Announcing Carleton’s 2025 Achievement Award Recipients

Join us in congratulating the recipients of the annual Achievement Awards, which are presented in recognition of the research and teaching distinction of Carleton’s academic staff.

Pursuing knowledge that can change the world is central to Carleton’s core mission. Carleton researchers and instructors are passionate about their work and are dedicated to moving forward together on the important, complex issues of our time. We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments of this year’s award recipients:

Research Achievement Award

• Joseph Bennett (Biology)
• Catherine Cullingham (Biology)
• Megan Gaucher (Law and Legal Studies)
• Shulabh Gupta (Electronics)
• Amrita Hari (Feminist Institute of Social Transformation)
• Laura Macdonald (Political Science)
• Banu Örmeci (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
• Fateme Rajabiyazdi (Systems and Computer Engineering)
• Nassim Tabri (Psychology)
• Stelios Zyglidopoulos (Sprott School of Business)

Teaching Achievement Award

• Alexandra Arraiz Matute (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Shawn Graham (History)
• Philip Kaisary (Law and Legal Studies)
• Leila Mostaço-Guidolin (Systems and Computer Engineering)
• Alexis Shotwell and Rebecca Schein (Sociology and Anthropology)

Professional Achievement Award

• Vincent Andrisani (Journalism and Communication)
• Grégory Bulté (Biology)
• Mehdi Eshaghi (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
• Orly Lael Netzer (Canadian Studies)

Contract Instructor Teaching Award

• Brendan Conway-Smith (Cognitive Science)
• Patricia Kmiec (Sociology and Anthropology)
• Rowida Mohamed (Health Sciences)
• Morgan Rooney (English Language and Literature)
• Eric Van Rythoven (Political Science)

Contract Instructor Teaching Innovation Grant

• Salman Shafi (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
• Hyounjeong Yoo (Linguistics and Language Studies)

More information about the award recipients is available on the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) website and the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Achievement Award recipient webpage.

Thank you to the award selection committees for their contributions to this important process. They faced a challenging task as the award nominees and their accomplishments are truly impressive.

Sincerely,

L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Rafik Goubran
Vice-President (Research and International)