This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating a new Rhodes Scholar, 13 new Canada Research Chairs, a lifetime achievement award in northern research, and more! So, congrats to the following:
• Simaan AbouRizk, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in operation simulation
• Todd Alexander, Associate Professor , Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in renal epithelial transport physiology
• Sean Bagshaw, Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in critical care medicine
• Christian Beaulieu, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculties of Engineering and Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in magnetic resonance imaging of brain micro-structure
• Vincent Bouchard, Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Undergraduate), Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Faculty of Science - named the December Instructor of the Month
• Ken Butcher, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in cerebrovascular disease
• Joel Dacks, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in evolutionary cell biology
• Jason Dyck, Professor and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in molecular medicine
• John England, Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science - received the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
• Laurier Fagnan, Associate Professor, Campus Saint-Jean - received the Teaching Excellence award at the Gala Saint-Jean 2016
• Karim Fouad, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in spinal cord injury
• Kevin Haggerty, Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in surveillance ecologies
• Basil Hubbard, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in molecular therapeutics
• Paul Humphries, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named Alberta's Family Physician of the Year, as well as one of Canada's Top Ten Family Physicians
• Patrick Pilarski, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in machine intelligence for rehabilitation
• Lindsey Post, Pandas Hockey - named Athlete of the Week
• Yasmin Rafiei, Student, Faculty of Science - named to the Class of 2017 Rhodes Scholars
• Megan Strickfaden, Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences - received the Alberta Premier's Council's 2016 Award of Excellence in Education
• Imre Szeman, Professor, Department of English and Film Studies, Faculty of Arts - named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in cultural studies
• Kim TallBear, Associate Professor, Faculty of Native Studies - named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous peoples, technoscience and environment
• Randy Yatscoff, Executive VP of Business Development, TEC Edmonton - awarded the National Startup Canada Adam Chowaniec Lifetime Achievement Award
• Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, Augustana Campus - received the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction's National Steel Design Award for Sustainability
• University of Alberta - received the Gold Award for Educational Excellence from the Canada China Business Council
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