Honours and Awards
McGill University (2021)
Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) - Faculty of Engineering, McGill University. Delivered online on Oct. 21, 2021. Convocation address delivered on Nov 25 2021 - 47m 15s https://youtu.be/92UBimousu0
University of Ottawa (2021)
Doctor of the University (D.U.) from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa (view Convocation address)
Royal Society of Canada (2020)
November 2020 - Inducted as a Specially Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
Carleton University 2018
Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LL.D.) - Faculty of Science, Carleton University. June 12, 2018
Western University 2017
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) honoris causa. Western University, 310th Convocation, Autumn 2017. Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering. October 26, 2017.
McMaster University 2016
McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering Leadership Award - 2016 Applause and Accolades
INSA - Lyon 2016
Doctorat honoris causa -Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (NSA) de Lyon, France. 21 novembre 2016
University of Ottawa 2014 Université d'Ottawa
Prix Meritas Tabaret 2014 Meritas Tabaret Award
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Order of Ontario 2010
Order of Ontario January 2010 - Gilles Patry of Ottawa has dedicated his life's work to advance higher education in Ontario in both official languages.
Order of Canada 2010
Citation: An accomplished scientist and experienced administrator, Gilles Patry is a key figure in the academic and engineering sectors.
United Way Ottawa, Community Builder Award (2009)
Recipient of the Community Builder Award, United Way, Ottawa in October 2009.
McMaster University 2009
Honorary Doctorate of Science. Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University. June 12, 2009
John W. Hodgins Memorial Lecture Award (2009)
Delivered the 26th John W. Hodgins Memorial Lecture at McMaster University in October, 2009
Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Pléiade 2009
Recipient of the title and insignia of Knight (Chevalier) the Order of "La Pléiade", an honorary order of the "Organisation internationale de la Francophonie" on April 23, 2009.
Alumnus of the Year Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa (2008)
Recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
University of Waterloo 2008
Honorary doctorate. University of Waterloo. Faculty of Engineering. June 2008. 96th Convocation: Engineering
President Emeritus 2008 Professor Emeritus 2010
Received the title of President Emeritus in September 2008 and Professor Emeritus in 2010.
Centre Jacques Cartier Medal (2007)
Recipient of the Centre Jacques Cartier medal in November 2007, Lyon, France
Water Research 2006
Takács, I., Patry, G.G. and Nolasco, D. (1991). Dynamic Modelling of the Clarification-Thickening Process. Water Research. 25(10):1263-1271. Recognized as one of the 10 most important, groundbreaking paper, in the 40 year history of Water Research
Executive of the year 2004
Named "Executive of the Year – Public Sector" by Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale.
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering 2002
Named Fellow of Cabadian Academy of Engineering.
Conference Board of Canada 1999
Chrysler Award – Ottawa Venture in Training of Engineers and Scientists in Software Engineering (O-Vitesse) – (A. Chhatbar, A. Carty - NRC, J. ApSimon - Carleton University, G. Patry - University of Ottawa)
Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) 1998
Best private partnership – Bronze - School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) (G.G. Patry, T. Aboulnasr, E. Petriu and R. Probert)
American Society of Civil Engineers 1987
Best research paper published in 1984 in ASCE's Water Resources Planning and Management Journal. Patry, G.G. and Mariño, M.A. (1984). Two-Stage Model for Real-Time Urban Runoff Forecasting. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 110(4):479-496.