Lassonde’s community of changemakers recognized for prestigious accomplishments in research and impact.
The Lassonde Research Awards Celebration recognizes the outstanding achievements of Lassonde’s esteemed faculty members – from our four departments – Civil Engineering, Earth & Space Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering.
Lassonde Innovation Awards
![Hina Tabassum](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hina-Tabassum-11-Edit_0_0-edited-1200x800.jpg)
![Jinjun Shan](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jinjun_Shan-1200x800.jpg)
![Professor Solomon Boakye-Yiadom Headshot](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/solomon-1.png)
![Headshot of Sunil Bisnath](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Sunil-Bisnath-852-Edit_0-1024x683.jpg)
Lassonde Innovation Fund
![Headshot of Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ebrahim-Ghafar-Zadeh-1373-Edit_1_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Professor George Zhu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5798-e1611594869505-1.jpeg)
![Professor Paul O'Brien](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Prof_Paul_OBrien-e1673272674972-1200x798.jpg)
![Razieh Salahandish](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Razieh-Salahandish-1200x800.jpg)
![Stephanie Gora](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Stephanie_Gora-1200x800.jpg)
Prestigious Honours, Fellowships, and Awards
![headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Headshot of Andrew Maxwell](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Andrew-Maxwell-738_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Headshot of Professor George Zhu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5798-e1611594869505-1.jpeg)
![Gordon Shepherd](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_32-GordonShepherd_5990_2_0.jpg)
![Gunho Sohn](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_18-GunhoSohn_5334.jpg)
![Professor James Elder](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_45-JamesElder_6537_0_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Jeffrey Harris](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jeffrey_Harris-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of John Moores](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/John-Edward-Moores.jpg)
![Professor John Tsotsos](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_John-Tsotsos_4427_2_0.jpg)
![Michael Jenkin](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Michael-Jenkin-7787-Edit_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Satinder Kaur Brar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Satinder_Kaur_Brar-1200x800.jpg)
Major Grants
![headshot of professor Aleksander Czekanski](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Alex-Czekanski-869-Edit_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Headshot of Ali Sadeghi](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ali-Sadeghi-Naini-51-Edit_Croppoed-3_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Headshot of Professor George Zhu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5798-e1611594869505-1.jpeg)
![James Whiteway Headshot](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_22-JamesWhiteway_5544_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Professor John Tsotsos](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_John-Tsotsos_4427_2_0.jpg)
![Marin Litoiu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/MicrosoftTeams-image-19.jpg)
![Regina Lee](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Regina_Lee-1200x800.jpg)
![Satinder Kaur Brar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Satinder_Kaur_Brar-1200x800.jpg)
![Terry Sachlos headshot](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Terry-Sachlos-1030-650-e1684434837805.jpg)
![Yan Shvartzshnaider](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Yan_Shvartzshnaider-1200x800.jpg)
Knowledge Mobilization / Translation
![Hadi Hemmati](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/MicrosoftTeams-image-18-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Hossein Kassiri](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hossein-Kassiri-23-Edit-1024x683.jpg)
![Headshot of James Smith](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/James-Smith-366-Edit_12_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Headshot of Jian-Guo Wang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_Jianguo-Wang_4364_0.jpg)
![Kai Zhuang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Kai-Zhuang-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Magdalena Krol](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Magdalena-Krol-1024x684.jpg)
![Mojgan Jadidi](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Mojgan_Jadidi-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Ping Wang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ping-Wang-28-Edit_0-edited-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Richard Hornsey](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Richard-Hornsey-Most-Used-1600x1068.jpg)
![Satinder Kaur Brar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Satinder_Kaur_Brar-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Shooka Karimpour](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Shooka-Karimpour-1200x800.jpeg)
![Stephanie Gora](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Stephanie_Gora-1200x800.jpg)
![Professor Usman T Khan](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Usman_T_Khan-1200x800.jpg)
Media Engagement
In recognition of media engagement over the past year.
![a profile headshot of lassonde professor Afshin Rezaei-Zare](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Afshin-Rezaei-Zare-Photo-1024x684-1.jpg)
![Headshot of Ali Sadeghi](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ali-Sadeghi-Naini-51-Edit_Croppoed-3_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Andrew Eckford](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Andrew-Eckford-1318_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Headshot of Andrew Maxwell](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Andrew-Maxwell-738_0-300x200.jpg)
![Headshot of Professor George Zhu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5798-e1611594869505-1.jpeg)
![Gerd Grau](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Gerd_Grau-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Hany Farag](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hany-Farag-1566-Edit_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Isaac Smith](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Isaac_Smith-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of James Smith](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/James-Smith-366-Edit_12_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Headshot of John Moores](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/John-Edward-Moores.jpg)
![Headshot of Magdalena Krol](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Magdalena-Krol-1024x684.jpg)
![Headshot of professor Marina Freire Gormaly](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Marina-Freire-Gormaly-1600x1067.jpg)
![Headshot of Michael Daly](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_24-MichaelDaly_5635_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Neil Tandon](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Neil-Tandon-scaled.jpg)
![Peter Lian](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail_York-U-Faculty-Portraits-2310_Peter_Lian-1200x801.jpg)
![Satinder Kaur Brar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Satinder_Kaur_Brar-1200x800.jpg)
![Professor Solomon Boakye-Yiadom Headshot](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/solomon-1.png)
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Stanford’s Top 2%
In recognition for being named on Stanford’s top 2% of the world’s top researcher list (career-long & single-year).
![a profile headshot of lassonde professor Afshin Rezaei-Zare](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Afshin-Rezaei-Zare-Photo-1024x684-1.jpg)
![Headshot of Aijun An](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_31-AijunAn_5972_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Amir Sodagar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Amir-Sodagar-Web-Version_0.jpg)
![Andrew Eckford](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Andrew-Eckford-1318_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Dan Zhang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Dan-Zhang-0009-Edit_5_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ebrahim-Ghafar-Zadeh-1373-Edit_1_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Gene Cheung](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Gene-Cheung-37-Edit_0_0-scaled.jpg)
![Headshot of Professor George Zhu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_27-ZhengHongZhu_5798-e1611594869505-1.jpeg)
![Gordon Shepherd](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_32-GordonShepherd_5990_2_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Hany Farag](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hany-Farag-1566-Edit_0-1024x684.jpg)
![Hina Tabassum](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hina-Tabassum-11-Edit_0_0-edited-1200x800.jpg)
![Headshot of Hui Jiang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_07-HuiJ_4654_0.jpg)
![Professor James Elder](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_45-JamesElder_6537_0_0.jpg)
![Jinjun Shan](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jinjun_Shan.jpg)
![Professor John Tsotsos](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_John-Tsotsos_4427_2_0.jpg)
![Marcus Brubaker](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Marcus-Brubaker-12-Edit_3_0.jpg)
![Marin Litoiu](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/MicrosoftTeams-image-19.jpg)
![Headshot of Michael Brown](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Michael-Brown-20-Edit_1.jpg)
![Headshot of Nima Tabatabaei](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Nima-Tabatabaei-238-Edit_0.jpg)
![Parke Godfrey](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_20-ParkeGodfrey_5452_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Peter Taylor](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/RW_21-PeterTaylor_5524_0.jpg)
![Headshot of Ping Wang](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ping-Wang-28-Edit_0-edited-scaled.jpg)
![Headshot of Richard (Rick) Wildes](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Rick-Wildes-1474_0-e1684434963469.jpg)
![Robert Allison](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Rob-Allison-1.jpg)
![Satinder Kaur Brar](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Satinder_Kaur_Brar.jpg)
![Scott MacKenzie](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Scott_MacKenzie-1.jpg)
![Headshot of Stavroula Pantazopoulou](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Stavroula-Pantazopoulou-0040-Edit_0.jpg)
![Sunny Leung Headshot](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Sunny-Leung-scaled.jpg)
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![blank space](https://lassonde.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/Horizontal_1.png)