Soapbox Science 2018
In the spring of 2018, we held our first Soapbox Science Junior 2018 (opens in new window) event during the Festival of Trees at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
On September 23, 2018, we continued our success with another Soapbox Science event at the Word on the Street Festival, also at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
Our speakers, who came from Toronto, Guelph, and London (Ontario), included some of Canada's leading scientists in science outreach and STEM diversity initiatives. They presented on a wide range of topics, including diabetes, whale conservation, food security, astronomy, paleontology, cell biology, and bats. It was a great finale to end our Science Literacy Week in 2018 (opens in new window) !
Soapbox Speakers
![Headshot of Jade Simon for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/JadeMacrophalangia sm.jpg)
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto & Royal Ontario Museum
How did dinosaurs learn to fly?
![Headshot of Dr. Imogen R. Coe for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/news-events/news/2018/06/imogen-coe.jpg)
Professor and Dean of Faculty of Science
Ryerson University
Moving Molecules across Membranes: Transporters in your Cells.
![Headshot of Dr. Heather R Smith for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/HSmith_headshotMarch2018.jpg)
Marine Ecologist
LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates
How can we find whales in the great big ocean?
![Headshot of Krishana Sankar for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Krishana.jpg)
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
No Sugar Coating - Is Your Pancreas Sweet?
![Headshot of Dr. Sara Mazrouei for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/News_and_Events/SciCommTO/MazroueiSara.jpg)
Research Assistant
University of Toronto
What do craters on the Moon have to say about dinosaurs on Earth?
![Headshot of Cylita Guy for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Cylita Guy sm.jpg)
PhD Candidate and Research Associate
University of Toronto
Adventures of Your Friendly Neighbourhood Batgirl: Why you should care about bat science
![Headshot of Kathy Jacyniak for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/KathyJacyniak Soapbox science photo.jpg)
PhD Student, Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph
Unbreak my heart: how do animals repair their hearts following injury?
![Headshot of Ade Oluwafolakemi Oyewole for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Folake Oyewole.jpg)
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
Re-engineering" Food via fortification: Inputting essential blocks!
![Headshot of Dr. Stefania Impellizzeri for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Stefania Impellizzeri.jpg)
Assistant Professor
Ryerson University
What is Nano? Big Impact from a Small World
![Headshot of Dr. Parshati Patel for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/DrParshatiPatel_sqaure.jpg)
Outreach Program Coordinator
Western University
The Stellar Detective: Solving the mysteries of massive star formation
![Headshot of Stefanie Lucarelli for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Stefanie L.jpg)
PhD Candidate
Ryerson University
From the outside in: How we can stop cancer cell growth
![Headshot of Dr. Bhairavi Shankar for Soapbox Science 2018.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/headshots/Bhairavi_SoapboxSci.jpg)
Research & Education Consultant
BeSpatial Consulting
Guess which planet? How we use satellite data to learn more about our solar system.
Soapbox Science at Word on the Street
Gallery
![Soapbox speaker Cylita Guy is standing on her soapbox talking about why we should care about bat science.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/2018-09-23-Soapbox-Science-099-2.jpg)
![Dr. Imogen Cole holding a prop made with long balloons and talking about how molecules move across membranes.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/2018-09-23-Soapbox-Science-168-2.jpg)
![Soapbox speaker Krishana Sankar is standing on her soapbox holding props with her hands and engaging with participants.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/2018-09-23-Soapbox-Science-091-2.jpg)
![Dr. Bhairavi Shankar standing on the Soapbox and pointing at her prop while talking about how we use satellite data to learn more about our solar system.](/content/dam/scixchange/SciXchange_Images/soapbox-science/soapbox-science-2018/2018-09-23-Soapbox-Science-014-2.jpg)