Faculty excellence award winners announced

Friday, October 28, 2022

The recipients of Waterloo Engineering's 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 listed below will be recognized officially at the Engineering Faculty & Staff Awards Dinner in early 2023.

Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

  • Kate Mercer, liaison librarian, systems design engineering and biomedical engineering 
  • Charles (Kim) Pope, electrical and computer engineering

Outstanding Staff Performance Award

  • Kari Griffiths, engineering advancement (administrative staff category)
  • Shelley Vossen, management sciences (administrative staff category)
  • Dave Walsh, engineering computing (technical staff category)
  • Mahindra Sangaranarayanaiyer, systems design engineering (technical staff category)

Teaching Excellence Award

  • Jennifer Howcroft, systems design engineering
  • David Mather, mechanical and mechatronics engineering
  • Andrew Morton, electrical and computer engineering

Research Excellence Awards

  • Elliot Biro, mechanical and mechatronics engineering (assistant professor category)
  • Vijay Ganesh, electrical and computer engineering (associate professor category)
  • Omar Ramahi, electrical and computer engineering (full professor category)

En-Hui Yang Award

  • Costas Tzoganakis, chemical engineering
  • William Wong, electrical & computer engineering

Faculty Service Award

  • Mario Iaonnidis, chemical engineering
  • Jim Barby, electrical and computer engineering

Unsung Hero Award

  • Manoj Sachdev, electrical and computer engineering

The faculty's Excellence in Graduate Supervision award recipients are in the process of being selected and will be announced later this year.