Awards
TEXPO
TEXPO Student Competition and Exposition
Established by CMC Microsystems, TEXPO offers graduate students a unique opportunity to demonstrate their novel applications of micro-nano technologies to industry representatives and academic peers.
- Award for Excellence in Microsystems CAD Tools and Design Methodology
- Gayathri Singh Award for Microsystems Innovation by Women
- Award for Excellence in Microsystems Fabrication
- Award for Excellence in Quantum Algorithms or Computing
- Brian L. Barge Award for Excellence in Microsystems Integration
TEXPO 2026 Winners
Gayathri Singh Award for
Microsystems Innovation by Women
Winner: Shiva Nejati
Supervisor: Mitra Mirhassani
Organization:Â University of Windsor
Title:Â High-Performance and Resource-Efficient Hardware Architectures for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Sponsor: C2MI
Brian L. Barge Award for
Excellence in Microsystems Integration​
Winner:Â Mahdi Chegini
Supervisor:Â Jianping Yao
Organization: University of Ottawa
Title:Â Low-Complexity Silicon Photonic Integrated Accelerator for High-Speed Convolution
Sponsor:Â CMC Microsystems
The Douglas R. Colton Award for Research Excellence
2025 Colton Award Winner
Dr. Mohammad Simchi has been awarded the 2025 Douglas R. Colton Award for Research Excellence.Â
The Douglas R. Colton Award for Research Excellence was established in honour of the founding president of CMC Microsystems and has recognized excellence in Canadian micro-nano research.
Dr. Mohammad Simchi completed his PhD studies at the University of Toronto and now holds the Pfizer EPIC Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowship in the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy.
He is developing a compact, automated system that produces essential medicines quickly, reliably, and close to the point of need. This platform, named SHOTS (Scalable High-yield On-demand Therapeutics Synthesis), brings manufacturing capacity directly to frontline clinics. With an automated, field-ready prototype already deployed in South America, Dr. Simchi is moving closer to achieving his goal of making lifesaving biologics anywhere they are urgently needed.Â
Dr. Mohammad Simchi
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 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.