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Congratulations to following graduate students for the 2021-22 Round of NSERC and OGS Scholarships:

NSERC

• Sangeet-Pal Pannu - NSERC CGSM
• Devin Hymers - NSERC PGSD

OGS

• Sylvia, Luyben – QEII
• Nicholas VanHeijst - OGS 
• Raoul Vaz - OGS

Congratulations to Hurmiz Shamana on being awarded the F.R. Hallett Memorial Scholarship in Biophysics for 2021.  Hurmiz was selected based on his academic achievements and ability in biophysics research as demonstrated through publications, presentations, and the mastery of his research area.  This graduate scholarship was established in memory of Professor Ross Hallett to honour his contributions to research in biophysics, as well as his academic life in the Department of Physics, the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and the University of Guelph.  

Congratulations to Devin Hymers on the awarding of NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – the  Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS D).  This scholarship provides financial support to high calibre scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. 

Peng Xiao obtained his BSc in Physics from Beijing University, and his MSc in Condensed Matter Physics from Brock University. He began his PhD in Biophysics at the University of Guelph in 2016, determining, at the atomic level, how membrane proteins fold into their functional states. This subject is both of fundamental importance and of medical relevance, as membrane protein misfolding is associated with many debilitating disorders.

Congratulations to Erin Shelton on receiving the Ross F. Hallett Memorial Scholarship in Biophyiscs.