Lake Winnipeg Challenge 2020
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Congratulations to the finalists
First Place
Particuleye
The Particuleye is a smart camera capable of quantifying and classifying microplastic particles in real time through running water, using machine learning and image processing techniques.
Team:
Quinn Desrochers,Michael Beck, Ryan Tran, Zacharie Gousseau & Waseem Jawad
Second Place
LasIr Nutrient Technology
A portable device that uses infrared spectroscopy to analyze plant-available phosphate concentrations in soil, providing users with on-site, real-time results.
Team:
Bentley Turner & Meagan Smith
Third Place
Typha
Typha co. is developing ecopackaging products that will compete economically with plastics while maintaining a high standard of environmental responsibility.
Team:
Alec Masse & Julien Koga
Fourth Place
Water Secure
Water Secure is a series of localized testing hubs that affordably track water quality and upload the data to a live water map.
Team:
Tinsae Alemu, Noor Tajik & Arslan Azeem
Fifth Place
Abbatek
A digital simulated platform that provides feedback to policymakers on the efficacy of farm incentives aimed at water conservation & nutrient management to protect water quality.
Team:
Waseem Jawad, Luke Trinity
The Water Issues
Microplastics
We need exciting and innovative solutions to understand how microplastics end up in Lake Winnipeg and to remove microplastics from wastewater before they reach Lake Winnipeg.
Water Issue Leader:
Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto, Michael Rennie, Lakehead University and Sarah Warrack, IISD Experimental Lakes Area
Financing a healthier Lake Winnipeg
We need exciting and innovative solutions, ideally using new financial technologies, to help concerned citizens easily invest money in the protection of Lake Winnipeg and find out what the impact of their money has been.
Water Issue Leader:
Geoff Gunn and Madeline Stanley from the International Institute for Sustainable Development
Fish Health
We need exciting and innovative solutions to remove drug residue from wastewater before it ends up in Lake Winnipeg and to assess fish health and populations without having to kill the fish being tested.
Water Issue Leader:
Vince Palace, Lee Hrenchuk and Lauren Hayhurst from IISD Experimental Lakes Area
Water and Land Management
We need exciting and innovative solutions to help farmers understand their fields in this changing climate so they can increase their profitability sustainably while reducing the amount of phosphorus that ends up in Lake Winnipeg.
Water Issue Leader:
Mitchell Timmerman from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development and Alanna Gray from Keystone Agricultural Producers
Drinking Water in Northern Communities
We need innovative and cost-effective solutions to support northern communities to test the quality of their own drinking water supplies while addressing community needs and Indigenous perspectives.
Water Issue Leader:
Pauline Gerrard from IISD
Advisory Committee
Peter Tielmann
President, Palliser; IISD Board Member – Palliser Furniture Holdings Ltd.
Ray Bouchard
President, Chair of EMILI – Enns Brothers + EMILI
Jay Myers
Co-Founder & VP Growth – Bold Commerce
Glenn Crook
VP Commercial Financial Services, MB West; IISD-ELA Board Member – RBC
Mark Alexiuk
CTO & Co-Founder – Sightline Innovation Inc.
Joelle Foster
President – North Forge
Annette Trimbee
President & Vice-Chancellor – University of Winnipeg
Dayna Spiring
President & CEO – Economic Development Winnipeg
Ray Hoemsen
Executive Director, Research Partnerships & Innovation – Red River College
Masoud Asadzadeh
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering (Water Resources) – University of Manitoba
Joanne Zuk
Assistant Deputy Minister, Renewal and Strategic Alignment – Government of Manitoba
Chris Kirby
Senior Technology Leader – IBM
Anne-Pascale Richardson
Program Manager – AquaHacking
