Past Vanier Scholars

The University of Alberta has a long tradition of hosting world-class doctoral research. We are proud of the Vanier Scholars who have thrived at our institution since the program was established in 2008.

This page provides a directory of recent recipients. To report errors or omissions, please contact grad.awards@ualberta.ca.



2020 Scholars

  • Tess Lamer, Chemistry
  • Valentin Mocanu, Surgery
  • Reed Sutton, Medicine
  • Heidi Cossey, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Rebecca Frei, Renewable Resources
  • Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, Nursing


2019 Scholars

  • Cole Gross, Renewable Resources
  • Brasathe Jeganathan, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
  • Greg Nelson, Chemical and Materials Engineering
  • Youran Lin, Rehabilitation Medicine


2018 Scholars

  • Alexa Ferdinands, Public Health
  • Laurie-Anne Lines, Public Health
  • Andrew Woodman, Pharmacology
  • Jose Guzman Quesada, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • McKenzie Kuhn, Renewable Resources
  • Milad Nazarahari, Mechanical Engineering
  • Haley Schafer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Rezvaneh Erfani Hossein Pour, Sociology
  • William Schultz, Sociology
  • Uchechukwu Umezurike, English and Film Studies


2017 Scholars

  • Michael Laffin, Surgery
  • Megan Beggs, Physiology
  • Jens Boos, Physics
  • Torstein Eriksen Daehlin, Physical Education and Recreation
  • Elham Rafie Borujeny, Chemical and Materials Engineering
  • Elisabeth Richardson, Cell Biology
  • Albert Remus Rosana, Biological Sciences
  • Sasha van der Klein, Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science
  • Elena Zabolotnii, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Lisa Martin, English and Film Studies