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.

Professor Matthew Mackay (MIE) recognized for his work revamping labs and courses to enhance hands-on student experience within the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. (Photo: MIE)

Professor Matthew Mackay receives Wighton Fellowship for teaching excellence

Fellowship is given to only one recipient nationwide each year

Professors Natalie Enright Jerger and Andreas Moshovos (both ECE) have been named Fellows of the IEEE. (Photo of Enright Jerger by Neda Demiri, Moshovos by Tyler Irving)

ECE Professors Natalie Enright Jerger and Andreas Moshovos named IEEE Fellows

Accomplishments in the field of computer architecture put ECE professors in select company

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards has been appointed to the Order of Canada — one of the country’s highest honours. (Photo: Sara Collaton)

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards appointed to the Order of Canada

Edwards, a pioneer in anaerobic biotechnology, has been recognized with one of the country’s most prestigious honours

Professor Ning Yan is among the 2021 cohort named Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Professor Ning Yan elected Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Fellows recognized for excellence in engineering, services to the profession and to society

Fletcher Han is the first U of T Engineering student to receive the scholarship and the fifth U of T student to be selected. (Photo courtesy Fletcher Han)

ChemE student earns prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship — a U of T Engineering first

The prestigious graduate fellowship is awarded annually by Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing

Professor Vaughn Betz (ECE). (Photo: Jess MacInnis)

Professor Vaughn Betz elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Award recognizes outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on society

Alaa Itani (CivMin PhD candidate) is among three recipients from U of T Engineering to be awarded WTS Toronto area chapter scholarships. (Photo courtesy Alaa Itani)

Three U of T Engineering students recognized for advancing women in transportation

CivMin students awarded scholarships by the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Toronto area chapter

University Professor Molly Shoichet has been a longstanding advocate for women in STEM, as well as a leading voice in the advancement of science and engineering knowledge within Canada. (Photo: NSERC/CRSNG - Sylvie Li)

Molly Shoichet named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada

The annual list recognizes the country’s highest achieving female leaders in the country

Professor Tim Barfoot (UTIAS), seen here at the launch of the Robotics Institute, held in May 2019, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE). (Photo: Liz Do)

Professor Tim Barfoot elected an IEEE Fellow

Honour recognizes outstanding record of accomplishments in visual navigation of mobile robots for a variety of applications