Canada Foundation for Innovation Awards 17 Grants to Engineering
A boost of over $1.7-million worth of grants from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has been directed toward Engineering and will be used for infrastructure that will advance research in everything from testing drinking water to cancer. The funding comes from the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, a program designed to help universities […]
U of T Engineers Win Grants from Grand Challenges Canada
U of T Engineers got a big boost for their work in the developing world, thanks to grants from Grand Challenges Canada (GCC). Four of eight grants awarded to U of T researchers go to Engineering faculty: Timothy Chan (MIE), Radhakrishnan Mahadevan (ChemE), Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) and Edmond Young (MIE). “This is a testament to the outstanding quality and standard of research here, […]
MIE Professor Emeritus Recognized for Lifetime Achievement
Professor Emeritus Andrew K.S. Jardine (MIE) was honoured by the International Society of Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM) with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional dedication and contributions to advancing the field of Engineering Asset Management. Professor Jardine is the second ever recipient of the award. Professor Jardine’s research includes preventive maintenance on machinery to ensure […]
Cross-cultural Capstone Teams Meet in Beijing, China
Sixteen students and four faculty members from the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) depart today to visit Peking University (PKU) in Beijing, China. The four-day visit is the first face-to-face meeting for the cross-cultural capstone design project teams and their supervisors. Capstone design is a fourth-year course requirement, where students apply their disciplinary knowledge and […]
Founding Chair of Industrial Engineering Inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
Professor Arthur Porter (MIE), (1910-2010), founding Chair of U of T’s Industrial Engineering program, has been posthumously inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is a central part of the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. It honours individuals whose outstanding scientific or technological achievements have had long-term implications for […]
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Professor Elected ASME Fellow
Professor Yu Sun (MIE) has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Fellowship is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes outstanding engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. A global leader in the development of micro-nano robotics and device technologies for biomedical, clinical and precision instrumentation […]
Dean Amon Inducted into HENAAC Hall of Fame
Professor Cristina Amon (MIE), Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, has been inducted into the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) Hall of Fame. The annual honour recognizes a member who has achieved a level of excellence that opens doors to advances in science, technology, engineering and math, and opens minds about the contributions […]
U of T Engineering Professor Elected INFORMS Fellow
Professor Michael W. Carter (MIE) has been elected Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Fellows have exemplified outstanding lifetime achievement in operations research/management sciences, have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments and made significant contributions to the advancement of the field. Using scientific methods like mathematical modelling, statistics and algorithms, operations research (OR) aims […]
MIE Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG) Receives Gold Award
HFIG shares this honour with 13 student chapters recognized at the gold level including, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Virginia Tech. HFIG is the only Canadian chapter to be recognized by the Society this year. In 2012, HFIG received a bronze level award. Human factors – or ergonomics – is the scientific […]
