The University of Waterloo honoured 125 educators and researchers who have received the President’s Excellence in Teaching and Research awards 2020 in an online celebration that recognized their contributions to the Waterloo community and beyond.
“There is a tremendous amount of talent at the University of Waterloo and your contribution has stood out and benefited our entire community,” Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-provost, said. “The Waterloo community remains inspired by our educators’ and our researchers’ immense dedication and recognizes contributions made in their field.”
Ninety-two distinguished researchers from across six faculties were honoured with prestigious research awards from the University and external organizations. “The role of research is invaluable,” Hamdullahpur said. “We strategically place it as a priority for the University of Waterloo, because we know that people like you are creating real-world change that makes a critical impact on our society.”
Thirty-three distinguished educators from across the University’s six faculties were honoured for excellence in teaching. James Rush, vice-president academic and provost, said, as an educator, he shares in the excitement of innovating in the classroom.
“Our willingness to take risks and embrace new approaches distinguished us from the beginning,” Rush said. “And during this time of change, your boundary-pushing research and your innovations in teaching the next generation are more important now than ever.”
Thank you to our world-class educators and researchers for their work and dedication, and congratulations to the award winners from the Department of Chemistry!
Teaching Award winners from the Department of Chemistry:
Marcus
Abramovitch
Chemistry
- Amit
and
Meena
Chakma
Award
for
Exceptional
Teaching
by
a
Student,
University
of
Waterloo
Research Award winners from the Department of Chemistry:
Linda
Nazar
Chemistry/Waterloo
Institute
for
Nanotechnology
-
Highly
Cited
Researcher
(Chemistry),
Clarivate
Analytics
-
Highly
Cited
Researcher
(Materials
Science),
Clarivate
Analytics
-
2019
Chemical
Institute
of
Canada
Medal,
Chemical
Institute
of
Canada
Pavle
Radovanovic
Chemistry/Waterloo
Institute
for
Nanotechnology
- Keith
Laidler
Award,
Chemical
Institute
of
Canada
Derek
Schipper
Chemistry/Waterloo
Institute
for
Nanotechnology/Institute
for
Polymer
Research
- Ontario
Early
Researcher,
Government
of
Ontario
A full list of Science award winners and additional links can be found on the Faculty of Science website.