{"id":202,"date":"2025-10-31T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/?p=202"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:40:12","slug":"medal-unlocked-mahmoud-sayed-wins-the-senate-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/2025\/medal-unlocked-mahmoud-sayed-wins-the-senate-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Medal Unlocked! Mahmoud Sayed wins the Senate Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/people\/sayed\/\"><strong>Mahmoud Sayed<\/strong><\/a> has been awarded the <strong>Senate Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Doctoral)<\/strong> at Carleton University for the Fall 2025 semester!<\/p>\n<p>This prestigious medal is merit-based and is awarded to <strong>only one PhD graduate per semester<\/strong> <strong>across each faculty<\/strong>. It recognizes exceptional academic achievement and research excellence. The selection is based on the quality of the doctoral thesis, research contributions such as publications and presentations, and the recommendation of the Faculty Dean.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving this honor on October 31, 2025, Mahmoud has demonstrated outstanding scholarly impact and dedication throughout his PhD journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-206 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-240x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155334-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-205 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-240x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/20251111_155314-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that Mahmoud Sayed has been awarded the Senate Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Doctoral) at Carleton University for the Fall 2025 semester! This prestigious medal is merit-based and is awarded to only one PhD graduate per semester across each faculty. It recognizes exceptional academic achievement and research excellence. 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