Meet the 2020 Killam Laureates

Since 1967, the Killam endowments have supported hundreds of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors at the University of…

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Since 1967, the Killam endowments have supported hundreds of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors at the University of Alberta. This year we celebrate 27 students, fellows, and academics from across the U of A who have been recognized with a Killam award for their outstanding work.

Congratulations to the 2020 Killam Laureates!

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Sarah Carter, Killam Prize in Humanities

Sarah Carter received the 2020 Killam Prize in the Humanities — the first ever at the University of Alberta.

Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Killam Prizes are awarded annually to Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and distinguished contribution, over a significant period, to scholarly research in Canada.

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These prestigious scholarships are awarded to outstanding doctoral students. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients:

Jonathan Dubue

Rezvaneh Erfani Hossein Pour

Ahmed Essa

Cole Gross

Kim Ho

Rylan Kafara

Lisa Martin

Valentin Mocanu

Oghenevwarho Ojakovo

Albert Remus Rosana

Conor Ruzycki

Amanda Spallacci

Jagdeesh Uppal

Cassandra Wilkinson

Three prizes are awarded annually to the most outstanding Killam Memorial Scholarship recipients. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients:

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From left to right: Rezvaneh Erfani Hossein Pour, Albert Remus Rosana, and Cassandra WilkinsonRezvaneh Erfani Hossein Pour, Albert Remus Rosana, and Cassandra Wilkinson

Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded to outstanding individuals who have recently completed a doctoral program. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients:

Emma McKenna

Keith Cherry

Landon Elkind

The Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow Prize is offered to the most outstanding Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient in the annual competition. The recipient is selected on the basis of academic achievement, research proposal, publications, letters of recommendation, and leadership qualities. Congratulations to the 2020 recipient:

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Landon ElkindLandon Elkind

Up to eight Killam Annual Professorships are awarded each year to outstanding academics at the University of Alberta in recognition of their distinguished scholarship. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients:

Lingyun Chen

Nadir Erbilgin

George K. Georgiou

Glen Hvenegaard

Amy Kaler

Yang Liu

The Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring recognizes academic staff members at the University of Alberta who demonstrate outstanding performance in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research, as well as postdoctoral fellows and visiting researchers. Congratulations to the 2020 recipient:

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Feral TemelliFeral Temelli

The Killam Accelerator Research Award is awarded to early career faculty members for a three-year term based on the outstanding promise shown by the faculty member in their research output and the impact of their scholarly activity. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients:

Rob McMahon

Martha White

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