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.

Zheng-Hong Lu, seen here with former graduate students Michael Helander (left) and Zhibin Wang (right) is one of two U of T Engineering professors to be inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada this year. (Photo: Mark Balson)

Zheng-Hong Lu and Yu Sun named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

September 10, 2019

Professors honoured for their exceptional contributions to scholarship in their fields

Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) is considered a worldwide expert in “on-chip” networks (Photo: Roberta Baker)

U of T Engineering researcher and McLean Award-winner is building the future of computer architecture

September 4, 2019

Honour recognizes Professor Natalie Enright Jerger’s early-career accomplishments and will help build her team of graduate students

One of the Undu team members holds up its first product, an ultra-thin heating pad. The new startup, led by U of T Engineering grad student Charlie Katrycz is developing new ways to relieve menstrual pain. (Photo courtesy of Undu)

This ultra-thin hot water bottle could help ease menstrual pain

August 1, 2019

Using a unique air-casting method, grad student Charlie Katrycz and his team can deliver location-specific heat therapy

Professor David Sinton (MIE) is among four members of the U of T Engineering community to be inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. (Photo: NSERC)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 21, 2019

Professors Milos Popovic and David Sinton, along with alumni Jeffrey Karp and Halim Yanikomeroglu, are among the CAE’s 49 new fellows

U of T recognizes William Troost (ChemE 6T7) with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on June 19 at Convocation Hall. (Photo: Stephen James Hutchinson)

U of T Engineering alumnus William Troost receives honorary degree for philanthropy, support of students

June 19, 2019

U of T recognizes William Troost (ChemE 6T7) with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, for his outstanding service to the University, as a dedicated and transformative volunteer, mentor, and philanthropist

From left: Professors Jonathan Kelly (UTAS), Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) and Aimy Bazylak (MIE), who are among nine new and renewed Canada Research Chairs from U of T Engineering. (Photo credit: Jonathan Kelly and Roberta Baker)

Nine U of T Engineering researchers supported by Canada Research Chairs program

June 17, 2019

Leading researchers at UTIAS, MIE, ECE and IBBME among 56 new and renewed CRCs at U of T

Mollie Bianchi (UTIAS MASc candidate) is among five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Mollie Bianchi)

Five U of T Engineering students recognized with Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

June 12, 2019

Vector scholarships will enable graduate students to advance research in artificial intelligence, including deep learning and machine learning

Elizabeth Edwards, (ChemE, pictured left) gives federal science minister Kirsty Duncan a tour of her lab on June 5, 2018. Edwards was just appointed a University Professor, U of T's highest academic rank. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)

Elizabeth Edwards named University Professor, U of T’s highest academic rank

June 5, 2019

U of T’s highest academic rank is limited to 2% of the University’s tenured faculty

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

aUToronto wins AutoDrive Challenge for second year in a row

June 5, 2019

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

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