Awards & Recognitions
Congratulations to all of our award-winning EEB graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty.
Martin Krkošek receives NSERC’s E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship

A Canada Research Chair in population ecology, Krkošek sheds light on disease dynamics between wild and farmed salmon on Canada’s west coast. He collaborates with Indigenous communities, particularly with the Dzawada’enuxw and ‘Namgis First Nation, involving community members in his work.
“This award recognizes a collective effort of a community of students, collaborators, mentors and local peoples in the remote and unceded Kwakwakaʼwakw territory,” says Krkošek. “I am exceptionally fortunate for this village that raised me as a mathematical and field biologist.”
Krkošek’s “career and his vital research in this field are richly deserving of this support,” says Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science – a sentiment echoed by Professor Stephen Wright, who won the Steacie Fellowship in 2015 and who is now EEB chair: “This stellar achievement reflects the importance of his work for both broad ecological understanding and for fisheries management.”
Asher Cutter and Stephen Wright promoted to Full Professor
Asher Cutter and Stephen Wright have been approved for promotion to Full Professor effective July 1st, 2016. Asher and Stephen have developed exceptionally strong research programs and provide excellent teaching […]
Professor Stephen Wright awarded a NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
Congratulations to Professor Stephen Wright who is being awarded a NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship Stephen received this prestigious honour at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Feb 16th, hosted by Governor General […]
Professor Aneil Agrawal wins the Steacie Prize
Congratulations to Professor Aneil Agrawal in being selected as the recipient for the prestigious Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences in 2015. The Steacie Prize is awarded annually to a young […]
Jessica Phillips selected as 2016 Rhodes Scholar
Jessica Phillips has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar for 2016. Jessy is completing her BSc degree with programs in our Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Specialist and our Biodiversity and […]
Professor Aneil Agrawal joins the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
The College was launched in 2014 and its named members “represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific, and artistic leadership in Canada”. Congratulations, Aneil – a well-deserved recognition of your […]
Professor Marie-Josée Fortin’s achievements recognized by the IALE
Congratulations to EEB Professor Marie-Josée Fortin on receiving the International Association for Landscape Ecology’s Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements at the 2015 IALE World Congress in Portland, Oregon July 8th. Marie-Josée was also recognized […]
Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez receives Luella K. Weresub Award
Congratulations to Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez a ROM/EEB graduate student (Moncalvo Lab) who has received the Luella K. Weresub Award from the Canadian Botanical Association for the best student paper in fungal biology published in […]
Congratulations to Agrawal, Stinchcombe & López-Fernández
Congratulations to Aneil Agrawal and John Stinchcombe on their promotions to Professor and to Hernán López-Fernández to Associate Professor, all effective July 1st, 2015. It is wonderful to see formal recognition for their great and valued accomplishments in research, teaching […]
EEB Professor Keith Somers receives Amethyst Award
Professor Keith Somers received the Ontario Government’s Amethyst Award recognizing his outstanding contributions to science and leadership in the Ontario Public Service through his work with the Ontario Ministry of the […]
Sophia Lavergne receives graduate student award of merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
Sophia Lavergne an EEB PhD graduate student (Boonstra lab) receives award of merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC). Sophia studies snowshoe hares in the boreal forest at the Kluane Lake […]