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Building upon a watershed year in 2015 with the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor Emeritus Arthur McDonald, Queen’s University researchers continued to make breakthroughs, win awards and grants, and garner attention from around the world.

The past year saw a number of significant investments for research at Queen’s beginning with a in support of the Engineered Nickel Catalysts for Electrochemical Clean Energy (Ni Electro Can) research team, led by Queen’s researcher Gregory Jerkiewicz (Chemistry) in early January.

In September, further funding arrived in an investment of $63.7 million from the Government of Canada’s Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) to support the . Headquartered at Queen’s, the project aims to strengthen partnerships between Queen’s and other Canadian universities, attract top talent, and build on Canada’s position as a leader in the field.

Five professors – David Bakhurst, Troy Day, Daniel David Moses, Joan Schwartz, and Craig Walker – while five others – Stephanie Belanger (Queen’s affiliated), Amir Fam, Christian Leuprecht (Queen’s affiliated), Parvin Mousavi, and David Murakami Wood – .

In November, Queen’s also , with hundreds of distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists arriving to Kingston for three days of scholarly programming.

For his research on conflict resolution, John McGarry was and won .

Ruth Wilson was for her work in family medicine, while Wendy Craig received the Order of Ontario for her leadership in research on bullying.

Other recognition include of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for “contributions to medical robotics and computer assisted intervention,” while .

Meanwhile, Guy Narbonne played a leading role in Mistaken Point, Newfoundland officially being by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and John Smol received the from Polar Knowledge Canada.

Nobel Laureate Dr. McDonald had another big year as he was elevated to Companion of the Order of Canada and elected as a .

Making its debut in 2016 was the with recipients being announced in April with a total of up to $1 million in funding being award 25 researchers to accelerate their innovative projects.  

This year’s recipients of the annual Prize for Excellence in Research included Gauvin Bailey, James R. Cordy, Janet Hiebert, Steven Vanner and Virginia Walker, who receive a $5,000 prize and the opportunity to deliver a public lecture on the topic of their research.

Special events continue to highlight the strength of research at Queen’s and connect with the community such as , which drew a record crowd of 4,200 visitors to the Rogers K-Rock Centre in May.

For more information on awards and recognition received by Queen’s researchers, visit the .