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.

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

Professor Warren Chan and a student in a lab

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cressy Award winners 2018

U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership at 2018 Cressy Awards

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