Four Engineering Professors Honoured by the Faculty for their Research Contributions
Four U of T Engineers were honoured by the Faculty at the 6th Annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence Reception for their world-leading research. Professor Joyce Poon (ECE) was announced as the 2013 recipient of the McCharles Prize for Early Career Research Distinction. The BioZone team of Elizabeth Edwards, Radhakrishnan Mahadevan and Emma Master (ChemE) received the inaugural Research Leader Award. Professor Joyce […]
Five Engineers Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Five engineering educators across all stages of their careers have been honoured by the Faculty for excellence in teaching. PhD candidate Aaron Persad (MIE) received the Teaching Assistant (TA) Award, which recognizes TAs who demonstrate outstanding performance in classroom instruction, effective teaching methods and the development of course material. Assistant Professors Jason Anderson (ECE) and Timothy Chan (MIE) both garnered an […]
Professor Brenda McCabe Receives the SWAAC Recognition Award
Professor Brenda McCabe, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering (CivE), has been selected to receive the 2013 SWAAC Recognition Award from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada. This award is given to a SWAAC member who has continually demonstrated innovative leadership in advancing the mission of, and achieving outstanding contributions to, her institution. Professor […]
Next Generation of Inventors Lights Up Design Fair
Mind-controlled computing, an app for diversifying your stock portfolio, a new chip that could one day revolutionize airport security – these were just a few of the futuristic concepts brought to life by enterprising fourth-year undergraduates at this year’s ECE Annual Design Fair. More than 100 projects debuted over the three-day event, and the most spectacular finalists were featured […]
Mary Qiu Wins Health Innovation Challenge
Mary Qiu (IndE 1T3 + PEY) has placed first in the individual category of the Health Council of Canada’s nation-wide Health Innovation Challenge for her paper “Preventing Acute Care Hospital Readmissions Through the Use of a Virtual Ward.” More than 100 students across Canada participated in the Challenge, submitting a total of 74 essays explaining which […]
National Engineering Month 2013
National Engineering Month (NEM) is the biggest national celebration of engineering and technology. Across Canada, engineering schools and volunteers stage more than 500 events and activities to bring more awareness to the exciting and rewarding world of engineering. This year’s NEM theme is Design the Future – something U of T Engineering certainly knows a […]
EngSci Students to Compete in International Engineering Competition
Four EngSci students are heading to Calgary for the first-ever International Engineering Competition in September. The four, Jun Tao Luo (EngSci 1T4), Zane Luo (EngSci 1T4), Aleck Wu (EngSci 1T4) and Ling Zhong (EngSci 1T4), placed second in the senior design team category at the Canadian Engineering Competition. Another student, Amr Ahmed (IndE 1T3), placed […]
U of T Engineering Researchers Benefit from CFI, ORF Awards
Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, Reza Moridi, announced $35 million in matching funding from the Ontario Research Funding for U of T researchers, including U of T Engineering faculty members Omer Gulder (UTIAS), Charles Mims(ChemE) and Ted Sargent (ECE). Gulder received funding for a High-Pressure Blow-Down Facility for Gas Turbine Combustion Research, Mims for an Ontario Centre for Characterization […]
Seven U of T Engineers Among New, Renewed Canada Research Chairs
U of T research got a big boost on March 15, when the federal government announced $18.7 million in funding for 23 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), seven of which come from U of T Engineering. Chairholders will use the funds to investigate everything from lung transplantation to the efficiency of wireless networks. […]
