Engineering Award for Excellence in Research

Arghya Paul, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering is the recipient of the 2025 Engineering Award for Excellence in Research.

Research in the academic setting is one of the defining hallmarks of the University. Western Engineering has many faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions to research. Often these contributions are not fully appreciated outside of the boundaries of the discipline. The Engineering Award for Excellence in Research will provide a way for members of the Engineering community to appreciate and celebrate the research achievements of their most distinguished faculty members.

Past recipients:

  • Gregory Kopp - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2024)
  • Paul Charpentier - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2023)
  • Han-Ping Hong - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2022)
  • Xianbing Wang - Electrical & Computer Engineering (2021)
  • Ashraf El Damatty - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2020)
  • Charles Xu - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2019)
  • Jun Yang - Mechanical & Materials Engineering (2018)
  • Kibret Mequanint - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2017)
  • Jim Johnson - Mechanical & Materials Engineering (2016)
  • Mita Ray - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2015)
  • George Nakhla - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2014)
  • Andy (Xueliang) Sun - Mechanical & Materials Engineering (2013)
  • Franco Berruti - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2012)
  • Ajay Ray - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2011)
  • Hesham El Naggar - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2010)
  • Sohrab Rohani - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2009)
  • Jin Jiang - Electrical & Computer Engineering (2008)
  • Maciej Floryan - Mechanical & Materials Engineering (2006)
  • Tarlochan Sidhu - Electrical & Computer Engineering (2005)
  • Cedric Briens - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (2004)
  • G.S.P. Castle - Electrical & Computer Engineering (2003)
  • Ernest Yanful - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2002)
  • Rajni Patel - Electrical & Computer Engineering (2001)
  • Ian Moore - Civil & Environmental Engineering (2000)
  • Jesse Zhu - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (1999)
  • R.K. Rowe - Civil & Environmental Engineering (1998)
  • Hugo deLasa - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (1997)
  • Alan Davenport - Civil & Environmental Engineering (1996)


Click here to view the Terms of Reference for the Engineering Award for Excellence in Research.