IEEE Canada Awards 2020
The IEEE is delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 IEEE Canada Awards. This year, IEEE Canada will recognize eleven outstanding Canadian engineers, scientists and technologists for their exemplary contributions to engineering.
IEEE Canada normally hosts an Awards Gala as part of the CCECE conference, but since the conference has moved online, we did things a bit differently. We have included below pre-recorded acceptance speeches, and we had a special online session to hear about the work of some of the award winners.
We also made our usual Awards Brochure 2020.
A.G.L. McNaughton Award
Dr. Robert Hanna
For Contributions to Industry at large and Electrical Engineering profession
C.C. Gotlieb Computer Award
Professor Laurence Yang
For contributions on cyber-physical-social system design and data analytics
R.A. Fessenden Award
Dr. Wen Tong
For pioneering contributions to wireless communications, Physical layer security and 5G technologies
R.H. Tanner Industry Leadership Award
Rasheek Rifaat
For contributions to improved safety of industrial power systems, and for ongoing development of standards for power system protection and coordination
P.D. Ziogas Electric Power Award
Dr. Jing Jiang
For contributions to electrical power systems from generation (nuclear power plants) to distribution (microgrids) through research and development of advanced control and energy management systems
Outstanding Engineer Award
Professor John Yeow
To recognize his significant contributions to the research & development and commercialization of micro/nanodevices for medical and industrial applications
J.M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Award
Professor Amir Aghdam
For successfully training world-class engineers and researchers for today’s industry and academia
W.S. Read Outstanding Service Award
Dr. Keith Brown
For outstanding service and dedication to IEEE Canada (Region 7) and to the Engineering Profession at large
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E.F. Glass Western Canada Merit Award
Dale Tardiff
For contributions to the Southern Alberta Section and the Southern Alberta IAS/PES Chapter
M.B. Broughton Central Canada Merit Award
Murray MacDonald
For his contributions to the vitality of the London Section and contributions to Region 7 through Central Area Chair and committee member roles
J.J. Archambault Eastern Canada Merit Award
Dr. Saida Maaroufi
For meritorious service in eastern Canada at the local IEEE Section and Area level
IEEE Canada gratefully thanks all those who submitted and endorsed this year’s nominations, and encourages all members to nominate again next year.
For more information about the awards, see IEEE Canada Awards site.
Celia Desmond,
IEEE Canada Awards and Recognition Committee Chair,
c.desmond@ieee.org
