Giving Children with Physical Challenges the Tools to Speak Out
Professor Tom Chau (EngSci 9T2) of the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering has been chosen as one of 25 Transformational Canadians. The Globe and Mail’s Transformational Canadians program celebrates 25 living citizens who have made a difference by immeasurably improving the lives of others. Over several weeks this past autumn, a panel of six […]
Two Engineering Alumni Appointed to Order of Canada
U of T Engineering alumni Jeffrey Skoll (ElecE 8T7) and Thomas Jenkins (MASc ElecE 8T5) have been appointed Officers of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the country’s highest honour and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, and dedication to community and service. Of the 66 appointed on December 30, Skoll and Jenkins are among nine […]
Five Students Selected for The Next 36: Canada’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative
The Next 36, a new program that helps launch the business careers of 36 promising and innovative Canadian undergraduates, have chosen five U of T Engineering students. In summer 2011, EngSci students Shahed Al-Haque (1T1), Shane Gu (1T3), Saksham Uppal (1T1 + PEY) and ECE students Michael Del Baso (1T2) and Tulika Gupta (1T2) will join other aspiring entrepreneurs from around the country, as […]
U of T-hosted Regenerative Medicine Project Awarded $15 Million from Federal Government
Developing products that will enable treatments for devastating health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and spinal cord injuries is the focus of a major University of Toronto-hosted research and commercialization initiative that has been awarded $15 million by the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE). The Centre for Commercialization of […]
Two Engineering Alumnae Named as Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
On Nov. 29, Engineering alumnae Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) and Dawn Tattle (CivE 8T5) were honoured at a gala celebrating Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Sado, who has been the President of George Brown College since 2004, was honoured in the Cisco Public Sector awards category for her leadership in the growth and renewal of George Brown. She […]
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 […]
