Announcing the Shortlist for the Youth STEM Matters Author Awards
Over the past year, nearly 60 articles have been published online and in print in Youth STEM Matters - our youth-led scientific journal - each of which provide STEM based solutions to the world’s biggest challenges, as told by youth globally. With further articles currently in review, we’ve worked with more than 90 youth over the past year, to give them a platform for their research, ideas and innovations.
Our Youth STEM Matters Author Awards recognise some of the most interesting and impactful articles written by our authors. The overall winners will be announced on 25th June at the Youth STEM Matters Research Conference, but for now, we are delighted to congratulate the following shortlisted authors…
Article Awards
The following awards are in recognition of a specific article…
Best SDG Focus
In recognition of an article that shows excellent consideration of the SDGs. This may include considering the topic from the angle of multiple SDGs, including the benefits and trade-offs associated with a problem or solution.
LGBTQ+ People Changing the World Through STEM: Celebrating Pride 2021, by Abbie Fitzsimmons, Madeleine Perry and Mhairi McCann
Cooling Down Our Cities: Could biomimicry be the answer?, by Lily Tierney
When Climate Change Meats STEM, by Samiksha Manoharan
Food Processing for Food Security, by Vatsal Arora
Speak Up Award
This award recognises an article which explores and raises awareness of an issue or topic which is rarely spoken about or is often considered taboo. The author will have approached the topic well, and has raised awareness of it amongst our audience.
In Conversation with Dr Natisha Dukhi, by Anna Zhang & Madeleine Perry
Herpes: A Deadly Disease or a Harmless Skin Infection?, by Lucy Hargreaves
Food For Mood: An Insight Into The Link Between The Gut and The Brain, by Morgan
Unpaid Internships in STEM: Are they as beneficial as we are told?, by Shalini Sellam
Local Spotlight Award
Although the SDGs are global goals, they need local solutions. Therefore, this award recognises an article which has shone the spotlight on an issue that is local to the author and relevant to the people in their local area/region/country.
Programming Bootcamps in Latin America, by Isabela Naty Sanchez Taipe
Poverty and Migration From The Northern Triangle, by Maria Theresa Villatoro
Teen Health and Wildfires: Impassioning Youth Climate Action, by Shelby Negosian
Building Bridges Through STEM, by Simran Adnani
Inclusion Champion
To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we need to build a more inclusive world. This award recognises an article or author(s) that championed inclusion through their writing or the approach they took towards writing their article.
Inequalities & Barriers in STEM, by Alexandra Ganotakis, Katherine Chen, Reemal Shahbaz & Umaima Usman
Harnessing Domestic Technology and Innovations, by Onukelobi Chibueze Godwin
The Importance of Inclusive Design in Today’s Society, by Jahnavi Giridhar
Building Bridges Through STEM, by Simran Adnani
Voices of Youth: Vaccine Equity, by Tuong (Kathleen) Nguyen
Investigator Award
This award recognises an author(s) who took an investigative approach towards their article, actively seeking out the best and most relevant information to include. This may be through asking insightful interview questions, proactively contacting organisations to provide input, seeking the truth on a topic where misinformation is prevalent, or something else.
Biomimicry of Aquatic Organisms in Engineering, by Alvina Mishra
5 People Engineering a Better Future, by Ericka Tamayo, Tuong (Kathleen) Nguyen & Ruvarashe Nyabando
In Conversation with a Local GP Surgery, by Jahnavi Giridhar
Modelling the Interactions Between SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Monoclonal Antibodies to Inform Translational Approaches to Treat COVID-19 Infection, by Robert Naughton
Author Awards
The following awards are in recognition of the author(s), who may have written (or be in the process of writing) one or several articles…
Exceptional Communication Award
The past year in particular has shown that science is all but useless if not communicated effectively. This award (which is open to all article formats) recognises an author who has shown exceptional communication to write an article(s) that is highly engaging.
Kiran Bashir
Lily Tierney
Samiksha Manoharan
Tvisha Chandupatla
Outstanding Dedication Award
A huge amount of effort has been put in both by our volunteers and by authors behind the scenes prior to an article’s publication. This award recognises an author(s) who has demonstrated an excellent attitude and has worked notably hard to make their article the best it can be.
Alexandra Ganotakis, Katherine Chen, Reemal Shahbaz & Umaima Usman
Emmanuel Randle
Isabela Naty Sanchez Taipe
Jacqueline Prawira
Bright Ideas Award
This award recognises an idea that has the potential to make a real difference. While the idea may not yet have been put into action at a large scale, it is a concept which shows promise to make meaningful change if implemented/created.
Amsal Gilani
Arushi Rastogi
Emmanuel Randle
Hudson Kaleb Dy & Chelsea Yeh
Miraya Vyas
World Changing Innovation
This award recognises an innovation or technology that has been shown to make a real difference. The innovation needs not have been produced at scale, but some sort of testing/prototyping/development has taken place, taking it beyond the realms of an idea, and into a tangible solution for which there is evidence of efficacy.
Cynthia Dong
Halberth Andrés López Córdova
Laura Maisvoreva
Research Award
This award recognises a high quality project (Original Research or Review Article) which makes a substantial contribution to the SDGs. It truly demonstrates that there's no age limit to making a meaningful contribution to STEM research.
Ciara Downey
Poppy Bradley
Robert Naughton
Rya Adronov
The winners of the Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team Awards will be announced as part of the Youth STEM Matters Research Conference on 25th June.