Mineral Engineering Instructor Named to EurOmax Advisory Board
EurOmax Resources Limited has announced the appointment of two geologists to its newly formed technical advisory board: Roger Moss and Quinton Hennigh. Dr. Moss received a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Toronto in 2000, and has been a lecturer in the Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program since 2008. He is a professional geologist with 15 years […]
Engineering Awarded Five Canada Research Chairs
Engineering professors were awarded the lion’s share of U of T’s Canada Research Chairs, announced on November 24 in Toronto at a two-day conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Canada Research Chairs program. Three Engineering profs were awarded new chairs, and another two had their chairs renewed. A total of nine new chairs […]
Two Engineering Professors Inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
Professors J. Stewart Aitchison (ECE) and Harry Ruda (MSE) were inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada at a ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada on Saturday, November 27. The RSC is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. It comprises nearly 2,000 Fellows, who are selected by their peers for outstanding […]
Engineering Student Named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year
Vincent Cheung (ECE), a PhD candidate, continued his winning streak this month in adding a global title to his local, regional and national entrepreneurial awards. Cheung was named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year, a specialized category within the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a program of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The competition is for […]
U of T Engineers Receive Six of Nine Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Six members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Professional Engineers Ontario at the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards Gala at the International Centre in Mississauga on Saturday, November 20. Professor Mansoor Barati (MSE) received the Young Engineer Medal; Professor Jeffrey Packer (CivE) received a Research and Development medal; Professor Andrew […]
Skule™ Arts Festival Chair is Recognized with Arts Award
Taryn Davis (ChemE, 1T0), the Chair of the 2010 Skule™ Arts Festival, has been honoured with a University of Toronto Arts Council Award for Student Engagement. The award recognizes Davis’s contribution to the arts community within the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, where she helped establish the one-week festival for Engineering students and displayed several […]
Professors’ Automotive Research Shifts into High Gear with Federal Grants
Three Engineering professors have received funding under the federal Automotive Sector Partnership program, for an energy storage system for cars that will reduce start-up emissions, and for a more fuel-efficient vehicle transmission system. Professors Masahiro Kawaji and Honghi Tran of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry will receive $234,000 for their research, in partnership with the Thermal Products Group of […]
Quantum Dot Spin-out from U of T Wins Wall Street Journal Innovation Award
The Wall Street Journal’s 2010 Technology Innovation Awards have chosen InVisage’s QuantumFilm as the winner in the Semiconductor category. The winning product makes vast improvements in capturing light for digital cameras, and especially cell phone cameras. Using semiconductor quantum dots instead of weakly light-absorbing silicon, QuantumFilm image sensors capture more than 90% of available light instead […]
Professor Edward (Ted) Davison Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
University Professor Emeritus Ted Davison, of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was inducted into the USA’s National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as a Foreign Associate in a ceremony in Washington, DC, on October 3rd. Founded in 1964, the NAE provides engineering leadership in service to the United States and globally. […]
