Awards & Accolades

In this issue, I am pleased to highlight some of our most respected professors, researchers, alumni, students and staff who have received research grants, early career awards and recognition for their exceptional leadership and dedication to the Engineering profession.

The Faculty continues to garner numerous awards, increasing our visibility as the premier engineering school in Canada and among the best in the world.

In order to continue in our excellence, we must critically reflect on our academic and administrative performance today and for our future. Our recently approved five year Academic Plan, developed by various stakeholders, includes strategies to increase academic diversity, collaborative research themes that impact society and objectives on building adequate facilities for our staff and students. With a strong understanding of our needs and those of our community, we can work towards solving the world's problems.

At the recent Engineering Alumni Association Awards Ceremony, we presented awards to distinguished alumni for their outstanding contributions to our profession and to our Faculty and students.

Our alumni continue to be broadly recognized. Consider this:

• 20% of 2011 Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering are U of T alumni;
• two of our alumni were named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 this year; and,
• three of our graduates received Honorary Degrees from the University of Toronto.

We are confident that our recent graduates will follow suit and build on the exceptional foundation you have established. Your success is well-deserved and a true reflection of your efforts, and your alma mater. For this and much more, I thank you.

Best regards

Cristina Amon
Dean

November, 2011

Volume 5, Issue 2
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Skule™ News

2011-2016 U of T Engineering Academic Plan

A strategic framework for academic and administrative units

Skule™ Goes to Asia

Global engineering top agenda item during week long Asia visit

Calgary Chapter Kicks Off Year of Events with Skule™ Networking Night

First SNN event leaves Calgary alumni wanting more networking opportunities

Private Equity and Finance Hot Topics at Fall Biz Skule™ Reception

Biz Skule™ lecture sees record number of attendees

Chemical Alumnus Wins White House Award

Ali Khademhosseini (ChemE 9T9, MASc 0T1) awarded the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Barack Obama

Alumnus' Invention Brings Clean Water to the Developing World

Water filtration device made by Bradley Pierik (MechE 0T9) profiled in The Globe & Mail

MSE Industry Day: Connecting Alumni with Students to Share Experiences and Build Community

MSE graduates return to their alma mater for an annual event that connects students with the materials engineering community

Engineering Alumni Take Time Out to Educate Future Engineers

Creative teaching methods allows young girls to think about engineering in a different way

Recent Civil Graduate Converts PhD Research into Company

Michael Montgomery (CivE PhD 1T1) wins NSERC Innovation Challenge

IBBME Alumni and Awards Banquet 2011: An Evening of Celebration and Expansion

Annual dinner highlighted by alumni visits, announcement of scholarship for international biomedical engineering PhD students

2012 UTEK's Search for U of T's Next Top Engineer

Skule™ graduates needed to judge at the next UTEK challenge

Dear Alumni: Do You Have a Workplace or Environmental Challenge?
Let Our Students Solve it

Engineering Strategies & Practice is looking to challenge student thinking

Alumni Wanted: MIE's Career Panel

MIE Panel needs your skills

Cornerstones built by Skule™ Alumni

Civil Alumnus Makes Headlines With YYC Runway Project

George Nowak (CivE 7T3) looks forward to completing $620 million project in Calgary

Young GOLD Alumna Supports Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Lab

Giving back to where it all started, young graduate thanks her alma mater

Faculty News

U of T Engineering Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship

Michael Beeler receives prestigious scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in the U.S.

The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?

Professor Ted Sargent (ECE PhD 9T8) featured on the CBC's The Nature of Things

Documentary Follows Ornithopter Team's Journey to Aviation History

PhD candidate Todd Reichert (UTIAS) and his team’s record-breaking ornithopter flight is subject of doc, When Dreams Take Flight

NSERC Funds New SAVI Network Based at U of T

Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia to lead $5 million research network focused on developing Canada’s virtual infrastructure

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