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Early Research Career Excellence Award Recipients

The Early Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) Career Excellence Award is a university-wide, annual award that recognizes an individual’s outstanding SRC activity in the first five years of their academic career and who has made 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

2023 recipients

Stefania Impellizzeri

Department of Chemistry & Biology, Faculty of Science

Dr. Stefania Impellizzeri is an expert in contemporary physical organic and materials chemistry. Her research focus is designing new micro- and nano-structures for applications in catalysis, clean energy, optical storage, and bioimaging. She is the recipient of the 2021 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Emerging Investigator Lectureship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and the Canadian National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Award. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Nano Ontario. In 2022, she was appointed as the Jet Ice Research Chair in Sustainable Materials Chemistry.

Dafna Sussman

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Dafna Sussman’s research, as the founder/director of the Maternal-Fetal Imaging (MFI) lab, is on developing and using novel diagnostic tools that facilitate early, accurate, and automatic diagnosis, medical evaluation, and prognostication in obstetrics and gynecology. Her research uniquely combines clinical imaging, biomaterial synthesis, image analysis, machine learning, and magnetic resonance sequence development to improve maternal and fetal medical diagnostics: from technical development through to clinical applications. Her research contributions are showcased in her impressive publication record, invited editorials in leading international journals, and awards, including the Ontario Early Researcher Award.

Past recipients

  • 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