October 2012


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An excellent night for research

In partnership with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, The UWI held its Research Awards Ceremony on October 3, at the Daaga Auditorium.

This ceremony was hosted by the Office of the Campus Principal and celebrated some of the outstanding and accomplished researchers at the Campus within the past three years. It was themed “Celebrating Research Excellence” and comprised two primary award categories, the Faculty Awards and Campus Awards, which each had their own sub-categories. Additionally, graduate students who completed their dissertations in the academic year 2010/11 and received high commendation were acknowledged, along with their academic supervisors.

This ceremony evolved from discussions as far back as 2003, when the first Research Day was held in April. It stemmed from an understanding that if the University were to develop its research capacity and output, it needed to encourage and inspire external support for its efforts.

Those early Research Days and awards were meant to provide structured opportunities for the university to both highlight its research priorities and clusters and to celebrate the work of researchers.

The winners of this year’s Research Awards were:

Faculty Awards

  • Most Outstanding Researcher

    • Professor Kit Fai Pun
      Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
      Faculty of Engineering
    • Dr. Béatrice Boufoy-Bastick
      Department of Liberal Arts
      Faculty of Humanities and Education
    • Professor Vijay Naraynsingh
      Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences
      Faculty of Medical Sciences
    • Professor Dave Chadee
      Department of Life Sciences
      Faculty of Science and Agriculture
    • Dr. Moawia Alghalith
      Department of Economics
      Faculty of Social Sciences

  • Best Research Team – Encouraging Multi-disciplinary Research

    • mFisheries (Mobile Fisheries) Project Team
      Team Leader – Dr. Kim Mallalieu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
    • Tropical Medicine Cluster: Infectious Diseases
      Team Leader – Professor Abiodun Adesiyun, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences
    • Plant Genetics/Biotechnology Group
      Team Leader – Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture

  • Most Productive Research Department

    • Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
      Head of Department, Professor Edwin Ekwue
    • Department of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Education
      Head of Department, Professor Valerie Youssef
    • Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences
      Head of Department, Professor Jonas Addae
    • Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Faculty of Social Sciences
      Director, Professor Patrick Watson

Graduate Student and Research Mentor Awards

  • Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher

    • Dr. Stephen Nigel Geofroy, PhD in Education (2011)
      School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education
    • Dr. Albert Auguste, PhD in Molecular Genetics (2011)
      Biochemistry Unit, Faculty of Medical Science

  • Outstanding Research Mentorship

    • Mr. Carol Keller
      School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education
    • Professor Christine Carrington
      Department of Pre-Clinical Sciences, School of Basic Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Science

Campus Awards

  • Most Impacting Research Project
    Improving the Competitiveness of the Anthurium Industry
    Team Leader – Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture

  • Most Internationally Successful Research Project
    Project for Ecosystem Services (Proecoserv)
    Team Leader – Professor John Agard, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Agriculture