{"id":14725,"date":"2023-08-18T11:48:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/?p=14725"},"modified":"2023-08-18T21:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:14:39","slug":"people-2023-summary-student-awards-and-conference-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/people-2023-summary-student-awards-and-conference-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE 2023 summary, student awards, and conference photo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14725\" class=\"elementor elementor-14725\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4759c4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4759c4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a4d3ae\" data-id=\"44a4d3ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f12700a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f12700a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Celebrating a successful&nbsp;PEOPLE 2023 International Conference in Montreal and online&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;We hosted <strong>210 presentations<\/strong> from diverse disciplines from <strong>20 countries and 42 technical sessions in 21 themes<\/strong>. This featured <strong>4 plenary keynotes, 1 special talk, 15 technical keynotes, 2 workshops, 160+ oral presentations, 20 poster presentations, and ~300 registrants in-person and online<\/strong>. Thank you to all participants! The conference would not have been successful without your participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Highlights of conference photos: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.people-network.ca\/index.php\/people-2023\/people-2023-photo-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f66eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b6f66eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/oGTtPRe2Um4&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17a4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e17a4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: var(--single-content-letterspacing);\">We are proud to announce and congratulate our student&nbsp;presentation winners:<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Student Oral Presentation Award (in-person sessions)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">First Prize<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Ana Quevedo<\/strong>&nbsp;(McGill University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Understanding the Risks of Nanoplastics in Aquatic Species: The Role of the Eco-corona<br>\n<\/em>Ana Quevedo and Nathalie Tufenkji<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Second Prize<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Yirong Zhang<\/strong>&nbsp;(McGill University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Electrospun Cellulose Acetate\/Chitosan Nanofibers: An Efficient Adsorbent Obtained from Waste Materials for Humic Acid Removal<br>\n<\/em>Yirong Zhang and Yixiang Wang<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Zhikun Chen<\/strong>&nbsp;(Concordia University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>An Appraisal of End-of-Life Options for Post-Consumer Asphalt Shingle Waste<br>\n<\/em>Zhikun Chen, Xuelin Tian, and Chunjiang An<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Third Prize<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Ryan Guild<\/strong>&nbsp;(University of Prince Edward Island)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on the Endangered Piping Plover Population of Prince Edward Island<br>\n<\/em>Ryan Guild and Xander (Xiuquan) Wang<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Min Yang<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Memorial University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Transport of Microplastic and Dispersed Oil Co-Contaminants: Effects of Contaminant Properties and Ocean Conditions<br>\n<\/em>Min Yang,&nbsp;Baiyu Zhang,&nbsp;Kenneth Lee, and&nbsp;Bing Chen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Xuelin Tian<\/strong>&nbsp;(Concordia University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Achieving Net-Zero Targets through Regional Electric Bus Penetration and Energy Transition<br>\n<\/em>Xuelin Tian,&nbsp;E. Owen D. Waygood,&nbsp;Chunjiang An,&nbsp;Zhikun Chen, and&nbsp;He Peng<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Student Oral Presentation Award (online sessions)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">First Prize (tie)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Qiao Kang<\/strong>&nbsp;(Memorial University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Embedding Physics and Causal Priors into Neural Networks: Novel Techniques for Improved Interpretability and Decision-Making &#8211; A Case Study in Metformin Transport Experiment and Modeling<br>\n<\/em>Qiao Kang,&nbsp;Bing Chen,&nbsp;Xudong Ye,&nbsp;Baiyu Zhang,&nbsp;Yuanzhu Chen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Guihua Dong<\/strong>&nbsp;(Memorial University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Sulfate Radical-based Advanced Oxidation Process for Decanting Water On-site Treatment in Oil Spill Response<br>\n<\/em>Guihua Dong,&nbsp;Bing Chen,&nbsp;Stanislav Stoyanov,&nbsp;Baiyu Zhang<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Student Poster Presentation Award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">First Prize<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Zubi Sadiq<\/strong>&nbsp;(Concordia University)<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Plasmon-based Sensing Platforms for Colorimetric Detection of Hypochlorite (OCl\u00af) in Environment<br>\n<\/em>Zubi Sadiq,&nbsp;Sana Jahanshahi-Anbuhi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Thanks again&nbsp;to our sponsors:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Platinum: Concordia University, Memorial University,&nbsp;The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Gold:&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/eco-environment-and-health\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/eco-environment-and-health&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692454503910000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CQC8EhoVQSyBpvkih8aiL\">Journal Eco-Environment &amp; Health (EEH)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Silver:&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.era-environmental.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.era-environmental.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692454503910000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ctMqEKpTj5vQjLVytUCVH\">ERA Environmental Management Solutions<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Bronze:&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/medicom.com\/en_ca\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/medicom.com\/en_ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692454503910000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uZA8MYt7MxezDGLJm8MhE\">Medicom<\/a>,&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.innovation7.ca\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.innovation7.ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692454503910000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1AyXPu6mA0aErp43ngEdHb\">Innovation Seven<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Coffee break sponsor:&nbsp;Innovation Seven<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">We hope you enjoy the event and connect with people. 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