Research Awards
2019 Awards
UCalgary wins seven prestigious ASTech awards
Community celebrates achievements in science and technology in Alberta
March of Dimes
Dr. Myriam Hemberger, PhD, was awarded the U.S. 2019 March of Dimes and Richard B. Johnston, Jr. MD Prize in Developmental Biology.
NASA Awards
Dr. Emma Spanswick, PhD, and University of Calgary’s auroral research team have received the Goddard Group Honor Award for Exceptional Achievement in Science from NASA.
Dr. Rogers Prize
Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, PhD, has been recognized with the 2019 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Order of the University of Calgary
Dr. Doug Morck, PhD, led the development of the university’s Statement on Animal Care, helped create the Animal Research and Education Unit to oversee animal use, and has served on all the university's animal care committees.
Top 40 Under 40
Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 for 2019 includes 20 people with ties to the University of Calgary.
Distinguished Service Award for Legal Scholarship
Professor Jennifer Koshan has been named the 2019 Distinguished Service Award winner for Legal Scholarship by the Canadian Bar Association - Alberta branch and the Law Society of Alberta.
EdCan Network Whitworth Award for Career Education Research Excellence
Dr. Shirley Steinberg was recognized as one of Canada’s leading scholars who have expanded media literacy into the field of critical pedagogy, as co-winner of the 2019 EdCan Network Whitworth Award for Career Education Research Excellence.
2019 Royal Society of Canada
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2019 Killam Awards
Killam Emerging Research Leader Awards
Dr. Catherine Lebel, PhD, Dr. Samuel Yeaman, PhD, and Dr. Lucija Muehlenbachs, PhD recognized for excellence in early-career research.
Killam Postdoctoral Scholar: Jordan Squair
Dr. Jordan Squair, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cumming School of Medicine, is on the cutting edge of this research and is getting noticed.
Award recognizes ‘a lifetime of work’ studying immune cells
Wee Yong receives 2019-2020 Killam Research Excellence Award
Concussion researcher named Killam Postdoctoral Scholar
Postdoc Ashley Ware part of world’s largest neuroimaging study of paediatric concussion
2019 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Five UCalgary faculty members have been recognized for their positive impact on the health concerns of Canadians.
2018 Awards
2018 Carl Block Award
Dr. Eugene Janzen has been awarded the 2018 Carl Block Award from the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) for outstanding contributions in the field of livestock animal health.
O. Harold Warwick Prize
Dr. Greg Cairncross, MD, is a co-recipient of the 2018 O. Harold Warwick Prize, awarded by the Canadian Cancer Society.
ASTech Awards
2018 ASTech winners include Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn, MD, PhD; Emily Marasco; Dr. Orly Yadid-Pecht, DSc; the Automated Monitoring and Control System Group (Dr. Reza Maalek, PhD, Dr. Derek Lichti, PhD, and Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, PhD), and the Faculty of Science Space Physics group.
Top 40 Under 40
Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 for 2018 includes 21 people with ties to the University of Calgary.
2018 Royal Society of Canada
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2017 Killam Awards
Killam Research Excellence Award: Susan Graham
Susan Graham is the director of the Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and a professor in the Department of Psychology. Her research program focuses on understanding language and cognitive development during the infancy and preschool years.
2017 Killam Laureates celebrated at annual reception
Doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty recognized for their outstanding research and leadership
Five scholars receive Killam annual professor awards
Dr. Susan Bennett, PhD; Dr. Josephine Hill, PhD, Dr. David, Hodgins, PhD; Dr. Michael Kallos, PhD; and Dr. Bernhard Mayer, PhD recognized for demonstrating excellence in research and teaching, while serving their academic discipline and their community outside the university.
2017 Royal Society of Canada
UCalgary scholars named new Fellows of the Royal Society
Dr. John Ferris, PhD; Dr. William Ghali, MD; Dr. Pere Santamaria, MD, PhD; and Dr. Barry Sanders, PhD; have been recognized for outstanding scholarship in nanomedicine, military history, public health and quantum computing.
RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Joule Bergerson, PhD; Stephanie Borgland, PhD; and Matthew Hill, PhD were inducted into the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in recognition of their work driving innovative, life-changing research.
2016 Awards
Alberta Order of Excellence
Dr. Barry Bultz, PhD, was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence for his pioneering work at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre.
Order of Canada
Primatologist Linda Fedigan honoured for Order of Canada and a lifetime of innovation.
Top 40 Under 40
Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 for 2016 includes 23 people with ties to the University of Calgary.
ASTech Awards
Four UCalgary researchers have been awarded STech awards in recognition of their excellence in science and technology. A fifth award was also given posthumously to Dr. Cy Frank, one of the university’s and Canada’s most respected clinician scientists.
2016 Royal Society of Canada
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Christian BöK, PhD, Dr. Susan Bennett, PhD, Dr. Rangaraj M. Rangayyan, Dr. Nigel Shrive, PhD and Dr. Lawrence Harder, PhD recognized as leading Canadian intellectuals.
RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr. Eric Smith, MD; and Charlene Elliott, PhD have been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists for their exceptional work as emerging scholars.
2016 Killam Awards
Killam Postdoctoral Laureate
Killam postdoc Georgia Balsevich studies how stress hormones may chemically amp up rewards of eating
2016 Killam Scholars and award winners celebrated
The annual Killam reception held on Oct. 26 was a chance for the Killam
Trustees and honoured guests to meet the University of Calgary’s Killam Laureates and learn more about their innovative research and academic achievements.
Recipients prior to 2016 can be found in our Prize and Awards Listing