CERA at CSSE 2026 (University of Winnipeg)

We had a wonderful CERA AGM bringing together our members, award recipients, and keynote speaker at the University of Winnipeg. Please see below for some highlights!

Read the CERA President’s message (June 2026) here.

2026 CERA Keynote Speaker: Dr. Laurie-Ann Hellsten, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg. Dr. Hellsten‘s talk was titled “Hard-to-do Science: Exploring Challenges in Conducting Educational Research”.

Dr. Laurie-Ann Hellsten (CERA 2026 Keynote Speaker) with CERA President, Dr. Pei-Ying Lin

2026 Todd Rogers Award: Dr. Matthew Henderson, Superintendent/CEO, Winnipeg School Division, Treaty One

CERA President, Dr. Pei-Ying Lin with 2026 Todd Rogers Award recipient, Dr. Matthew Henderson.

2026 David Bateson Award: Benjamin Giers (University of Calgary) for the paper titled, “Student engagement in physics: Bridging the gap between secondary and post-secondary physics education”.

Dr. Man-Wai Chu (2026 CERA Program Chair) with Dr. Pei-Ying Lin (CERA President) presenting Benjamin Giers’ award.

2026 Graduate Student Travel Award recipients:

  • Sajani Karunaweera (University of Ottawa)
  • Tony Park (Thompson Rivers University)
  • Rahula Samaranayake (University of Prince Edward Island)
  • Xiaohan Yang (University of Prince Edward Island)

CERA President Dr. Pei-Ying Lin with Graduate Student Travel Awardees (Left to Right): Tony Park, Sajani Karunaweera, Xiaohan Yang, and Rahula Samaranayake.