Sandford Fleming Medal Explained

The Sandford Fleming Medal was instituted in 1982 by the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience). It consists of the Sandford Fleming Medal with Citation. It is named in honour of Sandford Fleming and awarded annually "to an individual working in Canada who has made outstanding contributions to science communication."^[1]

Awardees

The full list of awardees is on the RCIScience web site.

• 1982: David Suzuki
• 1983: Lydia Dotto
• 1984: Lister Sinclair
• 1985: Helen Sawyer Hogg
• 1986: Jay Ingram
• 1987: J. Tuzo Wilson
• 1988: Fernand Seguin
• 1989: Fred Bruemmer
• 1990: Joan Hollobon and Marilyn Dunlop
• 1991: Annabel Slaight
• 1992: Terence Dickinson
• 1993: Carol Gold
• 1994: Edward Struzik
• 1995: Eve Savory
• 1996: Derek York
• 1997: John R. Percy
• 1998: Sid Katz
• 1999: John Charles Polanyi
• 2000: Ursula Martius Franklin
• 2001: Patterson Hume
• 2002: Bob McDonald
• 2003: Robert Buckman
• 2004: M. Brock Fenton
• 2005: Joe Schwartz
• 2006: Paul Fjeld
• 2007: Peter Calamai
• 2008: Henry Lickers
• 2009: David Schindler
• 2010: Paul Delaney
• 2011: John Dirks
• 2012: Robert Thirsk
• 2013: Chris Hadfield
• 2014: Penny Park
• 2015: Molly Shoichet
• 2016: Ivan Semeniuk
• 2018: John Smol
• 2019: Dan Falk
• 2020: Timothy Caulfield
• 2021: André Picard
• 2022 Dawn Bazely^[2]
• 2023 Terry Collins^[3]

See also

• List of general science and technology awards

External links

• Royal Canadian Institute

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Sandford Fleming Medal & Citation . 2024-01-09 . Royal Canadian Institute for Science . en-US.
2. Web site: Dr. Dawn Bazely Winner of the 2022 Fleming Medal for Excellence in Science Communication. 15 February 2023.
3. Web site: RCIScience recognizes the unsung heroes of science communication . Royal Canadian Institute for Science . 30 October 2023 . 10 February 2024.