The Academic Board has approved the re-appointment of Cristina Amon as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2011.
The Search Committee advising the Vice-President and Provost received and reviewed much feedback from faculty, staff and students of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, as well as from the broader University of Toronto community. This feedback, as well as input from an external review team and from the Committee members, was strongly supportive of re-appointing Professor Amon for a second term as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
The overwhelming support for Professor Amon’s re-appointment reflects her exceptional leadership of the Faculty during her first term as Dean. She has been a champion of communication, co-operation, transparency and increased diversity within the Faculty. She has enhanced the high standards of its academic programs, strengthened its finances and increased both the Faculty and its individual members’ profiles, both within the University of Toronto community and internationally.
Professor Amon joined the University of Toronto in 2006 as the 13th Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. She also holds the position of Alumni Chair of Bioengineering in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Prior to her leadership at U of T Engineering, she was Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) at Carnegie Mellon University, in addition to the Raymond J. Lane Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. As Director of ICES, Cristina Amon conceived and led interdisciplinary research initiatives, seeded high-impact projects, fostered a culture of innovation and promoted strong interactions with industry.
Professor Cheryl Misak, vice-president and provost, praised her exceptional leadership, noting, “Professor Amon has been a champion of communication, co-operation, transparency, and increased diversity within the Faculty. She has enhanced the high standards of its academic programs, strengthened its finances and increased both the faculty and its individual members’ profiles, both within the University of Toronto community and internationally.”
