The composition of the Committee was announced in PDAD&C #77 last week. Since that announcement, Ms. Ines Fernandez has had to step aside from serving on the Committee. In accordance with Section 60 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President David Naylor has appointed a revised committee to recommend the appointment of a Dean of the Faculty:
- Prof. Cheryl Misak,
Vice-President and Provost (chair) - Prof. Susan Andrews,
Department of Civil Engineering - Prof. Craig Boutillier,
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts and Science - Mr. Paul Cadario,
Senior Manager, Trust Fund Quality Assurance and Compliance, World Bank - Prof. Brian Corman,
Dean, School of Graduate Studies - Prof. Alis Ekmekci,
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies - Mr. Jason Grenier,
Graduate student, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Ms. Claire Kennedy,
Alumna - Ms. Sandra Langlands,
Director, Gerstein Science Information Centre - Ms. Barbara McCann,
Registrar, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering - Prof. Ali Sheikholeslami,
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Prof. Richard Sommer,
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design - Ms. Sabrina Tang,
Undergraduate student, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - Prof. Steven Thorpe,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering - Mr. David Whitaik Lee,
Graduate student, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering - Prof. Christopher Yip,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
The Advisory Committee for the search welcomes comments and nominations from interested persons. These should be sent to the attention of Helen Lasthiotakis, Director, Academic Programs and Policy, by May 10, 2010 by mail (Room 225, Simcoe Hall) or by email to h.lasthiotakis@utoronto.ca
A team of engineers from the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) will receive the Canadian Air and Space Museum’s Pioneer award in recognition of the critical role they played in rescuing three Apollo 13 astronauts in April 1970.
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By Carolyn Farrell
Professors Frank Kschischang (ECE) and Andreas Mandelis (MIE) are among only eight recipients nationwide of Killam Research Fellowships, one of Canada’s most prestigious research awards. Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. They honour the memory and exceptional achievements of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam’s husband, Izaak Walton Killam. With a value of $70,000 per year, Killam Research Fellowships allow recipients to pursue research full-time for two years.
Frank Kschischang is a Tier One Canada Research Chair in Communication Algorithms. His research interests are in the area of digital communications, particularly coding theory. He is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a recipient of the Premier’s Research Excellence Award. He was recently elected President of the IEEE Information Theory Society. A popular and accomplished teacher, he has received several departmental and Faculty teaching awards since joining the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering in 1991. Professor Kschischang will use the Fellowship to develop approaches to improve the transmission rate and reliability of communications through wireless relay networks and fiber-optic communications channels.
A Tier One Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave Sciences and Technologies, Andreas Mandelis has authored over 260 refereed papers, as well as the acclaimed textbook Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions. Professor Mandelis is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was the inaugural recipient of the Premier’s Discovery Award in Natural Sciences and Engineering in 2007. In 2009 he received the Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial and Applied Physics from the Canadian Association of Physicists and the Senior Prize from the International Photoacoustic and Photothermal Association. Professor Mandelis will use the Fellowship for research that is expected to lead to the development of a portable laser-radar-based instrument that can be used for early detection and monitoring of osteoporosis.
“We are honoured and grateful that the Canada Council for the Arts has recognized two of our faculty members with these prestigious Fellowships”, said Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. “Professors Kschischang and Mandelis are world-leaders in their respective fields and I have no doubt that these Fellowships will result in further groundbreaking discoveries and technological innovations”.
Engineering Science alumnus, Isabel Bayradarian is one of several members of the U of T community to receive a Juno Award nomination for her album, Gomidas Songs. Bayradarian, an international opera star, also recently performed at the Engineering Science 75th Anniversary Celebration in December 2009.
Now in its 40th year, the Juno Awards celebrate and recognize the talents of Canadian musicians. The Juno Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, March 27, 2010 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. To learn more about the Juno Awards, please visit www.junoawards.ca