Provost Circle of Distinction
The Provost’s Circle of Distinction is an internal recognition of faculty and librarians who have received prestigious awards from external bodies. The 2022 recipients are the following:
Deanna Bowen, assistant professor of studio arts, is an accomplished artist with a national and international record of exhibition and public presentation. She has won several honours, including a 2021 Scotiabank Photography Award and a 2020 Governor’s General Award in Visual and Media Arts.
Gilles Peslherbe, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has dedicated his career to advancing the field of molecular modelling. He was inducted into the Chemical Institute of Canada in 2021.
Jason Edward Lewis, professor of computation arts, design and computation arts and University Research Chair in Computational Media and the Indigenous Future Imaginary, was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2021. He plays a central role in the development of Indigenous digital media in Canada and worldwide.
Juan Carlos Castro, chair and associate professor of the Department of Art Education, received the 2022 National Higher Education Art Educator award, Concordia’s first art education faculty member to receive this accolade. He has earned a reputation as an outstanding researcher focused on the dynamics and qualities of knowing, learning and teaching art through social and mobile media.
Karim Zaghib, professor of chemical and materials engineering, arrived at Concordia in 2022 with a long record of breakthrough research in electrochemistry, energy transition and sustainability. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2021.
Kathleen Vaughan, professor of art education and Concordia University Research Chair in Art + Education for Sustainable and Just Futures (Tier 1), was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2021. Her innovative teaching aligns with her background as a practicing artist, researcher and educator whose work affects change in the art milieu and broader community.
Prosper Dovonon, associate professor of economics, was appointed a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021, the first-ever such nomination for a member of Concordia’s Department of Economics. He is acclaimed for the quality of his publications and as one of the most-funded researchers in economics in Canada.
Thanh Dang-Vu is professor of health, kinesiology and applied physiology and Concordia University Research Chair in Sleep, Neuroimaging and Cognitive Health at the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology. Dang-Vu, one of Concordia’s leading health researchers, was appointed to the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada in 2021.