It is time to announce the WINNERS of these first time National STEM Awards!
These Awards represent an outwardly, conjoined appreciation towards the following individuals, projects and organisations in glad acknowledgment of their engagement and commitment to the fields of STEM and STEAM respectively, and accordingly point them out as potential mentors to the local community and out beyond to global.
Owing to the calibre of applications received, it was no easy task to identify the eventual winners, making it difficult to decide who would come in at 1st , 2nd and 3rd place. However, here they are! We hereby announce the WINNERS of this first edition of the National STEM Awards in their respective category:
Lifetime Award for Contribution to STEM
1 Prof. Irene Sciriha
2 Prof. Alex Felice
3 Prof. Josef Lauri
STEM Ambassador Award
1 Prof. Joseph Borg
2 Dr. Edward Duca
3 Dr. Conrad Attard
Best Secondary School Teacher Award for Contribution to STEM
1 Ms. Sabrina Camilleri
2 Ms. Alexia Micallef Gatt
3 Ms. Stephanie Maggi-Pulis
Award for Engaged Researcher
1 Dr. Marie Briguglio
2 Prof. Alexiei Dingli
3 Dr. Sholeem Griffin
Young Researcher Award
1 Prof. Joseph Borg
2 Prof. André Xuereb
3 Dr. Ing. Brian Azzopardi
Women in STEM Award
1 Dr. Alexandra Bonnici
2 Dr. Lourdes Farrugia
3 Ms. Melanie Casha Sammut
Best STEM Employer Award
1 Baxter Malta
2 National Blood Transfusion Service
3 Mekanika Limited
Best STEM Community Project Award
1 Wild for Orchids and Akustika
2 HSBC Catch the Drop: Establishing a long-term water conservation legacy
3 Għaddi – An experiential walk through Kalkara
Best STEAM Project Award (Panel Award)
1 Science in the City, Malta
2 STEAM Summer School
3 Diversely Typical
Best STEAM Project Award (People’s Choice)
1 Diversely Typical
2 STEAM Summer School
3 Science in the City, Malta
Through these Awards, may these individuals and organisations become visible local role models, representations of a deep connection with the STEM subjects they chose to follow, embrace, and ultimately convey in their very own way.
Besides those who made it to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, we would also like to acknowledge all those who made it to the nomination stage. We thank you greatly for your participation and most especially for your pre- and ongoing STEM- / STEAM-related endeavours!
On a lighter note we are delighted you found the time to go through our extensive guidelines and for filling in our detailed forms!
NOMINEES (in alphabetical order):
Lifetime Award for Contribution to STEM
Prof. Lino Briguglio
Dr. Alfred Quintano
Prof. Ing. David Zammit Mangion
STEM Ambassador Award
Mr. Carmel Azzopardi
Ms. Desiree Bugeja Scicluna
Ms. Annalise Falzon
Dr. Alexander Farrugia
Ms. Danielle Martine Farrugia
Ms. Stephanie Maggi-Pulis
Mr. Steve Zerafa
Award for Engaged Researcher
Dr. Mark Abela
Dr. Ing. Brian Azzopardi
Dr. Manuele Biazzo
Prof. Joseph Borg
Prof. Brenda Murphy
Young Researcher Award
Dr. Joseph Caruana
Mr. Donald Dalli
Dr. Gabriele Deidda
Dr. Alexander Farrugia
Dr. Jason Gauci
Dr. Neville Grech
Dr. Sholeem Griffin
Dr. Ing. Darren Mifsud
Dr. Nikolai Paul Pace
Dr. Chris Porter
Women in STEM Award
Dr. Claudia Borg
Prof. Jean Calleja Agius
Dr. Maria Cristina D’Adamo
Dr. Josette Farrugia
Dr. Sholeem Griffin
Ms. Elena Portelli
Best STEM Employer Award
Broadwing
Catalogue Solutions Limited
Best STEM Community Project Award
Dinja Waħda +
JUMP2Excel : Joint Universal activities for Mediterranean PV integration Excellence
Xjenzarti fil-Beraħ
Xjenza Mania
Best STEAM Project Award (People’s Choice)
JUMP2Excel : Joint Universal activities for Mediterranean PV integration Excellence
The Music Lamp
A further series of thank yous is very much in order for:
Those who put forth their suggestions via nominating individuals, organisations, and projects.
We also would like to express profound gratitude to our Evaluators – for finding and giving their time and their expertise, for their generous, professional, and crucial contribution towards making these Awards possible!
We would like to thank the Ministry for Equality, Research and Innovation for their kind support.
Heartfelt thanks also go to Alka Ceramics for the beautiful trophies, Nadine Axisa Trio for the wonderful music, Nexos for their professional lights and sound, and Mad About Video Ltd. for the spectacular projections.
Lastly, we thank the STEM Engagement Working Group and our lovely STEM Engagement Team who in kind collaboration with all involved, set up the framework for these National STEM Awards – a first project of its kind for this newly formed team!
Well done to all and we look forward to having you join us again in two years’ time!
Get to know the winners in detail here.
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