Awards and Recognition
Excellence in Research Award
Established in 1964, the University of Ottawa Researcher of the Year Award is given in every academic year in which appropriate candidates are nominated. The objective of the award is to focus attention on research at the University of Ottawa by recognizing a member of its teaching staff who has earned distinction for themselves and for the University as a result of the importance and exceptional characteristics of their research work. For information on how to submit a nomination.Past Recipients
David Sankoff
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science
2013 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
France Martineau
Département de français, Faculty of Arts
2012 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
2011 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Katherine Lippel
Civil Law, Faculty of Law
2010 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
School of Information Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
2009 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Hussein Mouftah
School of Information Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
2008 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Nancy Edwards
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences
2007 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Constance Backhouse
Common Law, Faculty of Law
2006 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Annette O'Connor
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences
2005 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Steve Perry
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
2004 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Shana Poplack
Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts
2003 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
School of Information Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
2002 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Gary Slater
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
2001 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Heather Davis
2000 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Emery Fortin
1999 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Nicolas Georganas
School of Information Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
1998 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
David Handelman
1997 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
1996 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Chad Gaffield
Department of History, Faculty of Arts
1995 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Juan (Tito) Scaiano
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
1994 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
1993 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Alvin Mahrer
1992 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
1991 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Département de français, Faculty of Arts
1990 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
David Levine
1989 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
John Holmes
1988 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Stan Veizer
1987 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Stanislaw S. Stuchly
1986 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
William Dray
1985 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Jean Himms-Hagen
1984 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Walter Tarnopolsky
1983 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Gérald-A. Beaudoin
1982 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Morris Kates
1981 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Fernand Ouellet
1980 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
J. Gordin Kaplan
1979 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Nigel Howard
1978 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Marcel Trudel
1977 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Marcel LeBlanc
1976 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Wilbert Keon
1975 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Donat Pharand
1974 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Jean Ménard
1973 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Benjamin C.-Y. Lu
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
1972 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Keith Laidler
1971 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Benoît Garceau
1970 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
1969 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Leonard Bélanger
1968 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Brian Conway
1967 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
John Ertl
1966 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Eugène Roberto
1965 — Excellence in Research Award (details)
Margaret Beznak
1964 — Excellence in Research Award (details)