Schulich School of Engineering recognizes outstanding achievements with SSE Excellence Awards

The exceptional contributions of faculty, staff and community members are being recognized with awards from the Schulich School of Engineering (SSE).

The 2024 SSE Excellence Awards highlighted the important work being done in research, teaching and service at the school.

“These awards recognize the hard work and dedication these individuals put in all year round to make us who we are: the best engineering school in Canada,” says Interim Dean Anders Nygren. “This year’s winners exemplify everything we stand for as a school and showcase the best in what we do every day.”

He also thanks everyone for taking the time to submit nominations to recognize the accomplishments of their colleagues and says he is looking forward to seeing more next year. 

Schulich Momentum Awards

• Dr. Michael Kallos – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Hector De la Hoz Siegler – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Milana Trifkovic – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Mariana Pinheiro Bento – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Ronnie de Souza Santos – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Marjan Eggermont – Sustainable Systems Engineering
• Team: Dr. Laleh Behjat and Dr. Elise Fear – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Team: Dr. Meera Singh, Hailee Turpin, Rebecca Cowan, Daphne Kaketsis, Gillian Ayers and Cindy Lee – Accreditation

Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dr. Janet Ronsky – Biomedical Engineering/Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Michael Sideris – Geomatics Engineering
• Dr. Paul Rogers – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Service and Leadership Excellence

• Dr. John EA Bertram – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Elena Di Martino – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Jennifer He – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Uttandaraman (U.T.) Sundararaj – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Hector De la Hoz Siegler – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Elena Rangelova – Geomatics Engineering
• Dr. Philip Egberts – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Distinguished Collaborator

• Maryam Mkhani – CCUS Strategy at Worley
• Basil Perdicakis – Water Technology Development Centre at Suncor
• Madison Imber – Mentoring Minds Autism Services
• Cleyton Magalhaes – Federal Rural University of Pernambuco in Brazil
• Utku Evci – Google DeepMind
• Ali Broumandan – NovAtel
• Krista Francis – Werklund School of Education
• Alan Murray – National Energy Board and NOVA Gas
• Celia Lee – Sustainable Calgary

Research Excellence 

• Dr. Muntasir Billah – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Qingye (Gemma) Lu – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Early Career Research Excellence 

• Dr. Maryam Badv – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Ethan MacDonald – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Koren Roach – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Merkebe Demissie – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Sean McCoy – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Samira Ebrahimi Kahou – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Mostafa Farrokhabadi – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Gouri Ginde – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Qiang Ye – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Aggrey Mwesigye – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. XiaoHang (Leo) Fang – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Emily Rogers-Bradley – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Undergraduate Teaching Excellence 

• Dr. Anna Pekinasova – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Peyman Yousefi – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Raafat El-Hacha – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Oumaima Awassa – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Hossein Hejazi – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Mayank Sabharwal – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Hemanta Sarma – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Yani Ioannou – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Yves Pauchard – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Hongzhou Yang – Geomatics Engineering
• Dr. Emily Rogers-Bradley – Mechanical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Schuyler Hinman – Mechanical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Poornima Jayasinghe – Sustainable Systems Engineering

Undergraduate Training Excellence

• Dr. Jacob Lamb – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Nashaat Nassar – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Mariana Pinheiro Bento – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Emily Marasco – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Hongzhou Yang – Geomatics Engineering
• Dr. Mahdis Bisheban – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Paul Ziade – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Robyn Mae Paul – Sustainable Systems Engineering

Graduate Supervision Excellence

• Dr. Kartikeya Murari – Biomedical Engineering
• Dr. Lina Kattan – Civil Engineering
• Dr. Apostolos Kantzas – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
• Dr. Zahra Abbasi – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Hatem Abou-Zeid – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Hadis Karimipour – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Kyle O’Keefe – Geomatics Engineering
• Dr. Keekyoung Kim – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Artem Korobenko – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Joanna Wong – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Laleh Behjat – Sustainable Systems Engineering

Graduate Teaching Excellence

• Dr. Leanne Dawson – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Dr. Abdulmajeed Mohamad – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Excellence in Leadership – Staff

• Andrea Berbic – Biomedical Engineering
• Destiny Dedemus – Schulich Studio
• Tyler Hamilton – Engineering Student Centre
• Sean Mason – Technical Services

Excellence in Service – Staff

• Hector Alzate – Technical Services
• Conor Bogstie – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Lorraine Ewert – Engineering Student Centre
• Chrissy Thatcher – Civil and Geomatics Engineering

Excellence in Teaching and Learning Support

• Kathleen Chow – Technical Services
• Ngoc Ha Dang – Technical Services
• Stacia McCoy – Electrical and Software Engineering
• Rad Sadri – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

2024 SSE Excellence Awards