We are proud to share that Dr. Shandin Pete, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), has been honoured with the 2025 Education Sector Dorothy LaLonde Stout Education Lecture award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the world’s largest Earth and space science association.

The award recognizes scientists, researchers, and communicators who have transformed our understanding of the world, impacted our everyday lives, improved our communities, and contributed to solutions for a sustainable future. Dr. Pete’s research on Indigenous science methodologies and philosophies, and culturally congruent instructional strategies have contributed invaluable frameworks for modern earth science education. Dr. Pete not only conducts research on these underrepresented perspectives, but also puts this research into action. He is currently working towards the development of courses on Indigenous science at UBC, and communicates his knowledge through a monthly podcast series, the Tribal ResearchSpecialist. 

In receiving this award Dr. Pete joins a distinguished group of honourees who all “reflect AGU’s vision for a thriving, sustainable, and equitable future supported by scientific discovery, innovation and action.”

Selected seminars and panel discussions to learn more about Dr. Shandin Pete's work: KT Connects - Understanding Indigenous knowledge: an insider's theory, UBC Statistics EDU Seminar Series – Data, Information, Knowledge and Understanding: Perceptions from an Indigenous Lens, Astronomy and Space Exploration Society – Astronomy Ethics Panel on Observatories and Indigenous Communities, Space Place Canada – Sky Cultures and Knowledge, American Philosophical Society – Tribal Community Science: Advancing the Understanding of Philosophical Tenets from Local Knowledge Production Processes.