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Congratulations to the 2021 Killam Laureates

This year we celebrate 24 students, fellows, and academics from across the U of A who have been recognized with a Killam award for their outstanding work.

  • October 13, 2021
  • By Steven Dew

It is my pleasure to congratulate the University of Alberta’s 2021 Killam Laureates.

Since 1967, the Killam endowments have supported hundreds of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and professors at the U of A. This year we celebrate 24 students, fellows, and academics from across the university who have been recognized with a Killam award for their outstanding work.

The Killam awards include some of the most prestigious graduate awards that we administer at the U of A, reflecting the highest quality of academic achievement and leadership. They also celebrate the outstanding professors who call the U of A home, recognizing their distinguished teaching, research, creative activities, mentorship, and contributions to the broader community.

Over the years the Killam Trusts have provided invaluable financial assistance to the U of A and its Killam laureates, and I want to thank the Killam trustees for their stewardship of the trusts. 

Congratulations to the U of A’s 2021 Killam Laureates!

Steven Dew
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize

Naiomi Metallic, Law
Kim Cuong Nguyen, Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
Qiwei Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship

Anissa Armet, Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
Amanda Greenwell, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Johshua Hefler, Surgery
Joseph Kamtchum Tatuene, Neuroscience
Naiomi Metallic, Law
Banafsheh Mohammadi, Art and Design
Sofia Monzon Rodriguez, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
Kim Cuong Nguyen, Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
Prem Pokharel, Renewable Resources
Emily Rodrigues, Chemistry
Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, Law
William Schultz, Sociology
Heather Williams, Biomedical Engineering
Qiwei Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Scholarship

Aleksa Alaica, Anthropology
Alexander Averbuch, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
Amir Rasooli, Educational Psychology

Killam Annual Professorship

Evangelos Michelakis, Medicine
Tian Tang, Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Yohani, Educational Psychology
Hongbo Zeng, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Kimberley Mathot, Biological Sciences

Killam Accelerator Research Award

Bukola Salami, Nursing
Danielle Peers, Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation