Waterloo Engineering faculty, staff, alumni, and students receive recognition for their research, teaching, leadership, and dedication to the engineering profession in the form of a record number of awards and grants.
Our achievements increase Waterloo Engineering's visibility around the world, and amongst Canada’s top engineering organizations, including the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Professional Engineers Ontario.
Here we celebrate the many individuals who have been recognized for outstanding achievements through a variety of external and internal award programs.
2024 awards and honours
International
Fellow: The Geological Society (INT'L)
Dr. Alexander Wong
Housing Design Education Award: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (INT'L)
Adrian Blackwell
Faculty Design Award: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (INT'L)
Lola Sheppard
Emerging Voices Award: Architectural League of New York (USA)
Dr. David Fortin
International Fellow: Engineering Academy of Japan
Dr. Xuemin Shen
Fellow: Electrochemical Society (INT'L)
Dr. Sushanta Mitra
John P. Masten Distinguished Service Award: Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute
Dr. Reinhold Schuster
Market Development Industry Leadership Award: American Iron and Steel Institute (USA)
Dr. Michael Worswick
Fellow: Royal Society of Arts (INT'L)
Dr. Alexander Wong
National
Order of Canada
Eric Haldenby
Ron Britton Engineering Education Vanguard Award: Canadian Engineering Education Association
Dr. Jennifer Howcroft
Fellow: Canadian Engineering Education Association
Dr. Nadine Ibrahim
Fellow: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Dr. Giovanni Cascante
Award of Merit: Canadian Operational Research Society
Dr. James Bookbinder
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division Early Career Instigator Award
Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair: NSERC
Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen(Sustainable Multiphase Polymers)
Dr. Valerie Ward (Microalgae Biomanufacturing)
D. G. Fisher Award: Chemical Institute of Canada
Dr. Luis Ricardez-Sandoval
Fellow: Canadian Academy of Engineering
Dr. Ladan Tahvildari
Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani
Dr. Costas Tzoganakis
Dr. Alfred Yu
P.D. Ziogas Electric Power Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya
Provincial
Ontario Early Researcher Award
Dr. Mahla Poudineh
Research and Development Engineering Medal: Ontario Professional Engineering Association
Dr. Boxin Zhao
University of Waterloo
Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Dr. Peter Huck