2021 Recipients
Karen Peterman
Catalyst Consulting Group
I am an evaluator who works with those who have created STEM education programs, particularly those for informal learning settings, and a researcher who studies evaluation methods.
Allison Black-Maier
Catalyst Consulting Group
I am an evaluator and applied researcher who works with STEM education programs to help them collect, manage, and analyze data to assess their outcomes and impacts.
Chelsie Boodoo
Michigan State University
Biomedical Engineering
I am a biomedical engineer and artist who is working to increase biosecurity efforts around the world.
Daniel Puentes
Michigan State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
I am a student pursuing my Ph.D. in experimental nuclear physics with expertise in high-precision mass spectrometry as well as nuclear policy.
Christine Liu
UC Berkeley
Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
I am a neuroscientist, artist, and science communicator dedicated to making science more accessible and equitable.
Tera Johnson
UC Berkeley
Department of City and Regional Planning
I am an artist and environmental scientist, and I seek to amplify the strengths of Black and other people of color.
Daniel J. Steinberg
Princeton University
Princeton Center for Complex Materials
I am an educator, geophysicist and astronomer working at Princeton University for the National Science Foundation Funded, Princeton Center for Complex Materials. I work with Materials Science, STEM researchers, and communities and created formal and informal education and outreach programs for all in a mission to help make STEM more diverse and accessible.
Jasodhara Battacharya
Princeton University
Princeton Center for Complex Materials
I am a lifelong science learning researcher working at the intersection of STEM education, engaged scholarship, and partnership building to bridge interdisciplinary insights for promoting societal benefits of research within and beyond NSF’s merit review criteria.
Kathy Chen
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
STEM Education Center
I am a Materials Scientist who is working to transform STEM education to be inclusive, relevant, and equitable in collaboration with PreK-12 educators through professional development, research, and community engagement.
Yunus Doğan Telliel
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Anthropology and Rhetoric
I am an anthropologist working with engineers and technologists to tackle challenges of designing just and equitable workplaces of the future.
Nathalie Wolfram
University of Montana
Broader Impacts Group
I develop, support, and communicate the impacts of programs that engage the public with research and higher education opportunities
Susan Rowe
Oregon State University
Precollege Programs
I am a lifelong science learning researcher working at the intersection of STEM education, engaged scholarship, and partnership building to bridge interdisciplinary insights for promoting societal benefits of research within and beyond NSF’s merit review criteria.
Christina M Swords
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
I am a scientist, program manager, and science communicator (also a former librarian) who helps support the career goals of MDs and PhDs completing postgraduate fellowship programs while also serving with multiple public engagement and science communication training initiatives.
Travis Tangen
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Education and Outreach
I am scholarly practitioner of Research Impacts design, planning, and implementation; primarily in collaboration with university faculty, staff, and students. My creativity and ingenuity drive change in how university-based research partners, community-based organizations, and the public participate in informal STEAM learning experiences.
Katherine Foo
Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Integrative and Global Studies
I am an urban geographer and landscape designer who employs institutional ethnography and visual methods – such as participatory mapping, alternative futures, and design/build workshops – to support communities in designing spaces and mechanisms for shared governance, participation, and belonging.
Sarah Stanlick
Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Integrative and Global Studies
I am a social scientist and community-engaged researcher who studies how technology can empower, connect, and support populations experiencing vulnerability and/or marginalization.