Awards & honours news

From the U of T President's Teaching Award to the Order of Canada, our students, faculty, staff and alumni consistently earn some of the most prestigious honours in their fields. We are proud to celebrate their success.

Professor Emeritus Roderick Tennyson (UTIAS) and alumnae Pirathayini Srikantha (ECE PhD 1T7) and Jeanette Southwood (ChemE 8T6, MASc 8T8) were recognized for their contributions to the engineering profession and to society. (Photos: submitted)

Engineering Professor Emeritus and alumnae receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

May 2, 2022

Roderick Tennyson (UTIAS), Pirathayini Srikantha (ECE PhD 1T7) and Jeanette Southwood (ChemE 8T6, MASc 8T8) honoured with the Management Medal, Engineering Medal and Citizenship Award, respectively

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U of T Engineering professors and staff honoured for excellence

April 27, 2022

Faculty celebrates leadership and innovation in teaching, research and contribution to the quality of student experience

Professor Matthew Mackay (MIE) recognized for his work revamping labs and courses to enhance hands-on student experience within the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. (Photo: MIE)

Matthew Mackay receives U of T’s Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

April 7, 2022

The award recognizes a member of the U of T community who creates broad and long-term positive impact on the quality of the student experience

Khadija Rana is the 2022 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. (Photo: Negar Balaghi)

Compassion in action: Meet 2022 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner Khadija Rana

April 6, 2022

Fourth-year EngSci student recognized for her leadership through CUBE, UT BIOME, and Women in Science and Engineering.

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) has developed novel technologies to fortify staple foods, which has helped improve the health of millions of people in developing countries. (Photo: Submitted)

Professor Levente Diosady Receives U of T President’s Impact Award

April 1, 2022

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) is being recognized for his development of a technique to double fortify salt with iron and iodine to help prevent anemia

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and her lab group have received a 2022 Connaught Innovation Award for their work on high-performance and cost-effective aluminum batteries for electric transportation and renewable energy storage. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Beyond lithium-ion: New battery technologies among nine projects supported by 2022 Connaught Innovation Awards

March 31, 2022

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) is exploring aluminum as an alternative to lithium and cobalt to develop more cost-effective and reliable components for next-generation batteries