Congratulations to the winners of the Excelle Science component of the Chapeau, les Filles competition! Their determination to study in traditionally male fields earned them this nomination and a $2,000 award.
Natural Resources and Forests Award – Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests
• Emmanuelle Barrett, undergraduate student in Water Engineering
Excelle Prize for Science – Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy
• Gabrielle German, undergraduate student in engineering physics
• Laurence Lemoine, undergraduate engineering physics student
• Kamil Poitras, undergraduate student in Physics
Excel Prize for Science – Ministry of Higher Education
• Mireille Dumais, undergraduate student in water engineering
Prize Make your district shine! – Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Jani Beland, undergraduate student in industrial engineering
Professor Laurent Driessen of the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Optics received the Mentoring Award, which is awarded by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education. The winner’s mentor is Kamil Poitras, who is also the program director for the second and third cycles.
For more on the winners, see Quebec Government website.