Nominations Descriptions Nomination Form 2019 Award Recipients Past Award Recipients
2020 PIR National Award Recipients:
Young Ambassador Award – Dr. Andrew Spring – Wilfrid Laurier University
Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award – Dr. Winnie ye – Carleton University
Science Ambassador Award – Dr. Imogen Coe – Ryerson University
Ronald G. Calhoun Science Ambassador Award – Beverly Pomeroy – BC Support Unit – SPOR
Dr. Jonathan Borwein Mathematics Ambassador Award – Dr. Gila Hanna – University of Toronto (OISIE)
Biomedical Science Ambassador Award – Dr. Susan Kutz – University of Calgary
2019 PIR National Award Recipients:
Biomedical Science Ambassador Award: Dr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde, Queens University
Science Ambassador Award: Dr. Philip Currie, University of Alberta
Technology & Engineering Ambassador Award: Dr. Catherine Mavriplis, University of Ottawa
Dr. Jonathan Borwein Mathematics Ambassador Award: Dr. Rina Zazkis, Simon Fraser University
Ronald G. Calhoun Science Ambassador Award: Dr. Sandeep Raha, McMaster University
Young Researcher Ambassador Award: Ms.Andrea Reid, Carleton University
CONGRATULATION TO ALL OF OUR DESERVING AWARD RECIPIENTS!
Past PIR National Award Recipients
Biomedical Science Ambassador Award
- 2018: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, University of Guelph
- 2017: Dr. Michael Cusimano, University of Toronto
- 2016: Dr. Noralou Roos, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba
- 2015: Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, Distinguished Professor, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
- 2014: Dr. Frank Plummer, Public Health Agency of Canada, University of Manitoba
- 2013: Dr. Chris Brandl, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Ronald G. Calhoun Science Ambassador Award
- 2018: Dr. Douglas Jones, University of Western Ontario
- 2017: Ms. Michelle Brownrigg, University of Toronto
- 2016: Ms. Colleen McGavin, Patient Advocate, Island Health Authority, British Columbia
- 2015: Dr. Robert Thirsk, Chancellor/Former Astronaut, University of Calgary
- 2014: Honourable Janice C. Filmon, Chair, CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
- 2013: Dr. James Low, Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University
- 2018: Dr. Jeremy Kerr, University of Ottawa
- 2017: Dr. Stephen Lougheed, Queen’s University
- 2016: Dr. William A. Montevecchi, Professor of Psychology, Biology and Ocean Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland
- 2015: Dr. Brock Fenton, Emeritus Professor of Biology, Western University
- 2014: Prof. Jeremy N. McNeil, Helen I Battle Professor, Western University
- 2013: Dr. John Smol, Professor, Department of Biology, Queen’s University
Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award
- 2018: Dr. Kumanan Wilson, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital
- 2017: Dr. Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa (Engineering)
- 2017: Dr. Audrey Girouard, Carleton University (Technology)
- 2016: Dr. Banu Örmeci, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Wastewater Treatment Engineering, Carleton University (Engineering)
- 2016: Dr. David P. Wilkinson, Professor and Associate Head , Canadian Research Chair in Clean Energy Fuel Cell Technology, UBC (Technology)
- 2015: Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International) & Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba (Engineering)
- 2015: Dr. Clément Gosselin, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Université Laval (Technology)
- 2014: Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy, Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Windsor (Engineering)
- 2014: Dr. Alex Ferworn, Professor, Ryerson University (Technology)
- 2013: Dr. Ronald Deibert, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (Technology)
Dr. Jonathan Borwein Mathematics Ambassador Award
- 2017: Dr. Nathalie Sinclair, Simon Fraser University
- 2016: Dr. Donna Kotsopoulos, Professor, Faculty of Education/Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University
- 2015: Dr. Robert Smith?, University of Ottawa
- 2014: Dr. Lynda E. C. Colgan, Associate Professor, Director, Queen’s Community Outreach Centre, Queen’s University
- 2013: Dr. Peter Taylor, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen’s University
Young Researcher Ambassador Award
- 2018: Nathalie Ouellette, Queens University
- 2015: Dr. David Lesbarrères
- 2014 Co-awardees: Dr. Brian Dixon, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Waterloo and Dr. Craig G. Merrett, Assistant Professor, Carleton University
- 2013: Dr. Thomas Merritt, Canada Research Chair in Genomics and Bioinformatics, Laurentian University
For more information please contact: awards@pirweb.org