Congratulations to all of the 2026 ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ award recipients!
May 25, 2026
The Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science celebrates and applauds all of our faculty, staff, alumni, partners and volunteers who received a ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ award in 2026. These awards are a reflection of the ongoing dedication and excellence of the individuals that power our organization.
Dean's SRC Award for Pre-tenured Faculty:
- ChungHyuk Lee, Chemical Engineering

Dean's SRC Award for Tenured Faculty:
- Hadis Zarrin, Chemical Engineering
- Elsayed Elbeshbishy, Civil Engineering

Dean's Service Awards:
- Khaled Sennah, Civil Engineering
- Alagan Anpalagan, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

Dean's Teaching Award for TFA Faculty:
- Reza Samavi, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

Dean's Teaching Award CUPE1 Contract Lecturer:
- Kandasamy Illanko, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

YSGPS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Education Award:
- Sharareh Taghipour, Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering
Sarwan Sahota Distinguished Scholar Award
- Khaled Sennah, Civil Engineering

Dean’s SRC Activity Award
- Elsayed Elbeshbishy, Civil Engineering
- ChungHyuk Lee, Chemical Engineering
- Hadis Zarrin, Chemical Engineering
- Learn more about the Dean’s SRC Activity award recipients.
Julia Hanigsberg Make Your Mark Staff Award
- Ketan Marballi, Postdoc and Graduate Studies Professional Development Specialist, FEAS Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Office
- Learn more about Ketan’s contributions.

Dean’s Service Award
- Alagan Anpalagan, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering
- Khaled Sennah, Civil Engineering
25 years of service
- Said Easa, Professor, Civil Engineering
- Heather J. Gardiner, Engineering Admissions and Liaison Officer, Undergraduate Engineering Admissions and Recruitment
- George Kapelos, Professor, Architectural Science
- Jun Cao, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering
- Vadim Geurkov, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
- Daniel Giannitelli, Support Engineer, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
- Melanie Loiselle, Administrative Assistant, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
35 years of service
- (Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering )
- Stacia Van Zetten (Civil Engineering '13): CSO and Co-founder of EXACT Technology

- Christina Esposito (Journalism '17): Director of Marketing, Communications, & Digital at Tundra Technical Solutions

- Jennifer Quaglietta, CEO and Registrar of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Steve Radewych (Industrial Engineering ’92): Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations at SpinMaster

- Vincent Andriano (Architectural Science ’06): Partner at Prodigy Group

- Vincent Travaglini (Mechanical Engineering ’91): retired President and CEO of StackTeck

- Adham El-Khadem, (Master’s of Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship ’21): Founder, CEO, Venu
- Zoë Thomson, (Biomedical Engineering ’21): Co-Founder and Former Chief Innovation Officer, Lucid Therapeutics
- Kritika Vashishtha, (Aerospace Engineering (PhD) ’24): Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University