Recognizing the accomplishments of our people
Many of our researchers, scientists and other professionals were recognized throughout the year for the excellence of their work and career-long contributions to their respective fields.
Individual awards and recognitions
Dr. Yaser Abu‑Lebdeh
Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship Co‑Principal Investigator, National Killam Program
Dr. Éric Baril
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
Parnia Bastani
Young Scientist Award, Extreme Light Infrastructure
Dr. Adam Bergren
Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship Co‑Principal Investigator, National Killam Program
Dr. Pavel Cheben
Outstanding Engineer Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Canada
Dr. Paul Corkum
James Clerk Maxwell Medal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Royal Society of Edinburgh; Honorary Doctorate, University of Waterloo
Dr. Peter Hanes
1906 Award, International Electrotechnical Commission
Dr. Rokib Hassan
Award for Recognition of Leadership and Advancement of PIPSC RO/RCO, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Dr. Mohamed Houache
Award for Appreciation of an Exceptional Effort, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Dr. Sateesh Kagale
C.D. Nelson Award, Canadian Society of Plant Biologists
Dr. Maaike van Kooten
New Horizons in Physics Prize, Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Julie Lefebvre
Honorary Doctorate, McMaster University
Dr. Min Liao
Award of Merit, Advancing Standards Transforming Markets International
Dr. Stephen Mihailov
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Dr. Khaled Mnaymneh
Award for Contributions to the RO/RCO Community, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Dr. Saif Mohammad
Fellow, Association for Computational Linguistics
Dr. Bryan Muir
Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Dr. Jörg Oberste‑Berghaus
Prix Innovation, Consortium de recherche et d'innovation en transformation métallique
Dr. Byoungyoul Park
Presidential Award, Korean Federation of Science and Technologies Societies
Anya Pejemsky
Award for Promoting Human Rights, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Dr. Jens Schmid
EIC Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada
Dr. Frank Shepherd
King Charles III Coronation Medal, Governor General of Canada
Dr. Luc Simard
President's Alumni Award, University of Victoria
Dr. Rebecca Trueman
King Charles III Coronation Medal, Governor General of Canada
Dr. Giulio Vampa
Early Career, Physical and Engineering Sciences Category, Ingegno Italiano Award
Dr. Priti Wanjara
Achievement Award, Society of Women Engineers; Excellence in Profession, Public Service Award of Excellence, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; Metal Physics Award, Canadian Materials Science Conference
Mark Witzel
Appreciation of an Exceptional Effort Award, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Lei Zhang
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
Team awards and recognitions
Advanced Autonomy Systems for Challenging Environments (AASCEND) project team
Grover E. Bell Award, Vertical Flight Society
Dr. Muhammad (Naveed) Khaliq and Dr. Zoubir Lounis
Committee Excellence Award, Transportation Association of Canada
Dr. Max Kinateder, Dr. Maxine Berthiaume and Dr. Noureddine Bénichou
Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal, National Fire Protection Association
Dr. Daniel Cusson and Dr. Istemi Ozkan
Aftab Mufti Medal (Best Paper in the Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring), Society for Civil Structural Health Monitoring
Dr. Farzad Jalei and Dr. Arash Hosseini
openBIM Award (Professional Research Category), buildingSMART International