HONOURS & aWARDS
Academic Honors & Awards
1. 2026 Editor of Distinction Award: Author Service Award 2026, Scientific Reports
Recognizes editors who demonstrate exceptional commitment to an efficient, constructive, fair, and high-quality peer-review process. This international distinction reflects excellence in editorial leadership and service to the global scientific publishing community.
2. Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) Fellow Award, 2025
Recognizes engineers who have demonstrated sustained excellence in engineering and outstanding service to the profession and society. Fellowship represents distinguished recognition of professional achievement, leadership, and impact within the Canadian engineering community.
3. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Impact Award, 2025
Recognizes Saskatchewan health researchers whose SHRF-funded research has demonstrated sustained impact on research, practice, policy, and health research capacity.
Amira Abdelrasoul, 2025
4. 2025 ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar in Hemodialysis- Top 0.05% of Scholars Worldwide (Past 5 Years)
Recognized among the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide in hemodialysis over the preceding five years, based on research productivity, impact, and publication quality. This independent international ranking reflects the global influence and scholarly impact of the research.
5. Young Investigator Excellence Award, 2022, Canadian Light Source
Recognizes outstanding published research or technical contributions in which synchrotron science has played a major role. The award highlights the innovation, impact, and scientific quality of the recognized synchrotron-based kidney membrane research.
6. Outstanding Female Researcher, 2022, one of 1 of 17 outstanding women
researchers across the globe, Chemical Engineering Research and Design Journal
Featured as one of 17 outstanding women researchers worldwide in a special issue highlighting women in chemical engineering. This international recognition acknowledges pioneering contributions to chemical engineering and growing global research visibility and impact.
7. Nominated for 2022 Best Supervisor Award, Life and Health Sciences Research Expo, University of Saskatchewan, 2022
8. 2021 Dean’s Remote Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2021
9. 2021 Best Clinical Paper Award on Hemodialysis Membrane Research, Life and Health Sciences Research Expo, University of Saskatchewan, 2021
10. Nominated for 2021 Best Supervisor Award, Life and Health Sciences Research Expo, University of Saskatchewan, 2021
11. Nominated for the 2021 Emerging Star in Chemical Engineering Research and Design Journal
12. 2019 Good Fellow Faculty Travel Award, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, May 2019
13. Nominated for the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), 2019
14. Nominated for the Membranes Young Investigator Award, Journal of Membranes, 2019
15. 2016 Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (Stage 2) , 2016/5, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Awarded for a brilliant and innovative idea for engineering entrepreneurship startup.
16. 2015 Governor General Academic Gold Medal (GGAGM), Oct. 2015, The Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science in the Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
The most prestigious academic award, awarded annually to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing across the Canadian Universities.
Amira Abdelrasoul, Governor General Academic Gold Medal, 2015
17. The C. Ravi Ravindran Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, Oct. 2015, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
This Award recognizes the excellence of the doctoral dissertation from the points of originality, contribution to better understanding of the theory, philosophy, science, practice interrelationship, application of theory and impact on society, industry and environment.
Amira Abdelrasoul and Dr. Huu Doan, Ryerson University Toronto
18. 2015 Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (Stage 1) , 2015/5, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Awarded for a brilliant and innovative idea for engineering entrepreneurship startup.
19. AMTA/ AWWA 2015 Membrane Technology Conference Best Poster Presentation Award 2015/03, Orlando, Florida, USA (International)
Presented by American Membrane Technology Association AMTA and American Water Works Association AWWA.
20. Academic Excellence Award, 2015, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Awarded for the best PhD student for the academic year in the 4th year of the PhD program.
21. Doctoral Completion Award, 2014/10-2015/04, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Awarded for the excellence and successful completion of the PhD requirements by the end of 4th year in the PhD program.
22. High Academic Achievement Award, 2014/11- 2014/12, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Awarded for the best PhD student for the academic year in the PhD program.
23. Enabling Technologies Award, 2013/11- 2013/12, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Awarded from Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science for best student driving innovation and pioneering new technology.
24. High Academic Achievement Award, 2013/11- 2013/12, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Awarded for the best PhD student for the academic year in the PhD program.
25. High Academic Achievement Award, 2012/11- 2012/12, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Awarded for the best PhD student for the academic year in the PhD program.
26. High Academic Achievement Award, 2006/11- 2006/12, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Awarded for the best MSc student for the academic year in the graduate program.
27. Academic excellence award, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Awarded for the high academic achievement in the undergraduate program.
Teaching Awards
Dean’s Remote Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2021
Good Fellow Faculty Travel Award, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, May 2019
Nominated for 2017 The Deans’ Teaching Award – CUPE Unit 1 , Nominated by the Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department, Ryerson University.
Scholarships
Ontario Graduate Scholarship OGS, 2014/09-2015/08, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship OGS, 2013/09-2014/08, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Queen Elizabeth IIQEII GSST, 2012/09 -2013/08, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, 2011/09- 2012/08, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Amira Abdelrasoul, Ryerson University, Toronto
