NARST is excited to announce and congratulate our 2026 award recipients!
At the upcoming NARST 99th Annual International Conference in Seattle, WA, we will honor the following members receiving awards on Monday, April 20 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Snacks and beverages will be provided. All are invited to attend.
Distinguished Contribution Through Research Award:
- Mei-Hung Chiu, National Taiwan Normal University
- Sibel Erduran, University of Oxford, UK
- Troy Sadler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Early Career Research Award:
- Megan Ennes, Department of Natural History, University of Florida
- Li Ke, University of Washington
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award:
- Scott Cohen, Lamar University
- Dr. Sage Andersen, SUNY Cortland
NARST Fellows:
- Tali Tal, Technion
- Elizabeth Davis, University of Michigan
- Aslı Sezen-Barrie, University of California Irvine
- Mercy Ogunsola-Bandele, Athabasca University
- Umesh Ramnarain, University of Johannesburg
Excellence in Mentoring Award:
- Dr. Angela Chapman, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Research Worth Reading (RWR) Awards:
- Jessica L. Alzen, Jason Y. Buell, Kelsey Edwards, Brian J. Reiser, Cynthia Passmore, Chris D. Griesemer, Yang Zhang
- Characterizing variations in the figured worlds of teachers and students in science class
- Regina McCurdy
- The science relevancy bridge: Connecting intersectionality and science identity in science learning experiences
- Daniel Pimentel
- Learning to evaluate sources of science (mis) information on the internet: Assessing students' scientific online reasoning
Congratulations to these outstanding NARST members!
Read more about the awards online here.
