Awards
The Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence
Colton Medal
CMC Microsystems recognizes excellence in Canadian micro-nano research through its annual Douglas R. Colton award. Established in honour of the founding president of CMC Microsystems, this award includes a medal and a monetary prize of $4,500.
Faculty, students or alumni who have successfully completed a Master’s or PhD degree in a Canadian university within the previous three calendar years are eligible for this award.
2024 Deadline: Friday, September 20
View the Nomination Guidelines
2023 Winner
Dr. Thomas Jones (Jones Microwave)
Dr. Thomas Jones has been awarded the 2023 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence.
Dr. Thomas Jones, founder, director, and CEO of Jones Microwave Inc., Senior Research Associate at Purdue University, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta, has been awarded the 2023 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence – CMC’s most prestigious award which recognizes excellence in research leading to new understanding, novel developments and/or applications in microsystems and nanotechnology in Canada.
TEXPO Student Competition and Exposition
Established by CMC Microsystems, TEXPO offers graduate students in Canada’s National Design Network a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of micro-nano technologies to industry representatives and academic peers.
Students are invited to take part in TEXPO and compete for a total of $12,500 in awards in four categories:
TEXPO 2024 Winners
Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
Winner: Batoul Hashemi
Supervisor: Jonathan Bradley
Organization: McMaster University
Title: Amplification in a hybrid rare-earth Silicon waveguide
Sponsor: GlobalFoundries
Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
Winner: Milad Seifnejad Haghighi
Supervisor: Behraad Bahreyni
Organization: Simon Fraser University
Title: A New Anti-Spring Mechanism Used in MEMS Inertial Sensor for Improving Sensitivity
Sponsor: COMSOL
Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
Winner: Jonas Welsch
Supervisor: Edmond Cretu
Organization:University of British Columbia
Title: SenCMUTs, Polymer-based Micromachined Ultrasound Sensors for Acoustic Emission Detection
Sponsor: CMC Microsystems