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 Aimy Bazylak is this year’s winner of the McLean Award from the Connaught Fund and the McLean endowment. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

McLean Award recipient Aimy Bazylak is creating new technologies for sustainable energy

August 21, 2020

Funding will enhance a research program in fuel cells and electrolyzers, which can provide low-emission electricity infrastructure

Left to right: Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and Arthur Chan (ChemE) have both been awarded new Canada Research Chairs. (Photo credits, from left: Roberta Baker; courtesy of Arthur Chan)

New Canada Research Chairs boost research into clean air and sustainable resource extraction

July 27, 2020

Professors Gisele Azimi and Arthur Chan are among the U of T researchers awarded chairs in the latest round

From left: Lilian Kabelle (CivE MEng candidate), Marie Merci Ishimwe (ECE MEng candidate) and Ngone Lo (Faculty of Information). The team is building an “engineering think tank” to counteract the impact of COVID-19 in East Africa. (Photos courtesy of Lilian Kabelle)

Students spark new solutions for COVID-19 challenges

July 3, 2020

Forty seven undergraduate and graduate students from U of T Engineering have received U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Awards

U of T Engineering alumna Deborah Raji (EngSci 1T9) has been named among MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35 in the Visionaries category. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Raji)

U of T Engineering alumna Inioluwa Deborah Raji named to MIT Technology Review’s Top Innovators Under 35

June 23, 2020

Raji’s research on racial bias in AI facial recognition technology is holding big companies like IBM, Amazon and Microsoft to account

Dr. Emily Moore, centre, speaks with students at Troost ILead’s ‘The Power of Story’ event on March 5, 2020. (Credit: Daria Perevezentsev)

Five U of T engineers elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 15, 2020

Body unites Canada’s most distinguished and experienced engineers to provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to the country

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon has been recognized with Engineers Canada's most prestigious honour, recognizing outstanding engineering achievements and leadership in the Canadian engineering community. (Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Professor Cristina Amon receives Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award

June 11, 2020

Dean Emerita recognized by Engineers Canada for her leadership in the profession

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE), Vice-Dean, First Year for U of T Engineering, has received U of T’s highest honour for teaching. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Micah Stickel receives University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

June 5, 2020

U of T’s highest honour for teaching recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research on teaching and the integration of teaching and research

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) is among the recipients of this year’s Killam Research Fellowships. (Photo: Nicholas Iwanyshyn)

Milica Radisic receives Killam Fellowship

May 26, 2020

Award supports outstanding Canadian scholars across a wide range of fields

University Professor Ted Sargent (ECE) is this year’s recipient of the Killam Prize for Engineering. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Ted Sargent receives the Killam Prize in Engineering

May 26, 2020

Canada Council for the Arts honours five Canadian scholars and scientists each year whose work improves daily life

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