2015-2025

1. Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, Oct 2024, "0.5% of all scholars" in the last 5 years. First in the field of Supercritical Fluid Technology (SCF) in Canada and #12 in the world By Powering Scholarly Analytics Citation. Recognized for my strong publication record, the impact of my work, and the notable quality of my scholarly contribution (https://scholargps.com/top-scholars?year=2022&p=1&ranking_duration=LAST_5_YEARS&specialty=Supercritical+fluid&e_ref=d49dbaedc683817d43a7#12).

2.     Awarded Killam Professorship, July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (C$3,500).

3.     Awarded a Gold Medal for achievements by the Research Center of Natural Resources (CIRNA), National University of San Marcos, Nov 15, 2024, Peru.

4.     2023 ASTech Award Finalist in the categories of Agriculture/Agrifood, Sustainability Solutions/Approaches, and Researcher of the Year.

5.     AFNS Graduate Mentor Award for 2022-2023, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science (AFNS), Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

6.     ALES Faculty International Engagement Award 2021-2022, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

7.     Awarded Promotion to Professor, July 1, 2020, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

8.     Awarded McCalla Professorship for Sept. 2017-Aug. 2018, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (C$20,000).

9.     Selected to attend Gold College Aug. 2015- Jun 2016, which is an innovative program aimed to improve academic leadership with a vision of “uplifting the whole people” and allows excellent networking with colleagues across the university. Supported by the Office of the Provost and is presented by Organizational Health and Effectiveness, Human Resource Services (C$5536).

2004-2014

10.  Awarded Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, July 2014, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

11.  Honored by undergraduate students of the Chemical Engineering Faculty at the National University of the Centre of Peru during the undergraduate convocation ceremony. This 2009 class decided to use my name: 2009 – LV class “Marleny A. Saldana, PhD”, Jan 7 2010, Peru.

12.  Teacher of the Year Award 2008 by the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Sept. 24, 2009, Canada.

13.  Awarded an honorary title of Emeritus Professor by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the National University of the Centre of Peru, Dec, 2008, Peru.

14.  Awarded a Gold Medal for achievements by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the National University of the Centre of Peru, Dec, 2008, Peru.

15.  Research Associate funding awarded by the Alberta Agricultural Funding Consortium members and the Canadian Advanced Food and Materials Network (AFMNet-Canada), Canada, 2004-2007.

16.  Postdoctoral funding awarded by the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), ACIDF and AVAC Ltd, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2003-2004.

1993-2003

17.  Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, Feb 2002-Jan 2004.

18.  PhD scholarship from the Research Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP), September 1997 to February 2002, SP, Brazil.

19.  Travel scholarship grant awarded by the organizers of the IX International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design, May 20-25, 2001, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.

20.  Travel scholarship grant awarded by the organizers of the V International Symposium in Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2000), April 08-12, 2000, Atlanta, GE, United States.

21.  Winner of the industry research award obtained from the Brazilian Association of Coffee Industries (ABIC), award to the research in the category of Coffee Industry & Coffee Technology, March 12, 1998, SP, Brazil.

22.  Graduate student scholarship from the Brazilian Federal Highly Qualified Personnel Graduate Council (CAPES), March 1995 to September 1997, SP, Brazil.

23.  Award and Honor as the Best Student during the undergraduate course given by the Chemical Engineering Department, National University of the Center of Peru, April 20, 1994, Peru.

24.  Travel scholarship grant awarded to represent and participate in the First Meeting of the Best Students of Peruvian Public and Private Universities, July 01-04, 1993, Ayacucho, Peru.