2024 University-Wide SRC Award Recipients
The following faculty members from across Toronto Metropolitan University have been recognized for their outstanding scholarly, research and creative (SRC) activities over the past year in the 2024 University-Wide SRC Awards.
Sarwan Sahota Distinguished Scholar Award
Sharareh Taghipour
Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering
Sharareh Taghipour, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Physical Asset Management, employs mathematical modelling and data analytics to reduce costs, increase availability, and enhance the energy efficiency of assets in a variety of sectors, including health care and manufacturing. She develops state-of-the-art technologies to optimize physical assets such as turbines, transformers and dams to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create more sustainable operations in industries such as transportation, commercial building, mining and heavy manufacturing. Taghipour received the PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada’s Management Leadership Award in 2022 and has won seven best paper awards, including from the leading Reliability and Maintainability Symposium. She serves on editorial boards for the prestigious Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering and Proceedings of the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium.
2023
- Ebrahim Bagheri
Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Ojelanki Ngwenyama
School of Business Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
2022
- Alagan Anpalagan
Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2021
- Lorraine Janzen Kooistra
Department of English, Faculty of Arts
2020
- Michael Arts
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science - Xiao-Ping Zhang
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2019
- Trevor Hart
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts - Mehrab Mehrvar
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2018
- Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2017
- Ruth Panofsky
Department of English, Faculty of Arts - Dérick Rousseau
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science
Collaborative SRC Award
Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Department of Civil Engineering
A leading expert in wastewater treatment in Canada, Elsayed Elbeshbishy develops patented methods and technologies that reduce harmful substances in the biosolids that result from treatment processes as well as the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted during treatment. He has collaborated with 23 partners across industry, government and academia. His most significant effort is leading a $2.4 million NSERC Alliance Mission Grant on greenhouse gas detection at wastewater treatment plants. With 16 partners, the team is developing cutting-edge GHG detection and quantification technology using stationary devices, drones, hyperspectral cameras and satellite sensors. He currently serves as President of the Canadian Association on Water Quality and has made significant contributions to training the new generation of water researchers and professionals.
2023
- Michael Kolios
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
2022
- Julie James
School of Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Community Services
2021
- Ebrahim Bagheri
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Sharareh Taghipour
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2020
- Frank Russo
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
2019
- Josephine Wong
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
2018
- Catherine Beauchemin
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science - Anatoliy Gruzd
School of Information Technology Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
2017
- Judy Finlay
School of Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Community Services
Early SRC Career Excellence Award
Rania Hamza
Department of Civil Engineering
Rania Hamza’s pioneering research in wastewater treatment aims to transform the industry by designing new systems that not only more efficiently recover clean water but also extract valuable resources that can be converted into products for use in other industries. In a short time, she has established a thriving lab that has produced an impressive body of work, including a 2022 Best Paper Award from Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. She has collaborated with industry and government partners, such as Hycura, TradeWorks Environmental Inc., the City of Calgary, Toronto Water and the Ontario Clean Water Agency, to drive biotechnology development and adoption in Canada. Hamza represented Urban Water TMU at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference and made a notable contribution to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development on the removal of contaminants of concern in wastewater.
2023
- Stefania Impellizzeri
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science - Dafna Sussman
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2022
- Eliza Chandler
School of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services - April Khademi
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Atefeh Mashatan
School of Information Technology Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
2021
- Miranda Kirby
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
2020
- Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
2019
- Shelagh McCartney
School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services
2018
- Umberto Berardi
Department of Architectural Science, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Jamin Pelkey
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
2017
- Sharareh Taghipour
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science - Scott Tsai
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Knowledge Mobilization and Engagement Award
Josephine Pui-Hing Wong
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
As the Research Chair in Urban Health, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong works with systematically marginalized populations to develop community-centred, capacity-building critical public health interventions in mental health and HIV/sexual health in Canada and internationally. Dedicated to addressing systemic health disparities, Wong’s work is founded on the principles of epistemic justice, knowledge democracy and equity. She harnesses an exceptional ability to mobilize different knowledge systems and translate them into social innovations. During the pandemic, she organized a large, multidisciplinary team to co-create an intervention that addressed the acute racism and mental health stress frontline health-care providers felt. This built on previous achievements using similar models in mental health promotion for live-in caregivers and university students in China, as well as capacity-building interventions for HIV stigma reduction.
2023
- Mandana Vahabi
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
2022
- Erin Ziegler
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
2021
- Kristine Newman
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services - Ivor Shapiro
School of Journalism, Faculty of Communication and Design
2020
- Patrice Dutil
Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Arts
2019
- Candice Monson
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
2018
- Marusya Bociurkiw
RTA School of Media, Faculty of Communication and Design
2017
- Jennifer Lapum
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
Social Innovation and Action SRC Award
Shelagh McCartney
School of Urban and Regional Planning
An award-winning architect and scholar, Shelagh McCartney’s innovative partnership-based work addresses complex housing issues to build community wellness for marginalized communities. She is best known for employing community-led governance, design and planning methods with First Nations partners in Northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories to co-create housing solutions that support community well-being and self-determination. This work resulted in the first regional First Nations-led housing strategy in Canada and the co-development of shovel-ready housing designs to directly respond to the ongoing on-reserve housing emergency. In recognition of the impact of her innovative, collaborative approaches, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2021.
2022
- Linda Zhang
School of Interior Design, The Creative School
2021
- Jonathon Anderson
School of Interior Design, Faculty of Communication and Design
2020
- Sara Edge
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts
2019
- Rupa Banerjee
School of Business Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
2018
- Wendy Cukier
Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management
2017
- Ben Barry
School of Fashion, Faculty of Communication and Design - Josephine Wong
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services