Prizes & Honours - Research & Innovation

Research excellence is a hallmark of McMaster University, and is demonstrated by the outstanding achievements of our faculty members. By nominating faculty for major research prizes, honours, awards and distinctions we shine a spotlight on their accomplishments and their contributions to a brighter world.

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Two McMaster professors named to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Two McMaster professors are McMaster’s newest members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, the country’s first national system to recognize multidisciplinary work in emerging intellectual leaders.

Chandrima Chakraborty, a professor of English and cultural studies, is an expert on the 1985 Air India bombings and post-9/11 violence against South Asians. James MacKillop, the Peter Boris Chair in Addictions Research, specializes in the causes and treatments of addictions.

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Katherine Dunbabin, professor emerita, elected as fellow of the British Academy
A professor emerita from McMaster’s department of classics has been elected a fellow of the British Academy.

Katherine Dunbabin, an archeologist who specializes in Roman art, published her first book, The Mosaics of Roman North Africa, in 1978 — a time when there was little research into Roman art in English. She has since published extensively on the intersection of Roman mosaics and Roman social culture.

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Tobias Berg named Boris Family Chair in translational blood stem cell research
Tobias Berg has been appointed the inaugural Boris Family Chair in Leukemia and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Translational Research for the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. His five-year term started on June 1, 2019.

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McMaster engineering community members inducted into Canadian Academy of Engineering
Nearly a dozen McMaster engineering-affiliated professionals have joined a cohort of 54 highly accomplished engineers who were inducted as Fellows into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) during a ceremony in Québec City on June 21.

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Six McMaster professors named University Scholars
Six McMaster professors have been named 2019 University Scholars, an award that recognizes the achievements of mid-career researchers.

Recipients have distinguished themselves as international scholars and have demonstrated a commitment to the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge, excellence in education and pedagogy, and to serving local and global communities.

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McMaster physicist awarded 2019 Brockhouse Medal
Luke is the recipient of the 2019 Brockhouse Medal, awarded by the Canadian Association of Physics to “recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics.”

Luke is an international leader in studying the physical properties of new quantum materials and is being recognized for his ground-breaking experimental studies on new quantum magnets and superconductors with remarkable physical properties.

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