Early SRC Career Excellence Award Recipients
The Early Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) Career Excellence Award is presented annually and recognizes an individual’s outstanding SRC activity in the first seven (7) years of their academic career by making a significant contribution in their area(s) of expertise.
The award recipient(s) will receive a certificate of recognition and a monetary award of $2,000 as a one-time payment (subject to applicable deductions).
Key criteria: Scholarly, research and creative activity
2026 recipient
Roxana Sühring
Faculty of Science
Dr. Roxana Sühring's research has made outstanding contributions to environmental science, focusing on the fate and impact of plastic pollutants. Since joining TMU in 2020, she achieved exceptional academic success, including 22 peer-reviewed publications and securing over $5.9 million in competitive external funding. Dr. Sühring's contributions include pioneering methods in forensic chemistry for tracing contaminants to the source of pollution. She actively informs environmental policy and regulation. Notably, Dr. Sühring has also fundamentally transformed her research philosophy to ensure ethical and equitable real-world impact alongside scientific rigor. She is a trailblazing leader training the next generation of socially aware scientists.
Past recipients
- Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim
Faculty of Arts
- Rania Hamza
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Stefania Impellizzeri
Department of Chemistry & Biology, Faculty of Science - Dafna Sussman
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Eliza Chandler
School of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services - April Khademi
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Atefeh Mashatan
School of Information Technology Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
- Miranda Kirby
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
- Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Shelagh McCartney
School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services
- Umberto Berardi
Department of Architectural Science, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Jamin Pelkey
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
- Sharareh Taghipour
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Scott Tsai
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science