SaskCanola is pleased to announce that we have awarded the prestigious Dr. Rimmer Award for Excellence in Graduate Research to four graduate student researchers for the 2016/17 year. The scholarship program offers $18,000 per year for a maximum of two years to students entering or continuing studies in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program at the University of Saskatchewan whose thesis projects deal with an important aspect of either the development or utilization of canola as determined by the SaskCanola Board of Directors.
Four deserving recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement and thesis projects’ suitability to SaskCanola:
- Adriane Good studying Establishing canola meal as a protein supplement for feedlot cattle
- Asmita Poudel studying The development of nano emulsions of phytosterols and vitamin E extracted from canola waste stream
- Chuyuan Zhang studying The effect of feeding yeast-fermented canola meal on the nutrient digestibility and growth performance of rainbow trout and Nile tilapia
- Miles Buchwaldt studying The transcriptome analysis to identify genes for tolerance of abiotic stress in B. napus
“Research is vital to the growth of the agriculture industry. It is imperative that we continue to invest in innovative research to generate even more value for canola,” stated Janice Tranberg, SaskCanola Executive Director, “we are proud to support these advanced graduate students in their endeavours and look forward to the benefits that this research will create for farmers in the future.”
“These scholarships strengthen the future of our industry by supporting youth who have a passion for agriculture and want to pursue an education and career in this fulfilling industry, explains Terry Youzwa, SaskCanola Board Chair.
SaskCanola is a producer led organization, established in 1991 and supported by some 26,000 levy-paying Saskatchewan canola producers. SaskCanola’s mandate is to grow producer prosperity through advocacy, research, and market development
Source : Saskcanola