{"id":31057,"date":"2024-02-12T15:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/?p=31057"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:01:25","slug":"faculty-of-science-ceremony-honours-students-and-faculty-members-for-academic-teaching-and-research-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/2024\/02\/12\/faculty-of-science-ceremony-honours-students-and-faculty-members-for-academic-teaching-and-research-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Science ceremony honours students and faculty members for academic, teaching and research excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the Faculty of Science hosted its annual Honours & Awards Ceremony to celebrate its students, instructors and researchers for their achievements and service. More than 200 people attended the event, held in the Second Student Centre, including students and their family members and supporters, faculty members and staff. A keynote address was presented by Faculty of Science alumna Naz Chaudary<\/strong> (PhD \u201904), a cancer research scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vivian Saridakis (left), Darran Fernandez (right) and group of students being recognized for their awards and scholarships.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dean Rui Wang and Naz Chaudary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony recognized about 400 postdoctoral Fellows and undergraduate and graduate Science students who received awards and scholarships between September 2022 and August 2023. In his welcoming remarks, Faculty of Science Dean Rui Wang<\/strong> expressed admiration for the students in attendance, saying: \u201cAs I look out at our students in the audience, I feel honoured to be in the presence of our future inventors, problem solvers, practitioners, activists, and community convenors who will help us secure a future that is sustainable, equitable, and just for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the award recipients were named, including in three categories at the postdoctoral level, 20 at the graduate level, 32 at the undergraduate level, and 30 at the departmental level, they came up to the stage to be congratulated and applauded by their peers, supporters and mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master of ceremonies and Associate Dean of Students Michael Scheid<\/strong> and Associate Dean of Research & Partnerships Vivian Saridakis<\/strong> also announced the recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence in Educational Leadership Awards \u2013 an inaugural award category \u2013 as well as the Excellence in Teaching Awards and Excellence in Research Awards. The recipients of these awards were<\/p>\n\n\n\n