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The Principal\u2019s Research Festival Awards were held from the 26th<\/sup> to the 28th<\/sup> of November, 2025. The theme for the 2025 Festival was Research Innovation for Present and Future. <\/em>The Principal\u2019s Research Awards celebrated the transformative research of The Campus, in addition to valuable work undertaken by members of the public via the Hurricane and Earthquake Alleviation Research Award.<\/p>\n

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Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine cuts the ribbon to officially open the Research Festival 2025 with the CEO of National Flour Mills, Mr Ian Mitchell. Looking on are members of the Campus Executive Management Team and Sponsors.<\/p><\/div>\n

The full list of winners is published below:


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Principal\u2019s Award for Best Researcher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professor Michelle Mycoo<\/strong>
For research in Climate Change & Urban Planning for Sustainable Development<\/td>\n		Department of Geomatics Engineering & Land Management
Faculty of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professor Rohanie Maharaj<\/strong>
For research in Food Quality and Safety, Postharvest Technology and Development of Sustainable Materials<\/td>\n		Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Principal\u2019s Award for Most Impactful Community Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Benjamin Braithwaite<\/strong>
Project: Deaf Caribbean Academic Network Research<\/strong><\/td>\n		Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities and Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Recognition for Most Impactful Community Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Kenneth Charles<\/strong>
Project: Action Research to Introduce Community Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation<\/strong><\/td>\n		Paraclinical Sciences
Faculty of Medical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan and CRC Team<\/strong>
Project: Cocoa, Carbon, Community Impact Investment Research Project<\/strong><\/td>\n		Cocoa Research Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Productive Research Department Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Life Sciences<\/strong>
Head of Department \u2013 Dr Mike Oatham \/ Dr Azad Mohammed<\/strong><\/td>\n		Faculty of Science and Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Food Production<\/strong>
Head of Department \u2013 Dr Wendy Ann Isaac<\/strong><\/td>\n		Faculty of Food and Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Productive Research Institute, Centre or Unit Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SALISES
Director – Dr Sandra Sookram<\/strong><\/td>\n		Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Promising Early Career Researcher Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Kegan Jones<\/strong>
Lecturer<\/td>\n		School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Medical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher & Mentorship Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate Student: Dr Sunshine De Caries<\/strong>
Supervisor: Professor Mark Wuddivira<\/strong>
Thesis: Modelling Spatial and Temporal Trends of Soil Quality in Small Island Tropical Watersheds for Climate Change Resilience<\/strong><\/td>\n		Faculty of Food and Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate Student: Dr Nirmala Ramnarine<\/strong>
Supervisor: Professor Jerome De Lisle<\/strong>
Thesis: Validating INterpretations and uses of School Based Assessment in CSEC Public Examinations<\/strong><\/td>\n		Faculty of Humanities and Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Outstanding Faculty Researchers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professor Festus Olutoge<\/strong>
Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Oral Baley<\/strong>
Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Food and Agriculture
Department of Food Production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Nicole Roberts<\/strong>
Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Humanities and Education
Centre for Language Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Alicia Elias-Roberts<\/strong>
Dean<\/td>\n		Faculty of Law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Raveed Khan<\/strong>
Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Medical Sciences
Department of Para-clinical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Amy Deacon<\/strong>
Senior Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Life Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Henry Bailey<\/strong>
Senior Lecturer<\/td>\n		Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Outstanding Researcher of the Centre\/Institute\/Unit \u2013 Joint Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Bephyer Parey<\/strong>
Research Fellow<\/td>\n		Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Letetia Addison<\/strong>
Project Officer & Researcher<\/td>\n		University Office of Planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurricane and Earthquake Alleviation Research (HEAR) Award – Joint Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barataria Community Council – Ms June Rogers<\/strong>
Project: <\/strong>Barataria Climate-Smart Hyrdroponic Edible Landscape Initiative: A Community-Led Model for Hurricane-Resilient Urban Food Security<\/td>\n		Barataria Community Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Ms Karin Hatch, Dr Sarah Subhan, Mrs Dionne Brewster-Phillip, Dr Cherisse Rambarose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project<\/strong>Beyond The Waves Therapeutic Program: A Psychosocial Innovation for Health and Climate Resilience in Post-Hurricane Caribbean Communities<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Beyond the Waves Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Award Committee\u2019s Selection for Special Recognition – HEAR AWARD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Omardath Maharaj<\/strong>
Lecturer
Project: Operation FOOD: Farmers Opting to Overcome Disaster<\/td>\n		Faculty of Food and Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Award Committee\u2019s Selection for Special Recognition \u2013 Best Team Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr Stokeley Smart and Team<\/strong>
Project:<\/strong> The Smart Tables\u00ae Framework: Creating Complete Mortality Life Tables for CARICOM: The Cases of Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica and Constructing Complete Mortality Tables for the Employed Population of Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n		Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science and Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Award Committee\u2019s Selection for Special Recognition – Principal\u2019s Special Innovation Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Gloria Ramdeen-Mootoo<\/strong>
Innovation: \u201cThe Angel App of Organ Donation Trinidad and Tobago\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\n		Faculty of Medical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n



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Best Oral Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Theme<\/td>\nPresentation \/ Topic<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theme I: Agri-Food Technology and Policy<\/td>\nProduction and Evaluation of Innovative Buttermilk Biscuits from Orange-Flesh Sweet Potato Flour<\/td>\nRonnie Ramsaran and Vidya de Gannes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n



<\/p>\n

Best Poster Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Theme<\/td>\nPresentation<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theme I: Agri-Food Technology and Policy<\/td>\nExploring Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Flavour Diversity in Trinidad<\/td>\nNaailah Ali<\/strong> et al.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Principal\u2019s Research Festival Awards were held from the 26th to the 28th of November, 2025. The theme for the 2025 Festival was Research Innovation for Present and Future. The Principal\u2019s Research Awards celebrated the transformative research of The Campus, in addition to valuable work undertaken by members of the public via the Hurricane and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"The Principal\u2019s Research Festival Awards were held from the 26th<\/sup> to the 28th<\/sup> of November, 2025. The theme for the 2025 Festival was Research Innovation for Present and Future. <\/em>The Principal\u2019s Research Awards celebrated the transformative research of The Campus, in addition to valuable work undertaken by members of the public via the Hurricane and Earthquake Alleviation Research Award.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2308\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"744\"]\"\" Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine cuts the ribbon to officially open the Research Festival 2025 with the CEO of National Flour Mills, Mr Ian Mitchell. Looking on are members of the Campus Executive Management Team and Sponsors.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe full list of winners is published below:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\r\n Principal\u2019s Award for Best Researcher\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Professor Michelle Mycoo<\/strong>
\r\n For research in Climate Change & Urban Planning for Sustainable Development\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Department of Geomatics Engineering & Land Management
\r\n Faculty of Engineering\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Professor Rohanie Maharaj<\/strong>
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\r\n Faculty of Engineering\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Principal\u2019s Award for Most Impactful Community Research\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Dr Benjamin Braithwaite<\/strong>
\r\n Project: Deaf Caribbean Academic Network Research<\/strong>\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
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\r\n Special Recognition for Most Impactful Community Research\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Dr Kenneth Charles<\/strong>
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\r\n Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan and CRC Team<\/strong>
\r\n Project: Cocoa, Carbon, Community Impact Investment Research Project<\/strong>\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Cocoa Research Centre\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n Department of Life Sciences<\/strong>
\r\n Head of Department \u2013 Dr Mike Oatham \/ Dr Azad Mohammed<\/strong>\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Faculty of Science and Technology\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\r\n Department of Food Production<\/strong>
\r\n Head of Department \u2013 Dr Wendy Ann Isaac<\/strong>\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Faculty of Food and Agriculture\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBest Oral Presentation<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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