The Faculty of Science honoured its top students and announced the recipients of its Excellence Awards at its annual Honours & Awards Celebration on February 11.
The Excellence in Educational Leadership Awards, Excellence in Teaching Awards, and Excellence in Research Awards were announced at the event, which was emceed by Gerald Audette, associate dean, Faculty Affairs, and included welcome remarks by Rui Wang, dean of the Faculty of Science and a keynote speech by Scott Tanner, winner of a 2024 York U Alumni Award.
More than 300 students were also invited and honoured at the event for the awards and scholarships they received in 2023-2024.
The recipients of this year’s Faculty of Science Excellence Awards are:
Excellence in Educational Leadership Award (Faculty category)
- Professor Tamara Kelly, Department of Biology
Excellence in Educational Leadership Award (Graduate category)
- MSc student Milong Wang, Faculty of Health
Excellence in Teaching Award (Junior Tenure Stream Faculty category)
- Assistant Professor Jade Atallah, Department of Biology
- Associate Professor Robin Marushia, Department of Science, Technology and Society
Excellence in Teaching Award (Senior Tenure Stream Faculty category)
- Associate Professor Hovig Kouyoumdjian, Department of Chemistry
- Associate Professor Nicole Nivillac, Department of Biology
Excellence in Teaching Award (Contract Faculty category)
- Contract Faculty Angela Cope, Department of Science, Technology and Society
Richard Jarrell Award of Excellence for Teaching Assistants
- PhD student Britney Picinic, Department of Biology
- PhD student Emily Anacleto, Department of Chemistry
Early Career Research Award
- Associate Professor Trevor VandenBoer, Department of Chemistry
Established Research Award
- Distinguished Research Professor Sergey Krylov, Department of Chemistry
- Professor Wendy Taylor, Department of Physics & Astronomy
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For more details about the awards and a full list of recipients honoured at the event, view the ceremony program booklet.