Awards & honours news

From the U of T President's Teaching Award to the Order of Canada, our students, faculty, staff and alumni consistently earn some of the most prestigious honours in their fields. We are proud to celebrate their success.

Stephanie Obeta (Year 4 ChemE) is one of two inaugural recipients of the CGI Scholarship for the Advancement of Black Women in Engineering. (Photo courtesy: Stephanie Obeta)

New scholarships support underrepresented groups in Engineering

October 27, 2021

The CGI Scholarship for the Advancement of Black Women in Engineering is one of more than 50 new awards created in the 2020–2021 academic year

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE) has served as Vice-Dean, First Year for U of T Engineering and Acting Vice-Provost, Students and Vice-Provostial Advisor on Students. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Professor Micah Stickel receives an OCUFA Teaching Award

October 21, 2021

U of T Engineering professor recognized for his integration of novel teaching methods and technologies in the classroom

Professor Mohini Sain’s (MIE) research focuses on the sustainable manufacturing of low-carbon and carbon-neutral materials. (Photo: University of Toronto)

Professor Mohini Sain elected to the Royal Society of Canada

September 7, 2021

Founding director of the Centre for Biocomposites & Biomaterials Processing recognized for his leadership in low-carbon materials engineering

Left to right: Michel Haché (MSE PhD candidate), Joseph Sebastian (BME PhD candidate), and Nebras Warsi (BMD PhD candidate) are three U of T Engineering students who have been awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2021.

Three U of T Engineering students earn national scholarships for advanced materials, neuromodulation and heart modelling research

July 20, 2021

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, worth $150,000 each, will support projects on designing bulk nanomaterials, cardiac imaging and a closed-loop neurostimulation platform

In this photo, taken in February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Chirag Variawa (left) speaks with a student at Chestnut Residence, a home for many engineering students. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

U of T Engineering professor recognized for early career contributions to engineering education

June 30, 2021

The Ron Britton Engineering Education Vanguard award from the Canadian Engineering Education Association recognizes commitment to the development of this field in Canada

Left: Professor William Cluett (ChemE), Director of the Division of Engineering Science. (Photo courtesy Will Cluett) Right: Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9), outgoing Chair of U of T’s Governing Council. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Engineers Canada Awards honour U of T Engineering professor and alumna

June 28, 2021

Professor William Cluett (ChemE) receives the Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education; Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) receives the Meritorious Service Award for Community Services

Alumna Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) has served as chair of U of T's Governing Council since 2017.

Overseeing a ‘small city’: Claire Kennedy reflects on her time as chair of U of T’s Governing Council

June 23, 2021

Alumna Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) has served as chair of U of T’s Governing Council since 2017.

David Colcleugh, pioneer of leadership education for engineering students, receives honorary degree

June 7, 2021

In his speech to the Class of 2021, Colcleugh advises graduates not to wait for change to happen, but to be agents of change themselves.

U of T Engineering student leader receives inaugural Troost ILead Difference Maker Award

April 21, 2021

The $50,000 award aims to accelerate the career of a graduating student with a vision to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond

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