C2MCI celebrates 2025-26 EDII Fellowship Award recipients

At this year’s Annual General Meeting, the Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI) was proud to celebrate the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 recipients of our EDII Fellowship Awards!

To support our commitment to EDII and to ensure the inclusion of equity deserving groups in our team, EDII Fellowship Awards are presented annually to reduce barriers and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of HQP who self-identify as part of an equity deserving group.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

• Negar Molavi (MSc Candidate, Heidar-Zadeh Group)

• Laurie De Serre (MSc Candidate, Kim Group)

• Bohan Zhang (MSc Candidate, Hedberg Group)

• Dr. Faranak Barandehfard (Postdoctoral Fellow, Moreau Group)

• Dr. Ahmadreza Nezamzadeh (Postdoctoral Fellow, Crudden Group)

• Christine Hoskin (MSc Candidate, Stamplecoskie Group)

• Hetvi Shah (PhD Candidate, Zheng Group)

• Renée Farrell (Crudden Group)

Thank you to all in the C2MCI community who participated in the nomination process. Please keep an eye on your inbox for all updates related to the next EDII Fellowship Awards nomination period.

2025-2026 EDII Fellowship Award recipients pictured at the C2MCI Annual General Meeting. From left to right: Dr. Ahmadreza Nezamzadeh, Dr. Faranak Barandehfard, Christine Hoskin, Hetvi Shah, Bohan Zhang, Negar Molavi