Engineering Students Place 2nd at Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Competition
On November 11, U of T Engineering students Tarek El Fedawy (IndE 1T3), Kazem Kutob (IndE 1T3), Layan Kutob (IndE 1T2 + PEY) and Alberto Picard-Ami (IndE 1T3) took second place at the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Competition, beating out teams from Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Rutgers. The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania is one of the […]
ChemE Alumnus Wins White House Award
University of Toronto Engineering alumnus and current Harvard Medical School Professor Ali Khademhosseini (ChemE 9T9, MASc 0T1) is one of the recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by American President Barack Obama. The award, which is the highest honour bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers in the early […]
U of T Named Canada’s Top Research University
The University of Toronto tops Re$earch Infosource Inc.’s 2011 list of Canada’s leading research universities. Re$earch Infosource Inc. is a division of The Impact Group, one of Canada’s leading consulting firms specializing in strategic planning, research and evaluation, and more, for organizations concerned with science, technology and innovation. In ranking the universities, the firm took […]
U of T Engineers Recognized with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Seven members of the U of T Engineering community will be honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards at a gala on November 12. In June 2011, it was announced that Dean Emeritus Michael Charles (ChemE) received the Gold Medal, Ontario’s most prestigious engineering honour. […]
MSE Professor Inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum
Professor Torstein A. Utigard (MSE) was named a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) at the 50th Anniversary Conference of Metallurgists (COM2011) awards banquet, held in Montréal on October 3. CIM’s Fellowship Program recognizes members who have distinguished themselves through outstanding contributions to the mining, metallurgical, or petroleum industries. Professor Utigard was […]
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 […]
