SAIT Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement in Applied Technology and Innovation

This award is presented to an individual or team of individuals who have demonstrated leadership and innovation and have made a significant contribution through the discovery, application and/or implementation of technology products or processes.

Award: The recipient receives $10,000 and an ASTECH sculpture.

Written nomination submission should address the following criteria:

Overall impact of the contribution on industry and/or trade

• Describe the technology, product or process in terms that can be understood by a non-expert in the field.
•  How has this technology, product or process changed the industry to which it is applied?
• What improvements has this brought to the industry or trade, and what is significant about these improvements?

 

Demonstration of the applicability to industry and/or trade

• In what industries or trades can this technology, product or process be applied?
• Is this application unique (i.e. niche market) or can it be broadly applied across several trades and industrial sectors?

 

Changes to the way we design, build or produce 

• How has the technology, product or process changed the way things are currently done in the industry or trade?
  

 

Demonstration of social and economic impact 

• How does the technology or innovation contribute to improved quality of life?
• How does it enhance economic development? For example, does it create/and or retain high paying jobs?
• How does it further the growth and diversification of Albertaís economy?

 

Demonstration of a novel approach to technology application and integration resulting in an innovative tool that changes and advances current practice

• Describe how the technology has been applied in a novel way that has resulted in innovative tools that changes current practice in an industry.