Awards and recognitions for research and teaching

ABC’s Botanical Excellence Awards

• 2015 - John T. Arnason, Department of Biology

Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science

• 2016 - Robert Boyd, Department of Physics

Charles Townes Award by the Optical Society of America

• 2016 - Robert Boyd, Department of Physics

Cottrell Scholar Awards (Research Corporation of Tucson, Arizona)

• 2005 - Keith Fagnou, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy & Dynamics

• 2017 - Albert Stolow, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (EROS) Best Reagent Award

• 2017 - Mike Organ, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids

• 2020 - Robert Boyd, Department of Physics

George A. Bartholomew Award

• 2016 - Vincent Careau, Department of Biology

James Flack Norris Award

• 2016 - Juan C. Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

TED Fellows

• 2015 - Andrew Pelling, Department of Physics

The Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics

• 2019 - Paul Corkum, Department of Physics

Weldon Prize (Oxford)

• 2005 - David Sankoff, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

3M Teaching Fellowship

• 2007 - Jon Houseman, Department of Biology

E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships

• 2010 - Rees Kassen, Department of Biology
• 2008 - Pierre Berini, Department of Physics
• 2004 - Thomas Brabec, Department of Physics
• 1985 - David Handelman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 1980 - Howard Alper, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Frank Rigler Award

• 2017 - Jules Blais, Department of Biology

Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering

• 2008 - Paul Corkum, Department of Physics
• 2002 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 2000 - Howard Alper, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Ichikizaki Fund For Young Chemists (Canadian Society for Chemistry)

• 2005 -
  • Louis Barriault, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
  • Keith Fagnou, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

IntelliSyn Pharma Research Excellence Award

• 2019 - Christopher Boddy, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

John C. Polanyi Award (Canadian Society for Chemistry)

• 2003 - David Bishop, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Killam Awards of the Canada Council for the Arts, Killam Prize

• 1998 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Killam Awards of the Canada Council for the Arts, Killam Research

• 2000 - Steve Perry, Department of Biology
• 1994 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 1992 - David Handelman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 1986
  • Howard Alper, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
  • Jan Veizer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• 1983 - Brian E. Conway, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

NSERC University Faculty Award

• 2007 - Risa Sargent, Department of Biology
• 2003 - Raluca Balan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 2002 - Mateja Sajna, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize

• 2016 - André Longtin, Department of Physics
• 2013 - Jules Blais, Department of Biology

Rio Tinto Award

• 2020 - Deryn Fogg, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

Order of Canada

• 2007 - Paul Corkum, Department of Physics
• 2005 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 1998 - Howard Alper, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

The Royal Society of Canada Fellowships

• 2009 - Xiaoyi Bao, Department of Physics
• 2008 - Steve Perry, Department of Biology
• 1995 - David Sankoff, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 1992 - David Bishop, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 1986
  • John Holmes, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
  • Jan Veizer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• 1985 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 1984 - Howard Alper, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 1983 - David Handleman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

The Royal Society of Canada Awards

• 2000
  • Brian Conway, Department of Chemistry (Thomas W. Eadie Medal)
  • Jan Veizer, Department of Earth Sciences (Bancroft Award)
  • David Lean, Department of Biology (Miroslow Romanowski Medal)
• 1999 - Marcel Leblanc, Department of Physics (The McNeil Medal)
• 1995 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry (Henry Marshall Tory Medal)
• 1991 - Jan Veizer, Department of Earth Sciences (Willet G. Miller Medal)
• 1983 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry (Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry)

Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (BMC) Lectureship Award

• 2017 - John Pezacki, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
• 2017 - William Harvey Gross Award
• 2016 - Sarah Dare, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Fellow of the Entomological Society of Ontario

• 2012 - Bernard Philogène, Department of Biology

OCUFA Teaching Award

• 2005 - Jon Houseman, Department of Biology

Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award

• 2002 - David Sankoff, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Order of Ontario

• 2013 - Paul Corkum, Department of Physics

ORION Leadership Award

• 2013 - Paul Corkum, Department of Physics

Polanyi Prize (Government of the Province of Ontario)

• 2015 - Adam J. Shuhendler, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular sciences
• 2007 - Derek Pratt, Department of Chemistry
• 2005 - David Bryce, Department of Chemistry
• 2004 - Natalie Goto, Department of Chemistry
• 2003 - Keith Fagnou, Department of Chemistry
• 2000 - Louis Barriault, Department of Chemistry
• 1997 - Deryn Fogg, Department of Chemistry

Premier's Platinum Medal for Research Excellence (PPMRE)

• 2004 - Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry

Premier's Research Excellence Awards / Early Researcher Award

• 2013
  • Jaclyn Brusso, Department of Chemistry
  • Nicolas Corradi, Department of Biology
  • Michel Godin, Department of Physics
  • Alexandre Poulain, Department of Biology
• 2012
  • Maxim Berezovski, Department of Chemistry
  • Risa Sargent, Department of Biology
• 2011 - Kirill Zaynullin, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 2010
  • Benoit Collins, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Andrew Pelling, Department of Physics
  • Christopher Boddy, Department of Chemistry
• 2009
  • Muralee Murugesu, Department of Chemistry
  • André M. Beauchemin, Department of Chemistry
• 2008
  • Nathalie Goto, Department of Chemistry
  • John E. Lewis, Department of Biology
  • Robert Smith, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 2007
  • Jeremy Kerr, Department of Biology
  • Lora Ramunno, Department of Physics
  • Howard Rundle, Department of Biology
• 2006
  • David L. Bryce, Department of Chemistry
  • Ravi Bhardwaj Vedula, Department of Physics
• 2005 - Rees Kassen, Department of Biology
• 2003 - Keith Fagnou, Department of Chemistry
• 2002
  • Javier Giorgi, Department of Chemistry
  • Peter Selinger, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 2001
  • Louis Barriault, Department of Chemistry
  • Victor G. Leblanc, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
• 2000
  • Xiaoyi Bao, Department of Physics
  • Paul M. Mayer, Department of Chemistry
• 1999
  • Danielle Fortin, Department of Earth Sciences
  • Vance Trudeau, Department of Biology
• 1998
  • Deryn E. Fogg, Department of Chemistry
  • Juan C. (Tito) Scaiano, Department of Chemistry
  • André Longtin, Department of Physics
  • Susannah Scott

Ottawa Life Sciences Council Annual Achievement Awards

Year	Name	Department	Award
2005	Robert Ben	Department of Chemistry	Dr. Michael Smith Promising Scientist Award
2002	Louis Barriault	Department of Chemistry	Dr. Michael Smith Promising Scientist Award