$5 Million Awarded for Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine Research
Three U of T researchers, including two engineering professors, received more than $5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for projects on regenerative medicine and nanomedicine. Representatives from the Government of Canada, CIHR and CSA were on campus March 16 to make the announcement. […]
Elizabeth Edwards Appointed Inaugural Director of BioZone
Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) has been named Director of the BioZone , it was announced on Friday. “I am grateful for the extraordinary contributions Professor Elizabeth Edwards has already made to BioZone,” said Dean Cristina Amon, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “As BioZone’s founding Director, she brings a distinguished research background, strong leadership, compelling […]
Nine U of T Researchers Honoured with Inaugural Inventor of the Year Award
U of T honoured nine faculty members – including Engineering Professors Yu Sun and Constantin Christopoulos – with awards in the first-ever Inventor of the Year competition. The ceremony today at Toronto’s MaRS Centre capped a competition that drew 21 entrants from across the university. “The Inventor of the Year program recognizes the superb contributions […]
Girlhood Dreams Inspired YWCA Woman of Distinction
Professor Cristina Amon, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, was named one of the 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction Award winners today in Toronto. The YWCA Women of Distinction awards recognize the contributions of women who have improved the lives of girls and women. Amon, who is being recognized in the category […]
Professor Michael Sefton Awarded the 2011 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal
The 2011 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal has been awarded to Professor Michael Sefton (IBBME, ChemE). The award recognizes excellence and leadership in biomaterials research and practical applications. Professor Sefton is regarded as a pioneer in tissue engineering and a leader in biomaterials, biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine. He is the first to recognize the importance […]
ECE Student Takes NSERC André Hamer Postgraduate Prize
Audrey Kertesz, an ECE student in her first year of graduate studies and specializing in control theory, received the 2010 André Hamer Postgraduate Prize from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in Ottawa on Monday, February 14th. Roberto Morandotti, an ECE post-doctoral fellow in 2002-2003 who is now a professor in […]
MSE Students Recognize Top Educators
The winners of the inaugural IMPACT Student Choice Awards for Instructor and Teaching Assistant (TA) of the Year were announced last weekend at the annual Materials Science & Engineering Dinner Dance. Selected by the undergraduate student body “for dedication and excellence in teaching,” the 2011 awardees were Professor Zhirui Wang (Instructor of the Year, MSE […]
U of T’s Connaught Fund Announces Innovation and Summer Institute Awards
The Connaught Committee met Dec. 16 to make its final decision on the winners of the Innovation Award and the Summer Institute. The committee also invited three researchers to move forward with applications to the Global Challenge Award. Founded in 1972, the Connaught Fund was created from the sale of Connaught Laboratories, which first mass-produced […]
Seven Principal Investigators are Awarded NSERC Strategic Project Grants
Seven Engineering researchers will receive Strategic Project Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, the government announced on Thursday. The Strategic Project Grants (SPG) Program awards were announced at the University of Waterloo by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament […]
