| 2023 |
- Distinguished Visiting Professor under the “Excellence Initiative” Research University Program (ID-UB) at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)
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Minister of Science and Higher Education (Poland) |
| 2022 |
- Invited as expert witness before the House of Commons of Canada’s Standing Committee on Science and Research – 44th Parliament, 1st Session (17 Oct. 2022) – to testify on “Research and Scientific Publication in French” (Link)
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The House of Commons, The Parliament of Canada |
| 2021 |
- Elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS)
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African Academy of Sciences, HQ.: Nairobi, Kenya |
| 2021 |
- Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS)
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American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA |
| 2021 – 2022 |
- Science Atlantic “Annual Speaker Tour of Notable Scientists” of the Year (2021-2022)
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Co-sponsored by Science Atlantic and the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) |
| 2019 |
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
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Royal Society of Biology |
| 2018 – 2022 |
- Chair (2021-2022); Member(2019-2021); Invited member (2018): Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program’s Interdisciplinary Adjudication Committee (IAC)
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Canadian Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) |
| 2021 – 2024 |
- Director of Accreditation & Member of Board of Directors of the Canadian Society for Chemistry
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Canadian Society of Chemistry, The Chemical Institute of Canada |
| 2018 |
- Ambassador Award (For bringing Sagamore 2018 Conference to Halifax)
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City of Halifax – Discover Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2018- |
- Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
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Royal Society of Arts |
| 2018 – 2020 |
- Member: Selection Committee (1604) – Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Program competition for the Chemistry
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
| 2017 – 2020 |
- Member: Commission on Quantum Crystallography of the IUCr
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International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) |
| 2017 |
- Award for Research Excellence of 2017
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Mount Saint Vincent University |
| 2016 |
- Elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP)
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The Institute of Physics (IOP) |
| 2016 |
- Lady Davis Fellow & L. D. Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ($7,000)
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Lady Davis Fellowship Trust |
| 2016 |
- National Acfas-NSERC Prize “La preuve par l’image” ($2,000)
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Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas), Québec – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSRC) |
| 2010 |
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
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Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2009 |
- MGMS Silver Jubilee Prize Laureate
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Molecular Graphics and Molecular Simulation Society (MGMS) |
| 2004 |
- Winner of the John Charles Polanyi Prize in Chemistry
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Council of Ontario Universities |
| 2004 – 2006 |
- Awardee of the Izaak Walton Killam Fellowship in Chemistry
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The Killam Trusts |
| 2005, 2003 |
- BioVision-Next Science Fellow “Bio-Leaders of Tomorrow”
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) & The World Life Science Forum |
| 2003 – 2004 |
- Chemistry Teaching Fellowship Award Recipient
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University of Toronto |
| 2004, 2001 |
- IUCr Young Scientist Travel Award Recipient
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International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) |
| 2003 |
- Dept. of Chemistry Nominee for the University Distinguished Thesis Award
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McMaster University |
| 2001 |
- Finalist: Schrödinger Prize
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American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Chemical Computing Group (CCG), Inc. |
| 2001 |
- Finalist: “Dean of Science Award for Academic Excellence in Graduate Work”
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McMaster University |
| 2001 |
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McMaster University
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