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.
Industry Partnerships
Recognised for industry partnerships that generated >=$100k during the year, and/or long-standing partnerships (at least 3 years, coinciding with the award year)
Prestigious Honours, Fellowships, and Awards
Recipient of the Governor General of Canada King Charles III Coronation Medal
Winner of the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS) Lifetime Achievement Award
Young Woman Researcher in Biomedical Devices Award at the 11th Venus International Women Awards (VIWA 2026)
Tier 1 York Research Chair in Reliable Artificial Intelligence
2025-26 York Massey Fellow at the University of Toronto. 2025 Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering I.W. Smith Award
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Reliable and Secure Power Grid Systems
Minister’s Award of Excellence from Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities – Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Elected as fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Named an Amazon Scholar for Transportation Research
Elected as Fellow of Engineers Canada (EC)
Lassonde Innovation Awards
Graduate Mentorship
External Collaborations
Early Career Researcher
Visibility Award
Lassonde Innovation Fund – Domestic Graduate Student Recruitment Award
Major Grants
Recognised for obtaining grants of high prestige/value, strategic importance, and/or awards totalling >=$500 over the year
Knowledge Mobilization / Translation
Recognitions include best papers, books published, creative achievement, patents, startups, and other contributions that lead to knowledge mobilization/translation
Stanford’s 2%
In recognition for being named on Stanford’s top 2% of the world’s top researcher list (career-long & single-year).
Congratulations!
To our exceptional faculty across Civil Engineering, Earth & Space Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering — thank you for the curiosity, rigour, and impact that define Lassonde.