A Message from Dean Cristina Amon
It takes our dedicated, engaged community of staff, faculty, alumni and students to maintain our Faculty's standing as Canada's premier engineering school. Around the world, we are renowned for our excellence in education and innovative research, supported by our staff who "collaborate for excellence."
Nominations are still open for our recently launched five staff awards – now in its second year – in addition to two revitalized teaching awards and a new teaching assistant award. Read about our colleagues' direct and positive impact on our students' experiences. This issue also highlights some of our Faculty's initiatives that support students' engagement, learning and their growth as future global engineers and leaders in society.
Your outstanding contribution to our Faculty's mission is inspiring – and our collective efforts are being rewarded. Six of our professors were elected to AAAS, six more honoured by EIC, another named as one of 25 transformational Canadians, and one will receive the Order of Ontario – results of our scholars' commitment to engineering excellence.
Congratulations! We look forward to celebrating these, among others' successes in April.
January 25, 2011
Volume 4, Issue 5
In this issue:
Spotlight On:
Faculty Initiatives
What's New
Honours and Awards
Research
Governance
Engineering Events
In the News
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Spotlight On: Faculty Initiatives
Staff, TA and Teaching Awards Acknowledge Excellence within Faculty CommunitySpringtime awards will celebrate outstanding contributions Faculty Initiatives Seek to Enhance Student ExperienceA look at recent efforts that strengthen student experience and broaden learning opportunities |
What's New
UTIAS Advisory Committee – Call for Nominations
Members of UTIAS and Faculty community invited to nominate committee members by Feb. 4
U of T Engineering Launches Unique Engineering Business Minor, New Certificate Programs
Engineering Business Minor, Engineering Business Certificate and Global Engineering Certificate get final approval
Seven Principal Investigators Awarded NSERC Strategic Project Grants
Professors Greg Evans (ChemE), Roman Genov (ECE), Peter Herman (ECE), Radhakrishan Mahadevan (ChemE), Emma Master (ChemE), Joyce Poon (ECE) and Torstein Utigard (MSE) receive funding for early-stage project research
Administrative Strategic Plan Released
A glimpse at the seven key strategies outlined in new administrative strategic plan
IBBME Professors Receive Nearly $6.5 Million in Funding from CIHR
Shana Kelley, Michael Sefton and Gang Zhen are Tri-Council recipients
Lecture Capture and Online Teaching Initiatives Facilitate Student Learning
Instructional Technology Specialist, Harpreet Dhariwal, leads efforts to record lectures for student viewing online
Students Take Part in You're Next! 2011 Career Fair
More than 2,000 U of T students attended Jan. 13 event
U of T Engineering Collaborates with George Brown College on Machining Courses
Students can enrol in unique, voluntary program to gain experience in metal machining and welding
Honours and Awards
Call for Nominations: Staff Awards
Nominate deserving staff for five awards initiated last year; open until Jan. 31
Molly Shoichet Named to the Order of Ontario
Professor Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) is among 30 new appointments to the province's highest honour
Six Professors Named AAAS Fellows
Professors J. Stewart Aitchison (ECE), Nasser Ashgriz (MIE), Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE), Jun Nogami (MSE), J. Paul Santerre (IBBME) and Molly Shoichet (ChemE) are elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science
Six Engineering Professors Honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada
Professors Grant Allen (ChemE), Robert Andrews (CivE), Mark Fox (MIE), Doug Hooton (CivE), Shaker Meguid (MIE) and Professor and Dean Emeritus Gordon Slemon (ECE) recognized by EIC
IBBME Professor Tom Chau Named a Transformational Canadian
Chau selected as one of "25 Transformational Canadians" by Globe and Mail
Celebrating Engineering Success 2011
SAVE THE DATE: April 27, 2011
Please join us for the 4th annual Celebrating Engineering Success Reception on Wednesday, April 27, in celebration of another outstanding year for Engineering in terms of honours, awards and major research grants. We will also take this opportunity to honour the recipients of our staff and teaching awards.
Time: 4-6 p.m. | Michael E. Charles Council Chamber (GB202)
RSVP by Wednesday, April 20 to Carolyn Farrell
Phone: 416-978-8666 / Email: carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca
Research
March 2011 – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Grant Competition
Registration pages must be submitted to CIHR by Feb. 1, 2011
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario – Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program 2011
Internal deadline is Feb. 9, 2011
NSERC Strategy Grants
Deadline is Apr. 15, 2011
Governance
Mark your calendars! The Faculty Council meetings take place from 12:10 to 2 p.m. in the Michael E. Charles Council Chamber. The upcoming meeting dates are:
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011
- Thursday, April 28, 2011
Engineering Events |
More Engineering events
To submit events, please contact: elizabeth.raymer@utoronto.ca
In the News
Systems Whiz Helped Develop Virtual Brain Surgery
Sujoy Ghosh Hajra (ECE 0T8) has developed new tools for neurosurgery
OLG Set to Launch Facial Recognition Biometrics System in Casinos
Privacy component of new facial recognition system was designed by Professor Kostas Plataniotis (ECE) and team
Orchestral Musicians Face Unhealthy Sound Levels, Study Finds
PhD candidate Cheng Liang Quan (ECE) led research on tinnitus in musicians
Offer Deadlines Extended for Baffinland Iron Mines
Professor John Hadjigeorgiou (LME) expects mining project to go ahead
Former Lost Boys See Bright Future for South Sudan
Thon Simon Kuany (LME 1T1) will cast vote in Sudanese elections
Brainwave-Controlled Technology May Have Use in Treating Epilepsy
Professor Berj Bardakjian (IBBME) helps develop technology that can detect seizures in epileptics
Space Agency, DND Seek to Launch Rockets for Canada
Professor Robert Zee (UTIAS) says Canada can build a rocket to put small spacecraft into orbit
"Snowbird" Ornithopter a Top 10 Toronto Viral Video of the Year
UTIAS PhD candidate Todd Reichert (EngSci 0T5) and Professor Emeritus James DeLaurier are cited in viral story of 2010
Solar-Panel Firm Led by MSE Alumnus Returns to its Canadian Roots
Shawn Qu (MSE, PhD 9T5) helps bring big business back to Canada
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