Jay Ingram has hosted both the premier radio science program in Canada, CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, and its TV counterpart, Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet.
A prolific author, Ingram has written 19 books, many of which have been best-sellers. His books have been translated into 15 languages. He wrote a science column for The Toronto Star for 12 years, and was a contributing editor to Owl magazine.
From 2005-2015, he was Chair of the Science Communications Program at the Banff Centre. He is also co-founder and board member of the arts and engineering smashup called Beakerhead, which began in September 2013 in Calgary.
In 2010, Ingram was appointed as a member to the Order of Canada for a lifetime of service in science communication. He has also been awarded the Sandford Fleming Medal from the Royal Canadian Institute, the Royal Society of Canada’s McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science, the Michael Smith Award (now the NSERC Award for Science Promotion), the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and 6 honorary degrees.