Teaching and Research Awards
These awards celebrate outstanding research achievements and developments as well as teaching practices and pedagogies, focusing on excellence and innovation.
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Awards A - E
Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Awards
ASTech Awards recognize outstanding achievements in science and technology innovation in Alberta.
AI/ML & Quantum Award
- David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Alberta-wide Community Champion Award
- Robert Burrell (Biomedical Engineering)
Construction and Smart Cities Award
- Mustafa Gül (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Women in Innovation Award - Research
- Chelsea Benally (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
The Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching recognizes graduate-level teaching excellence by academic staff at the University of Alberta.
Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow
Election to the Canadian Academy of Engineering is one of the highest professional honours accorded to an engineer in recognition of distinguished achievements and career-long service to the profession.
- André McDonald (Mechanical Engineering)
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences is one of the highest honours accorded to individuals for their contributions to the promotion of health science.
- Sofia Ahmed (Medicine)
- Valerie Carson (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- Margie Davenport (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- Gino Fallone (Oncology)
- Georg Schmölzer (Pediatrics)
Connection Award - SSHRC Impact Award
Administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), this award recognizes the highest achievements by outstanding researchers who facilitate the flow and exchange of research knowledge within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.
- Tara McGee (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
Course (Re)Design Award
The Course (Re)Design Award recognizes instructors who demonstrate leadership in adapting their assessment practices in response to the evolving learning landscape shaped by generative AI.
- Nancy Bray (English and Film Studies)
- Torrey Dance (Engineering)
- Nathalie Kermoal (Native Studies)
- Manal Kleib (Nursing)
- Matt Knight (Business)
- Stephanie Oliver (Augustana)
- Martine Pellerin (Faculté Saint-Jean)
- Anna Priemaza (Law)
- Jennifer Quist (English and Film Studies)
- Mohammad Talebi Kalaleh (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Dorothy Killam Fellowship
A Dorothy Killam Fellow is a leading researcher whose superior, ground-breaking, best-in-class research stands to have significant impact on a national or global scale.
- Carla Prado (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow
Fellows are elected to the Engineering Institute of Canada in recognition of their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.
- André McDonald (Mechanical Engineering)
Awards F - J
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
This medal recognizes Canada’s most outstanding scientists and engineers and raises public awareness about the major contributions that top researchers make to science, technology and improving the lives of Canadians.
- David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Governor General's Innovation Award
The Governor General’s Innovation Award recognizes Canadian individuals, teams and organizations whose exceptional and transformative work help shape the future and positively impact our quality of life.
- David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Governor General’s Literary Award
The Governor General’s Literary Award promotes literature from Canada by recognizing the most notable English-language and French-language books in seven categories. These awards are administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Tonya Simpson (Anthropology)
Henry Marshall Tory Chair
Named for the first President of the University of Alberta, recipients are outstanding individuals who excel in teaching, research, creative activities and leadership.
- Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez (Political Science)
- Ben Dyson (Psychology)
J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
The University of Alberta’s most prestigious research award is named for the university’s first Vice-President (Research). It recognizes and honours faculty members for their research contributions and impact nationally and internationally.
- Crystal Gail Fraser (History, Classics & Religion and Native Studies)
- Vivian Mushahwar (Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Awards K - O
Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
This award recognizes mid-career faculty members who show outstanding promise conducting impactful research.
- Florence Ashley (Law)
- Karim El-Basyouny (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
McCalla Professorship
Recognizes outstanding academics who have made significant contributions to the integration of teaching and research and educational leadership.
- Daniel Fried (East Asian Studies)
- Lauren Guillette (Psychology)
- David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System. Presented by the Governor General of Canada, it recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
- Lorne Tyrrell, Companion (Medical Microbiology and Immunology)
Awards P - T
Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
This award recognizes teaching excellence by academic staff within five years of their first university appointment.
- Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay (Law)
- Carolina Montenegro (Psychology)
- Neelam Punjani (Nursing)
- Geri Ruissen (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in law reform, legal scholarship and/or legal research.
- Roderick Wood (Law)
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The College is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Members are elected based on excellence and demonstrated impact in the early stages of their academic careers.
- Valérie Lapointe-Gagnon (Faculté Saint-Jean)
- Amber Simpson (Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging)
Royal Society of Canada Fellow
Fellows are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada is one of the highest levels of recognition of artistic and intellectual accomplishment in Canada.
- Jason Acker (Laboratory Medicine and Pathology)
- Scott Chang (Renewable Resources)
- Lara Mahal (Chemistry)
- Iman Mersal (Modern Languages and Cultural Studies)
- Randall Morck (Finance)
Royal Society of Canada Flavelle Medal
The Royal Society of Canada Flavelle Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to biological science during the preceding ten years or for significant additions to a previous outstanding contribution to biological science.
- David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Recognizes teaching excellence by continuing academic staff at the University of Alberta.
- Paul LaPointe (Cell Biology)
- Kwesi Yaro (Education)
Support Staff Research Enhancement Award
This award is a joint initiative of NASA and the Vice-President (Research) Office that recognizes research support staff who consistently contribute to the success of the University by providing outstanding service, fostering innovation, creating a positive influence in the workplace and demonstrating leadership.
- Abha Dunichand-Hoedl (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- Kacie Norton (Biological Sciences)
Teaching Collaboration Award
This award recognizes teaching excellence that occurs as a result of the collaboration of instructors and to promote informed discussion of teaching and its improvement at the University of Alberta.
Teaching, learning and walking alongside one another in INT D222: Indigenous Health
- Elder Bert Auger (Nursing)
- Kokum Hazel McKennitt (Nursing)
- Kokum Alvina Lake (Nursing)
- K.D. King (Native Studies)
- Kathryn Durksen (Nursing)
- Kristin Zelyck (Nursing)
- Gillian Lemermeyer (Nursing)
Awards U - Z
University Cup
The University Cup is the highest honour this university can bestow on a member of its academic staff and is granted to those individuals who have achieved sustained commitment in each of the areas of research and/or creative endeavours, teaching and service to the university and the community at large over a substantial career. Thus, the recipient is a leader whose scholarly work has merited broad attention, whose teaching and student supervision ability is widely recognized by colleagues and students alike as exceptional and who has earned significant regard from the community, which favours both the individual and the university.
- Mark S. Boyce (Biological Sciences)
- Lise Gotell (Women’s and Gender Studies)
University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
The title of University of Alberta Distinguished Professor recognizes exceptional faculty members who are globally recognized leaders and whose teaching, scholarly work and citizenship have made them leaders in their disciplines.
- Mohamed Gamal El-Din (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Roxanne Harde (Augustana)
Vargo Teaching Chair
Vargo Teaching Chairs have been created to foster excellence in teaching by supporting individuals who have a history of educational leadership, teaching innovation and who are committed to enhancing the learning experience of students at all levels.
- Michelle Meagher (Women's and Gender Studies)
William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
This award recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and promotes informed discussion of teaching and its improvement by academic staff in temporary appointments.
- Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo (Nursing)