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.

George Myhal (IndE 7T8) has received an honorary Doctor of Laws from U of T. (Photo courtesy of George Myhal)

George Myhal receives honorary degree from U of T

November 8, 2018

Alumnus recognized for his distinguished career and exceptional contributions to the Faculty and University

Dean Cristina Amon (second from left) with 2018 EAN Award recipients (L toR:) Larry Seeley, Alfred Aho, Elias Kyriacou, Alfred Mok, Janis Chodas, Huda Idrees, Reena Cabanilla and Bob Howard (Credit:

Remarkable U of T Engineering alumni honoured at 2018 EAN Awards

November 7, 2018

Eleven engineering alumni were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Skule™ community

For the first time in its 29 years, the Arbor Awards were hosted off U of T property at the Carlu in downtown Toronto (photo by Gustavo Toledo Photography)

U of T Engineering alumni volunteers honoured with Arbor Awards

October 29, 2018

U of T recognizes more than 100 alumni for volunteerism and dedication to advancing the University’s mission

Kristen Facciol (EngSci0T9) in the Mission Control Centre of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Facciol has become the 14th Canadian to earn a CSA/NASA Robotics Flight Controller Certficiation. (Courtesy: Kristen Facciol/NASA)

‘Completely surreal’: Kristen Facciol earns CSA/NASA Robotics Flight Controller Certification

October 25, 2018

Alumna becomes 14th Canadian — and fifth U of T Engineering graduate — to earn elite designation to control space robotics missions

Paul Young elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

September 18, 2018

International body brings together the most successful and talented engineers for the shared purpose of advancing and promoting excellence in engineering

Professor Michael Carter (MIE) has been elected Fellow of the country’s highest health-related scholarly body, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, the first industrial engineer to hold the rank. (Credit: Brian Tran)

Michael Carter elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

September 14, 2018

MIE professor honoured for his pioneering research in health care engineering, becomes first industrial engineer inducted into the CAHS

Left to right: Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, IBBME), Jody Mou and chemical engineering PhD candidate Darren Rodenhizer. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Alison McGuigan elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

September 11, 2018

U of T Engineering researcher is a leading expert in tissue engineering and disease modelling

Six U of T Engineering graduate students awarded $150K Vanier Scholarships

September 6, 2018

Funding supports research in fields including human-robot interaction, therapeutic applications of reversing blindness, investigating chronic pain

From left: Pearson Scholars Alana Bailey (Year 1 CivMin), Adriana Diaz Lozano Patiño (Year 1 EngSci) and Devansh Khare (Year 1 MechE) in the new Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (Credit: Liz Do)

Meet the international Pearson Scholars starting in U of T Engineering this fall

September 5, 2018

Arriving in Toronto from countries all around the world, U of T Engineering’s seven Pearson Scholars are recognized for exceptional academic achievement, creativity and community involvement

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