Members in the Spotlight
2017 IEEE Canada Award Recipients
IEEE Canada announce the recipients of its 2017 Awards and Medals. These Awards recognize the outstanding contributions made in the Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering fields by its members. We also recognize and celebrate the long-standing volunteerism of our dedicated volunteers. The Awards will be presented at the IEEE Canada Awards Gala on May 1, 2017 at the Caesars Windsor, Windsor, ON.
A.G.L. McNaughton Award
Dr. Michel Nakhla: Ottawa, ON
For outstanding contributions to signal integrity of high-speed systems and interconnects
R.A. Fessenden Award
Dr. Leslie Rusch: Quebec City, QC
For contributions to communications systems in optical & wireless technology Importance
C.C. Gotlieb Computer Award
Dr. Hussein T Mouftah: Ottawa ON
For outstanding contributions to Computer Networks Science and Engineering Importance
Electric Power Award
Dr. Praveen K Jain: Kingston, ON
For contributions to the theory and practice of high frequency power converters
R.H. Tanner Industry Leadership Award
Dr. Weiming Shen: Ottawa, ON
For outstanding contributions to collaborative intelligent systems
Outstanding Engineer Award
Dr. Federico Rosei: Montreal, QC
For contributions to the study of several classes of nano-materials
W.S. Read Outstanding Service Award
Dr. Fabrice Labeau: Montreal, QC
For volunteering within IEEE at the local level and within several societies
E.F. Glass Western Canada Merit Award
Dr. Rossitza Marinova: Edmonton, AB
For volunteering within IEEE at the local level of the Northern Canada Section
Newly elevated senior members in Region 7
Following members were elevated since November 2016. Congratulations on the achievement!
| Canadian Atlantic Section | Blouin, Stephane | |
| Hamilton Section | Farncombe, Troy | |
| Hamilton Section | Tatu, Valeriu | |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Section | Chaji, Gholamreza | |
| London Section | Borovickic, Jagoda | |
| London Section | Gargantini, Irene | |
| London Section | Makaran, John | |
| London Section | VanDamme, Allan | |
| Montreal Section | Al-Badri, Maher | |
| Montreal Section | Birglen, Lionel | |
| Montreal Section | Bosse, Eloi | |
| Montreal Section | El Arroudi, Khalil | |
| Montreal Section | Lapierre, Jimmy | |
| Montreal Section | Le Ny, Jerome | |
| Montreal Section | Plourde, Eric | |
| Montreal Section | Raissi, Dehkordi Vahid | |
| Montreal Section | Sanso, Brunilde | |
| Newfoundland-Labrador Section | Heys, Howard | |
| Ottawa Section | Calitoiu, Dragos | |
| Ottawa Section | Chu, Ta-Ya | |
| Ottawa Section | Ibnkahla, Mohamed | |
| Ottawa Section | Jackson, Brad | |
| Ottawa Section | Karmouch, Eric | |
| Ottawa Section | Roberts, Kim | |
| Ottawa Section | Vanoorschot, Paul | |
| Peterborough Section | Pinheiro, Helder | |
| South Saskatchewan Section | Laforge, Paul | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Alvarez, Anakarina | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Argenal, Roger | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Eskandar, Mahyar | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Daniel, Joshua | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Golestanifar, Hamed | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Gunawardhana, Lionel | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Haque, Ashraful | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Kehler, John | |
| Southern Alberta Section | Kulchisky, Jim | |
| Toronto Section | Al-Dulaim,i Anwer | |
| Toronto Section | Betz, Vaughn | |
| Toronto Section | Gryz, Jarek | |
| Toronto Section | Khan, Javeed Ahmed | |
| Toronto Section | Lupas, Petru | |
| Toronto Section | Spacinsky, Brad | |
| Toronto Section | Umapathy, Karthikeyan | |
| Vancouver Section | Dashti, Mina | |
| Vancouver Section | Jahromi, Mahda | |
| Vancouver Section | Tang, Zhi | |
| Vancouver Section | Vargas, LuizCarlos | |
| Winnipeg Section | Alexiuk, Mark | |
| Winnipeg Section | Banitalebi Dehkordi, Ali | |
| Winnipeg Section | Forsyth, Paul | |
| Winnipeg Section | Perera, Nuwan |
