91

Previous winners and runners-up

2026

Prize for Groups

Winner

  • Catalyst

Runners-up

  • 91 iGem
  • Oncology 101

Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Amanda Cook, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

Runners-up

  • Benedicta Larko Ossom, School of Social Work
  • Daniel Romm, Department of Geography

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

  • Juan Camilo Serpa, Associate Professor & William Dawson Scholar, Desautels Faculty of Management

Runners-up

  • Amy Janzwood,Political Science and Bieler School of Environment
  • Preetika Joshi,Desautels Faculty of Management

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Pascal Thériault, Directeur du programme de Gestion et technologies d’entreprise agricole, Faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’environnement

Runners-up

  • Christine Maheu, Associate Professor, Ingram School of Nursing
  • Khalid Medani, Assoicate Professor,Department of Political Science, Institute of Islamic Studies

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

  • Mikisiw Awashish, Truth and Reconciliation Hockey Game “Metuetau” in Mashteuiatsh

2025

Prize for Groups

Winner

  • Eclipse Task Force

Runners-up

  • 91 iGem
  • The Neurovation Project
  • 91 Scientific Writing Initiative

Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Meredith Alousi-Jones, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Engineering, School of Urban Planning

Runners-up

  • Tamara Thermitus, Faculty of Law
  • Iris Pintiuta, Faculty of Arts
  • Veronica Jaramillo, Masters student in Food Safety, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science
  • Vincent Paquin, Department of Psychiatry

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

Runners-up

  • Saskia Sivananthan, Affiliate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
  • Ma'n H. Zawati, Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Medicine
  • Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management
  • Hussein Wissanji, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery

Prize for Established Academics

Winners

  • Jérôme Waldispühl, Associate Professor,Department: Faculty of Science, School of Computer Science and Attila Szantner, Adjunct Professor, Department: School of Computer Science
  • Runners-up

    • Allison Christians, Full Professor | H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law, Department: Faculty of Law
    • Sarah Moser, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science
    • John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer, Department: School of Continuing Studies
    • Pascal Theriault, Director, Farm Management and Technology

    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

    • Andrew Gonzalez, Full Professor | Liber Ero Chair in Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

2024

Prize for Groups

Winner

Runners-up


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

  • Nicolas Ajzenman, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
  • , Faculty Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

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

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  • Parisa Ariya, James 91 Professor, Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry
  • Allison Christians, Full Professor and H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law, Faculty of Law

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


Runners-up

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Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Mathieu Lavigne, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science

Runners-up

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

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

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

Runners-up

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

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

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 

2022

Prize for Groups

Winner


Runners-up


Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Stephanie Zito, PhD candidate, Educational and Counseling Psychology

Runners-up

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

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

  • , Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics

Runners-up

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Daniel Béland, James 91 Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, 91 Institute for the Study of Canada

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

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


Runners-up

Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

  • Susan Mintzberg, PhD candidate, School of Social Work

Runners-up

  • Emily Choy, PostdoctoralFellow, Department of Natural Resource Sciences
  • AdaMcVean,MSc student, Department of Chemistry

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

Runners-up

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

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

  • Donald Sheppard, Full Professor andChair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Runners-up

  • ParisaAriya, FullProfessor Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry
  • ,Associate Professor, School of Computer Science

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

  • MatthewOughton,Assistant 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

Runners-up

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

Prize for Emerging Researchers

Winner

Runners-up

Prize for Established Academics

Winner

Runners-up

  • Daniel Béland, James 91 Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, 91 Institute for the Study of Canada
  • Sarah Moser, Associate Professor, Department of Geography

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, 91 Global Health Programs and 91 International TB Centre

Runners-up

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

Prize for Graduate Students, Research Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows

Winner

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

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

Special Recognitions

The jury was impressed by number of groups at 91 engaging directly with public to share knowledge and excitement of learning. Two groups and three individuals attracted special attention this year.

Students Groups


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

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

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

Academic Staff

Prize for Outstanding Achievement

  • Karl Moore, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
  • Joe Schwarcz, Director, 91 Office for Science and Society

Special Recognitions

2017

Winners

Academic Staff

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Jennifer Bracewell, PhD student, Department of Anthropology
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