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Dean Receives the Society of Women Engineers’ Highest Honour

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) announced today that Professor Cristina Amon, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, has received the 2011 SWE Achievement Award, the highest award given by the Society, for her outstanding contributions…

U of T Engineering-KAUST Host International Symposium

The University of Toronto and the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) hosted international research leaders at the Nanomaterials for Energy International Symposium. Held September 29 and 30 at the Royal Ontario Museum, the symposium was an opportunity to…

Shoichet Lecture Provides a Lasting Legacy

The late Irving O. Shoichet was a remarkable man who loved science. A successful entrepreneur, first in the oil and gas industry and then as an executive for his founding company Skycharter, Mr. Shoichet believed in building a community of…

CivE Professor Brings Earthquake Expertise to Haiti

University of Toronto Engineering Professor Constantin Christopoulos (CivE) traveled to Haiti to join international instructors in delivering a two-day short course as part of a three-week earthquake engineering seminar in August. There is perhaps no place where the lessons were more needed…

Engineering Professor Named Canada Research Chair

University of Toronto Engineering Professor Prasanth Nair (UTIAS) has been awarded the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Computational Modeling and Design Optimization Under Uncertainty . The prestigious honour recognizes Professor Nair’s research excellence, which involves developing the next generation of computational methods for…

IBBME Professor Gives Quadriplegic Patients a Hand

Groundbreaking research by Professor Milos Popovic (IBBME) to restore movement in the hands of quadriplegic patients is featured in today’s The Globe & Mail. Professor Popovic’s treatment focuses on functional electrical stimulation, in which electrical pulses are used to contract muscles in the…
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