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Previous winners and runners-up

2024

Prize for Groups

Winner

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Runners-up

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Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • , Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences

Runners-up

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

  • Anna Kim, Associate Professor and Peter Brojde Faculty Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Desautels Faculty of Management

Runners-up

  • ÌýNicolas Ajzenman, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
  • , Faculty Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine
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Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Henry Mintzberg, John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, Desautels Faculty of Management

 â¶Ä¯ Runners-up 

  • Parisa Ariya, James º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Professor, Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry
  • Allison Christians, Full Professor and H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law, Faculty of Law
    Ìý

Changemaker Prize

You cannot apply for the Changemaker prize. It is awarded, on an occasional basis, to individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.

Winner

  • Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

2023

Prize for Groups

Winner


  • Ìý

Runners-up

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Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Mathieu Lavigne, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Wahéhshon Whitebean, PhD candidate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
  • Catherine Scott, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
    Ìý

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

  • Alexandra Ketchum, Faculty Lecturer, Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Kristy Ironside, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies
  • , Faculty Lecturer, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
    Ìý

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Maria Popova, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science
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  • Andrew Gonzalez, Full Professor and Liber Ero Chair in Conservation Biology, Department of Biology
  • Donald Vinh, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
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Changemaker Prize

You cannot apply for the Changemaker prize. It is awarded, on an occasional basis, to individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.

Winner

  • Sébastien Jodoin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Health and the Environment 
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2022

Prize for Groups

Winner


  • Ìý

Runners-up


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Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Stephanie Zito, PhD candidate, Educational and Counseling Psychology
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Alexandre Grant, MSc student, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Anaïs Remili, PhD candidate, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
    Ìý

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

  • , Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics
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Runners-up

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Daniel Béland, James º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Institute for the Study of CanadaÌý
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Runners-up

  • Parisa Ariya, Full Professor, Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry
  • Catherine Hankins, Full Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
  • Taylor Owen, Associate Professor, Max Bell School of Public Policy
    Ìý

Changemaker Prize

You cannot apply for the Changemaker prize. It is awarded, on an occasional basis, to individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.

Winner

2021

Prize for Collaboration

Winner


  • Ìý

Runners-upÌý

Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral FellowsÌý

ÌýWinner

  • Susan Mintzberg, PhD candidate, School of Social WorkÌý
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Emily Choy, PostdoctoralÌýFellow, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
  • AdaÌýMcVean,ÌýMSc student, Department of ChemistryÌýÌý
    Ìý

Prize for Emerging ResearchersÌý

WinnerÌý

  • Debra Thompson, AssociateÌýProfessor, Department of Political Science

Runners-up

  • Nicole Basta, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational HealthÌý
  • Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology
    Ìý

Prize for Established AcademicsÌýÌý

Winner

  • Donald Sheppard, Full Professor andÌýChair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • ParisaÌýAriya, FullÌýProfessor Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and ChemistryÌý
  • ,ÌýAssociate Professor, School of Computer Science
    Ìý

Changemaker PrizeÌý

You cannot apply for the Changemaker prize. It is awarded, on an occasional basis,Ìýto individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.Ìý

Winner

  • MatthewÌýOughton,ÌýAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

2020

Prize for Collaboration

Winner

Runners-up

Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Morgan Crowley, PhD Candidate, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Suncica Avlijas PhD candidate and Christophe Benjamin, MSc student, Department of Biology
  • Paris Marx, MA student, Department of Geography
    Ìý

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

Runners-up

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

Runners-up

  • Daniel Béland, James º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Institute for the Study of Canada
  • Sarah Moser, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
    Ìý

Changemaker Prize

You cannot apply for the Changemaker Prize. It is awarded, on an occasional basis, to individuals whose dedication to sharing their knowledge with the media and the public has had a major impact on society.

Winner

2019

Prize for Academic Staff

Winner

  • Madhukar Pai, Full Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Director, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Global Health Programs and º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ International TB Centre
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Lynn Kozak, Associate Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies
  • Audrey Moores, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
  • , Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
    Ìý

Prize for Graduate Students, Research Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • J. Mauricio Gaona, PhD candidate, Faculty of Law
    Ìý

Runners-up

  • Marianne Falardeau-Côté, PhD candidate, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
  • Jay Olson, PhD candidate, Department of Psychiatry
  • Rackeb Tesfaye, PhD candidate, Department of Psychiatry
    Ìý

Special Recognitions

The jury was impressed by number of groups at º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ engaging directly with public to share knowledge and excitement of learning. Two groups and three individuals attracted special attention this year.

Students Groups


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Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Kha Han Lisa Dang, PhD candidate, Department of Physics,
  • Alexandra Gellé, PhD candidate, Department of Chemistry
  • Allyson Menzies, PhD candidate, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
    Ìý

Academic Staff

  • David Bird, Professor Emeritus, Department of Natural Resource Sciences

2018

Winners

  • Catherine Potvin, Full Professor, Department of Biology
  • Tina Gruosso, Research Associate, Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology
  • Vanessa Sung, PhD candidate, Department of Biochemistry
    Ìý

Runners-up

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Jean-François Bélanger, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science
    Melanie Doucet, PhD candidate, School of Social Work
  • Fernanda Pérez Gay Juárez, PhD candidate, Integrated Program in Neuroscience
  • Sofia Misenheimer, MA Student, Department of Art History & Communication Studies
    Ìý

Academic Staff

Prize for Outstanding Achievement

  • Karl Moore, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
  • Joe Schwarcz, Director, º£ÍâÖ±²¥bÕ¾ Office for Science and Society
    Ìý

Special Recognitions

2017

Winners

Academic Staff

  • Alain Brunet, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    Ìý

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Jennifer Bracewell, PhD student, Department of Anthropology
    Ìý
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