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 […]
Engineering Student Takes Sunnybrook Prize with Biomaterials Discovery
Ben Ouyang, a fourth-year Engineering Science student (Biomedical Engineering option) has been awarded first prize in the Sunnybrook Prize competition. The national research competition recognizes excellence in undergraduate engineering and physical sciences research and promote careers in biomedical engineering, pitting 10 undergraduate finalists from across Canada against one another. Competitors give a final presentation before […]
Professor Shoichet Awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
On February 6, Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) will be awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, an award that marks the Queen’s 60th year of reign. “It’s a huge honour,” said Professor Shoichet. “You realize the importance of that honour when you look around at the other recipients.” Her nomination for the Queen’s […]
David Zingg receives the 2012 McCurdy Award from CASI
Professor David Zingg (UTIAS) has been named the 2012 recipient of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) McCurdy Award. One of CASI’s most prestigious awards, the McCurdy Award is presented for outstanding achievement in the science and creative aspects of engineering relating to aeronautics and space research. The award commemorates the many contributions made by U […]
Ted Sargent Talks Steacie Prize Win with CBC
Professor Ted Sargent (ECE), Vice-Dean, Research, was recently awarded the 2012 Steacie Prize, an honour given each year to one person 40 years of age or less who has made notable contributions to research in Canada. And he’s not the first in his family to win the prestigious award – his wife Shana Kelley, a professor in U […]
