Next Generation
TMU is renowned for supporting students’ SRC activities by providing experiential opportunities to apply their education in real-world contexts. As research assistants, interns and entrepreneurs, students gain career preparedness for continued academic pursuits or post-education work environments.
Mitacs is a non-profit organization that helps bridge industry opportunities for graduate, post-graduate and postdoctoral students through internship and fellowship programs, bringing capacity to Canada’s next generation of research and innovation thought leaders.
Master’s graduate and postdoctoral researcher Narjes Allahrabbi received the 2025 Mitacs Innovation Award – Canadian Start-Up Innovator of the Year for Fertilead, a medical device startup improving access to fertility care for couples facing male infertility. Allahrabbi worked with professor Vigrilio Valente (Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering). She is also a member of the Innovation Boost Zone and Science Discovery Zone.
Master’s student Majd Bayouq received a Mitacs Entrepreneur Accelerate internship to study hydrogen vehicle fuelling stations and gather data on the operation of hydrogen fuel infrastructure. Bayouq worked with professor Bala Venkatesh (Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering) and ProtonFuels.
Master’s student Jann Cristobal received a Mitacs Entrepreneur Accelerate internship to refine the design of improved tilting rotors and tailored flight control software for uncrewed aerial drones. Cristobal worked with professor Reza Faieghi (Aerospace Engineering) and the company spacejann.
Doctoral student Iwona Sokalska received a Mitacs Entrepreneur Accelerate internship to explore and advance digital ledger technologies that will enable secure transactions at scale. Sokalska worked with professor David Mason (Computer Science) and Interactive Event Technologies.
Doctoral student Christian Vieria received a Mitacs Entrepreneur Accelerate internship to develop Click-ID, a technology to better predict what side effects pharmaceuticals may have, safely and quickly, to streamline the drug development process. Vieria worked with professor Gagan Gupta (Chemistry and Biology) and the company MolScight.
Faculty of Arts
Jan A. Wozniak, a psychology student, earned an Autism Scholar Award from the Council of Ontario’s Universities for his study examining the co-occurrence of autism spectrum conditions and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Faculty of Community Services
Rezwana Rahman, an Urban Health PhD candidate, received the first place prize at the St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition for her work on culturally and faith-aligned caregiving, which drew from her experience providing nursing care in multilingual and multicultural communities.
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Luke De Bartolo, Bryana Jagdipsingh, Awfa Mohammad, Kateryna Stokoz and Chloe Thorp won first place in the Canadian Precast Concrete Institute’s (CPCI) 2024–2025 Precast Concrete Bench Design Competition for their Oasis Bench design.
Faculty of Science
Filip Bodera, a medical physics PhD candidate, received a Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to support his research into photoacoustic brain imaging applications in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Ted Rogers School of Management
Manan Dabass, Raza Durrani, Austin Soper and Libby Worden became the first-ever Canadian team to win the International Collegiate Sales Competition. The Ted Rogers Undergraduate Sales Team (TRUST) beat out teams from 81 universities from the United States and the Netherlands, and each member set new personal performance records.
The Creative School
Francisco-Fernando Granados, a media and design PhD candidate, had his art project selected for permanent installation by the Toronto Transit Commission. His work, “confluence,” was inspired by the city’s diversity and intensity, as well as his journey as a refugee, and will be featured at Bay Station.
Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Zoë Walwyn earned the Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize upon graduating from Lincoln Alexander School of Law. The award recognizes her contributions to research on reproductive rights and health equity.