Virtual Prizes Awards Ceremony (2020/2021)

Virtual Prizes
& Awards
Ceremony

(2020/2021)

Thursday 3rd February, 2:00 p.m.

Programme

Chairperson Dr Denise Beckles
Chair, Prizes Committee/Deputy Dean

(Student Matters)
Welcome Address
Dr Brian Cockburn

Dean - Faculty of Science and Technology
Dr Aisha Chow
Feature Speaker Associate Director, Cell Biology

FibroGen, Inc. San Francisco, CA USA


Ms Kairel Edwards
Valedictory Address First Class Honour Student

Musical Interlude Ms Carissa Floyd
Presentation of Awards Student, Dept. of Life Sciences

Faculty Prizes Dr Rajini Haraksingh/ Mr Garvin Cadogan
Dept. of Life Sciences/ Dept. of Computing &
I.T.

Dr Denise Beckles

Recognition of First Class Dr Denise Beckles
Honour Graduands Dr Denise Beckles
Ms Carissa Floyd
Closing Remarks



Musical

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FOLLOWING AWARDEES

PRE-SCIENCE (N1)

Hailey Ramnanan
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN

N1 BIOLOGY



Mariella Manickchand
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE IN

N1 CHEMISTRY



Salmah Hanif
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE

IN N1 COMPUTER SCIENCE



Mariella Manickchand
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE

IN N1 MATHEMATICS



Shane Mannette
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE

IN N1 PHYSICS

CHEMISTRY

Prithivi Dharamdass
THE WESTERN SC
IENTIFIC PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. I performance in

Chemistry

Regan Roopchand
ANSA COATING
S LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Chemistry

Briana Forde
[Joint W
inners]
AWARDED FOR
THE BEST YR. II
PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY AND
MANAGEMENT

Gabriella Loutan
[Joint W
inners]

AWARDED FOR T
HE BEST YR. II
PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY AND

MANAGEMENT

Kairel Edwards

THE MASSY GAS PRODUCTS TRINIDAD LTD.
PRIZE

Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in
Chemistry

CHEMISTRY

Kairel Edwards
THE SOUTHERN SY
STEMS LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best graduating student in

Chemistry

Amna John
THE WESTERN SCIEN
TIFIC CO LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in

Chemistry & Management

Christopher Browne
THE MUSTAPHA MAR
KETING LTD PRIZE

Awarded for the best performance in
Analytical Chemistry

Christopher Browne
THE CHERYL BOW
LES CHALLENGE

TROPHY PRIZE
Awarded for the best Final Year Analytical

Student Project

Shenece Malcolm
AWARDED FOR THE M
OST OUTSTANDING

STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE M.SC.
OESH

COMPUTING & INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

Arif Mohamed
AWARDED FOR
THE BEST YR. I
PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Saeed Badree
AWARDED FOR
THE BEST YR. I
PERFORMANCE IN INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Justin Baldeosingh
THE TUCKER ENERGY
SERVICES HOLDINGS

LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Computer Science

Lauryn Govia
RBC ROYAL BANK (T
RINIDAD & TOBAGO)

LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Information Technology

Kumar Etwaroo
THE FUJITSU CARIBB
EAN (TRINIDAD) LTD

PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in

Computer Science

COMPUTING & INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

Orrin Joseph
AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. III
PERFORMANCE IN INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Kumar Etwaroo
THE ATLANTIC LN
G COMPANY OF

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PRIZE
Awarded to the Most Outstanding Overall

Graduate in Computer Science or
Information Technology, 2020-2021

Kumar Etwaroo




THE DR MARGARET BERNARD MEDULLAN
AWARD

(Sponsored by MEDULLAN INC) - Awarded
to the Graduate in Computer Science with

the highest GPA (2020-2021)

Lurlynn Maharaj
THE TELEIOS SYS
TEMS LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best MSc Research
Project in Computer Science, 2020-2021

LIFE SCIENCES

Jadaa Small
Joint Winners
AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. I
PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY

Khadina Mohammed
Joint Winners

AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. I
PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY

Elena La Roche
THE ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. I Performance in

Environmental Science

Triven Jokhoo
THE BRYDEN PI LTD PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Biochemistry

Jacob Whiby
THE MASSY GROUP PRIZE
Awarded for best Yr. II performance in

Biology

LIFE SCIENCES

Mikella Hosein
THE ASA WRIGHT NA
TURE CENTRE PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Environmental Science

Shania Yip Ying
THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in

Biochemistry

Maya Ribeiro
THE MASSY GROUP PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in

Biology

Shenelle Rattan
THE ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance in

Environmental Science

Nicoli Titus
AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. III
PERFORMANCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE & SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY

LIFE SCIENCES

Uddesh Sahadeo
THE ST AUGUSTINE MEDICAL LABORATORY

PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Biotechnology Specialisation

Maya Ribeiro
THE PROFESSOR DAVE CHADEE PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Ecology & Environmental Biology
Specialisation

Maya Ribeiro
THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE AFFAIRS PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Marine Biology Specialisation

Uddesh Sahadeo
THE ST AUGUSTINE MEDICAL LABORATORY

PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Microbiology Specialisation

Christina Baillie
THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FIELD
NATURALISTS’ CLUB — DR VICTOR

QUESNEL PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Plant Biology Specialisation

LIFE SCIENCES

Kory Puckerin
THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FIELD
NATURALISTS’ CLUB — DR ELISHA

TIKASINGH PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in the

Zoology Specialisation

Christina Baillie
THE PROFESSOR E J DUNCAN PRIZE
Awarded for the best Research Project in

Plant Science

Kory Puckerin

THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY PRIZE

Awarded for the Best Research Project in
Zoology

Marie-Elise Maingot
THE JULIAN KENNY PRIZE IN NATURAL

HISTORY
Awarded to the final year undergraduate
student majoring in a Life Science discipline

and displaying a strong interest in
Natural History

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

Zainab Hanif
THE POWERGEN PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. I performance in

Mathematics

Lara Lalla
THE SUBBA RAO GUNAKALA PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. I performance in

Actuarial Science

Joshua Davis
AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. II
PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS

Nicholas Maraj
THE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TRINIDAD

AND TOBAGO PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in

Actuarial Science

Nicholas Maraj

THE PROFESSOR SAM BROVERMAN PRIZE
FOR MATHEMATICS OF FINANCE

Awarded to the Year II Actuarial Science
student with the highest average mark for
the courses Mathematics for Finance I and

Mathematics for Finance II

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

Joshua Ramjattan
THE TATIL GROUP PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance

in Mathematics

Joshua Ramjattan
THE HAROLD RAMKISSOON PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II and Yr. III

performance in Mathematics

Shastri Singh Doodnath
THE DR. ROBIN ANTOINE PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. III performance

in Actuarial Science

Stephan Akai
THE WINSTON A RICHARDS PRIZE IN

STATISTICS
Awarded for the best Yr. II & Yr. III

performance in Statistics

Vikash Ramcharitar

THE ROSEMARIE BISSESSARSINGH-
MOHAIS MSc IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE

Awarded for the highest overall
examination average in all core and
elective courses in the MSc Programme

PHYSICS

Prithivi Dharamdass
AWARDED FOR THE BEST OVERALL YR. I
PERFORMANCE IN ALL LEVEL I PHYSICS

CORE COURSES

Daena Boodoo
THE DR AZAD W HARRIPAUL PRIZE
Awarded to the student with the highest
marks for the course Bioengineering

Ulrika Sutherland
THE DR ANTHONY ARCHIBALD PRIZE
Awarded to the most outstanding student

in Introduction to Medical Physics

Kaira Paul
AWARDED FOR THE BEST YR. II
PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS LEVEL II

COURSES

Daena Boodoo
THE NUTRIEN PRIZE
Awarded for the best Yr. II performance in
Materials Science course

PHYSICS

Ulrika Sutherland
THE DR BRUNO M
ITCHELL PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in

Astrophysics course

Dillon Nowrang
AWARDED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE

IN THE PHYSICS MAJOR RESEARCH
PROJECT

Ameerah Ali
THE FREDERICK IGNATIUS CAMPAYNE

PRIZE
Awarded for the best performance in

Quantum Mechanics

Karishma Persad
THE A A LAQUIS TRINIDAD LTD PRIZE
Awarded to the student with the highest

overall mark in BMET 3000 for the
academic year on the condition that the

mark is greater than 74 percent

FACULTY PRIZE WINNERS

FOR THE BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE

Year 1
ARIF MOHAMED

Year 2
ULRIKA SUTHERLAND

Year 3
JOSHUA RAMJATTAN

FIRST CLASS HONOURS



AGISTE, Antonio
BSc Computer Science with Management (Special)



AKAI, Stephan
BSc Statistics and Economics (Special)



ALI, Aleena
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Microbiology/Biotechnology



ALI, Ameerah
BSc Physics with Medical Physics & Bioengineering/Environmental Physics



ALI, Arshad
BSc Statistics and Economics (Special)



ALI, Sarah
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



BAKSH, Maariyah
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



BAKSH, Muhammad
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



BALGOBIN, Windell
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



BALRAMSINGH, Renuka
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



BERTRAND, Chrissandy
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

BOCUS, Shanya
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



BONEO, Gabriella
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



BOODOO, Aaron
BSc Computer Science (Special)



BOODRAM, Karishma
BSc Biology/Biochemistry



BOOMER, Rafiellia
BSc Chemistry & Management (Special)



BROWNE, Christopher
BSc Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry/Computer Science



BUCHOON, Brandon
BSc Environmental Science/Biology



CAMPBELL, Tifara
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



CHRISTIAN, Matthew
BSc Computer Science (Special)



CLARKE, Chrisell
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



CLARKE, Schawana-Joy
BSc Physics with Environmental Physics/Medical Physics & Bioengineering

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

COOPER, Summer
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



DASS, Ankit
BSc Physics/Mathematics



DEONARINE, David
BSc Computer Science with Management (Special)



DOOKHERAN, Arianne
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



DOOKHOO, Vijayantie
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



DURHAM, Afiya
BSc Biology/Biochemistry



EDWARDS, Kairel
BSc Chemistry (Special)



EMAMALIE, Jesse
BSc Computer Science (Special)



ETWAROO, Kumar
BSc Computer Science (Special)



FARRELL, Justene
BSc Statistics and Economics (Special)



FONTELERA, Roganci
BSc Computer Science (Special)

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

FREDERICK, Jacinth
BSc Chemistry (Special)



GANESS, Zoe
BSc Biology/Mathematics



GANGADEEN, Karissa
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



GHANY, Ruqayya
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



GHESEIAWAN, Sherryann
BSc Environmental Science/Biology



GILBERT, Shereen
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



GOBERDHAN, Kristin
BSc Biology/Environmental Science



HAYNES, Shanice
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



HENRY, Akeel
BSc Computer Science (Special)



HENRY, Josiah
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Ecology & Environmental Biology/Marine

Biology



HERBERT, Deborah
BSc Mathematics with Chemistry

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

HOLDER, Kimberly
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



JACOB, Nicolas
BSc Mathematics/Computer Science



JACOBS, Shania
BSc Chemistry (Special)



JOHN, Amna
BSc Chemistry & Management (Special)



JOHN, Waynelle
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



JOSEPH, Christopher
BSc Computer Science (Special)



JOSEPH, Orrin
BSc Information Technology (Special)



LAKE, Tyrese
BSc Computer Science (Special)



LATCHMAN, Gyshan
BSc Mathematics (Special)



LEWIS, Shanice
BSc Biology/Biochemistry



MAHASE, Aarifa
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology

FIRST CLASS HONOURS



MATHURA, Joshua
BSc Physics/Computer Science



MC FARLANE, Jarrel
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Ecology & Environmental Biology/Marine

Biology



MC KNIGHT, Jalibah
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



MC LEAN, Semoya
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



MC MILLAN, Aden
BSc Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry



MOHAMMED, Andrew
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



MURRAY, Quaneisha
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



NANAN, Victoria
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



NICHOLS, Keanu
BSc Computer Science (Special)



NOWRANG, Dillon
BSc Physics with Medical Physics & Bioengineering/Electronics



PARMASSAR, Celine
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

PERSAD, Darrien
BSc Computer Science (Special)



PERSAD, Karishma
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



PHILL, Shiann
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



PIERRE, Denelle
BSc Biochemistry with Biology



PIERRE, Kyle
BSc Statistics and Economics (Special)



POORAN, Vaidika
BSc Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry



PORTHER, Sade
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



RAGBIR, Vikash
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



RAJARAM, Nirvana
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



RAMDHANAS, Kristinna
BSc Environmental Science/Chemistry



RAMESAR, Amy
BSc Computer Science with Management (Special)

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

RAMESAR, Sachin
BSc Computer Science with Statistics



RAMHARRACK, Raeanne
BSc Computer Science (Special)



RAMJATTAN, Joshua
BSc Mathematics (Special)



RAMJIT, Maya
BSc Mathematics (Special)



RAMLOCHAN, Zachary
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



RAMLOGAN, Ricardo
BSc Physics with Mathematics



RAMNARINE, Vicky
BSc Physics/Mathematics



RAMTAHAL, Darren
BSc Computer Science (Special)



RATTAN, Shenelle
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



RECAI, Dion
BSc Computer Science (Special)



RIBEIRO, Maya
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Ecology & Environmental Biology/Marine

Biology

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

ROBERTS, Philmon
BSc Computer Science/Mathematics



ROMANY, Kenya
BSc Biology/Chemistry



SABGA, Olivia
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



SAHADEO, Uddesh
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



SALVARY, Carielle
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



SEEMUNGAL, Andreas
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



SEEMUNGAL, Ansana
BSc Physics with Medical Physics & Bioengineering/Environmental Physics



SINGH DOODNATH, Shastri
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



SINGH, Dexter
BSc Computer Science (Special)



SINGH, Indira
BSc Biochemistry/Biology



SINGH, Justin
BSc Environmental Science/Biology

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

SINGH, Timothy
BSc Computer Science (Special)



SUPERVILLE, Derreem
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



TIMOTHY, Latiyah
BSc Biochemistry/Chemistry



TIMOTHY, Seth
BSc Computer Science (Special)



TITUS, Nicoli
BSc Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (Special)



VASQUEZ, Antonia
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



WALDRON, Arnel
BSc Biomedical Technology (Special)



WARRICK, Kriston
BSc Biology with Specialisations in Biotechnology/Microbiology



WEEKES, Leigh-Ann
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



WEEKES, Shannon
BSc Environmental Science/Biology



WEERASINGHE KULATUNGA, Ramith

BSc Computer Science (Special)

FIRST CLASS HONOURS

WHARWOOD, Tyrique
BSc Actuarial Science (Special)



WILLIAMS, Celeste
BSc Computer Science (Special)



WILLIAMS, Timothy
BSc Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry



YIP YING, Shania
BSc Biology/Biochemistry

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Gareth Alfred

Micro plastic pollution in rainwater supply of rainwater harvesting
communities in Trinidad and Tobago.

Idris Bailey

Working at Home: Self-reported increased/decreased stress and
performance among office workers in Trinidad & Tobago during

COVID 19-related lockdown.

Elsie Bharatt-Sudarsan

Prevalence of Work Related Injuries and its Associated
Determinants Among Workers Within The Small And Micro
Enterprises (Smes) In The Manufacturing Industry In Central

Trinidad.

Sangeet Boodoosingh

Noise Exposure And Evaluation At Wheel Alignment And
Balancing Centers In South Trinidad.

Arelana Braveboy

Microplastics in raw and treated drinking water in Trinidad and
Tobago.

[With Distinction]

Shanice Campo

A comparison of occupational stress between Teachers of
Government assisted and non - assisted Secondary Schools in

Trinidad.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Raheem Cummings

Analysis of heavy metal content in sediment and health risk to
recreational swimmers at selected beaches in Trinidad.

Jonathan Daniels

The Prevalence of Occupational Stress among Workers in the
Public Utility Sector in an English-Speaking Caribbean Country.

Renaldo Duncan

Awareness and practices of Covid-19 health and safety
guidelines among workers on construction sites in South

Trinidad.

Tabeeta Dwarika

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among
electrical technicians (electricians) in North Trinidad.
[With Distinction]

Glenda Edwards

Environmental and perceived health conditions of a community
adjacent to a quarry operation in East Trinidad.

Nadia Harripersad

Detection Of Microplastics In The South Coast Of Trinidad.
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Jodie Hayde

COVID-19 Inspired Workplace Occupational Health and Hygiene
Practices among Indoor and Outdoor Construction Company
Workers: A Case Study.

Shadel Horsford

To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for
musculoskeletal disorders among female primary school teachers

in Tobago.

Alsania Jaggernauth

Risk Factors For Work Safety Among Construction Workers On A
Construction Site In A Rural Community In Trinidad

Justin-Marc Jagroop

A cross-sectional study on journey risk management systems in
relation to accident outcomes in the trailer transport sector of

Trinidad and Tobago

Rajiv Kamal

Development of a compliance approach to full personal
protective equipment at Trinidad Cement Limited: A Case Study

Roger Karim

Prevalence of and risk factors for occupational slip/trip/fall
incidents among workers at a water utility company in the

Caribbean
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Abigail Lamont

COVID–19 inspired changes in nursing practice: a study on the
nurses in the public hospitals of Trinidad, West Indies.

Terlena Lamsee

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of Registered Nurses in
Trinidad and Tobago with respect to COVID-19.

Darrel Lutchman

Lower back pain and whole-body vibration among forklift drivers
in Trinidad and Tobago.

Shenece Malcolm

A comparison of Health and Safety Practices and Compliance of
Biology Laboratories of Government, Government-Assisted and

Private Secondary schools in Trinidad.
[With Distinction]

Ameer Manshoor

An assessment of the levels of traffic-related air pollution at the
Cross in San Fernando and the impact on the health of street
food vendors operating there.

Saleema Mohammed

Contamination status, source identification and health risk
assessment of heavy metals in road dust from two (2) industrial

parks (e TecK parks) in Trinidad, West Indies.
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Neisha Pennie-Douglas

An Investigation of job stress within an institution of higher
learning in Trinidad.

Shernice Phillip

Musculoskeletal disorder prevalence, associated factors, and
predictors among transport workers in Central Trinidad.

Chriselle Pierre

A KAP-based disaster management approach to improve
emergency response in commercial organizations within

Trinidad and Tobago: A preliminary study.

Stephanie Pollard-Ramdial

Knowledge, attitude and practice of exposure to particulate
matter among housing construction workers and non-
construction workers in Central Trinidad.
[With Distinction]

Mary-Joe Ramdass

Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk
factors amongst quarry and surface mining production
employees in East Trinidad.

Nisa Ramrattan

Investigative study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of
auto garage workers in compliance with standard HSE
regulations in East Trinidad.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Sashikala Roopchandsingh

Heavy metal in road dust in the vicinity of a quarry in Trinidad:
An evaluation of contamination status, sources and potential

health risks.
[With Distinction]

Roberto Samai

The prevalence of selected risk factors for musculoskeletal
disorders among pineapple field workers South Trinidad.

Anthony Seemungal

Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among
launch vessel workers in Trinidad and Tobago.

Cadlyn Smith

Noise exposure annoyance among steel and woodwork workers
in East Trinidad

Keeron Steverson

To investigate the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Water,
Sanitation and hygiene (wash) in a small rural community in
Trinidad and Tobago.
[With Distinction]

Rashad Thompson

Evaluating the Knowledge and Practices of crop farmers in
Trinidad with respect to pesticide use.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Krystina Williams

An evaluation of the microplastic presence in the freshwater
environment of Trinidad.

Arnielle Zamore

The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in firefighters in
East and West Trinidad.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

MPhil Chemistry
Riad Hosein

A chemical and physical profiling of the mud volcanoes in
Trinidad and Tobago for purposes of astrobiology.

Chrystal Pereira

The Isolation and Purification of a Novel Calcium Dependent
Lectin from the Larvae of the Pseudosphinx tetrio Moth.

PhD Chemistry
Zeyar Min

Hybrid organic-inorganic materials: design, synthesis and
characterization of lanthanide based coordination polymers

and metal-organic framework for photo-electronic
applications.

[With High Commendation]

Afraz Subratti

Synthesis of Carbohydrate Derivatives: A Focus on Protecting
Group Strategies and Phosphoramidate Chemistry.
[With High Commendation]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Msc Computer Science
Michael Indar Persad

On Determining the Probability and Predictability of
Households Redeeming Coupons.

MSc Computer Science and Technology
Venessa Kanhai

Synthesis and evaluation of a Trinidadian-accented speech
model trained on a multi-speaker dataset using tacotron.

Jedidiah Aqui

Establishing simultaneous server-side connections for
NFC/Bluetooth enabled quiz management systems.

Kevin Jaglal

Presence Detection with Bluetooth Low Energy: A Review and
Experiment.

Lurlynn Maharaj

The Development Of An Intelligent Tutoring System For Ballet
Dance Students.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Kimberly Gillette

An evaluation of machine learning models for image
classification of typical foods in Trinidad and Tobago.

[With Distinction]

Kristal Manning

A mobile platform to aid in the navigation of a tertiary campus
on android platform.
[With Distinction]

MSc Data Science

Gregory Ollivierre

Detecting anomalies in marine seismic airgun signatures with
supervised machine learning.
[With Distinction]

Karesia Ramlal

Personalized Overdraft Protection Framework.
[With Distinction]

Jonathan Herbert

Machine Learning Methods to Detect Acanthosis Nigricans as a
means of Glucose Control Prediction.
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Warren O’Connell

A Cognitive Automation System to Classify and Respond to User
Request Emails.

[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

MSc Biodiversity Conversation and Sustainable Development in the
Caribbean

Ishan Kalliecharan

Seasonality and automated sound detection of the Trinidad
Piping-guan (Pipile pipile) using autonomous audio recorders.

[With Distinction]

Mikella Lall

Occupancy, density, and activity patterns of Leopardus pardalis
(Ocelot) at the Aripo Savanna Environmentally Sensitive Area,

Trinidad.

Renata Ramoutar

The Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Freshwater Fishes in the
Northern drainages in Trinidad.

Shirley-Ann Ramphal

Spatial and Temporal Freshwater Decapod Assemblages in North
Trinidad.

[With Distinction]

Shivam Mahadeo

Temporal and spatial activity of four seabird species on
Tobago, Little Tobago and St. Giles Island.
[With Distinction]

Simone Ganpat

A spatial and temporal comparison of bat diversity, abundance
and sex ratios between Little Tobago and North East Tobago.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

Soraya Wijntuin

Assessment of recent trends in leatherback (Dermochelys
coriacea) nest abundance in Suriname (2012-2020) and a
preliminary investigation of pelagic longline bycatch of

leatherbacks offshore Suriname.
[With Distinction]

MSc Biotechnology
Madhavi Dookie

A study on the flowering gene regulation in tomato plants
treated with seaweed extracts.
[With Distinction]

PhD Environmental Biology
Linton Arneaud

The Population Ecology of Mauritia Flexuosa L.F. in The Aripo
Savanna Environmentally Sensitive Area, Trinidad, West Indies

Kerresha Khan

Historical Temperature Variability in Trinidad W.I.:
Implications for Modeling Future Projections and Land Use

Management.

Guy Marley

Seascape Ecology and Conservation of Marine Communities in a
Mangrove-Line Estuary (Caroni Swamp, Gulf of Paria.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

Delezia Singh

Sublethal Effects of Malathion and Diazinon Insecticides on
the Freshwater Crab Poppiana Dentata (Randall 1840).

PhD Plant Science
Rabindra Ramjattan

A Study of Yield, its Components and Their Genetics in Hot
Peppers (Capsicum Chinense Jacq.)

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS &

STATISTICS

MSc Mathematics

Vikash Ramcharitar

Dynamics and Homotopy Analysis for a Class of Competitive
Reactions in a batch Chemical Reactor.
[With Distinction]

Maraika Alexander

Study on MHD Fluid Flow with Heat Transfer between a Solid
Rotating Disk and Stationary Permeable Disk.

Saieda Badhal

Internal Newtonian Slip Flow due to a Cylinder Undergoing
Longitudinal and Torsional Oscillations of Independent
Amplitudes.

MSc Statistics
Akini James

Time Series Data Analysis and Arima Modeling to forecast the
Short-term Trajectory of the velocity and Acceleration of
fatalities in Brazil caused by the Coronavirus.
[With Distinction]

Andre Blanchard

A literature review with an exploratory assessment of sdc
methods in the masking of continuous variables of a household

survey.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS &
STATISTICS

Aliyyah Ali

Intimate partner violence and aggression among
married/cohabitating women in rural Bihar, India: a social-

ecological approach.

Hanaa Mohammed

Investigating the performance of a new adaptive cluster
sampling ratio estimator.
[With Distinction]

Joseph Laquis

A comparison of prediction methods for lapses and surrenders,
using insurance and annuity data.
[With Distinction]

Madhuri Saroop

The Application of Statistical Methodology to Classification
and Multivariate Hypothesis Testing of Net Migration Data.

Reanna Harrychan

Some results on the assessment of the performance of medical
students in the OSCE examination.

Rameez Baksh

Variability and time series trend analysis of rainfall in Trinidad.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS &
STATISTICS

PHD PROGRAMME

MPhil Mathematics
Jeffrey Leela

Mathematical Perspectives in Soccer: Team Analysis and
Positional Play

PhD

Akhenaton Daaga

Farrell Polynomials of Directed Graphs
[With High Commendation]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

MSc Renewable Energy Technology

Anand Moonasar

The Design of a Solar Photovoltaic System to Supplement the
Electrical Requirements of the Teaching and Learning Centre

Building.
[With Distinction]

Clevon Codrington

Scaling Up of Double Chamber MFC System for Wastewater
Treatment and Energy Recovery using Nafion 212 Membrane.

Cortnye De Sormeaux

An assessment of the feasibility of a nearshore seaweed farm in
Trinidad and Tobago for CO2 sequestration.

Kevin Grant

An Energy Audit of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of
Standards with the aim of Improving Energy Efficiency and

Reducing Energy Consumption.

Kieran Ganga

To Supplement the Electrical Power needs of the Ramps
Logistics Building Using Crystalline and Thin Film Photovoltaics.

Kneyone Murray

Design of a Small-Scale Anaerobic Digester for Educational
Application in Trinity College, Moka, Maraval.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

MSc Renewable Energy Technology

Maurisa Pierre

Design of a Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Microgrid and Battery
Energy Storage System for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast
Guard Base to Improve Energy Security, Resiliency and
Sustainability.
[With Distinction]

Nirmal Maharaj

Design and Simulation of a Self-Sustaining Home Cooling
System Using Thermoelectric Modules
[With Distinction]

Rachael Mckenzie

Design of an Off-Grid SolarPhotovoltaic Charging Stationwith
Battery Storage for Electric Vehicles in Trinidad and Tobago

[With Distinction]

Reshma Ramcharan

A Techno-Economic Assessment of the Use of Sea-Water Air-
Conditioning for Islands of the Caribbean
[With Distinction]

Roger Clarke

Applying Peak Load Shaving to the Electrical demand of
Trinidad utilizing a Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage

System – A feasibility Assessment
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

MSC RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Veeraj Ramnarine

Techno-Economic Analysis of Onshore Wind Farms in Trinidad
and Tobago: A Multiple Site Case Study
[With Distinction]

Zhuhao Liu

A Spatial Analysis of Biogas Potential from Livestock Manure,
and Brewery and Distillery Effluents in Trinidad.
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

MSc Biomedical Physics

Jaimie Greasley

Analyzing Urinary Calculi Using Scanning Electron Microscopy,
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction
[With Distinction]

Sinead Wears

Investigation of Indoor Air Quality via Measurement of
Thermal Comfort, Indoor Air Pollutants, and Radiation in the
Radiology Department of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences

Complex of Trinidad and Tobago
[With Distinction]

Stephanie Balgobin

A Comparison of Dose Exposures Experienced by Radiation
Workers obtained from TLD Badges and Biological Dosimetry

from Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation
[With Distinction]

Tashanna Aubin

Quantitative Analysis of Radiation-Induced Contamination
Post-Iodine131 Treatment for Thyroid Abnormalities
[With Distinction]

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Rosanna Beharry

Food Safety and Health Issues Associated with Fertilizers in
Trinidad

[With Distinction]

MPhil Physics
Brandon Rajkumar

A Fractal Analysis of Umbrae, Penumbrae Magnetograms
Within Active Regions

[With High Commendation]