Photo/Olds College website.
Olds College students, faculty, and staff’s projects were recently displayed during the institutions inaugural research showcase.
During the event about 49 presenters explained their research projects, ranging from using microbes to break down contaminants from crude oil, employing drones to estimate hail damage in crops, to surveying producers on the expected impact of autonomous farming.
The research showcase demonstrates that the College appreciates the importance of not only investigating but also sharing and publicizing scientific research, said Keith Friedlander, College Research and Scholarly Activity Lead.
Through his role, Friedlander focuses on raising awareness of all the research conducted by faculty and students, including agriculture, environmental sciences, social science, and other fields.
“We want to actively promote it, so one of the first ideas that we came up with is that we should have events,” he said.
The showcase included a research poster fair and was attended by over 100 people at the College’s Werklund Agriculture and Technology Centre. Each presenter was given a certificate recognizing their participation in the showcase.
An award for best student presentation was given to Vishnupriya, who is part of the Post-Diploma Certificate program in Horticulture.
Her research involved optimizing radish growth by exploring the impact of pelletized biomass amendments on radish biomass.
Meanwhile, an award for best student poster was presented to Lacey Drozdowich, Amanda Holowath, Amy Vandenhoven, Cole Mueller, and Corbin MacMillan of the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree – Agribusiness program.
They were honoured for their poster on how feed affects butter fat in the dairy sector and drives value to farmers.
Photo/Olds College website.
“The Olds College Research Showcase is expected to become an annual event,” said Nicole Zukiwsky, Associate Dean of the College’s Werklund School of Agriculture Technology. “It is a perfect and excellent way to highlight students, staff, and faculty to be able to show what they’ve been doing, their interests in research, and where it is to go in the future.”
**With information provided by Olds College
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