2027 presentation group
Jules Stachiewicz / Heat Transfer Medal
Heat transferHeat transfer in Canada. Named for Jules Stachiewicz (1978; McGill). CSCE and CSME alternate as presenter—see current communiqué for the active cycle.
Call for 2027 CSME Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the next series of technical and regular CSME awards recognizing deserving mechanical engineering professionals across Canada.
Campaign: OPEN
Technical Awards deadline
30 September 2026Emerging, Stachiewicz, Mechatronics (2027 cycle). Fluid / Solid / Manufacturing: see technical communiqué.
Regular Awards deadline
31 January 2027Angus, Duggan, Transactions Best Paper, Downing, I.W. Smith, Industrial Innovation, President's Certificate, Fellowship.
Note: 2026 winners skip the 2027 campaign; eligible again when 2028 nominations open.
Award Winners Archive (2004 onwards)
Search and filter through all official award recipients from over 20 years of CSME excellence.
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Looking for the full Fellowship roster?
Winners in the table above are not the full Fellows roster. Browse every active CSME Fellow on the dedicated page.
National Honours
EIC & National Honours
As a constituent society of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), CSME members may be nominated for national EIC honours. Nominations are peer-submitted (not self) with supporting endorsements. The EIC nomination deadline is 15 November for senior awards presented at the subsequent year's Gala. EIC Fellows are inducted for excellence in engineering and service to the profession and society. The five major medals are summarized below.
EIC Medal
Sir John Kennedy Medal
The highest honour bestowed by the EIC, recognizing an engineer whose work has brought exceptional distinction to the engineering profession in Canada.
EIC Medal
Julian C. Smith Medal
For achievement in the development of Canada.
EIC Medal
K.Y. Lo Medal
For significant engineering contributions at the international level.
EIC Medal
John B. Stirling Medal
For leadership and distinguished service at the national level within the Institute and/or its constituent societies.
EIC Medal
Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Medal
For many years of leadership and service by members at the regional, branch, and section levels of the constituent societies.
Nomination rules and forms are published on eic-ici.ca/honours_awards . Contact: Guy Gosselin, EIC Executive Director, ggosselin.eic@gmail.com.
Student Recognition
Inspiring the Next Generation
Each year since 2006, CSME Gold Medals have been presented through participating Sustaining Member mechanical engineering departments, for outstanding academic achievement. Since 2023, a medal may be awarded at the undergraduate, Master's, and PhD levels. Student competitions and chapter programs are also highlighted in the student hub.
The list of past student winners has been updated to include 2025 winners.
CSME Gold Medals
Since 2006 · Three levels from 2023Medals are awarded by participating Sustaining Member departments to students for outstanding academic achievement in mechanical engineering.
- Undergraduate: Top academic achievement in mechanical engineering at the undergraduate level (Bachelor or diploma), as determined by the department.
- Master's: Same recognition at the Master's level (available since 2023).
- PhD: Same recognition at the doctoral level (available since 2023).
Annual Awards
Regular Awards & Medals
Awarded annually at the CSME International Congress. Exact nomination deadlines are posted on this Awards page and in official communiqués (for example, 31 January 2027 for regular awards in the Spring 2027 cycle).
Practice & Innovation
Robert W. Angus Medal
Honours outstanding mechanical engineering practice in Canada—practice, innovation, commercialization, and creativity. Established 1957 in memory of Robert W. Angus (University of Toronto).
Annual
Best Paper — TCSME
G.H. Duggan Medal
Best paper in TCSME on advanced materials for structural or mechanical purposes. For CSME members. Established 1935 (George Herrick Duggan; EIC President 1916).
Annual
Best Paper — TCSME
CSME Transactions Best Paper Award
Honours the most outstanding paper published in the Transactions of the CSME during the previous volume year. Evaluated by the Editorial Board based on originality, scientific contribution, and quality of exposition.
Annual — presented at the CSME Congress
Biennial Awards
Technical Awards
Six medals on a two-year rotation (three per year); winners give a plenary at Congress. Exact pairings and deadlines appear in communiqués.
2026 presentation group
Fluid Mechanics Medal
Fluid mechanicsOutstanding contributions to fluid mechanics in Canada. Biennial series established 2019; schedule in communiqués.
2027 presentation group
Mechatronics Medal
MechatronicsOutstanding contributions to mechatronics in Canada. Biennial series established 2019; schedule in communiqués.
2026 presentation group
Solid Mechanics Medal
Solid mechanicsOutstanding contributions to solid mechanics in Canada. Biennial series established 2019; schedule in communiqués.
2027 presentation group
Emerging Technologies Medal
Emerging technologiesOutstanding contributions to emerging technologies in Canada. Biennial series established 2019; schedule in communiqués.
2026 presentation group
Manufacturing Medal
ManufacturingOutstanding contributions to manufacturing in Canada. Biennial series established 2019; schedule in communiqués.
Official Procedures
Terms, Criteria & Nomination Procedures
Quick reference from the official PDF (Feb 2023). Confirm dates in the communiqués below or on the Events page when in doubt.
Communiqués & key forms — download from the deadline boxes or the eligibility notes below (opens in a new tab).
Technical Awards Deadline
30 September 2026Emerging, Stachiewicz, Mechatronics → Spring 2027 cycle. Other technical medals: see communiqué.
Regular Awards Deadline
31 January 2027Regular medals, certificate, fellowships — Jan 2027 example; verify in the communiqués linked below.
Eligibility Rules
All Awards- CSME members may be nominated for any award; the same award cannot be won twice.
- Except Industrial Innovation, nominees cannot self-nominate; a CSME Fellow puts the package forward.
- Treat nominees and files as confidential.
- Industrial Innovation: membership not required; individual or team — follow the DOCX form.
- From 2027 onward: if you just won a CSME award, you sit out the next campaign (e.g. no 2027 nomination after a 2026 win).New as of 2027
- I.W. Smith: CSME member within ten years of PhD, with allowed delays per policy.
- Technical medals: always match the live communiqué and the PDF terms.
Official references
Nomination Process
Submission Requirements- 01
Who submits
Fellow-led package to the Executive Director by the posted deadline—except Industrial Innovation, which follows its own form and rules.
- 02
Nominator letter
Institutional letterhead, two pages max, 12 pt. Explain impact, fit for the award, relationship to nominee, and first-hand knowledge (details in PDF).
- 03
Nomination form
Signed CSME form with full contact and membership fields for nominee and nominator.
- 04
Support letters
Exactly two letters from arm's-length experts in the field; required declarations in the PDF.
- 05
CV
Up to ten pages, 12 pt, trimmed to evidence for this award (drop unrelated teaching/admin for technical medals when instructed).
- 06
Citation & send
130–150 word citation for a general audience. Email the full Word package to Guy Gosselin, P.Eng. (ggosselin.eic@gmail.com) unless a communiqué overrides. Industrial: use its electronic workflow.
Conflict of Interest Policy
CSME Awards CodeIf an Awards Committee member is nominated, they step away for that award and an arm's-length alternate joins—per the Board conflict-of-interest code.
- Technical juries: stay at arm's length, declare conflicts.
- More than one strong nominee → majority vote; a single standout → unanimous vote to present.
Assessment & General Notes
Evaluation Criteria- Awards Committee = President, Immediate Past President, Senior VP (senior member usually chairs).
- Technical panels start from that committee and can add two field experts for an odd-sized jury.
- Keep nominee information confidential.
- Winners hear privately before the public Congress announcement.
- Late files after the posted deadline are not accepted.
Who to contact
Three paths. Wrong inbox = delays.
Medals & fellowships
Send your complete Word package here before the deadline.
EIC & students
Different programmes — not the CSME package email.
Full rules: procedures PDF, or use communiqués and forms above.