NSERC Funds New SAVI Network Based at U of T
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to establish the NSERC Strategic Network in Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructure (SAVI). The new network, which will be based at the University of Toronto and led by Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE), will foster innovative application platforms, create new job opportunities in the […]
Eleven Alumni Recognized With Arbor Awards
Eleven alumni from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have been honoured by the University of Toronto with Arbor Awards. The awards, which recognize outstanding voluntary service to U of T, were presented on September 13 at an event hosted at the official residence of University President David Naylor. “On behalf of the Faculty […]
Visionary Engineering Professor Worked to Link the Ivory Tower with the Factory Floor
Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon (ECE), former Dean of U of T Engineering, was a visionary engineer. He recognized the need and market for electric cars and magnetic trains long before they were considered “green.” Recognized worldwide as an authority on the analysis, design and development of electric machines and controlled drive systems, his main research focus […]
Dean Receives the Society of Women Engineers’ Highest Honour
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) announced today that Professor Cristina Amon, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, has received the 2011 SWE Achievement Award, the highest award given by the Society, for her outstanding contributions to the field of engineering over more than 20 years. “Dr. Amon is widely recognized […]
Engineering Professor Named Canada Research Chair
University of Toronto Engineering Professor Prasanth Nair (UTIAS) has been awarded the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Computational Modeling and Design Optimization Under Uncertainty . The prestigious honour recognizes Professor Nair’s research excellence, which involves developing the next generation of computational methods for improving the performance and safety of complex engineering systems. His work will concentrate on ways […]
Professor Emeritus Awarded Ig Nobel Prize for “Improbable Research”
Professor Emeritus John Senders (MIE) is among a number of U of T professors who took home a 2011 Ig Nobel Prize for their “improbable research.” The awards ceremony, which takes place at Harvard University, proves that research can be fun – and funny. Professor Senders won in the “public safety” category for “conducting a series of safety […]
Bicycle Built by U of T Engineering Students Reaches 117 km/h
The University of Toronto’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team placed third overall at the 2011 World Human-Powered Speed Challenge, held in Battle Mountain, Nevada. The competition took place from September 12 to 17 on a flat and almost perfectly straight eight-kilometre stretch of highway in the Nevada desert. The U of T team had a top speed […]
U of T Engineer Named Chair of SERA Technical Advisory Group
Not-for-profit organization, Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregates (SERA), has named Professor Brenda McCabe, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, as its Chair of its newly formed expert technical panel. Professor McCabe leads a group of experts – representing municipal, industry, community and environmental interests – who will produce a final voluntary standard that establishes credible, […]
Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon Passes Away
The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon (ECE). Professor Slemon, who died on September 26 at age 87, served as Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1966 to 1976, and Dean of U of T Engineering from 1979 to 1986. He was highly regarded as the […]
