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Chemical Engineering Professor Awarded Substantial NSERC Grant

The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded  a $1.876 million Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant to Chemical Engineering Professor Honghi Tran and his team. The announcement was made June 19. The funds from the grant will…

CivE PhD Student Bound for Olympics

Donna Vakalis, who will begin her PhD in Civil Engineering this September, will be competing for Canada in the pentathlon competition at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The pentathlon – which originated in the ancient Olympics as a…

U of T Engineering Professor Joins International Advisory Committee

University of Toronto Engineering Professor Peter Zandstra has been named to the scientific advisory committee of Stem Cells Australia, which is a network of Australia’s top researchers tackling the big questions in stem cell science. Professor Zandstra is one of six internationally…

IBBME PhD Student Finalist in TED Talks’ 2013 Talent Search

With just a few words, Padina Pezeshki captivated her audience: “Here’s a woman suffering from advanced breast cancer,” she said simply, “the kind that has spread to her bones. The kind that has fractured her spine.” But Pezeshki, a PhD candidate at…

CivE Professor Honoured for Outstanding Contributions to Concrete Durability

On June 20, Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE) was presented with the V.M. Malhotra Award at the first International Congress on Durability of Concrete in Trondheim, Norway. Professor Hooton was recognized for his outstanding and sustained contributions in the broad area of…

Professor Awarded M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal

Professor Chul B. Park (MIE) has been recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) with the M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal. The award is given to an individual who has had significant influence and…
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