First Place
Samantha Twietmeyer
Political Studies
Title: Scared of what's behind you - Negotiating a Double Minority Dilemma
Second Place
Laura Connolly
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Title: Robot-Assisted Surgery: Charting a new road map for cancer treatment
People's Choice
Quentin Tsang
Translational Medicine
Title: Have questions about cannabis: can we really answer patients’ questions?
Watch the 2021 Finalists Videos
Photo of Participants (left to right, top to bottom): Tabatha Rahman (Geography), Salman Ahmadi (Epidemiology), Tessa Krause (Engineering & Applied Physics), Quentin Tsang (Translational Medicine), Natalie Hume (Art History), Laura Connolly (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Claudia Hirtenfelder (Geography), Samantha Twietmeyer (Political Studies), Jessie Reynolds (Biology)
Judges (not in photo): Kofi Adow (University Council), Mark Green, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), Sandra den Otter, Vice-Provost (International)
Emcee (not in photo): Dr. Christopher DeLuca, Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Samantha Twietmeyer holding her winners cheque