Excellence in Science Public Engagement & Outreach Awards

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award-Faculty/Staff Category

Matthew Cimone, Trottier Observatory Staff

Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award-Student Category

Em Lim, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences

Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award for Science Communication and Policy Impact

Jonathan Moore, Faculty, Biological Sciences

Special Legacy Award

Sophie Lavieri, Faculty, Chemistry

Purpose

Two (2) awards recognise SFU faculty, staff or students who are making substantial, diverse and sustained contributions to community engagement and outreach by sharing science with the public.

One (1) award recognises SFU faculty or staff who have made a substantial and diverse impact on science communication and policy.

These awards are an important way to highlight, both within SFU and in our surrounding community, SFU people who are engaging the public with science, and in doing so increasing awareness of the key role that science plays in society.

Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards. The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2023.

Nominations will be held for a two year period, so non-recipients from the previous round will be considered in this next round.

Each Faculty of Science Chair is invited to submit one or more nominations, at their discretion, for either an individual or group. Nominations will be held for a two year period, so non-recipients will be considered the following year.

The Awards

Two SFU Faculty of Science: Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards will be presented per year in the two categories of Students ($500) and Faculty/Staff ($1,000). One SFU Faculty of Science: Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award: Science Communication and Policy Impact ($1,000) will be presented to an SFU faculty or staff member.

The prize will go to the recipient’s department to be used for public engagement and outreach. (If won by a group such as Let’s Talk Science the cash prize would go to the local LTS program).

Click here for details on the SFU Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award for faculty/staff.
Click here for details on the SFU Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award for students.
Click here for details on the SFU Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award for Science Communication and Policy Impact.

Nomination Package

Please submit the following electronically to scirec@sfu.ca by August 15, 2023:

Nomination form
Letter of nomination
Summary CV (max 3 pages)
Two letters of support, at least one from an individual or group outside the campus who can attest to the outreach impact of the nominee

Past Winners

2021 Miriam Rosin (BPK Faculty) Donya Divsalar (Student)
*New for 2021*
Caroline Colijn (Math) for Distinction in Science Communication & Policy Impact
2020 Peter Hollmann (Biology Faculty) Cristina Cordoba (Student)
2019 Veselin Jungic (Math Faculty) Rania Khelifi (Student)
2018 Let's Talk Science
(Alexandra Kasper, Drake Comber, Ashani Montgomery)
2017 Sarah Johnson (Physics Faculty)

Faculty of Science