Everyday, across our campus, our community, our nation, and globally, University of Windsor faculty, students, and staff are making a difference through research, scholarship, and creative activity. Our nationally and internationally acclaimed researchers are making significant, real-world contributions to the humanities; social, physical, environmental, and biological sciences; business; law, human dignity, and social justice; nursing; engineering; education; and the creative arts. Through research, scholarship, and creative activity and the cross-transfer of knowledge, technology, and expertise, we are advancing understanding of the world around us, maximizing benefits to society, and enhancing quality of life today and tomorrow.
Each year, the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of University of Windsor faculty, students, and staff to research, scholarship, and creative activity through its Research Excellence Awards and by highlighting special awards and honours conferred upon our faculty by external organizations.
Please join President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Rob Gordon, and Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Dr. Shanthi Johnson, in congratulating their colleagues, staff, and students on the following research and scholarly achievements in 2022:
UWindsor Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Dr. John Magliaro (Co-supervisors: Drs. Ahmet Alpas and William Altenhof)
Paige Coyne (Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Woodruff)
Sylwia Borawski (Supervisor: Dr. Jody Ralph)
Alan Cieslukowski (Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Porter)
Eric Gee
Dr. Bre-Anne Fifield
Domenica Mediati
Dr. Catherine Febria
Significant Grants and Awards by External Agencies
Drs. Dana Menard, Kendall Soucie, Laurie Freeman, and Jody Ralph
Drs. Bala Balasingam and Francesco Biondi
Dr. Sreekanta Das
Dr. Ming Zheng
Dr. Jalal Ahamed
Drs. Shahpour Alirezaee and Jalal Ahamed
Dr. Sreekanta Das
Dr. Nick Eaves
Drs. Waguih ElMaraghy and Hoda ElMaraghy
Drs. Rajesh Seth, Nihar Biswas, Edwin Tam, Rajeev Ruparathna, Rupp Carriveau, Lindsay Miller-Branovacki
Dr. Ming Zheng (2)
Drs. Anne Snowdon and Abdulkadir Hussein
Dr. Adrian Guta
Dr. Lana Parker
Drs. Oliver Love and Christina Semeniuk
Drs. Anneke Smit, Heidi Jacobs, and Sarah Glassford
Dr. Lisa Porter
Dr. Nigel Hussey
Dr. Aaron Fisk
Dr. Sherif Saad
Dr. Ram Balachandar
Drs. Ning Zhang, Arunita Jaekel, Ikjot Saini
Special Honours Conferred by External Organizations
Dr. Rachel Aleks
Dr. Heidi Jacobs - The North was our Canaan: Exploring Sandwich Town’s Underground Railroad
Dr. Tricia Carmichael
Dr. Frank Simpson
Dr. Arezoo Emadi
Dr. Farshid Bazmi and Afshin Rahimi
Patents Issued
Research Board and Committee Contributions
Past Recipients of Awards & Honours for Excellence in Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity