CSAFM Awards

Graham K. Walker Award:

Dr. Graham K. Walker was a Canadian Agrometeorologist who contributed to excellence in research and operational agrometeorology. He completed university in the United Kingdom, Canada and the Unites States, and gained a diverse background in the disciplines of agronomy, soil-science and meteorology, that combined to form a well-rounded “agrometeorologist”. As a scientist, he worked as a researcher at the University of Guelph, and as a Director of Crop and Weather Surveillance at the Canadian Wheat Board. Tragically, he was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 39, while on assignment as an agrometeorologist in Syria.

The Graham K. Walker award recognizes excellence in agrometeorology or forest meteorology, and honours a working scientist at a career stage that still holds much future promise. The ideal recipient will have contributed to research and operational agrometeorology or forest meteorology in Canada, but excellence in either area of work is acceptable. Neither teaching nor administration are prime areas for this award. The award honours researchers in the early stages of their career, generally within ten years of graduating. Past recipients are:

1994 Robert Gordon
1995 Peter Dzikowski
1996 Philippe Rochette
1997 Elizabeth Pattey
1998 Charles Bourque
1999 Guy Ash
2000 Claudia Wagner-Riddle
2008 Ian Strachan
2012 Elyn Humphreys
2017 Andreas Christen

The tangible representation of the award is an inscribed plaque. Written nominations with a current Curriculum Vitae should be submitted to the CSAFM Executive, usually during the spring.

CSAFM Fellow

The title “Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agrometeorology” is granted for professional distinction worthy of national recognition. The fellowship is the highest honour that can be bestowed by the society. The following scientist have received this distinction:

1987 L.J. Chapman
1987 G.W. Robertson
1987 M.K. Thomas
1988 K.D. Hage
1989 R.H. Douglas
1993 Wolfgang Baier
1994 Murray Brown
1995 Ken King
1997 George Thurtell
1998 Andy Black
1999 Raymond Desjardins
2001 Peter Schuepp
2004 Terry Gillespie
2006 John D. Wilson
2012 Brian Amiro
2015 Elizabeth Pattey
2018 Claudia Wagner-Riddle
2022 Paul Bullock

Written nominations with a current Curriculum Vitae should be submitted to the CSAFM Executive, usually during the spring.

Campbell Scientific Canada – Bert Tanner Student Prize

Every year Campbell Scientific Canada sponsors an award ($1000) to the best student (oral or poster) presentation given at the CSAFM meeting. In 2009 this award was renamed in honour of Bert Tanner, whose many contributions to the field and tireless support of young scientists will be sorely missed by all. A panel of judges comprised by members of the Executive selects the winner based on the quality of the research and the presentation given. Past winners of this award are:

1992 Alan Barr, University of Guelph
1993 Charles Lyamchai, University of Guelph
1994 Aston Chipanshi, University of Saskatchewan
1995 Robert Pelletier, McGill University
1996 Isobel Simpson, University of Guelph
1997 Matthew Smith, University of New Brunswick
1998 Eva Jork, University of British Columbia
1999 Selma Maggiotto, University of Guelph
2001 Andrew G. Thompson, University of Guelph
2002 Paul Bartlett, Downsview, Ontario
2003 Elyn Humphreys, University of British Columbia
2004 Nathalie Mathieu, McGill University
2006 Aaron Glenn, University of Manitoba and Alison Sass, University of Manitoba
2007 John Postma, University of Alberta
2009 Eduardo Santos, University of Guelph
2012 Neil Risk, University of Guelph
2013 Krista Hanis, University of Manitoba
2014 Hughie Jones, University of British Columbia, and Jilmarie Stephens, University of British Columbia
2015 Luc Pelletier, McGill University
2016 Manuel Helbig, Université de Montréal, and Phillip Harder, University of Saskatchewan
2017 M. Graham Clark, Carleton University
2018 Ellie M. Goud, Cornell University
2019 Tony Britton, University of Manitoba and Zhe Zhang, University of Saskatchewan
2020 Rebecca Johnson, University of Guelph
2021 Taurai Matengu, University of Manitoba, and Erin Nicholls, McMaster University
2022 Tin Satriawan, University of British Columbia, and Kayla Wicks, University of Guelph
2023 Christopher Schulze, University of Alberta, and Roya Faramarzi, University of Alberta

CSAFM Student Presentation Award

When the quality of student presentations justifies multiple awards, CSAFM also sponsors an award for outstanding presentation. The award value is typically $250. This award is judged by members of the Executive based on the quality of the research and the presentation given. Past winners of this award are:

2012 Amanda Mathys (Oral Presentation), UBC; and Stephanie Crombie (Poster Presentation), McGill University
2013 Amanda Taylor (Oral Presentation), University of Manitoba; and Jolene Rutter (Poster Presentation), University of Manitoba
2015 Erin Nicholls, McMaster University
2016 Kelly Nugent, McGill University; Jilmarie Stephens, University of British Columbia; and Stacey Strilesky, Carleton University
2017 Kelsey Everard, University of British Columbia; Tobias Weber, Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig; and Pierre-Erik Isabelle, Université Laval
2018 Kirsten J Lees (Oral Presentation), University of Reading; Mark Libby (Poster Presentation), University of Guelph, and Vera K Sokolov (Poster Presentation), Wilfred Laurier
2020 Yuanpei Gao, University of Guelph; Tracy Rankin, McGill University
2021 Patrick Pow, University of British Columbia
2022 Nicole Menheere, University of Guelph
2023, Natasa Popovic, University of Waterloo and Hayden Tackley, Dalhousie University

CSAFM Travel Bursaries

Each year CSAFM offers a travel bursary to CSAFM student members who require financial assistance to attend the annual meeting of the society. CSAFM student members who are presenting at the meeting and wish to receive a travel bursary should download the application form (link below) and submit it to the CSAFM executive (elyn_humphreys@carleton.ca). The size of the travel bursaries will depend on the number of students who apply.

CSAFM Travel Bursary Application