Subodh Verma / en Five U of T faculty named to Royal Society college /news/five-u-t-faculty-named-royal-society-college <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Five U of T faculty named to Royal Society college</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2015-09-18T11:39:24-04:00" title="Friday, September 18, 2015 - 11:39" class="datetime">Fri, 09/18/2015 - 11:39</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Professor Aaron Wheeler is one of five U of T faculty named to the RSC College of New Scholars [photo by Diana Tyszko, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science]</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/arthur-kaptainis" hreflang="en">Arthur Kaptainis</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Arthur Kaptainis</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/our-faculty-staff" hreflang="en">Our Faculty &amp; Staff</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/subodh-verma" hreflang="en">Subodh Verma</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/david-sinton" hreflang="en">David Sinton</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/daniyal-zuberi" hreflang="en">Daniyal Zuberi</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/aneil-flett-agrawal" hreflang="en">Aneil Flett Agrawal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/aaron-wheeler" hreflang="en">Aaron Wheeler</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">College of New Scholars honours early achievers</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Five Ƶ researchers are among the 2015 inductees to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.</p> <p>Established last year, this fourth and most recent division of the 133-year-old RSC is intended to recognize high achievement, and especially interdisciplinary work, by Canadians and permanent residents at an early stage of their career.</p> <p>“The surest measure of a great university is the emergence of brilliant young artists, researchers and scholars to build on the work of distinguished senior faculty,” said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, vice president, research and innovation of the Ƶ. “I am immensely proud that U of T is amply represented in this college of the Royal Society.”</p> <p>Two of the members hail from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. <strong>Aneil Flett Agrawal </strong>is a distinguished professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology who won the faculty’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011 and was named a Steacie Fellow in 2013. <strong>Aaron Wheeler</strong>, another Steacie Fellow, is acclaimed for his work in “lab-in-a-chip” technology and the integration of microchannels and microfluids. He is a professor in the department of chemistry.</p> <p>Dr. <strong>Subodh Verma </strong>from the department of surgery of the Faculty of Medicine works on the connection between breast cancer genes and the degree of cardiac damage caused by chemotherapeutic drugs. A practising surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital, he is a recipient of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Gold Medal in Surgery.</p> <p><strong>Daniyal Zuberi </strong>is cross-appointed to the School of Public Policy &amp; Governance and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. His innovative social policy research has made important contributions to the study of urban poverty, inequality, health, education, employment and social welfare.</p> <p><strong>David Sinton</strong> from the department of mechanical&nbsp; and industrial engineering of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp; was the director from 2012 to 2015 of the Institute for Sustainable Energy. His research involves the study and application of small-scale fluid mechanics for use in energy systems and analysis.</p> <p>Criteria for admission to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists include new research approaches, interdisciplinary flexibility and an emphasis on diverse membership with representation by women, First Nations, immigrants and visible minorities. Candidates are to be admitted not later than 15 years after earning their doctorates. Membership is offered for seven years.</p> <p>For a complete list of incoming College members go to <a href="http://www.rsc-src.ca">http://www.rsc-src.ca</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/wheeler.pic_.jpg</div> </div> Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:39:24 +0000 sgupta 7290 at