From prestigious awards to notable distinctions, our researchers continue to distinguish themselves through the excellence of their achievements.

Spotlight on excellence

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Mathematics and statistics

Appointment as Society for Mathematical Biology Fellow honours a career of mode…

A career spent turning complex problems into clear models has earned recognition. Discover how the work of Stacey Smith? is shaping the future of mathematical biology.
Monica Nevins (bottom left) with her research group (from front row: Serine Bairakji, Zander Karaganis, Carolina Scassa, Bennett Punyat Hon, Ekta Tiwari) and collaborators (back row:  Susanne Pumplün (University of Nottingham) and Adèle Bourgeois (Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing; TIMC)).
Mathematics and Statistics

A legacy of logic, leadership and service: Monica Nevins receives the 2025 Grah…

Professor Monica Nevins is celebrated for making mathematics a vibrant, collaborative discipline. The CMS has honoured her with the 2025 Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service, recognizing her outstanding contributions, leadership, and dedication to Canada’s math community.
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Chemistry and Biomolecular Sc.

Seeing the invisible: Melanie O’Neill Award honours professor’s breakthrough in…

Professor Adam Shuhendler is transforming early disease detection with advanced imaging that reveals hidden biochemical changes long before symptoms appear—without surgery or painful biopsies. His pioneering work has earned him the 2025 Melanie O’Neill New Investigator Award in Biological Chemistry.
Professor Cory Harris, wearing a white lab coat and black gloves uses a pipette in the laboratory.
Biology

Neil Towers Award Winner Cory Harris unlocks nature’s pharmacy

When we think of medicine, we picture pills and prescriptions. But Professor Cory Harris’s work reveals that some of the most powerful healing compounds may come from the plants around us—reshaping how we understand natural health.
Paul Corkum
Physics

Paul Corkum awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptio…

Paul Corkum won the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research, honoring groundbreaking attosecond science with wide-ranging impact—from advanced lasers to future breakthroughs in telecom, computing and medical diagnostics.

All awards and honours

RecipientDepartmentAward
Berezovski, MaximCBSCanadian Society for Chemistry W. A. E. McBryde Medal
Brown, AdamBIOUniversity of Ottawa Excellence in Education Prize
Bryce, DavidCBSCanadian Society for Chemistry John C. Polanyi Award
Chan, LaurieBIOKing Charles III Coronation Medal
Chan, LaurieBIOUniversity of Ottawa Award for Excellence in Research
Corkum, PaulPHYAmerican Physical Society Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research
Harris, CoryBIONatural Health Product Research Society of Canada Neil Towers Award
Khoury, JosephMATuOttawa Award for best practices in Francophone communities and French-language services
Joos, BélaPHYFellow of the Canadian Association of Physicists
Nevins, MonicaMATCanadian Mathematical Society Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service
Shuhendler, AdamCBSCanadian Society for Chemistry Melanie O’Neill New Investigator Award
Smith?, StaceyMATFellow of Society for Mathematical Biology
Warr, OlivierEESCIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Yauk, CaroleBIOFellow of Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Yauk, CaroleBIOEnvironmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Alexander Hollaender Award
Zaynullin, KirillMATFellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences

Departments:

  • BIO: Department of Biology
  • CBS: Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
  • EES: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • MAT: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • PHY: Department of Physics