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.

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U of T Engineering blockchain project receives funding injection from Connaught Fund

Multidisciplinary team unites researchers to apply blockchain technology in fields from law to finance

Left to right: Professor Steven Thorpe (MSE), Bryan James (MSE 1T6 + PEY), Jessica MacInnis (MSE MEng candidate), Matthew Chen (MSE MASc candidate) and Yuri Savguira (MSE PhD candidate). This team took first place at the international 2017–2018 Hydrogen Student Design Contest for Motion+, their plan for a hydrogen-powered luxury boat.

U of T Engineering students win international competition with sustainable yacht design

A team from U of T Engineering’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) has designed a sustainable, noise-free and emission-free alternative for the boating industry

Cutline: Janis Chodas, the director for engineering and science at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories, stands beside a one-third scale model of the Juno spacecraft (photo courtesy of JPL).

From U of T to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab: Engineering alumna Janis Chodas receives an honorary degree

Chodas is the director for engineering and science at NASA JPL, where she leads around 4,000 engineers, scientists and technologists who carry out planetary exploration missions

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U of T Engineering professors, alumni and students recognized by the Canadian Academy of Engineering

The CAE is a national institution through which Canada’s most distinguished and experienced engineers provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada

Professor William Cluett (right) with a student at University of Toronto convocation. The President’s Teaching Award is U of T’s highest honour for teaching.

Professor William Cluett receives the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

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

IBBME Professor Milos Popovic, left, speaks with an alumnus at a networking event. Popovic is the 2018 recipient of the March of Dimes Canada’s Jonas Salk Award, recognizing his sustained scientific contributions to improving the lives of people with physical disabilities. (Photo: Jonathan Sabeniano)

Milos Popovic receives March of Dimes Canada lifetime achievement award

Jonas Salk Award recognizes his sustained scientific contributions to improving the lives of people with physical disabilities

Professor Jennifer Drake (CivMin), an expert in stormwater systems, is pictured in the GRIT Lab green roof at U of T. Drake is receiving the 2018 Young Engineer Medal from the Ontario Professional Engineer Awards. (Credit: Tyler Irving)

U of T Engineering professor and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

Awards recognize exceptional early career achievements, outstanding leadership, overall excellence and service to the profession

Professor Tom Chau, a University of Toronto paediatric rehabilitation engineer, works with two graduate students to develop a brain-computer interface for children. Chau has been named a 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Award recipient for contributions to the country’s success and inspiring the next generation. (Credit: Neil Ta)

Tom Chau receives Governor General’s Innovation Award

U of T paediatric rehabilitation engineer to be honoured for contributions to country’s success and inspiring the next generation

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Seven U of T Engineering faculty members named Canada Research Chairs

CRC program enables U of T to attract and retain the best and most promising researchers from around the world