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. […]
U of T Auto Research in the Fast Lane
With the support of new grants, auto research at the University of Toronto is being put in the fast lane. The funds will support a broad range of research, from building cars out of trees and plants to a new training program that will help drivers learn how to limit their gas consumption. Six projects […]
NSERC Invests $43 Million in U of T Research
U of T Engineering are among the many who will benefit from today’s announcement by the Government of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) of $43 million in research and scholarship investment at the University of Toronto. The funding will support 176 research projects and 186 students at U of […]
MIE Professor Receives Medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists
Professor Andreas Mandelis (MIE) has received the 2012 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)-National Optics Institute (INO) Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics for his seminal contributions to the field of photothermal and photoacoustic science and applications. A Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave Sciences and Technologies, Professor Mandelis has authored more than 300 refereed papers, as well […]
Paul Cadario Appointed as a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Innovation
The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the Munk School of Global Affairs announced the joint appointment of Paul Cadario, a Senior Manager at The World Bank, as a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Innovation. In this role, he will share his experience and expertise with students and faculty members at the Munk School of […]
