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.

18 U of T Engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Faculty and university communities with 2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards. (Photo: Erica Rae Chong)

U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership with 18 Cressy Awards

April 22, 2019

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Faculty and university communities with 2019 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards

Molly Shoichet elected to Royal Society

April 17, 2019

World-leading expert on regenerative medicine elected a Fellow of the UK’s national academy of sciences, the world’s oldest scientific academy and one of the most prestigious

Professor Jennifer Drake (CivMin) received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, which recognizes an engineer under 36 years of age for outstanding contributions. (Photo credit: Tyler Irving)

CivMin professor and alumna receive Engineers Canada Awards

March 29, 2019

Jennifer Drake and Helen Wojcinski honoured for distinguished contributions to Canada

Professor Michael Carter, winner of the Northrop Frye Award for teaching excellence. (Photo credit: Brian Tran)

Carter, Gomis win 2019 UTAA Awards of Excellence

March 15, 2019

MIE professor, ECE PhD recognized among U of T’s most outstanding faculty, staff and student leaders

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers receiving funding through the Connaught Innovation Award program. (Photo courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Connaught Innovation Awards recognize promising technologies from seven U of T Engineering researchers

March 14, 2019

Professors from ChemE, ECE, IBBME and MIE received funding to pursue innovations with strong socio-economic or commercial potential

Huda Idrees (IndE 1T3) is an accomplished entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for diversity in the tech industry. (Credit: Pam Lau)

U of T Engineering alumna Huda Idrees named YWCA Young Woman of Distinction

March 8, 2019

Idrees was recognized for her outstanding achievements in improving the lives of women and girls in her community

Molly Shoichet named a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

February 15, 2019

Shoichet is a renowned researcher working at the intersection of engineering, chemistry and biology

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE, at left) has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. U of T Engineering alumnus Dr. Arthur Slutsky (EngSci 7T0, MASc MIE 7T2) was also named a Member of the Order of Canada. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

U of T Engineering professor and alumnus named to the Order of Canada

December 27, 2018

Recipients recognized for contributions to food engineering and pioneering new methods of mechanical ventilation in hospitals

Professor Heather MacLean (CivMin) has been awarded the 2019 Julian C. Smith Medal by the Engineering Institute of Canada. She is one of seven members of the U of T Engineering community recognized by the EIC. (Credit: Tyler Irving)

Engineering professors, alumni honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada

December 14, 2018

Awards recognize accomplishments as engineering innovators, researchers, educators and leaders

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