The 2025 Killam Awards brought the University of Calgary community together on Oct. 22 to celebrate the exceptional achievements of its scholars and researchers.
Spanning the university's many distinguished faculties and schools, 36 laureates were recognized this year, each shaping knowledge, mentoring students and pushing the boundaries of their fields.
The awards honour the vision of Izaak Walton and Dorothy Killam, whose trusts have supported advanced study and encouraged excellence in research and scholarship for the last 60 years. As one of only five designated Killam universities in Canada, UCalgary continues to uphold that vision through its scholars and researchers.
This year's recipients, from postdoctoral scholars to early-career leaders and established professors, carry forward the Killams' vision through their research, teaching and mentorship.
To learn more, visit the UCalgary Killam Awards webpage. The full list of this year's Killam Awards recipients is as follows:
2025 Killam Awards recipients
Killam Annual Professors
- Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, Cumming School of Medicine
- Dr. Jorn Davidsen, Faculty of Science
- Dr. Susan Kutz, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Dr. Suzanne Tough, Cumming School of Medicine
- Dr. Nick Turner, Haskayne School of Business
Killam Emerging Research Leaders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Dr. Pamela Roach, Cumming School of Medicine
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: Dr. Hadis Karimipour, Schulich School of Engineering
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Dr. Jack Lucas, Faculty of Arts
Killam Research and Teaching Awards
- Killam Research Excellence Award: Dr. Peter Tieleman, Faculty of Science
- Killam Graduate Supervision and Mentorship Award: Dr. Suzette Mayr, Faculty of Arts
- McCaig-Killam Teaching Award: Dr. Fabiola Aparicio-Ting, Cumming School of Medicine
- Killam Undergraduate Mentorship Award: Houston Peschl, Haskayne School of Business
Killam Postdoctoral Laureates
- Dr. Katarzyna Dudek, Cumming School of Medicine
- Dr. Isabelle Poitras, Cumming School of Medicine
First Year Predoctoral Laureates
- Mohammed Adna, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Silvia Carboni, Anthropology
- Brendan Carswell, Biological Sciences
- Jay Patrick Cavanagh, Sociology
- Alexander Christopher Cuncannon, Nursing
- Selena Fu, Psychology
- Kazim Haider, Biomedical Engineering
- Jill Hunter Hoselton, Social Work
- Megan Edythe Kinzel, Immunology
- Queenie Kwan Wing Li, Clinical Psychology
- Fatemeh Morshedi Dehaghi, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Cara Nania, Educational Psychology
- Serhat Sevgen, Geoscience
- Jenna Ann Phillips Sim, Kinesiology
- Abbygale Grace Swadling, Physics & Astronomy
- Jasmine Sein Mun Veitch, Veterinary Medical Sciences
Cuncannon was also presented with the Donald N. Byers Memorial Prize at the awards ceremony.
Second Year Predoctoral Laureates
- Milad Arabloo, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Elaine Jane Atay, Psychology
- Anees Bahji, Community Health Sciences
- Brendon Chisholm Brian Besler, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Melissa Marie Brasen Glass, History
- Bruna Nogueira, Educational Research
- Brooke Nicole Richtik, Chemistry
- Emma Alvina-May Stanley, Biomedical Engineering
- Amanda Jordao Zanco, Communication & Media Studies
- Jenney Zhu, Clinical Psychology
2025-2026 Killam Visiting Scholar
- Dr. Jean François Baisse (hosted by the Faculty of Science)
