Recognizing the province’s leading researchers for their work in the fields of chemistry, economic science, literature, physics, and physiology/medicine. Each year, the Ontario government celebrates five individuals with the John Charles Polanyi Prizes. a news release reported today.
“This is the thirty-fifth year that our province has celebrated five scholars of high promise in the name of Alfred Nobel, outstanding Swedish inventor and idealist,” said Dr. Polanyi. “Ontario’s imaginative act had the consequence that the King and Queen of Sweden came, not long ago, to distribute the awards in Toronto. One hopes that Ontario’s commitment will be celebrated in years to come. I speak as one who participated in the hundredth anniversary of Nobel’s bequest in Stockholm, and was struck then, as today, by the staying power of his ideals.”
The following five individuals selected are in the early stages of their careers making significant contributions to Ontario’s research sector, and generating ideas and discoveries that enhance the province’s competitiveness and economic growth.
The 2022 Polanyi Prize winners are:
- Dr. Alana Ogata, University of Toronto, Chemistry
- Dr. Michael Stepner, University of Toronto, Economic Science
- Dr. Isabella Huberman, University of Toronto, Literature
- Dr. Joshua Speagle, University of Toronto, Physics
- Dr. Kieran Quinn, University of Toronto, Physiology/Medicine
The prizes were presented today at a ceremony held at Queen’s Park by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities, and Dr. John C. Polanyi, Nobel Laureate in chemistry.
The diversity of research conducted by the winners includes work leading to the early diagnosis of diseases, improving the health and financial security of low-income populations, the creation of the three-dimensional model (first-ever) of components of the Milky Way, improving end-of-life medical care and an examination resource extraction by Indigenous critiques.
“The work of these innovators serves as exceptional examples of the ground-breaking research taking place across Ontario’s postsecondary sector…Their efforts to investigate some of society’s most pressing issues drive progress, generate investment and create jobs – all leading to a better future for the next generation of Ontarians,” Jill Dunlop said in a news release.
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