MIE Professor Emeritus Receives Annual Award from the British Society of Rheology
Professor Emeritus David F. James (MIE) has received the 2011 Annual Award from the British Society of Rheology (BSR) for his contributions to the understanding of flow properties of viscoelastic fluids. Professor James achieved fame for his “tubeless siphon,” liquid that can flow uphill, which he discovered while a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology. […]
Five U of T Engineers Honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada
Professors Dimitrios Hatzinakos (ECE), Javad Mostaghimi (MIE), Brent Sleep (CivE) and Murray Thomson (MIE), as well as alumnus Phillip (Rocky) Simmons (ChemE 6T4, MASc 6T5, PhD 6T9), have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their outstanding engineering achievements. Professor Mostaghimi received the Julian C. Smith Medal “for achievement in the development […]
Milos Popovic Elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Professor Milos Popovic (IBBME) to its College of Fellows. Professor Popovic was nominated by his peers and was elected by the full membership into the official College of Fellows Class of 2012 for pioneering use of neuroprostheses for retraining brain functions in individuals […]
Five Engineering Professors Elected Fellows of AAAS
Professors Sanjeev Chandra (MIE), Andrew Goldenberg (MIE), Chul Park (MIE), Michael Sefton (ChemE/IBBME) and Paul Young (CivE) have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS is the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis. The University of Toronto received five […]
Eight Engineering Students Make The Next 36
Eight of the U of T students selected nationwide for 2012‘s The Next 36 come from engineering. Making this accomplishment an even greater one is the fact that U of T represents one-third of the total 36 chosen internationally. The Next 36 is a prestigious entrepreneurship leadership initiative that helps launch the business careers of […]
CivE Grad Student Named Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx
Civil Engineering graduate student Keith Cochrane has been named an inaugural Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. The fellowship will provide Cochrane, who is currently pursuing a Master of Applied Science degree, with the opportunity to conduct research in a public sector setting. Cochrane […]
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 […]
