Jeffrey Ilg

Faculty of Kinesiology Gold Medal

FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY


Biography

Jeff Ilg is graduating with a Bachelor of Science (first class honours) in exercise and health physiology. This degree was tailored to combine Jeff’s interests in science, medicine, and engineering with his passion for physical activity, health and leadership. He has conducted award-winning research in biomedical engineering on topics including osteoarthritis, soft-tissue imaging techniques and musculoskeletal tissue mechanics. Jeff volunteered as an executive member of the McCaig Trainee Committee at the Cumming School of Medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, has volunteered extensively with the THRIVE Cancer Center in honour of his late mother and continues to work in the field of rehabilitation medicine.