U of T Engineering alumnus elected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering
David Yao (MASc 8T1, PhD 8T3), MIE alumnus and professor of industrial engineering at Columbia University, has been elected as Member to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Members—including U of T Engineering Dean Cristina Amon—rank among the world’s most accomplished engineers. NAE membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, […]
Nine U of T Engineering Varsity swimmers crowned OUA Champs
The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering extends its warmest congratulations to the remarkable athletes who competed with the Varsity Blues swimming team in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championships on February 5 and 6, 2015. Nine Engineering students competed, and both the male and female swimming teams took home gold medals. The Blues women […]
Three Engineering professors named Fellows of IEEE
Professors Deepa Kundur, Baochun Li (both ECE) and Yu Sun (MIE) joined an impressive roster of internationally renowned scientists this month when they were officially named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The three professors join 25 faculty members who currently hold the grade of IEEE Fellow. The grade of Fellow […]
Former Engineering dean inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
James Milton Ham (ElecE 4T3), the 10th president of the University of Toronto and former Dean of Engineering, was posthumously selected for induction into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. Ham was a leading Canadian engineer and a public servant who made enormous contributions to the safety of Canada’s mining and metallurgy industries and the […]
Three new Canada Research Chairs for U of T Engineering
Next time you see a robot helping the elderly, a fuel cell powering a remote town or microbes cleaning contaminated water, you may be witnessing the innovative research of U of T Engineering’s newest Canada Research Chairs in action. Last week, professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) and Goldie Nejat (MIE) were named Canada […]
Tissue engineering pioneer Michael Sefton named to the U.S. Institute of Medicine
This week, University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) was invited to join the United States Institute of Medicine (IOM)—a rare honour bestowed upon few Canadian scientists and engineers. Sefton is a global leader in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. His research tackles a question central to the field: how can scientists construct or grow blood […]
Frank Kschischang named U of T Distinguished Professor
When you download photos from your digital camera, it may only seem like a click of a mouse. But to your computer, it’s an intricate process fraught with error. As millions of information bits travel between devices at lightning speed, tiny blips and blunders are common—and fixing those errors is more complex than you’d imagine. ECE […]
U of T inventor wins $100K Manning Award for anti-clotting medical innovation
Often singled out for his academic leadership and research, U of T Professor Paul Santerre is being celebrated for a different reason this month. His leadership in moving his biomaterials discovery, Surface Modifying Macromolecules, to the marketplace has garnered him top prize from the 2014 Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards. The awards recognize Canadian innovators […]
Engineers take aim at childhood hunger and unclean water with Grand Challenges Canada grants
In Canada, we often take safe drinking water and a stable food supply for granted. But in many parts of the world, people are much less fortunate. Two recently announced Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) grants will allow U of T Engineering researchers to bring their expertise to bear on some of the most urgent global […]
