U of T Engineering Student a Finalist in Health Innovation Challenge
Mary Qiu (IndE 1T3 + PEY) has been named a finalist in the Health Council of Canada’s Health Innovation Challenge, an annual contest to find the best papers from university and college students about innovative practices in Canadian health care. Qiu’s paper, “Preventing Acute Care Hospital Readmissions Through the Use of a Virtual Ward,” is one of […]
Five U of T Engineers Honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada
Professors Paul Chow (ECE), Andrew Goldenberg (MIE), Chul Park (MIE), Shamim Sheikh (CivE) and Yu Sun (MIE) have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their outstanding engineering achievements. Andrew Goldenberg received the Sir John Kennedy Medal, the EIC’s highest honour. Chul Park was awarded the K.Y. Lo Medal for significant engineering […]
U of T Leads in National Science Awards
University of Toronto researchers won or shared honours in six of eight prize categories in this year’s awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented Feb. 27 in Ottawa. Among them are U of T Engineering professors Warren Chan (IBBME), Paul Santerre (IBBME, Director) and Yu Sun (MIE), as well […]
Greg Evans Receives the University of Toronto Northrop Frye Award
Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) is this year’s recipient of the Northrop Frye Award, one of U of T’s Awards of Excellence. The Northrop Frye Award recognizes those who have gone above and beyond the University’s standard of excellence, setting themselves apart through innovation in teaching and their commitment to conveying the excitement and importance of […]
Engineering Professors Recognized with Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal
By the end of this year, 60,000 Canadians will have received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions to Canada. The medal was established to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne, and among this esteemed group of recipients are many members of U of T […]
Game On at Biomedical Engineering Competition
Create a foosball-playing prosthetic forearm prototype – fashioned only from items in a Lego kit. That was the challenge put forth to competing teams at this years’ annual Biomedical Engineering Competition (BMEC). The competition, hosted by U of T’s Club for Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering (CUBE) on February 3, had more than 60 undergraduates putting their […]
Engineering Researchers Awarded NSERC Grants
Five U of T Engineering researchers are among U of T recipients of Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants (SPG) programs announced February 8, 2013. Professors Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE), Ömer Gülder (UTIAS), Nazir Kherani (ECE, MSE), Jorg Liebeherr (ECE) and Andreas Mandelis (MIE) received grants under the program, which is […]
Carbon Dioxide Detection Research Given a Boost
A detector so sensitive it can register a single molecule of carbon dioxide: that’s the goal that Professor Harry Ruda (MSE) and his colleagues are working towards. And that goal is getting a little closer, thanks to a $350,000 three-year grant from Carbon Management Canada. Professor Ruda, holder of the Stan Meek Chair in Advanced […]
Lassonde Inducted into Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
Pierre Lassonde, a generous benefactor of mineral engineering at the University of Toronto, was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame on January 11, 2013. Philanthropist and talented businessman, Lassonde is recognized as one of Canada’s foremost experts in the area of mining and precious metals. His cumulative giving to the University exceeds $10 […]
