2010 Polanyi Prize Awarded To Top Researchers
November 26, 2010
McGuinty Government Celebrates Research Excellence In Ontario
Five of Ontario’s leading university researchers are being awarded the 2010 Polanyi Prize to recognize their outstanding contributions in the areas of chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, physics and economics.
The Polanyi Prizes were established in 1987 by the Ontario government to honour the achievements of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Five prizes are awarded annually to outstanding young researchers in the early stages of their careers at Ontario universities.
The 2010 Polanyi Prize recipients are:
- Dr. Todd Hoare of McMaster University for chemistry
- Dr. Benjamin Lester of the University of Western Ontario for economics
- Dr. Anna Lewis of the University of Ottawa for literature
- Dr. Anne Broadbent of the University of Waterloo for physics
- Dr. Alex Wong of the University of Ottawa for physiology/medicine
They will be honoured in Toronto at a ceremony at Massey College on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.
The McGuinty government’s Open Ontario plan is helping to build the most skilled and educated workforce in the world, giving Ontario the competitive edge in securing a strong economy for the future.
QUICK FACTS
- Recepients of a Polanyi Prize receive $20,000 each.
- The Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, an affiliate of the Council of Ontario Universities, establishes a panel on behalf of the government to solicit nominations and select the award winners from a rich collection of nominees.
