Community Congrats! October 26, 2017

This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating CFI funding recipients, Alberta Order of Excellence inductees, IST award winners, and…

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This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating CFI funding recipients, Alberta Order of Excellence inductees, IST award winners, and more! So, congratulations to the following:

  • Anne Fanning Binder, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - received the Alberta Order of Excellence
  • Dylan Bredo, Golden Bears Hockey - named Athlete of the Week
  • Jillian Buriak, Professor, CRC and AITF Industry Chair, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science - awarded $6.2 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for a project called Advanced Integrated Manufacturing for Micro/Nano Systems
  • Simon Collier, Manager (Solutions & Standards), Information Services & Technology - received the IT Ambassador Award
  • Jason Dyck, Professor and Director of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - awarded $2.9 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for the Heart Failure Translational Research Centre
  • Warren Finlay, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - named a University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor
  • Duane Froese, Professor and CRC, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science - awarded $1.6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for the construction of the Permafrost Archives Science Laboratory
  • Masao Fujinaga, Programmer Analyst, Information Services & Technology - received the IT Distinguished Career Award
  • Joel Gehman, Assistant Professor, Alberta School of Business - received the 2017 Roland Calori Prize
  • Michael Hendzel, Professor, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - awarded $3 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to develop new microscopy technology to better understand how molecules work inside of cells
  • Steve Hrudey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - received the Alberta Order of Excellence
  • Dave Laurie, Information Services & Technology - received the IT Client Service Award (Individual)
  • Yunwei (Ryan) Li, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - awarded $2.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for the construction of the Future Smart Grid Technologies Lab
  • Lili Liu, Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - received the 40th Muriel Driver Memorial Lectureship Award
  • Lise Niyuhire, Distance Education Coordinator, Campus Saint-Jean - received the IT Excellence Award (Individual)
  • Giovanni Trapasso, Technical Systems Analyst, Information Services & Technology - received the IT Unsung Hero Award
  • Academic Advisement Team - received the IT Excellence Award (Team)
  • Department of Renewable Resources Quiz Bowl Teams - won the Canadian Institute of Forestry's annual Quiz Bowl in forestry management
  • IST Client Support 1 Team - received the IT Client Service Award (Team)

Congratulations also to the October award recipients in the Faculty of Medicine & dentistry!

Finally, the U of A once again ranked 5th in Maclean's 2018 University Rankings - well done!

If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or any other honours and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats! please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.