Dr Chenying Liu, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, has won the Josh Award 2024 for her accessible and inspiring “sustainable origami: art, robotics, construction and space exploration”.
As this year’s award winner, Chenying is going to develop workshops that will be first delivered at the British Science Festival in September. The workshops will focus on how the principles of origami can help us address challenges such as climate change, solar energy, and space travel, exploring how engineering, physics, maths, and robotics can be combined to develop new technologies.
Please get in touch if you would be keen to host Chenying in the coming year at your centre!
The project partners of the Josh Award include BIG (the STEM communicators network), ASDC (the Association for Science and Discovery Centres), UKSFN (the UK Science Festivals Network, managed by the British Science Association), James Piercy (science communicator, trainer & consultant working with research scientists, school and the public) and Josh's family. These networks and individuals representing the sphere of contemporary science communication have come together to support the continuation of the Josh Award as our flagship Award which recognises, stretches, and encourages emerging talent within the sector.
For 2024, we are also delighted to announce the development, delivery, and evaluation of Chenying’s activity is also supported by the Ogden Trust.
Early-career science communicators have such an important role to play in inspiring future generations as they share their enthusiasm, passion and expertise. The Josh Award provides a fabulous platform for nurturing this emerging talent, and we are excited to be one of the funders for 2024. Huge congratulations to this year’s winner, Chenying - we look forward to seeing their future work and feel sure they will continue to make a real difference to the sector.
Clare Harvey, Chief Executive, The Ogden Trust
