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The 2020 Allan Carswell Physics Educator Scholarship

is awarded to

Joshua Mogyoros

"The generous endowment from the Allan Carswell Family Foundation will allow me to pursue my Ontario College of Teachers certificate and maintain my volunteer commitments ... [It] will allow me to pursue this career path and hopefully inspire future students for a love of physics the way I have been, and continue to be, inspired." winner quote

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2020 Allan Carswell Physics Educator Scholarship is awarded to Joshua Mogyoros, University of Toronto, in recognition of Although the form does not allow it, we strongly recommend that both Samantha Scarfe and Joshua Mogyoros be awarded the Carswell Scholarship. Both are outstanding, highly motivated physicists and educators who have the ability to make a big difference to physics pedagogy at the secondary school level. If it proves impossible to give two awards, then the single award should go to Samantha Scarfe. announcement

Mr. Mogyoros obtained his undergraduate and master degrees in physics at the University of Guelph. He has credited his exceptional professors—some of whom became his mentors—with instilling in him a strong passion for physics pedagogy. As a sessional lecturer at the University of Guelph, Mr. Mogyoros had the unique opportunity to teach introductory physics courses for life science students. He found that engaging these students, many of whom were investigating topics outside of their comfort zone, was an overwhelmingly positive teaching experience. nominator citation

ABOUT the Scholarship

The Allan Carswell Physics Educator Scholarships recognize the critical importance and value of having people who are trained in, and passionate about, physics engaging young Canadians in the classrooms of this country. The scholarships, valued at up to $5000 each, are awarded annually to one or two physics students with a strong academic record and a demonstrated passion for physics and physics pedagogy and who, following their physics degree, will be pursuing a teacher program that leads to a provincial teaching licence. These scholarships are made possible through a generous endowment from the Carswell Family Foundation. These scholarships were first awarded in 2020. medal description

ABOUT the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP, through its charitable arm - the CAP Foundation, also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

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For more information, please contact:

Mrs. Francine Ford, Executive Director
Canadian Association of Physicists
Tel: 613-562-5614
E-mail: execdir@cap.ca
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