U of T engineers recognized by CNIB for wearable tech that assists the visually impaired
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) has honoured a team of U of T Engineering alumni for designing a wearable device that helps blind people read. On September 12, Ruben Larsson, Fraser Le Ber, Chang Liu and Rustom Shareef (all EngSci 1T4 + PEY) accepted the CNIB’s E. (Ben) & Mary Hochhausen Access […]
David Sinton elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Professor David Sinton (MIE) has been named to the 2015 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Now in its second year, the College recognizes and brings together an emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leaders from multiple disciplines. Sinton is a pioneer in applying small-scale fluid mechanics research, […]
Two first-year engineering students win Schulich Leader Scholarships
First-year engineering students Christopher Choquette-Choo (Year 1 EngSci) and Daniel McInnis (Year 1 MechE) have been recognized with 2015 Schulich Leader Scholarships. Started in 2012 by business mogul and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, the program awards 50 students annually across Canada who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and have demonstrated […]
Levente Diosady and Brendan Frey named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Engineering professors Levente Diosady (ChemE) and Brendan Frey (ECE) have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) on the basis of their exceptional contributions to Canadian intellectual life. The Society’s mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artistic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and […]
Engineering Dean and alumni honoured with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Four U of T engineers have received Ontario Professional Engineers Awards in honour of their outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and their wider community. Awarded by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), recipients include: U of T Engineering Dean Cristina Amon has been chosen to receive the Gold […]
$2.8 million research grant boosts the search for ‘green plastics’
Paper or plastic? This seemingly mundane question captures one of our biggest sustainability challenges: although paper is renewable and biodegradable, for many uses non-degradable plastic still wins out due to its resilience and versatility. Now, thanks to a new grant from the European Research Council, Professor Emma Master (ChemE) is searching for ways to get the […]
Engineering professor wins Borg Early Career Award for outreach
When ECE Professor Natalie Enright Jerger received the Borg Early Career Award a few weeks ago, there was a certain sense of passing the torch. “I remember when my co-supervisor, Li-Shiuan Peh received this same award in 2007 when I was still a graduate student,” she said. “To have her turn around and nominate me […]
IBBME professor honoured with UHN Inventor of the Year Award
Professor Milos Popovic (IBBME) has been named the recipient of the University Health Network (UHN) 2014 Inventor of the Year Award for his creation of MyndMove, a non-invasive device that delivers electrical stimulation to paralyzed muscles producing movement in arms and hands. Popovic, a professor at the U of T Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and senior […]
Meet honorary graduand Alfred Aho
On June 15, the University of Toronto awarded alumnus and computing pioneer Alfred Aho (EngPhys 6T3) a Doctor of Science, honoris causa. Aho’s incredible accomplishments were recognized in U of T Engineering’s morning convocation ceremony. Alfred Aho is a world-renowned computer scientist whose pattern-matching algorithms are run daily on computers around the world, and whose […]
