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.

Estelle Oliva-Fisher looks at the camera, smiling. She is wearing glasses, and a black blazer over a green top.

U of T Engineering staff Estelle Oliva-Fisher receives 2025 Chancellor’s Emerging Leadership Award

March 25, 2025

Honour recognizes outstanding leadership in fostering an academic community that enhances learning and scholarship

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Celebrating more than 40 years of giving: Paul Cadario reflects on engineering and philanthropy

March 20, 2025

“The adaptability that an engineering education provides makes it a great way to open doors to countless opportunities.”

Students and staff pose in front of a U of T banner flanked by balloons.

Student leaders recognized for their contributions to advancing inclusivity, mental health and professional growth at U of T Engineering

March 18, 2025

Students presented with University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards and EngSoc Awards

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BME student receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

March 11, 2025

Mohammadamir Moghaddam is recognized for strong academic performance and leadership in university and community activities

Bridging engineering and education with empathy: Meet 2025 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner Michelle Lai

February 24, 2025

Lai (Year 4 IndE) has impacted hundreds of young learners through extensive volunteer work in the non-profit space

Left to right: Professors Milos Popovic (BME), Deepa Kundur (ECE) and Ali Dolatabadi (MIE) are among five recipients from the U of T Engineering community to be recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada. (photos courtesy of BME, ECE, MIE

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

December 20, 2024

Recipients recognized for their distinguished contributions to engineering

Professor Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) is director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT). He has been elected fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)

Professor Javad Mostaghimi elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

December 20, 2024

Mostaghimi recognized for innovation in creating inventions that have made an impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society

CPR Lifeline earns U of T Engineering alumnus national runner-up status in the James Dyson Award competition

December 13, 2024

Tazwar Bin Hasan (MechE 2T2+PEY) and his team invented an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device that offers improvements over current models

Professor Alison McGuigan stands outside, leaning on a railing, in front of a building on the university campus.

Tissue engineering research earns Professor Alison McGuigan an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

November 6, 2024

Award from NSERC recognizes and supports early-stage academic researchers

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