Gates Foundation Awards U of T Engineers $2.2 Million for Toilet Research
A University of Toronto Engineering team has received a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue work on designing for a waterless, hygienic toilet that is safe and affordable for people in the developing world. The Gates Foundation awarded the grant, worth $2.2 million for 15 months, to U of T […]
International Aviation Body Confirms Human-powered Ornithopter Achievement
An historic human-powered ornithopter flight by the Toronto-based Snowbird in 2010 has been certified as a world record first by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI). The Snowbird is a human-powered flapping wing aircraft that was designed and built by and Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson of AeroVelo, while they were University of Toronto Engineering graduate students at the Institute for Aerospace […]
U of T Engineers Inducted into Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
U of T Engineering Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin, a world-renown materials scientist, peace advocate and humanitarian, has been inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. John A.D. McCurdy (1886-1961), who graduated from U of T Engineering in 1906, was posthumously inducted. The Hall of Fame, part of the Canadian Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, honours […]
Six U of T Engineers Receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Six members of the U of T Engineering community have been recognized by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. Alumnus John Bianchini (ChemE 8T5) has been awarded the Management Medal. Professors Doug Hooton (CivE) and Shaker Meguid (MIE) received Research and Development Medals. Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) has been awarded the Young […]
Three Engineering Professors Named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Professors Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE), Frank Kschischang (ECE) and Jonathan Rose (ECE) have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – one of Canada’s most prestigious academic honours. The RSC is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. It consists of nearly 2,000 Fellows, who are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the […]
Pulp and Paper Centre Celebrates 25 Years of Industry Partnership
For the last 25 years, the Pulp & Paper Centre at U of T has been the heart of powerful collaboration with industry, yielding innovations that have made a world of difference. From November 6 to 8, the Centre’s researchers and industry partners met at U of T for an annual research consortium. The topic was how […]
Engineering Students Awarded National Scholarship
Engineering students Muhammad Kazim Ali (CompE 1T3) and Alison Ma (ElecE 1T5) are among 45 of this year’s Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) Scholarship recipients. The EFC Scholarship Program – which awards more than $100,000 in scholarships nationally each year – aims to encourage post-secondary students to pursue a career in electrical, electronics and telecommunications industries. Scholarships are awarded on the […]
CivE Professor Honoured with Prestigious UBC Award
Professor Eric Miller (CivE) was recently honoured with the inaugural University of British Columbia (UBC) Margolese National Design for Living Prize. The award recognizes a Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to the development and improvement of living environments for Canadians of all economic classes. Professor Miller has dedicated the past 30 years of his career to […]
Students Repeat 2nd-place Finish at Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Competition
U of T Engineering students Tarek El Fedawy (IndE 1T3 + PEY), Kazem Kutob (IndE 1T3 + PEY), Layan Kutob (IndE 1T2 + PEY) and Huda Idrees (IndE 1T2 + PEY) recently took second place at the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club’s Case Competition. This is the second consecutive year that they’ve beaten out teams from top universities including Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers. […]
