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.
2023 awards and honours
International
Lifetime Achievement Award: American Institute of Steel Construction (USA)
Dr. Terri Meyer Boake
Fellow: Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (INT'L)
Dr. Ravi Mazumdar
Fellow: American Geophysical Union (USA)
Dr. Nandita Basu
Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists: American Geophysical Union (USA)
Dr. Nandita Basu
Fellow: International Society for Design and Development in Education (INT'L)
Dr. Alexander Wong
Technology Category: J & J Women in STEM2D Scholars Award Program (USA)
Dr. Mahla Poudineh
Early Career Award: Polymer Processing Society (INT'L)
Dr. Milad Kamkar
Fellow: Royal Society of Medicine (INT'L)
Dr. Alexander Wong
Fellow: Royal Society of Public Health (INT'L)
Dr. Alexander Wong
National
Fellow: Canadian Academy of Engineering
Dr. Monica Emelko
Dr. Carolyn Ren
Fellow: Canadian Engineering Education Association
Chris Rennick
Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research: Canadian Society of Information Technology
Dr. En-Hui Yang
College Member: Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Aiping Yu
Fellow: Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn
Life Member: Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Keith Hipel
Provincial
Engineering Medal (Entrepreneurship), Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Dr. Alexander Wong
Professional Engineers Gold Medal, Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Dr. John McPhee
University of Waterloo
Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Dr. John Long
Outstanding Performance Award
Dr. Andrea Atkins
Dr. Hany Aziz
Dr. Hassan Baaj
Dr. Dayan Ban
Dr. Teresa Boake
Dr. Clifford Butcher
Dr. Michael Collins
Dr. David Correa
Dr. James Craig
Dr. Jeffrey Gostick
Dr. Arie Gurfinkel
Dr. Fatma Gzara
Dr. Mark Hancock
Dr. Hamid Jahed
Dr. Shavin Malhotra
Dr. Christopher Nielsen
Dr. Patricia Nieva
Dr. Hiren Patel
Dr. Michael Pope
Dr. Katharine Andrea Scott
Dr. Mahesh Tripunitara
Dr. Thomas Willett
Outstanding Performance Award (Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Aeronautics)
Dave Dietz
University Professor
Dr. Philip Beesley