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.

Left to right: Professors Milos Popovic (BME), Deepa Kundur (ECE) and Ali Dolatabadi (MIE) are among five recipients from the U of T Engineering community to be recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada. (photos courtesy of BME, ECE, MIE

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

December 20, 2024

Recipients recognized for their distinguished contributions to engineering

Professor Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) is director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT). He has been elected fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)

Professor Javad Mostaghimi elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

December 20, 2024

Mostaghimi recognized for innovation in creating inventions that have made an impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society

CPR Lifeline earns U of T Engineering alumnus national runner-up status in the James Dyson Award competition

December 13, 2024

Tazwar Bin Hasan (MechE 2T2+PEY) and his team invented an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device that offers improvements over current models

Professor Alison McGuigan stands outside, leaning on a railing, in front of a building on the university campus.

Tissue engineering research earns Professor Alison McGuigan an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

November 6, 2024

Award from NSERC recognizes and supports early-stage academic researchers

Professor Milica Radisic earns NSERC’s John C. Polanyi Award

November 6, 2024

Honour recognizes research that has led to a recent outstanding advance in natural sciences or engineering

Lembit Maimets (CivE 5T6) displays his recent awards while posing for a photo at his home in Toronto. (photo by Phill Snel, CivMin/University of Toronto)

U of T Engineering alumnus wins innovation award for sci-fi design

October 23, 2024

Lembit Maimets (CivE 5T6) earned the International Special Award from the World Invention Intellectual Property Association

Alumni honoured with 2024 Engineering Alumni Network Awards

September 27, 2024

Four awardees recognized for technical innovation, leadership and community service

New aerogel material to prevent electronics from overheating is among eight projects supported by 2024 Connaught Innovation Awards

September 4, 2024

Professor Hani Naguib (MSE, MIE) and his team are designing aerogel film materials for thermal management systems

Professor Amy Bilton and her team next to a rainwater collection system in Guadalajara, Mexico

Professor Amy Bilton earns McLean Award for engineering solutions in resource-constrained communities

August 23, 2024

Bilton (MIE) and her research team use human-centered design to create resilient technologies, particularly for drinking water and agricultural irrigation systems

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