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Ariel Fenster (born April 18, 1943) is a Canadian science educator, chemist, and founding member of McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Fenster lectures extensively in both French and English on topics of health, the environment, and technology. He was a frequent television and radio presenter on science-related subjects. Now retired from teaching, he remains active in science education. Throughout his career, he has given more than 800 public lectures, in English and in French, making science accessible through topics such as the chemistry of wine, cooking and art forgery.

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  • Ariel Fenster (born April 18, 1943) is a Canadian science educator, chemist, and founding member of McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Fenster lectures extensively in both French and English on topics of health, the environment, and technology. He was a frequent television and radio presenter on science-related subjects. Now retired from teaching, he remains active in science education. Throughout his career, he has given more than 800 public lectures, in English and in French, making science accessible through topics such as the chemistry of wine, cooking and art forgery. Fenster teaches that science is relevant to people's everyday life: "By teaching the chemistry of everyday life, I feel we play an important role in people’s lives. We’re more scared now we’ve ever been because we’re bombarded with information – too much information. Through our courses, we try to provide people with useful information. Balanced information. We want people to understand that everything they do involves risk. We risk death by driving to work in the morning, but we take that risk because we know exactly how dangerous it is. With food, drugs and the environment, people don’t have that same information." By teaching the chemistry of everyday life, I feel we play an important role in people’s lives. — Ariel Fenster From the University of Paris, Fenster completed a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, physics, and chemistry in 1966 and a Master of Science in theoretical and physical chemistry in 1967. In 1973, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in physical and inorganic chemistry from McGill University. In addition to starting his teaching career at McGill University in 1982, he taught at both Dawson College from 1974 to 1984 and Vanier College from 1985 to 2003, two CEGEP-level institutions in Montreal, Quebec. (en)
  • Ariel Fenster est un professeur et vulgarisateur scientifique canadien primé et un membre fondateur de l'Organisation pour la science et la société (OSS) de l'Université McGill. Il a donné de nombreuses conférences, en français et en anglais, sur la santé, la science et la technologie. Il est fréquemment cité dans les médias. * Incorporant aux approches pédagogiques conventionnelles anecdotes, démonstrations, composantes audio-visuelles, télévoteurs et dégustations, Fenster cherche à éveiller le plaisir des sciences chez le public. Il a donné plus de 800 conférences publiques au cours de sa carrière, introduisant ses auditoires à des concepts scientifiques en abordant des sujets aussi divers que la fabrication du vin, la cuisine, l'amour et la fabrication de fausses toiles de maîtres. En 2000, Fenster a été l'un des premiers professeurs à offrir des cours entiers sur le web, une pratique maintenant largement répandue à McGill. Tout au long de sa carrière d'enseignement, il a tenté de partager sa passion pour la science: « J’essaie de transmettre l’enthousiasme que j’ai pour la chimie, parce que en fin de compte, je ne suis pas acheté par l’industrie chimique, je ne reçois aucune somme de leur part, mais je trouve que la chimie c’est passionnant. La science en général, pas seulement la chimie. Nous sommes évalués par nos étudiants quand on donne des cours, et vraiment ce que j’apprécie le plus c’est que mes étudiants disent de moi “Il est enthousiaste”. C’est important que les gens sentent que je suis enthousiasmé par mon sujet. Alors la chimie, ça doit pas être si pire que ça. J’essaie de démontrer qu’il y a quelque chose de stimulant là-dedans. » Il a maintenant pris sa retraite de l'enseignement, mais il continue ses activités de vulgarisation scientifique. Fenster s'est mérité une licence ès sciences et un diplôme d'études approfondies de l'Université de Paris, de même qu'un doctorat en chimie physique et inorganique de l'Université McGill. En plus de McGill, il a enseigné au Collège Dawson et au Collège Vanier, à Montréal. (fr)
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  • Ariel Fenster (en)
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  • Ariel Fenster at the Trottier Symposium in 2010 (en)
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  • Ariel Fenster (en)
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  • Michael Smith Award for the Promotion of Science , Raymond Gervais Award for Exceptional Contribution to Science Education (en)
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  • By teaching the chemistry of everyday life, I feel we play an important role in people’s lives. (en)
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  • Ariel Fenster (born April 18, 1943) is a Canadian science educator, chemist, and founding member of McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Fenster lectures extensively in both French and English on topics of health, the environment, and technology. He was a frequent television and radio presenter on science-related subjects. Now retired from teaching, he remains active in science education. Throughout his career, he has given more than 800 public lectures, in English and in French, making science accessible through topics such as the chemistry of wine, cooking and art forgery. (en)
  • Ariel Fenster est un professeur et vulgarisateur scientifique canadien primé et un membre fondateur de l'Organisation pour la science et la société (OSS) de l'Université McGill. Il a donné de nombreuses conférences, en français et en anglais, sur la santé, la science et la technologie. Il est fréquemment cité dans les médias. * En 2000, Fenster a été l'un des premiers professeurs à offrir des cours entiers sur le web, une pratique maintenant largement répandue à McGill. Tout au long de sa carrière d'enseignement, il a tenté de partager sa passion pour la science: (fr)
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