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. […]
Thirteen Engineering Volunteers Honoured with 2012 Arbor Awards
Thirteen alumni and friends of U of T Engineering have been honoured by the University of Toronto with Arbor Awards, which recognize outstanding voluntary service to U of T. “On behalf of the Faculty, I would like to extend my deep graditude to our alumni and friends who were honoured with Arbor Awards,” said Dean […]
Three Engineering Professors Get Boost From Coveted Health Research Grants
Three U of T engineers have been awarded research grants by Canada’s Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program. CHRP – an initiative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – supports interdisciplinary research projects that will lead to health benefits for Canadians, more effective health services […]
Remembering Harpreet Dhariwal
Harpreet Dhariwal, a passionate advocate for the use of technology to support student learning, passed away on September 25 following a recent illness. Dhariwal, who served as Instructional Technology Specialist in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering since 2009 and worked for the University for 23 years, is being remembered for his genuine enthusiasm […]
ChemE Professor Named Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology
Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE) has been named as one of 23 new Fellows of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). Professor Diosady is the first chemical engineer to be inducted and one of only four Fellows from Canada. Fellows of the academy exemplify the best minds of food science and technology internationally. It […]
Women of Influence Magazine Honours Engineering Dean
Already celebrated as a trailblazer for women in engineering, U of T Engineering Dean Cristina Amon has been named one of Canada’s 25 most influential women by Women of Influence Magazine. The recognition is designed to honour and celebrate women who have demonstrated, over the last year, strong and unyielding leadership in one of five distinct sectors. Dean […]
