The CNS and CNA jointly recognize outstanding contributions within the Canadian nuclear industry, and the Canadian nuclear research and academic communities, through several honours and awards.
The CNS and CNA would like to congratulate the 2025 Canadian Nuclear Achievement Awards recipients. The awards were presented during the 2025 CNS Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario.

Kamal Verma – Chair / Présidente
Ujjal Mondal – Co-Chair
Mohamed Younis – Co-Chair
Daniel Gammage
Natalie Cuttler (CNA)
Mohinder Grover
Guy Hotte
Derek Mullin
Ovidiu Nainer
Robert Walker
Doddy Kastanya
Aman Usmani
William (Bill) Kupferschmidt
For questions/queries, please contact:
Honours & Awards Chair: Kamal Verma (kdngverma@gmail.com)
Honours & Awards Co-Chair: Ujjal Mondal (Ujjal@rogers.com)
Honours & Awards Co-Chair: Mohamed Younis (mhyounis2018@gmail.com)
The Call for Nominations for the 2026 Canadian Nuclear Achievement Awards is now open.
This year’s recipients will be announced during the 45th CNS Annual Conference to be held in Calgary, Alberta from June 14-17, 2026.
The deadline for submissions of nominations is March 13, 2026
Nominations for all of the above awards will be reviewed by the joint CNS/CNA Honours and Awards Committee.
Call for Nominations – for information related to the categories of awards and eligiblity criteria, please use the following document.
Any questions should be sent to: Kamal Verma (kdngverma@gmail.com), Ujjal Mondal (Ujjal@rogers.com) and Mohamed Younis (mhyounis2018@gmail.com)
This year the nomination package is to be completed online.
The CNS and CNA would like to congratulate the Canadian Nuclear Achievement Awards recipients.
Harold A. Smith Outstanding Contribution Award
Fellow of the Canadian Nuclear Society
John S. Hewitt Team Achievement Award
Education and Communication Award