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.

Severo is among 11 U of T Engineering recipients of the Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Severo)

Eleven U of T Engineering grad students receive Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

May 21, 2020

Students pursuing research in artificial intelligence will get access to networking opportunities and professional development workshops at the institute

U of T Engineering Professor Emeritus Paul Young (CivMin) will coordinate global research efforts to address some of the world’s most pressing issues.

Paul Young appointed International Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada

May 20, 2020

U of T Engineering Professor Emeritus will coordinate global research efforts to address some of the world’s most pressing issues

Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE), Howard Goodfellow (ChemE 6T4) and Yin Yu (Rachel) Zhang (BME 0T8) among those honored with OPEA awards this year.

Engineering professor and alumni earn Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

April 7, 2020

Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE), Howard Goodfellow (ChemE 6T4) and Yin Yu (Rachel) Zhang (BME 0T8) among those honored this year.

Jason Bazylak receives U of T’s Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

March 12, 2020

Award recognizes a member of the U of T community who goes above and beyond the requirements of their job, resulting in a broad and long-term positive impact

Dean Emerita recognized by the University of Toronto for her transformational leadership and impact (Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Cristina Amon receives Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award

March 12, 2020

Dean Emerita recognized by the University of Toronto for her transformational leadership and impact

Professor Benjamin Hatton (MSE). (Photo: U of T Engineering)

Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding

March 10, 2020

Emerging technologies in areas such as human health and advanced manufacturing receive funding boost

Professor Scott Sanner and his team will use industry-partnered funding to develop more personalized and interactive conversational assistants by leveraging recent advances in deep learning. (Credit: Pam Walls)

Google recognizes machine learning and computer systems experts with Faculty Research Award

February 28, 2020

U of T Engineering professors Scott Sanner (MIE) and Vaughn Betz (ECE) are developing next-gen tools for conversational assistants, and the production of more powerful computer chips

Professor Tom Chau among five recipients of the President’s Impact Award. (Photo courtesy of the Government of Ontario)

IBBME professor Tom Chau receives U of T President’s Impact Award

February 21, 2020

Chau was recognized for his contributions to the development of assistive technologies

University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE,IBBME) is one of two members of the U of T Engineering Community to be inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Engineering this year. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Engineering professor and alumni elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

February 6, 2020

Michael Sefton was inducted for his accomplishments in tissue engineering, Raffaello D’Andrea was honoured for contributions to conventional and aerial robotics, and Abigail Sellen was recognized for her contributions to ensuring that human capabilities are considered in the design of computer systems

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