Honours and Awards
2025 Research Achievement Award (Carleton University)
2023 WEAO Public Outreach and Knowledge Transfer Award (Water Environment Association of Ontario)
2022 IWA Fellow (International Water Association)
2021 Water’s Next Award, Category: Academic Leader (Canadian Water Summit and Water Canada)
2020 Engineering Excellence Award (Professional Engineers of Ontario, Ottawa Chapter)
2019 Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton University)
2019 Citizen Award (Professional Engineers of Ontario, Ottawa Chapter)
2017 Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Global Health
2017 Canada Research Professor in Wastewater and Public Health Engineering (Carleton University)
2016 Engineering Ambassador Award (Partners in Research National Awards)
2015 Carleton University Research Achievement Award
2014 Imperial Oil University Research Award
2012 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Wastewater Treatment Engineering (Federal Government of Canada)
2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award (Carleton University)
2010 OCRI Research Award Finalist (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation)
2008 Outstanding Young Scientist (The Royal Society of Canada and the InterAcademy Panel)
2007 Ontario Early Researcher Award (Provincial Government of Ontario)
2007 Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Wastewater and Public Health Engineering (Federal Government of Canada)
2007 Leaders’ Opportunity Fund (Canada Foundation for Innovation)
2006 Carty Research Fellowship (Carleton University)
2006 Research Achievement Award (Carleton University)
2006 Carleton University Student Association (CUSA) Teaching Excellence Award (Carleton University)
2001 Vice Provost Travel Award (Duke University)
1998 Chi Epsilon (The National Civil Engineering Honor Society, Duke University Chapter)
1998 Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society, Duke University Chapter)
1996 Jeffrey B. Taub Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Award (Duke University)
1996 Graduate Student Scholarship (Duke University)