; A. Poulain; F. Pick. 30th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Ottawa, Ontario, May 27, 2016
  • Jeffery Parr, McMaster University, Electrochemical copper disinfection as an alternative water treatment method for underprivileged societies. 51st Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, February 23-24, 2016
  • Bipro Ranjan Dhar, University of Waterloo, Kinetics to change of anode potential in biofilm anodes: Can extracellular electron transfer be rate-limiting? 51st Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, February 23-24, 2016

2015
  • Natalie Linklater, Carleton University, Effectiveness of Chlorine and Chlorine-free Alternatives for the Disinfection of Wastewater, First National Water and Wastewater Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, October 26-28, 2015
  • Audrey Murray, Carleton University, Evaluation of Non-imprinted Polymer Particles for Advanced Treatment of Water and Wastewater, First National Water and Wastewater Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, October 26-28, 2015
  • Michael Zima, The Hyporheic Zone: A River’s Liver, Water and Environment Student Talks (WEST), UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 7-9
  • Cassandra Cummings, The use of reference lakes to detect climate-related changes on diatom assemblages in the Adirondacks (NY, USA), Water and Environment Student Talks (WEST), UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 7-9
  • Paul Chiocchio, University of Waterloo, 50th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Burlington, Ontario, February 18
  • Stephanie Gora, University of Toronto, 50th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Burlington, Ontario, February 18

2014
  • Céline Vaneeckhaute, Université Laval, 29th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, Québec, October 17
  • Sahil Dhawan, Carleton University, 29th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, Québec, October 17
  • Kalen Thomson, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Joint IMFE 2014/CAWQ Atlantic Symposium, St. John’s, Newfoundland, August 6-8
  • Usman Khan, University of Victoria, Joint IMFE 2014/CAWQ Atlantic Symposium, St. John’s, Newfoundland, August 6-8
  • Qinhong Cai, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Joint IMFE 2014/CAWQ Atlantic Symposium, St. John’s, Newfoundland, August 6-8
  • Kaitlynn Livingstone, University of British Columbia, Water & Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 8-10
  • Bryce Figdore, University of Washington, Water & Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 8-10
  • Tala Navab-Daneshmand, McGill University, 49th Central Canadian Symposium, Niagara Region, Ontario, March 5-7
  • Lihui Wang, University of Guelph, 49th Central Canadian Symposium, Niagara Region, Ontario, March 5-7

2013
  • Shawn Burdett, Royal Military College of Canada, 28th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, October 26
  • Imad Touahar, University of Sherbrooke, 28th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, October 26
  • Ayla Ahmad, University of Ottawa, 48th Central Canadian Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario, March 6-8
  • Ludiwine Clouzot, Université Laval, 48th Central Canadian Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario, March 6-8

2012
  • Parssa Hassan, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), 13th Pacific Canadian Symposium, Penticton, British Columbia, April 21-25
  • Hui Zhang, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), 13th Pacific Canadian Symposium, Penticton, British Columbia, April 21-25
  • Tala Navab-Daneshmand, McGill University, 47th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 21-22
  • Mark Spanjers, University of Waterloo, 47th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 21-22

2011
  • Nilufar Islam, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 26th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality, Quebec City, Quebec, October 7
  • Sepideh Jankhah, University of British Columbia, 12th Pacific Canadian Symposium, Kelowna, British Columbia, April 16-20
  • Catherine Dielman, McMaster university, 46th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 22-23

2010
  • Kerry Black, University of British Columbia, 11th Pacific Canadian Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, May 1-5
  • Etienne Bordeleau, University of Ottawa, 45th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 22-23
  • Neema Prabhakaran Mariyamma, 45th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 22-23

2009
  • Usman Khan, McGill University, 25th Eastern Regional Symposium, Ottawa, Ontario, October 30
  • Tony Tsui, University of Toronto, 44th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 23-24
  • Harris R. Switzman, McMaster University, 44th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 23-24
  • Siva Sarathy, University of British Columbia, 10th Western Canadian Symposium, Penticton, British Columbia, April 25

2008
  • Mohamed A. Hamouda, University of Waterloo, 43rd Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 11-12
  • Andrea Miskelly, 9th Western Canadian Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, April 26-30
  • Jason Faber Carpenter, 24th Eastern Canadian Symposium, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, November 7

2007
  • A. Farquharson, University of Guelph, 42nd Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 12-13
  • Jason Vanderzwaag, 8th Western Canadian Symposium, Penticton, British Columbia, April 23-25
  • Jeremy Landon Conkle, Louisiana State University, 23rd Eastern Canadian Symposium, Sherbrooke, Québec, October 26

2006
  • Cherilyn Carrara, University of Waterloo, 41st Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 13-14
  • Robert Delatolla, McGill University, 22nd Eastern Canadian Symposium, Montreal, Québec, November 30
  • Elizabeth Tilley, University of British Columbia, 7th Western Canadian Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, April 30-May 3

2005
  • Satinder K. Brar, University of Quebec, 40th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, Februay 14-15
  • Yi Zhang, University of Toronto, 40th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, Februay 14-15
  • Patrica L. Keen, Univeristy of British Columbia, 6th Western Canadian Symposium, Pentiction BC, April 19
  • Geneviève Aubry, University Laval, 21st Eastern Canadian Symposium, Québec, Québec, November 4

2004
  • Anna Charbonneau, Queen’s University, 39th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 9-10
  • Alexander Forrest, University British Columbia, 5th Western Canadian Symposium, Whistler, British Columbia, May 4
  • Selvia Kurniawati, McGill University, 20th Eastern Canadian Symposium, Ottawa, October 29

2003
  • Owen Horn, McGill University, 38th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, February 10-11
  • Caroline Anderson, University of Québec, 19th Eastern Canadian Symposium, Sherbrooke, Québec, October 22

2002
  • Melanie Duhamel, University of Toronto, 18th Eastern Canadian Symposium, Montreal, October 18
  • Michael Moncur, University of Waterloo, 37th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 4-5

2001
  • Bernard Lavallée, Université Laval, 17th Eastern Regional Symposium, Québec, Québec, November 9
  • Nora Doerr, University of Waterloo, 36th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 5-6

2000
  • Ron Hoffman, University of Toronto, 35th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 7-8
  • Kevin Frankowski, University of British Columbia, 4th Western Regional Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 8-9
  • Salem Bouhairie, McGill University, 16th Eastern Regional Symposium Ottawa, Ontario, November 17

Best student presentation awards
and Philip H. Jones yearly award winner

1999
  • Chandra S. Tripathi, University of Toronto, 34th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 8-9
  • Claudine Boisson, École Polytechnique, 15th Eastern Regional Symposium, Sherbrooke, Québec, November 5, (Winner of the 1999 Philip H. Jones Award)

1998
  • Chris Cousin, University of Toronto, 33th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 9 (Winner of the 1998 Philip H. Jones Award)
  • Alexander Dumitrescu, University of British Columbia, 3rd Western Regional Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 24
  • Michel Boivin, Université Laval, 14th Eastern Regional Symposium, Québec, Québec, October 26-27

1997
  • Ron Hoffman, University of Toronto, 32nd Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 10-11
  • Isabelle Bénard, École Polytechnique, 13th Eastern Regional Symposium, Montreal, Quebec, November 19-20 (Winner of the 1997 Philip H. Jones Award)

1996
  • Tim Constantine, McMaster University, (Winner of the 1998 Philip H. Jones Award) and Dominique Sorel, University of Waterloo, 31st Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 6-7
  • Aymen Shawwa, University of Alberta, and Samantha Fothergill, University of British Columbia, 2nd Western Regional Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 29
  • Robert Dufresne, Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Faune, and Martin Papineau, Université de Québec à Trois-Rivières, 12th Eastern Regional Symposium, Trois-Rivières, Québec, November 1

Other Awards

2002

 37th Central Canadian Symposium, Burlington, Ontario, February 4-5.

Two prizes offered ($500 travel awards) to:

  • Nora Doerr, University of Waterloo (prize from Ontario Water Works Research Consortium)
  • Norma J. Ruecker, Safe Drinking Water Foundation Saskatoon (prize from Great Lakes Sustainability Fund)