Canadian Weed Science Society
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CWSS-SCM is a non-profit society made up of professionals from university, government, and industry who specialize in research, teaching, extension, and regulation of weed related topics
Sincere apologies to our 1st place Master's winner whose name I typed completely incorrect!!! Our first place winner was Ifesinachi Ezeh!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sincere apologies to our 1st place Master's winner whose name I typed completely incorrect!!! Our first place winner was Ifesinachi Ezeh!!
A massive congratulations to all our members who received awards this week. Thanks for attending our annual meeting and hope to see you next year in Saskatoon!
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A massive congratulations to all our members who received awards this week. Thanks for attending our annual meeting and hope to see you next year in Saskatoon!
Finally the membership selects a “People’s Choice Award” for the photo contest. The runner up was “Life in pink” by Sandra Flores-Mejia with the overall “People’s Choice Award” being presented to “Beauty in Diversity” by Shirmith Narmal.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Finally the membership selects a “People’s Choice Award” for the photo contest. The runner up was “Life in pink” by Sandra Flores-Mejia with the overall “People’s Choice Award” being presented to “Beauty in Diversity” by Shirmith Narmal.
In the Category “Research in Action” the 3rd place award went to “Weed ID in the Field” by Sandra Flores-Mejia. The 2nd place award went to “The reality of cranberry fields” by Gabriel Verret. The first place award went to “Counting CHEAL emergence” by Sandra Flores-Mejia.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In the Category “Research in Action” the 3rd place award went to “Weed ID in the Field” by Sandra Flores-Mejia. The 2nd place award went to “The reality of cranberry fields” by Gabriel Verret. The first place award went to “Counting CHEAL emergence” by Sandra Flores-Mejia.
In the category “Weeds” the 3rd place award went to “Wild oat at maturity” by Leighton Blashko. The 2nd place award went to “Beauty in Diversity” by Shirmith Nirmal. The 1st place award went to “Morning dew” Sandra Flores-Mejia.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In the category “Weeds” the 3rd place award went to “Wild oat at maturity” by Leighton Blashko. The 2nd place award went to “Beauty in Diversity” by Shirmith Nirmal. The 1st place award went to “Morning dew” Sandra Flores-Mejia.
In the Category “Agriculture and Forestry” the 3rd place was award to “What you looking at?” by Gabriel Verret. The 2nd place award was presented to “Life in Pink” by Sandra Flores-Mejia. The 1st place award was presented to “Sphagnum underneath pines” by Shirmith Nirmal.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In the Category “Agriculture and Forestry” the 3rd place was award to “What you looking at?” by Gabriel Verret. The 2nd place award was presented to “Life in Pink” by Sandra Flores-Mejia. The 1st place award was presented to “Sphagnum underneath pines” by Shirmith Nirmal.
The 1st place award went to Saanchi Singh, Carleton University/CFIA for “Getting out of the weeds: Genomic tools for improving identification of noxious plant species”.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 1st place award went to Saanchi Singh, Carleton University/CFIA for “Getting out of the weeds: Genomic tools for improving identification of noxious plant species”.
The 2nd place award went to Vanessa Jones, University of British Columbia, for “Functional microbial shifts and soil transfers as tools for post-invasion restoration”.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 2nd place award went to Vanessa Jones, University of British Columbia, for “Functional microbial shifts and soil transfers as tools for post-invasion restoration”.
The Graduate Student Presentation awards are sponsored by Bayer CropScience. In 3rd place the award went to Matt Ball from the University of Alberta for his presentation “Machine learning and drone-derived vegetation indices for estimating herbicide-induced crop injury”.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Graduate Student Presentation awards are sponsored by Bayer CropScience. In 3rd place the award went to Matt Ball from the University of Alberta for his presentation “Machine learning and drone-derived vegetation indices for estimating herbicide-induced crop injury”.
The 1st place award was presented to “Role of aphids and weeds in the epidemiology of Cucumber mosaic virus in Quebec” by Sébastien Boquel, Alexis Latraverse, Sandrine Corriveau-Tousignant, Gabriel Verret, and Sanda Flores-Mejia.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 1st place award was presented to “Role of aphids and weeds in the epidemiology of Cucumber mosaic virus in Quebec” by Sébastien Boquel, Alexis Latraverse, Sandrine Corriveau-Tousignant, Gabriel Verret, and Sanda Flores-Mejia.
The 2nd place award was presented to “Inventory of Quebec Weeds: Insights from the Centre-du-Québec region” by Gabriel Verret, Sandra Flores-Mejia, Josianne Caron, Amélie Picard, David Miville, Annie Marcoux, Bérenger Bourgeois, and Yosra Menchari.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The 2nd place award was presented to “Inventory of Quebec Weeds: Insights from the Centre-du-Québec region” by Gabriel Verret, Sandra Flores-Mejia, Josianne Caron, Amélie Picard, David Miville, Annie Marcoux, Bérenger Bourgeois, and Yosra Menchari.
The third place award was presented to “Functional synergy and genomic linkage of glyphosate resistance traits in Canada fleabane” by Eric Page, Sara Martin, Sydney Meloche, Alyssa Thibodeau, and Martin Laforest.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The third place award was presented to “Functional synergy and genomic linkage of glyphosate resistance traits in Canada fleabane” by Eric Page, Sara Martin, Sydney Meloche, Alyssa Thibodeau, and Martin Laforest.
The 2nd place scholarship, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, was presented to Natalie Laforest, University of Alberta.
The 1st place scholarship, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, was presented to Vanessa Jones, University of British Columbia.
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The 2nd place scholarship, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, was presented to Natalie Laforest, University of Alberta.
The 1st place scholarship, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, was presented to Vanessa Jones, University of British Columbia.
The 1st place scholarship, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, was presented to Ifenashi Ezeh, University of Guelph.
In addition, 3 Ph.D. student scholarships were awarded.
The 3rd place scholarship, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Malavika Nair, University of Guelph.
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The 1st place scholarship, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, was presented to Ifenashi Ezeh, University of Guelph.
In addition, 3 Ph.D. student scholarships were awarded.
The 3rd place scholarship, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Malavika Nair, University of Guelph.
Three M.Sc. student scholarships were awarded this year.
The 3rd place scholarship, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Shamima Sultana, University of Manitoba.
The 2nd place scholarship, sponsored by Syngenta, was presented to Nirmal Shirmith, University of Manitoba
M.Sc
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Three M.Sc. student scholarships were awarded this year.
The 3rd place scholarship, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Shamima Sultana, University of Manitoba.
The 2nd place scholarship, sponsored by Syngenta, was presented to Nirmal Shirmith, University of Manitoba
The Canadian Journal of Plant Science Outstanding Weed Science Paper Award, sponsored by Canadian Science Publishing, was presented to “Sublethal dosing exposure risk of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott) to carfentrazone-ethyl” authored by Dr. Shaun Sharpe and Teanna Novak.
M.Sc
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Canadian Journal of Plant Science Outstanding Weed Science Paper Award, sponsored by Canadian Science Publishing, was presented to “Sublethal dosing exposure risk of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott) to carfentrazone-ethyl” authored by Dr. Shaun Sharpe and Teanna Novak.
The Canadian Weed Science Society Fellow Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. David Clements, Trinity Western University.
M.Sc
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Canadian Weed Science Society Fellow Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. David Clements, Trinity Western University.
The Excellence in Weed Science Award, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, was presented to Dr. Eric Page, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Outstanding Early Career Professional, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Outstanding Early Career Professional, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
M.Sc
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Excellence in Weed Science Award, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, was presented to Dr. Eric Page, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Outstanding Early Career Professional, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Outstanding Early Career Professional, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Shaun Sharpe, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Outstanding Industry Member Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society was presented to James Ferrier, Nufarm Agriculture.
The Excellence in Weed Extension Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Excellence in Weed Extension Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
M.Sc
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Outstanding Industry Member Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society was presented to James Ferrier, Nufarm Agriculture.
The Excellence in Weed Extension Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Excellence in Weed Extension Award, sponsored by the Canadian Weed Science Society, was presented to Dr. Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.