Celebrating faculty and staff excellence

Monday, October 30, 2023

The recipients of Waterloo Engineering's 2023 teaching, research and staff excellence awards were announced today by Dean Mary Wells.

In a memo to engineering faculty and staff, Wells said she would like to "thank all our award recipients for their inspiring work and ongoing dedication to the faculty." The winners will be recognized officially at the Engineering Faculty & Staff Awards Dinner in January 2024.

The winners of the Excellence in Graduate Supervision and Teaching Excellence awards are in the process of being selected and will be announced later this year.
 

Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

  • Carmen Caradima, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • John Zhang, Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Faculty Outstanding Staff Performance Award

  • Judy Caron, Dept. of Chemical Engineering (administrative staff category)
  • Sarah Landy, Dept. of Systems Design Engineering (administrative staff category)
  • Daniel Delattre, Engineering Computing (technical staff category)
  • Richard Barber, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (technical staff category)

 Faculty Research Excellence Award

  • Dr. Mahla Poudineh, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (assistant professor category)
  • Dr. Sibel Alumur Alev, Dept. of Management Science and Engineering (associate professor category)
  • Dr. Sean Peterson, Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (full professor category)

En-Hui Yang Award

  • Dr. John Zelek, Dept. of Systems Design Engineering

Unsung Hero Award

  • Dr. Bill Bishop, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director of Admissions

Faculty Service Excellence Award

  • Dr. Maud Gorbet, Dept. of Systems Design Engineering; Biomedical Engineering Program Director