2021 EIC AWARDS
The Engineering Institute of Canada is pleased to announce the winning recipients of its 2021 senior engineering awards and fellowship inductees. The senior awards of the EIC are the highest distinctions made by the Institute and are awarded to deserving members of its 14 constituent societies.
Six exceptional engineers will be presented with 2021 EIC engineering medals recognising their outstanding achievements and service to the engineering profession during the next Gala on 30 April 2022. In addition, 24 engineers will be inducted as 2021 EIC Fellows for their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. You may view the full list of 2021 winners further below on this page. You may also download the official news release:
NEWS RELEASE – 2021 EIC AWARD WINNERS
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All Previous Award Winners
Previous-years award winners are listed by category and may be found by navigating to submenus listed under the menu Honours and Awards, or by clicking on the following links:
Sir John Kennedy Medal
Julian C. Smith Medal
K.Y. Lo Medal
John B. Stirling Medal
CPR Medal
Honorary Members
EIC Fellows
2021 EIC Award Winners
The Sir John Kenndy Medal
Established in 1927 to commemorate the great service rendered to engineering by Sir John Kennedy, a Past President of the EIC, this medal is the highest honour awarded by the Institute. It is awarded on a biennial basis.
CGS
Dr. Dennis Becker
“For his outstanding service to the profession and noteworthy contributions to
the science and practice of geotechnical engineering.”
(Citation)
The Julian C. Smith Medal
Founded in 1939 to perpetuate the name of a Past President of the Institute, the
Julian C. Smith Medal is awarded for “Achievement in the Development of Canada”.
CSCE
Mr. Wayne Clifton
“For his exceptional contributions to the development and practice of
geotechnical engineering in Canada.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Ke Wu
“For his outstanding contributions to the development of Canada
through the advancement of electromagnetics use in wireless and wireline systems.”
(Citation)
The K. Y. Lo Medal
Established by a former group of students in 1997 to honour Professor K.Y. Lo of the University of Western Ontario, this medal is awarded in recognition of significant engineering contributions at the international level.
CSBE
Dr. Michael Ngadi
“For his significant contributions to research, education and service at the international level.”
(Citation)
The John B. Stirling Medal
Established in 1987 during the Institute’s centennial year honouring a former president, this medal is awarded in recognition of distinguished service at the national level within the Institute and/or its Constituent Societies by members of these societies.
IEEE Cda
Dr. Laurence Tianruo Yang
“For his leadership and distinguished service to the professions
of computer science and engineering.”
(Citation)
The Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal
First awarded in 1988, this medal was established a year earlier during the Institute’s centennial through the generosity of CP Rail to honour its past achievements in engineering and the development of Canada.
CGS
Dr. Jean Côté
“For his many years of leadership and service at the regional and section levels
of the Canadian Geotechnical Society.”
(Citation)
2021 Fellows of the EIC
The Engineering Institute of Canada normally elects up to twenty engineers annually to the grade of Fellow for their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. Elected as Fellows in 2021 are:
CNS
Dr. Marco Amabili
“For his exceptional contributions to research in mechanical vibrations and nonlinear mechanics.”
(Citation)
CSChE
Dr. Brian Amsden
“For his exceptional contributions to innovation and leadership
in biomedical engineering education and research.”
(Citation)
CGS
Dr. James Blatz
“For his outstanding contributions and leadership in geotechnical engineering practice.”
(Citation)
CSCE
Dr. Bing Chen
“For his exceptional contributions to civil and environmental engineering.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Venkata Dinavahi
“For his exceptional contributions to real-time simulation of electrical power systems.”
(Citation)
CSChE
Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos
“For his exceptional contributions to polymer and suspension rheology,
polymer processing and surface science.”
(Citation)
CGS
Dr. Heinrich Heinz
“For his exceptional contributions to geotechnical engineering consulting and practice.”
(Citation)
IEEE Canada
Dr. Ekram Hossain
“For his exceptional contributions to the development of
wireless communications and networking systems.”
(Citation)
IEEE Canada
Dr. Karim Sallaudin Karim
“For his exceptional leadership and contributions to
advanced medical X-ray diagnostics at a global level.”
(Citation)
CDA
Dr. Angela G. Küpper
“For her outstanding contributions to earthfill dam safety in Canada and internationally.”
(Citation)
TAC
Mr. Rick Lovat
“For his exceptional leadership in the development of
tunnelling engineering and technologies globally.”
(Citation)
CSCE
Dr. Moncef Nehdi
“For his outstanding contributions to the development of
civil engineering materials and structures.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Natalia Nikolova
“For her exceptional contributions to the global advancement of
computer-aided analysis of microwave systems.”
(Citation)
CSME / IEEE Cda
Dr. Ya-Jun Pan
“For her exceptional contributions to the development of
control systems in tele-robotics and other unmanned systems.”
(Citation)
CSME
Dr. Subhash Rakheja
“For his world-wide contributions to control of
vibration exposure in the workplace and in automotive systems.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Gamal Refai-Ahmed
“For his exceptional engineering contributions to
thermal management and electronics packaging systems.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Alan Scott
“For his exceptional contributions to the advancement of
space-based remote sensing systems.”
(Citation)
IEEE Cda
Dr. Jinjun Shan
“For his exceptional engineering contributions to
dynamics and control of space-based and autonomous systems.”
(Citation)
CDA
Mr. Carl Andrew Small
“For his exceptional engineering contributions to
the safety of tailings dams around the world.”
(Citation)
CSCE
Ms. Sherry Trenholm
“For her dedicated contributions to the civil engineering profession and its associations.”
(Citation)
CSChE
Dr. Ning Yan
“For her exceptional engineering contributions to
the development of bio-based chemicals and functional
bioproducts.”
(Citation)
IEEE Canada
Dr. Xiao-Ping Zhang
“For his exceptional contributions to theories and their applications to
signal processing, artificial intelligence, and big data across various disciplines.”
(Citation)
IEEE Canada
Dr. Yi Zhang
“For his outstanding contributions to real time simulation
and high voltage direct current technology for power systems.”
(Citation)
IISE Canada Region
Dr. Saeed Zolfaghari
“For his outstanding contributions to optimization of complex business and manufacturing systems
and exceptional leadership in education and the profession.”
(Citation)
EIC Constituent Societies
