Ensminger Lab Research Highlights from CSPB 2025

Huge congratulations to Olivia Di Biase for winning 2nd Place (Tie) in the Director’s Awards – Oral Presentation at CSPB Waterloo 2025! 


Her talk on “photosynthetic and anatomical trait responses to incremental drought and recovery in white pine and white spruce” was outstanding, we’re so proud of you, Olivia!

Congratulations to all our presenters:

  • Emma Dong (Undergraduate Researcher)
  • Grace Vera Cheng (MSc)
  • Kristen Huang (MSc)
  • Bridget Murphy (PhD)
  • Anchalya Balasubramaniam (PhD)
  • Noelle Perkins (PhD)
  • Sylvain Colomer (Postdoc)
  • Nur Hussain (Postdoc)
  • Vincent Riedel (Postdoc)
  • Emilie Isasa (Postdoc)

So proud of the breadth of science our team brought to CSPB, from xylem hydraulics to phenotyping, microclimate gradients, plant stress physiology, drone-based approaches, and more.

Thank you Wilfrid Laurier University and the CSPB organizing committee for an inspiring conference in Waterloo!

On to next year!