Fallona Family Interdisciplinary Science Award & Lecture
You are invited to attend the Fallona Family Interdisciplinary Science Award & Lecture!
Join Western Science for our annual celebration of interdisciplinary research – a morning of networking, student presentations and an important keynote address by Dan Lizotte, Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
Time:10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Venue: Physics and Astronomy Building Room 100
Register By: Monday, December 1, 2025. Space is limited.
Dan Lizotte
2025 Fallona Interdisciplinary Science Prize winner
Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dan Lizotte's main research areas are machine learning, biostatistics and health. In particular, Lizotte is interested in machine learning and statistical methodology for supporting health decisions, primarily in public health and primary health care.
Student Presentations
Three Western Science students will have the opportunity to share their interdisciplinary research project. The best presenter will receive a prize of $750 to support their academic studies.
This opportunity is open to Undergraduate and Graduate students who are currently enrolled in a science program at Western University. Interested students are invited to submit a 60-second video summarizing their research using lay language to science@uwo.ca by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 16. The Dean’s office will reach out to those selected as presenters by November 24. You must be available on December 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to participate. Please note, students that have been a top three finalist in previous years are not eligible to apply.
This special event is a result of the generous support and vision of Western Science alumni Mary Catherine Fallona (BSc’61, MSc’65) and James Fallona (BSc’58, MSc’62).
