Video Library

Passion in Science Humanitarian Award winner, Nathan Schoepp, describes his research to develop rapid point-of-care diagnostics to determine antibiotic resistance in clinical samples. more

Passion in Science Environmental Stewardship Award winner, Samantha Romanick, describes her journey to a low waste lifestyle, and her work to reduce plastic usage by founding the Campus Refill Initiative, which offers alternatives to single-use plastics. more

Passion in Science Mentorship and Advocacy Award winner, Steven Farber, describes his not-for-profit organization called BioEYES that uses Zebrafish to educate K-12 students about science. more

Passion in Science Arts and Creativity Award winner, William Murta, is the composer of Das Molekul – a musical about the discovery of DNA and the race to sequence the human genome. more

Join us for the full 2019 Passion in Science Awards® Ceremony and enjoy a presentation from each of the award categories: Arts and Creativity, Science Mentorship and Advocacy, Humanitarian Duty and Environmental Stewardship. more

Shelly Xie shares her passion for science, art and humanity. Shelly illuminates personal stories of global health issues through sand animation. Enjoy this premiere of Shelly’s work created in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). more

Professor Chris Martine shares his passion for inspiring exploration and discovery in botany and the natural world. Chris connects with students at Bucknell University and beyond with humor and science-rich content through his video series “Plants are Cool, Too!”. more

Professor Amanda Munson of Shenandoah University shares her passion for inspiring girls to pursue careers in STEM fields. Amanda describes GO GIRL™ (Genomic Opportunities for Girls in Research Labs), an education outreach program designed to boost confidence and provide hands-on science experience to high school girls in a research laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment. more

David Ng, Director of the Science Literacy program at Michael Smith Labs of the University of British Columbia, shares his passion for public understanding of science. David explains how he promotes science communication through workshops, educational tools and research studies, and suggests that all scientists find a genuine way to advocate science and engage the public. more

Saban Ul-Hasan, graduate student at University of California Merced, shares her passion for inspiring understanding of symbiotic relationships between scientists, artists, the public and the environment. Sabah promotes these relationships through production of the educational video series “Biota”, which highlights specific ecosystems and features music of local bands and work of local artists. more

Karishma Bhagani, undergraduate student at University of New York, shares her passion for providing access to clean drinking water in countries suffering from water scarcity. Karishma created the aspiring non-profit organization Matone de Chiwit, which provides economical water purification units comprised of domestically available elements to rural communities. more

Nina Dudnik shares her passion for providing global access to scientific research equipment and collaboration. Nina founded Seeding Labs to support scientific discovery and education in the developing world through financial resources, research equipment and access to expertise. She explains how providing repurposed equipment has allowed labs to educate the next generation of scientists, secure funding to support future research, and empower scientists in developing countries. more

Lucia Prieto Godino shares her passion for providing access to science education and hands-on training in Africa. Lucia founded TReND in Africa to support global science efforts through educational course training, equipment donations and encouragement of international collaboration. more

Scott O’Neill shares his passion for developing novel approaches to controlling mosquito transmitted viruses by introducing Wolbachia infections in mosquitos. Scott describes the troubling rise in mosquito-borne viruses, and offers the promising results of his work with Eliminate Dengue. more

Lisa Anderson, post-doc at MIT, shares her passion for making the world a better place through science and technology. Lisa discusses the laboratory glove recycling program that she helped to create while at University of California Davis. She also describes green lab assessment programs and her current efforts at MIT. more

Lucy Lahrita, of Hokkaido University, Japan, shares her passion for protecting the environment by utilizing chemical recycling to create synthetic fuel from plastic waste. Lucy describes how specific types of plastic can be used to not only create crude oil, but a new job sector as well. She encourages us all to think globally and act locally to protect our environment. more

Alexandra Polasko, graduate student at UCLA, shares her passion for providing clean drinking water through the process of bioremediation. Alexandra explains how bioremediation uses microbes to degrade contaminants and describes her development of lost cost, rapid indicator technology to identify naturally occurring bacteria capable of degrading hazardous pollutants. more

Scott Chimileski, research fellow at Harvard Medical School, shares his passion for communicating the value of microbes through photography. Scott discusses the book he is currently co-authoring with Roberto Kolter and he describes the exhibit he is designing for Harvard Museum of Natural History, both of which aim to communicate the beauty, history and power of microbes through engaging photography. more

Christine Liu, graduate student at University of California Berkeley, shares her passion for communicating complex science topics to a broad audience through zines. Christine co-founded Two Photon Art collective, and she describes how the informal presentation style of zines makes science more approachable and less intimidating. more

Will Ryan, graduate student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, shares his passion for communicating seminal scientific literature in engaging short films. Will distills the take-home messages of the literature and delivers these messages through poetry and art in his films, making science literature less intimidating and more relatable for his audience. more