CivE Professor Honoured for Outstanding Contributions to Concrete Durability
On June 20, Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE) was presented with the V.M. Malhotra Award at the first International Congress on Durability of Concrete in Trondheim, Norway. Professor Hooton was recognized for his outstanding and sustained contributions in the broad area of durability of concrete. It is a research area that impacts one of the foundations of […]
Professor Awarded M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal
Professor Chul B. Park (MIE) has been recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) with the M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal. The award is given to an individual who has had significant influence and responsibility for improving the productivity and efficiency, either by research or by implementation of research, […]
MSE Professor Awarded Wighton Fellowship
Adjunct Professor Scott D. Ramsay of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) is this year’s recipient of the Wighton Fellowship from the Sandford Fleming Foundation at the University of Waterloo. The Fellowship is a national award that recognizes excellence in the development and teaching of laboratory-based courses in Canadian undergraduate engineering programs. Since 2004, Professor Ramsay has […]
A Heart Beat Above the Competition
IBBME PhD candidates Mark Blaser and Lewis Reis had a lot to celebrate after attending the CIHR Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF), a conference which only the top 5% of doctoral students in Canada are invited to attend. Blaser and Reis were awarded honourable mentions at the June 12-14 conference, which focused on health research. “The calibre of […]
Faculty Registrar Honoured by the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada
Faculty Registrar Barbara McCann is this year’s recipient of the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) Outstanding Achievement Award, which recognizes members who are making significant contributions to the registrarial profession, to their own institution, and/or to the improvement of service to students. Since taking on the role of Faculty Registrar in […]
MSE PhD Student Wins Top Research Poster Prize
Kitty Kumar, a Materials Science & Engineering PhD Candidate, recently beat out more than 900 competitors to receive the Best Poster Award at the 38th annual IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). The IEEE-PVSC, which was held on June 3–8 in Austin, Texas, is one of the top technical events for photovoltaic scientists and engineers around the world. […]
U of T Engineering Celebrates New NSERC Chairs
A leading designer of next-generation computer chips and a respected developer of engineering design curriculum were celebrated on June 8 as U of T Engineering’s two newest recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) chairs. Professor Kamran Behdinan (MIE) has been named the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, while Professor Vaughn Betz (ECE) has […]
Six Engineers Recognized By U of T Inventors of the Year Awards
Six U of T engineers are among those recognized by the University’s second annual Inventors of the Year Awards competition, which honoured the work of 15 inventors at a ceremony on June 7. The awards were presented in the Banting and Best Innovation Hub on College Street. The awards recognize U of T inventors who […]
Three U of T Engineers Receive Engineers Canada Awards
Three members of the U of T Engineering community were recently recognized with Engineers Canada awards for their contributions and achievements in engineering. Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME/ChemE) received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, Engineering Science student Saksham Uppal (1T2) garnered the Student Gold Medal Award and alumna Anna Dunets-Wills (CivE 7T6) received the Meritorious Service Award for Community Service. […]
