Two Engineering Alumni Named Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™
Alumni Som Seif (IndE 9T9) and John Poulos (ElecE 9T7) have been named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™. Established in 1995, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™ is a national program that celebrates the achievements of 40 Canadians who have reached a significant level of success before the age of 40. Seif has been the […]
Engineering Science Student is Honoured as Ambassador and Role Model for Women
Vivian Hui, a third-year University of Toronto Engineering Science student from Markham, Ontario, has won the 2011 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Undergraduate Scholarship – Ontario Region in a strong field of competitors. Hui will join four other undergraduate engineering students, from the regions of British Columbia, Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic, as the newest ambassadors […]
First QS World University Rankings by Subject Names U of T Engineering Best in Canada
The University of Toronto has the top engineering program in Canada and now ranks first in all its disciplines, according to the first-ever QS World University Rankings by Subject. The rankings were released on Tuesday, as U of T Engineering saw a record number of prospective undergraduate students vying for fall 2011 admission, with nearly […]
Professor Peter Zandstra is a Keynote Speaker at American Chemical Society Exposition
Professor Peter Zandstra (IBBME, ChemE) will be a keynote speaker at the 241st national meeting and exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which takes place from March 27-31 in Anaheim, California. The event will host nearly 9,500 presentations on new discoveries that span science’s horizons, from astronomy to zoology. Professor Zandstra will be speaking […]
Two Engineering Alumni Elected to U of T Governing Council
Engineering Alumni Chirag Variawa (MSE 0T9, MIE PhD candidate) and Keith Thomas (MechE 8T7) have been elected to the 2011-2012 U of T Governing Council. Variawa is the first graduate student governor from Engineering. As of July 1, Variawa will represent graduate students from across the University’s Constituency II, which includes Life Sciences, Physical Sciences […]
$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 […]
