Faculty of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
The Faculty of Engineering recognizes the important role played by teaching assistants (TAs) in undergraduate education. As a result, the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award was created to acknowledge TAs who excel in their activities. The award is presented once a year to up to three (3) people who are TAs or Undergraduate Student Course Assistants and who have demonstrated excellence in teaching scholarship and service. Awardees will receive a monetary award and a certificate from the Faculty of Engineering. 听
Eligibility and nomination process
Eligibility
Nominated candidates must:
- Be either (1) a TA (recognized as eligible under the collective agreement) or (2) an Undergraduate Student Course Assistant who is registered as a full-time student. Only students registered in the Faculty of Engineering will be considered.
- Be hired as a TA or an Undergraduate Student Course Assistant for a course administered by the Faculty of Engineering. The appointment must be for a minimum of 30 hours in the given semester (of the current academic year) for which they are nominated.
- Not be the instructor of a course.
Criteria
A nominated TA or Undergraduate Student Course Assistant must, as mentioned, have demonstrated teaching scholarship and service in executing his/her duties. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Outstanding effectiveness as an educator,
- Excellent command of the subject,
- Exceptional competence and diligence in the preparation of teaching activities, and
- Capacity to motivate students.
Nomination procedure
Only activities associated with the course in the year of nomination (January 1- May 31, 2026) will be considered. Any five (5) full-time students, registered in the Faculty of Engineering (and registered in the course for which the nominee serves as a TA) may submit a nomination.
To nominate a TA, please:
- Access and fill out the . This should be completed by a lead student nominator
- Upload with the names and signatures of the lead nominator and 4 additional student nominators
After receipt of the completed nomination form:
- The Course Instructor is contacted by deansecretary.engineering [at] mcgill.ca in order to confirm that (1) students are registered in the course and (2) that the signatories are eligible nominators
- The Course Instructor emails a letter of support and the course evaluations of the TA (if available) to deansecretary.engineering [at] mcgill.ca
No additional documents will be accepted.
The Faculty of Engineering Committee on Faculty Awards
The Faculty of Engineering Committee on Faculty Awards, chaired by the Dean or his/her representative, makes the final decision as to whether or not to give an award and to whom it is to be given. If a member of this Committee is nominated for an award, the Dean will appoint a replacement member.
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Deadline
Nominations for the Winter 2026 semester must be submitted by the by May 31, 2026.
Recipients
2026
Alexander Fernandez (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Karim Basha (Civil Engineering)
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2025
Daniel Gonzalez-Morales (Mining and Materials Engineering)
Cloud Armand Heng (Mechanical Engineering)
Aya Risha (Civil Engineering)
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2024
Jasper Yun (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Rami Ghanem (Civil Engineering)
Yihan (Victoria) Shao (Civil Engineering)
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2023
Dylan Caverly (Mechanical Engineering)
Katrina Poulin (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
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2022
Antonios Valkanas (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
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2021
Mohamed Afifi (Civil Engineering)
Hayagrish Balaji (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Dimitri Calomiris (Mechanical Engineering)
Claire Gibson (Civil Engineering)
2020
Marton Bur (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Marta Calitoiu (Civil Engineering)
Divyanshy Pandey (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2019
Dylan Caverly (Mechanical Engineering)
Wontae Lee (Chemical Engineering)
Judy Park (Mechanical Engineering)
Amirhossein Shahshahani (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2018
Botta, Eleonora (Mechanical Engineering)
Ercan, Furkan (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Gao, Shuang (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2017
Wareing, Benjamin (Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture)
Abraham, David (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Latreille, Patrick (Civil Engineering)
2016
Roshan Fekr, Atena (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Kassis, Marco (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Nikolaidou, Violetta (Civil Engineering)
2015
Meisam Asgari (Mechanical Engineering)
Pierre-Alexandre Pascone (Chemical Engineering)
Jonathan Verrett (Chemical Engineering)
2014
Ali Jahanbani Ardakani (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Rami Sayar (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Philippe Versailles (Mechanical Engineering)
2013
Michael Baird (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Alireza Mirzaei (Civil Engineering)
Rolando Moreau (Civil Engineering)
Francis Ng (Architecture)
2012
Rahi Modirnia (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Marwan Kanaan (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Omid Sarbishei (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2011
Marwan Kanaan (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Brian Hamilton (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Mehrdad Kermani (Mining & Materials Engineering)
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2010
Steve Khoury (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Karim Allidina (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Bhavin Shastri (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
2009
Vahid Raissi Dehkordi (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Damien Claude Gilles (Civil Engineering)
Charles Martin Ormsby (Civil Engineering)
2008
Christian Krelling听(School of Urban Planning)
Adrian Ngoly听(Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Dominic Sauvageau (Chemical Engineering)
2007
M. Azzi (Mining & Materials Engineering)
I. Castillo (Chemical Engineering)
K. Hikita (Civil Engineering/Architecture)
2006
J.S. Chenard (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
J. Imtiaz (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
M. Nunes (Civil Engineering)
2005
P. Navarra (Mining & Materials Engineering)
2004
D. Barclay (Mathematics & Statistics)
D. Dionne (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
S. Kashani (Mining & Materials Engineering)
2003
A. Blander听(Mining & Materials Engineering)
T. El-Ramahi (Civil Engineering)
2002
R. Gupta (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
R. Harmouche (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
K. Karagiozis (Mechanical Engineering)