MSE PhD Student Wins Top Research Poster Prize
Kitty Kumar, a Materials Science & Engineering PhD Candidate, recently beat out more than 900 competitors to receive the Best Poster Award at the 38th annual IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). The IEEE-PVSC, which was held on June 3–8 in Austin, Texas, is one of the top technical events for photovoltaic scientists and engineers around the world. […]
U of T Engineering Alumnus Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, 2012
U of T Engineering alumnus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Donald R. Sadoway (EngSci 7T2, MSE MASc 7T3, PhD 7T7) has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012. Dr. Sadoway is currently the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at […]
Engineering Mourns Passing of Professor Torstein A. Utigard
Professor Torstein A. Utigard passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of April 11 after a long battle with cancer. The 57-year-old Materials Science & Engineering faculty member was surrounded by his immediate family. Professor Utigard received his MASc and PhD from the University of Toronto under the supervision of the late Professor Emeritus […]
Engineering Professor Analyzes Titanic’s Structural Failures
Before the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean 100 years ago, the ship was deemed “unsinkable.” In a recent CTV News report, Professor Doug Perovic (MSE) explained how several design flaws led to the Titanic’s demise. “Essentially, three contributing factors led to a perfect storm,” he said. “There’s hitting the iceberg, but […]
MSE Alumnus Honoured by Black Business & Professional Association
Materials Science & Engineering alumnus Andrew N. Forde (MSE 1T1) has been named the recipient of the 2012 Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award by the Black Business & Professional Association. The Young Entrepreneur category recognizes a distinguished professional between the ages of 18 to 35 who embodies entrepreneurial spirit and success, the proven ability to turn business […]
Eight Ways to Improve Society, the Economy and the Environment
U of T Engineering research with its direct impact on improving life on Earth – and the planet itself — got a huge boost with on February 13 with more than $3.2-million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The funding comes through NSERC’s Strategic Project Grants (SPG) program, which is […]
How to Build a Better TV
“Energy conservation and renewable energy are key components of our green energy future,” explained MSE PhD candidate Michael G. Helander in a blog post for the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. “With popular demand for flat-panel TVs on the rise, their alarmingly high energy usage … is increasingly becoming the focus of energy conservation efforts,” Helander added. […]
Five Engineering Professors Elected Fellows of AAAS
Professors Sanjeev Chandra (MIE), Andrew Goldenberg (MIE), Chul Park (MIE), Michael Sefton (ChemE/IBBME) and Paul Young (CivE) have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS is the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis. The University of Toronto received five […]
Engineers Solve Energy Puzzle
University of Toronto Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) researchers have demonstrated for the first time the key mechanism behind how energy levels align in a critical group of advanced materials. This discovery is a significant breakthrough in the development of sustainable technologies such as dye-sensitized solar cells and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Transition metal oxides, which are […]
