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. […]
THE Global University Ranking Names U of T Engineering as Best in Canada
The University of Toronto has the top engineering program in Canada, according to the UK-based Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Ranked 13th among global universities, U of T is one of only two Canadian institutions to make the top 50 list of engineering and technology programs. The University of British Columbia ranked 38th. “It is […]
Engineering Professor and Alumnus Selected for Best Paper Award
Professor Stavros Argyropoulos (MSE) and alumnus Dr. Zhi Li (MSE PhD 0T8) have been selected for a Metallurgical Society (MetSoc) Best Paper Award. Professor Argyropoulos and Dr. Li’s winning paper was entitled “The Assimilation of Mn-Al Powder Compacts in Liquid Mg: Exothermicity and Recovery Issues,” and was published in the CMQ, Vol. 48, No. 4, in 2009. The award will […]
