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Dr. Alfred Yu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and the University of Waterloo’s associate vice-president of partnerships, entrepreneurship and commercialization, recently received the 2025 Carl Hellmuth Hertz Award, presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), for his extensive contributions to ultrasound imaging technology and therapeutic ultrasound.

Six University of Waterloo researchers are being recognized as Royal Society of Canada (RSC) fellows and members of the RSC College.

Professor Sepehr Assadi has won the 2025 Presburger Award.

Professor Craig S. Kaplan has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, an honour that recognizes his exceptional contributions to mathematics.

Dr. Jennifer Clapp, Environment professor, was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize for her ongoing contributions to Canada's cultural and intellectual heritage related to global food security and sustainability. 

Distinguished professor, Dr. Linda Nazar, was awarded the prestigious Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship and will accelerate research on new and potentially disruptive battery technologies, aligning it with the NRC's Critical Battery Materials Initiative.

The King Charles III Coronation Medal honours outstanding individuals across Canada who have made significant contributions to their communities. Several University of Waterloo community members are among the awardees. 

The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo, Vivek Goel, is among the 2024 appointments to the Order of Ontario announced by the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario.

Matthew Kennedy, a Professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics, has been awarded the 2025 Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).