Faculties honour their teaching and research stars

Each year, several faculties acknowledge excellence in research or teaching with special awards. The following are this year's recipients in the faculties of humanities, science, social sciences, and education.
Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge (philosophy) is the winner of the faculty of humanities Award for Research Excellence. Kluge is a leading expert in biomedical ethics and health informatics.

Dr. Joseph Kess (linguistics) receives the faculty's Excellence in Teaching Award. Kess is the Chair in Japan and Asia-Pacific Relations in the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives.

Dr. Ed Ishiguro (biochemistry & microbiology) and Dr. David Berg (chemistry) are co-winners of the faculty of science Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ishiguro teaches biochemistry and human health and introductory microbiology. Berg teaches primarily second-year inorganic chemistry.

Dr. Robin Hicks (chemistry) is the winner of the faculty's Award for Excellence in Research. Hicks manipulates molecules to make new organic compounds with novel electronic, magnetic or optical properties.

Dr. Martin Smith (psychology) receives the Teaching Excellence Award in the faculty of social sciences. He teaches evolutionary psychology and co-ordinates the introductory psychology class.

Dr. Cecilia Benoit (sociology) is the faculty's Research Excellence Award winner. She's working on a series of studies that looks at marginalized populations and their working conditions, health status, and access to health services.

The faculty of education's Award for Teaching Excellence goes to Dr. Tim Hopper (physical education). He uses school-integrated teacher education in which his students observe him teaching in elementary and secondary schools.