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.

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

May 14, 2018

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

Professor Warren Chan and a student in a lab

Seven U of T Engineering faculty members named Canada Research Chairs

May 3, 2018

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

Xiwen Gong (ECE PhD candidate, centre) with Wendy and Eric Schmidt. The Schmidt Science Fellows program administered in partnership with the Rhodes Trust provides postdoctoral opportunities in areas different from those in which they completed their PhD research. (Courtesy: Schmidt Science Fellows).

U of T Engineering’s Xiwen Gong among inaugural class of Schmidt Science Fellows

May 1, 2018

New program from Rhodes Trust provides for postdoctoral opportunities outside of current specializations

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Pedram Mortazavi wins 2018 TA Teaching Excellence Award

April 30, 2018

CivMin PhD candidate is one of just five recipients from more than 550 nominated teaching assistants across the entire University

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) has led the development of techniques for fortifying salt with iron and iodine to prevent micronutrient deficiency diseases, which affect over two billion people worldwide. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Professor Levente Diosady receives Engineers Canada’s highest honour

April 25, 2018

A world-renowned food engineer, Diosady has spent much of his career developing techniques for fortifying staple foods with micronutrients to improve human health

Staff and faculty mark a year of tremendous accomplishments at the 2018 Celebrating Engineering Excellence event April 18, 2018. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)

U of T Engineering honours its exceptional faculty and staff at the 11th annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence event

April 19, 2018

Event marks another year of tremendous accomplishments and leadership in teaching, research and administration

U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership at 2018 Cressy Awards

April 18, 2018

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Engineering and University communities with 2018 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been elected into the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows, one of the profession’s highest distinctions. (Photo: Neil Ta).

Craig Simmons elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

April 9, 2018

U of T professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering receives one of the highest international distinctions in the profession

U of T Engineering’s CERT team, led by Alex Ip (ECE PhD 1T5, second from left) is one of just five teams from academia and industry to advance to the finals of the international NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition, where they hope to bring home the $7.5-million grand prize for their carbon-capture and conversion technology. (Credit: Laura Pedersen).

CERT team advances to finals of Carbon XPRIZE

April 9, 2018

Multidisciplinary group led by Professors Ted Sargent and David Sinton among five vying for $7.5-million grand prize for capturing and recycling carbon dioxide

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