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Awards

2022​
  • Alumni Gold Medal Award - Master's awarded to Nicholas Pellegrino for his outstanding academic performance during his Masters program. His research and thesis title: “Developments Towards Chromophore-Selectivity in Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy.” (Fall 2022).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) awarded to James Tweel, $25K (Spring 2022).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) awarded to Alex Tummon-Simmons, $25K (Spring 2022).
  • NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone, $35K/year for 3 years (Spring 2022)
  • Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone, $50K/year for 3 years (Winter 2022).
  • ​President’s research award for Simon Frew to work in PhotoMedicine labs (Winter 2022).
  • President’s research award for Vyshna Krishnakumar to work in PhotoMedicine labs (Winter 2022).

2021
  • University of Waterloo Engineering Society Friend of Natalie Award (fall 2021).
  • Engineering Research Excellence Award to Dr. Parsin H. Reza from the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Engineering. (fall 2021).
  • Dean's Entrance Award for Auguste Koh, $5000 (fall 2021).
  • Engineering Excellence Fellowship for James Tweel, $25k/year for two years, from September 2021 - September 2023.
  • President's Graduate Scholarship awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone. (spring 2021).
  • NSERC - Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone. (spring 2021).
  • President’s Research Award for Amir Roshnakar to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (spring 2021).
  • President’s Research Award for Inaara Ahmed-Fazal to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (spring 2021).
  • President’s Research Award for Faraz Ali to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2021).
  • President’s Research Award for Matthew Lee to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2021).

2020
  • Parsin H. Reza - Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Performance Award from the University of Waterloo
  • OSA BestPaper Award Recipient to the Research Team from OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics, 2020
  • Engineering Excellence Fellowship for Benjamin Ecclestone, $25K/year for two years, from May 2020 to May 2022
  • Dean's Entrance Award for Benjamin Ecclestone, $5,000 (spring 2020).
  • President’s Research Award for Karam Danial to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2020).
  • President’s Research Award for Maggie Zhang to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2020).
  • President’s Research Award for Amanda Hope to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2020).
  • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research award (USRA) for Alex Tummon Simmons to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (winter 2020).

2019
  • International Masters Student Award for Jasmine Chan, $2235, from January 2019, to August 2020
  • President’s Research Award for Serene Abu-Sardanah to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (fall 2019)
  • President’s Research Award for Daniel Javaheri-Zadeh to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (fall 2019)
  • University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship for Jasmine Chan, $1145, from May 2019, to August 2019
  • International Masters Student Award for Saad R. Abbasi, $2,130.00. (winter 2019)
  • ​UW Grad Scholarship for Saad R. Abbasi, $1,145.00 (winter 2019)
  • GRS Award for Saad R. Abbasi, $9,175.00 (winter 2019)
  • Dr. Haji Reza nominated from the University of Waterloo for the John Charles Polanyi Prizes in physics

2018​
  • President’s Research Award for Natasha Willis to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (fall 2018)
  • President’s Research Award for Mikaela MacMahon to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (fall 2018)
  • President’s Research Award for Yun Kim to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (fall 2018)​

2015
  • Alberta innovates micro-voucher grant for illumiSonics Inc.
  • Parsin H. Reza - FGSR Travel Award, University of Alberta, 2015 ($1300)
  • Parsin H. Reza -BMO graduate scholarships 2015 (one award is granted each year at the University of Alberta) (Declined).
  • Parsin H. Reza - Opening keynote speaker of Sixth Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the University of Alberta (July 2015)
  • Parsin H. Reza as the CEO of illumiSonics Inc. has selected as top 18 semi-finalists in 2015 business-pitch competition by SPIE
  • Parsin H. Reza as the CEO of illumiSonics Inc., has selected to showcase at HealthKick 2015 as one of Canada’s top startup health companies.
  • Parsin H. Reza - Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize (16 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta, $5,000).

​2014
  • Parsin H. Reza -Dissertation Fellowship (20 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta, $22,000 plus tuition fee).
  • Parsin H. Reza - The Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta, 2014.
  • Parsin H. Reza et al. "Glancing angle deposited nanostructured film Fabry-Perot etalons for optical detection of ultrasound," has beenhighlighted as a key scientific Article contributing to excellence in engineering scientific and industrial research by Advances in Engineering (2014).

2013
  • Parsin H. Reza -Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, $37,500/year (The most prestigious graduate award at University of Alberta, approximately 12 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta) 2013-2015
  • Parsin H. Reza -The Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta, 2013

2012
  • Parsin H. Reza -Alberta Innovates -Technology Futures Graduate Student Scholarships $31,500/year (2012-2014)
  • Parsin H. Reza elected as the president of The ECE Graduate Students' Association 2012-2013 (400 students)
  • Parsin H. Reza -2012 SPIE Scholarship in Optics & Photonics (among 140 students (from high school to PhD) who have been awarded the international SPIE scholarship.).

2011
  • Parsin H. Reza -Best Paper Award, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium 2011, Florida, USA.
  • Parsin H. Reza -Travel Stipend Award, World Molecular Imaging Congress (San Diego 2011).
  • Parsin H. Reza -Travel Stipend Award, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2011.
  • Parsin H. Reza -Selected as one of the six semi-finalists for Young Investigator Award, World Molecular Imaging society (WMIC, San Diego 2011)

2010
  • Parsin H. Reza -Dean List, Multimedia University, Malaysia 2010.
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