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 […]
U of T Engineering Professor to Receive Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Victoria
Former MIE Chair David Sanborn Scott is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria (UVic) on June 13, 2012. Professor Scott, who is being recognized for his groundbreaking work in energy systems, is humbled by the honour. “It reinforces that luck plays a major role in life and careers. Of the many people […]
Faculty Teaching Awards Given to Three Stellar Engineering Educators
Graduating future innovators is an ambitious task, but one that U of T Engineering’s educators wholly understand. Three shining examples of that commitment were honoured with teaching awards on April 18 at the Celebrating Engineering Excellence reception. Drew Cheung (EngSci 1T0, CivE MASc candidate) was presented with the Teaching Assistant Award, while Professor Jonathan Rose (ECE) was honoured with […]
U of T Engineering Welcomes New NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Design
U of T Engineering Professor Kamran Behdinan (MIE) has been named the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. In his role, Professor Behdinan will establish real-world multidisciplinary senior design projects, which will utilize industrial collaboration and support. The projects will span all nine undergraduate engineering programs at U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. The […]
U of T Engineering’s Next Generation of Researchers Boosted with Early Researcher Awards
The fuel cell holds great promise as a technology that could well provide a way of powering our vehicles with much less energy use and environmental damage. But the technology isn’t quite right – yet. Fortunately, U of T Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Professor Aimy Bazylak is on the case. She is focusing on the fact […]
U of T Engineering Alumnus Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, 2012
U of T Engineering alumnus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Donald R. Sadoway (EngSci 7T2, MSE MASc 7T3, PhD 7T7) has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012. Dr. Sadoway is currently the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at […]
Professor Jim Wallace (MIE) Receives President’s Teaching Award
Professor Jim Wallace (MIE) has been named as a recipient of the 2012 President’s Teaching Award, U of T’s highest honour for teaching. He also now becomes a member of the prestigious U of T Teaching Academy. Other U of T winners include Senior Lecturer Karen Reid, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science and […]
Engineering Society Celebrates Student Leaders
A successful year full of award-worthy contributions by undergraduates was recognized on April 9 at the annual Engineering Society Awards. The awards celebrated the accomplishments of many student leaders and clubs. The Engineering Society – better known as Eng Soc – is the undergraduate student government for the Faculty. It has presented awards annually for […]
Engineering Mourns Passing of Professor Torstein A. Utigard
Professor Torstein A. Utigard passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of April 11 after a long battle with cancer. The 57-year-old Materials Science & Engineering faculty member was surrounded by his immediate family. Professor Utigard received his MASc and PhD from the University of Toronto under the supervision of the late Professor Emeritus […]
