News related to Awards

Congratulations Orbax on being awarded The Patrick Whippey Award for Science Outreach (2020/2021)!

Anton Naim Ibrahim has been selected to receive the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences Graduation Prize. This prize is awarded to the student graduating with the highest cumulative average from an Honours Program in the college.

Congratulations to Anton Naim Ibrahim, Elijah Kent and Callum Wareham who have been named to the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences Society of Excellence.

Membership in the Society of Excellence is awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated excellent academic achievement and have made outstanding contributions to the University of Guelph community and beyond throughout their university careers.

Congratulations to following graduate students for the 2021-22 Round of NSERC and OGS Scholarships:

NSERC

• Sangeet-Pal Pannu - NSERC CGSM
• Devin Hymers - NSERC PGSD

OGS

• Sylvia, Luyben – QEII
• Nicholas VanHeijst - OGS 
• Raoul Vaz - OGS

Congratulations to Hurmiz Shamana on being awarded the F.R. Hallett Memorial Scholarship in Biophysics for 2021.  Hurmiz was selected based on his academic achievements and ability in biophysics research as demonstrated through publications, presentations, and the mastery of his research area.  This graduate scholarship was established in memory of Professor Ross Hallett to honour his contributions to research in biophysics, as well as his academic life in the Department of Physics, the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and the University of Guelph.  

Congratulations to Devin Hymers on the awarding of NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – the  Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS D).  This scholarship provides financial support to high calibre scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. 

Last night in a fun and interactive Zoom celebration the 2021 Physics and Nano awards were announced. 

And the winners were: