2020 Indigenous Graduate Student Scholarship Recipients
Esme茅 Colbourne, Communication and Culture MA
Master of communication and culture student Esm茅e Colbourne believes in the power of community-driven social justice. Inspired by her own family's loss of Algonquin traditional practices, language and histories, Colbourne's current research critiques the reification and reconstruction of institutional social memory through open-sourced education, art-based research-creation and archival studies. Colbourne supports and stands in solidarity with Indigenous students fighting for justice at X University.
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Cayley Delisle, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering PhD
Cayley Delisle is a doctoral student in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering. Cayley鈥檚 research focusses on the influence of nano-enhanced fluids operating under pool boiling conditions. Cayley aims to determine how effective nanofluids can be when used in rapid cooling situations. Applications for this study include high-demand cooling systems such as super computers and emergency response systems such as rapid response cooling for nuclear power systems under meltdown conditions. Cayley hopes to continue the success of her master鈥檚 degree, including two high-impact publications, as she extends her work towards her doctoral thesis. The influence of Cayley鈥檚 research is significant as it lies on the cutting edge of both advanced phase field-based fluid mechanics and complex three-phase heat transfer. The work Cayley is completing holds the potential to lay the groundwork for future researchers to undertake studies at a substantially lower cost when compared to traditional experimental approaches.
Freedom Stone, Architecture MA
After receiving her bachelor of architectural science and at the end of her master鈥檚 degree in architecture, Freedom Stone strives to highlight the many avenues of thought that exist in architecture. Challenging notions of permanence and stability associated with architecture, Freedom is interested in expanding varying approaches to design. She explores the unconscious modes of operating and creating 鈥� particularly in terms of spatial thinking 鈥� emphasising the overlooked experiences and conditions that shape a person鈥檚 life. With a sensitivity to the importance of one鈥檚 personal history, identity and perceptions of the world, her prospective goals include supporting marginalised communities and helping to increase diversity in the architectural profession.