Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering / en Pailin Chiaranunt and Peter Serles named 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows /celebrates/pailin-chiaranunt-and-peter-serles-named-2024-schmidt-science-fellows <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Pailin Chiaranunt and Peter Serles named 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-24T11:11:13-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 11:11" class="datetime">Wed, 04/24/2024 - 11:11</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/immunology" hreflang="en">Immunology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-04/chiaranunt-serles.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Pailin Chiaranunt and Peter Serles (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Pailin Chiaranunt</strong> and <strong>Peter Serles</strong>, both of whom carried out doctoral research at the şüŔęĘÓƵ,&nbsp;have been named <a href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/fellows/">2024 Schmidt Science Fellows</a> in recognition of their efforts to wield interdisciplinary research to drive sector-wide change.</p> <p>Schmidt Science Fellows is an initiative of Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic organization founded by <strong>Eric</strong> and <strong>Wendy Schmidt</strong> to advance scientific exploration and discovery and develop solutions to global issues. The program is delivered in partnership with the Rhodes Trust.</p> <p>"It's at the edges of things – ecosystems, borders, disciplines – where the most interesting ideas are developed, solutions that don't arise from any single approach," said Wendy Schmidt in a press release. "We're excited to welcome the 2024 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows to approach these edges, look at problems anew, share insights with each other and the world and, we hope, go on to develop solutions to some of humanity's most pressing challenges."</p> <p>Chiaranunt and Serles join a cohort of 32 fellows who will undertake a year-long science leadership program to prepare them to join the next generation of interdisciplinary science leaders, alongside a one to two-year research placement at a new institution.</p> <p>“To address the world's greatest challenges today, I believe that we need an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to science,” said Chiaranunt, who completed her PhD in immunology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and is conducting post-doctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco. “I am delighted that the Schmidt Science Fellows program appreciates these values, and I'm excited to use this unique opportunity to study how inflammation and infection can impact brain health&nbsp;– a growing crisis in today's&nbsp;post-pandemic world.”</p> <p>“Being given the freedom and support to work on high-risk, high-reward research will allow me to ask the biggest questions I can and develop entirely new areas of expertise that I can eventually bring back to Canada,” said Serles, who is set to graduate from the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering with a PhD in June, and will take on a post-doctoral fellowship at&nbsp;the California Institute of Technology. “Nano-3D-printed scaffolds for neural organoids combines cutting edge-technologies in mechanical engineering and neuroscience to, hopefully, solve some of our most pressing issues."</p> <h3><a href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/news/eric-and-wendy-schmidt-announce-2024-schmidt-science-fellows/">Read the Schmidt Sciences announcement</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/fellow/pailin-chiaranunt/">Read more about Pailin Chiaranunt’s research</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/fellow/peter-serles/">Read more about Peter Serles’s research</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:11:13 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307642 at Amy Bilton recognized with şüŔęĘÓƵ Global Educator Award for 2023 /celebrates/amy-bilton-recognized-university-toronto-global-educator-award-2023-0 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Amy Bilton recognized with şüŔęĘÓƵ Global Educator Award for 2023</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-03-24T10:49:41-04:00" title="Friday, March 24, 2023 - 10:49" class="datetime">Fri, 03/24/2023 - 10:49</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6924" hreflang="en">Global Educator Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/amy-bilton-2.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Amy Bilton"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(supplied image)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Amy Bilton</strong>, an associate professor with the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and director of <a href="https://cgen.utoronto.ca/">the Centre for Global Engineering</a>, has received the <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-of-toronto-global-educator-award/">şüŔęĘÓƵ Global Educator Award </a>for 2023.</p> <p>The award recognizes faculty members who embody U of T’s global mission and whose approach to teaching demonstrates intercultural or global fluency –&nbsp;the ability to successfully operate and communicate within different cultural contexts.</p> <p>“Professor Bilton has provided students with innovative curricular and co-curricular opportunities that have developed their engineering skills in a global context,” says <strong>Alexie Tcheuyap</strong>, associate vice-president and vice-provost, international student experience, and chair of this year's selection committee.</p> <p>“I would like to personally thank Amy for empowering U of T students with experiences to work confidently across cultures and be a positive influence in the world.”</p> <p>Bilton, who will be honoured at the university’s annual Excellence in Teaching Reception in the fall, “has built an impressive range of partnerships and collaborations that stretch all the way around the world,” says <strong>Christopher Yip</strong>, dean of U of T Engineering.</p> <p>“These projects are incredibly valuable for both&nbsp;the students and the communities they work with, and form an important part of our vibrant global network. On behalf of the Faculty, my warmest congratulations to her on this well-deserved honour.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-amy-bilton-earns-u-of-t-global-educator-award/">Read the U of T Engineering story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">VPI</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:49:41 +0000 lanthierj 180956 at U of T Engineering professors honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada /celebrates/u-t-engineering-professors-honoured-engineering-institute-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T Engineering professors honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-02-14T12:14:10-05:00" title="Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 12:14" class="datetime">Tue, 02/14/2023 - 12:14</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/EIC-2023-composite-1-1-650x433.png" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(L-R) Professors Xinyu Liu, Natalie Enright Jerger and Michael Carter (supplied photos)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Three&nbsp;professors in the şüŔęĘÓƵ’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their distinguished contributions to engineering.&nbsp;</p> <p>Professor <strong>Michael Carter</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering (MIE) has received the Julian C. Smith Medal for “achievement in the development of Canada,” while Professors <strong>Natalie Enright Jerger </strong>of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering and <strong>Xinyu Liu</strong> (MIE) have been elected fellows for “excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society.”</p> <p>The founder of U of T’s <a href="https://che.utoronto.ca/">Centre for Healthcare Engineering</a>, Carter is a recognized leader in systems engineering approaches to health care, influencing health policy and practice across Canada through his leadership positions, educational initiatives and work with health-care organizations. The tools he has created are used by government and health-care organizations throughout the country.</p> <p>Enright Jerger,&nbsp;the Canada Research Chair in Computer Architecture, designs new ways of arranging the components of computer processors to optimize performance, helping manufacturers like Intel, AMD and Qualcomm build faster devices while keeping power usage and costs low.</p> <p>Liu is internationally recognized for his innovative contributions in paper-based microfluidics, microrobotics, and flexible/stretchable sensors, with applications in disease diagnostics and treatment, basic biology research and wearable electronics.</p> <p>“On behalf of the Faculty, congratulations to Professors Carter, Enright Jerger and Liu on these well-deserved honours,” says U of T Engineering Dean<strong>  Christopher Yip</strong>. “This recognition by the Engineering Institute of Canada reflects the wide-ranging contributions and impact of our faculty members as researchers, innovators and educators.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/three-u-of-t-engineering-professors-honoured-by-the-engineering-institute-of-canada-2/">Read more about the work of Carter, Enright Jerger and Liu</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:14:10 +0000 lanthierj 179996 at 2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of U of T community /celebrates/2022-awards-excellence-recognize-members-u-t-community <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of U of T community</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-04-07T13:28:56-04:00" title="Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 13:28" class="datetime">Thu, 04/07/2022 - 13:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/division-people-strategy" hreflang="en">Division of People Strategy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/equity-culture" hreflang="en">Equity &amp; Culture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-dentistry" hreflang="en">Faculty of Dentistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/office-vice-president-and-provost" hreflang="en">Office of the Vice-President and Provost</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">U of T Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/vlcsnap-2022-04-07-14h31m19s214-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Awards of Excellence 2022"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The şüŔęĘÓƵ has announced the winners of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2022">the 2022 Awards of Excellence</a>, a prestigious program presented annually in collaboration with the şüŔęĘÓƵ Alumni Association to recognize outstanding faculty, librarians, staff and students.</p> <p>“This year's honourees represent the incredible breadth and depth of excellence found across our three campuses,”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go0sCFE0L_Q&amp;t=18s">President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> said in his address to the winners</a>. “They are being recognized for their dedication to others and to our collective success, as well as for their own outstanding accomplishments.</p> <p>“To our award winners, you are all doing great work. You make us proud and your example is an inspiration to all of us.”</p> <p>This year’s winners are:</p> <h3>Faculty</h3> <p><strong>Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2022/Professor_Glen_Jones_is_the_recipient_of_Vivek_Goel_Citizenship_Award.html">Professor <strong>Glen A. Jones</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Educations and <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2022/04/05/professor-rob-wright-wins-2022-vivek-goel-faculty-citizenship-award?_ga=2.165708734.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Robert M. Wright</strong></a>, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design</p> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus&nbsp;Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p>Professor<strong> Andrea Most</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and <a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/about/news/professor-ann-lopez-receives-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize">Professor <strong>Ann Lopez</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</p> <p><strong>Carolyn Tuohy&nbsp;Impact on Public Policy Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2022/04/01/dlsph-dean-steini-brown-receives-carolyn-tuohy-impact-on-public-policy-award/?_ga=2.174090402.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Adalsteinn Brown</strong></a>,&nbsp;dean of Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>Northrop Frye&nbsp;Faculty Award</strong></p> <p>Associate Professor <strong>Adam Hammond</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>Joan E. Foley&nbsp;Quality of Student Experience Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/matthew-mackay-receives-u-of-ts-joan-e-foley-quality-of-student-experience-award/">Associate&nbsp;Professor <strong>Matthew Mackay</strong></a>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</p> <h3>Librarians</h3> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Fabiano Takashi Rocha</strong>, metadata services, U of T&nbsp;Libraries</p> <h3>Staff</h3> <p><strong>Jill Matus Excellence in Student Services Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/vicu.utoronto.ca/march-25-6263208?e=702d6e190b"><strong>Shainiya&nbsp;Balachandran</strong></a>, Office of the Dean of Students, Victoria University, and <a href="https://studentlife.utoronto.ca/news/career-exploration-education-staff-receives-matus-award-of-excellence/?_ga=2.51410025.1591144060.1649079942-1035549130.1646149332"><strong>Atifa F. Karim</strong></a>, Division of Student Life, St. George campus</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/news/cherilyn-nobleza-recognized-as-an-emerging-leader-with-a-chancellors-leadership-award/"><strong>Cherilyn Nobleza</strong></a>, Division of People Strategy, Equity &amp; Culture</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/ariana-bradford"><strong>Ariana Bradford</strong></a>, Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p><strong>Derek Newton</strong>,&nbsp;Innovations &amp; Partnerships Office</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Natasha Christie-Holmes</strong>,&nbsp;Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ayoob Ghalami</strong>, Office of Environmental Health &amp; Safety and&nbsp;<strong>Steffen Reinhart</strong>, Office of Student Recruitment</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dentistry.utoronto.ca/news/mary-choi-receives-presidents-excellence-award"><strong>Mary Choi</strong></a>, Faculty of Dentistry,&nbsp;<strong>Daniella Mallinick</strong>, Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kim McLean</strong>, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Pierre PichĂ©</strong>, department of financial services&nbsp;</p> <h3>Students</h3> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/alumni-profile/kpes-brenaven-kugamoorthy-awarded-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize"><strong>Brenaven Kugamoorthy</strong></a>, Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</p> <p><strong>Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/florence-ashley-sjd-receives-adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award"><strong>Florence Ashley</strong></a>, Joint Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Law and Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>John H. Moss Scholarship</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/polisci/2022-john-h-moss-scholarship-recipient-katherine-todd"><strong>Katherine Todd,</strong></a>&nbsp;U of T&nbsp;Scarborough</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:28:56 +0000 lanthierj 173996 at Aimy Bazylak, Vaughn Betz and Frank Vecchio elected 2022 Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada /celebrates/aimy-bazylak-vaughn-betz-and-frank-vecchio-elected-2022-fellows-engineering-institute <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Aimy Bazylak, Vaughn Betz and Frank Vecchio elected 2022 Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-12-20T14:54:14-05:00" title="Monday, December 20, 2021 - 14:54" class="datetime">Mon, 12/20/2021 - 14:54</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-mineral-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil &amp; Mineral Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/fellows-engineering.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Vaughn Betz, Aimy Bazylak and Frank Vecchio"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering's&nbsp;<strong>Aimy Bazylak</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Vaughn Betz</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Frank Vecchio</strong>&nbsp;have been elected 2022 Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada for “excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society.”</p> <p>“On behalf of the Faculty, my warmest congratulations to Professors Bazylak, Betz and Vecchio,” says U of T Engineering Dean&nbsp;<strong>Christopher Yip</strong>. “Their outstanding contributions illustrate some of the key areas in which U of T Engineers are making an impact across disciplines and sectors.”</p> <p>A professor with the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Bazylak holds the Canada Research Chair for Thermofluidics in Clean Energy and is working to advance fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries for clean power production and energy storage without greenhouse gas emissions. Her research is focused on the use of modelling and real-time imaging to design new materials for high efficiency and performance.</p> <p>Betz,&nbsp;a professor with the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering, holds the NSERC/Intel Industrial Research Chair in Programmable Silicon. His work has revolutionized the use of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), to allow engineers to rapidly create new hardware systems and realize their design visions.</p> <p>Vecchio, a professor emeritus with the department of civil and mineral engineering, is the former Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering. An internationally respected authority on the behaviour of concrete structures, he has contributed substantially to increasing the safety and reliability of Canada’s infrastructure. Vecchio is the co-developer of the Modified Compression Field Theory, a groundbreaking conceptual model for describing the behaviour of reinforced concrete under general load conditions, which has been incorporated into design codes in Canada and internationally.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/three-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-engineering-institute-of-canada/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> <h3>TAGS</h3> <p><a datatype href="/celebrates/search?field_awards_people%5B1%5D=1" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">Faculty</a></p> <p><a datatype href="/celebrates/search?field_awards_campus%5B2%5D=2" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">St. George</a></p> <p><a datatype href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a><a datatype href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a><a datatype href="/celebrates/awards-tags/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a><a datatype href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-mineral-engineering" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" typeof="skos:Concept">Department of Civil &amp; Mineral Engineering</a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:54:14 +0000 lanthierj 301074 at U of T Engineering professors recognized with Synergy Award for Innovation /celebrates/u-t-engineering-professors-recognized-synergy-award-innovation <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T Engineering professors recognized with Synergy Award for Innovation</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-17T09:48:52-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 09:48" class="datetime">Wed, 11/17/2021 - 09:48</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-materials-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/synergy-award-innovation" hreflang="en">Synergy Award for Innovation</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/144A0247-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Professor Yu Sun"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor Yu Sun (Photo by Sylvie Li/Shoot Studio)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four şüŔęĘÓƵ professors from the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering are being r<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Synergy-Synergie/Profiles-Profils/YuSun-YuSun_eng.asp">ecognized with a Synergy Award for Innovation</a>&nbsp;from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for their longstanding partnership with Hitachi High-Tech Canada (HTC).</p> <p>The award was presented to Professor&nbsp;<strong>Yu Sun</strong>&nbsp;today. Key principal investigators from U of T Engineering involved in the collaboration also include Professors&nbsp;<strong>Jane Howe</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Tobin Filleter</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Doug Perovic</strong>.</p> <p>Focused on nanoscale electron microscopy and robotics, the collaboration between U of T and HTC has strengthened the Ontario Centre&nbsp;for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM), a unique facility that contains leading-edge equipment for imaging, analyzing and manipulating materials with nanometre-scale precision. It has led to numerous scientific discoveries and commercialized products – including the TNI LifeForce nanomanipulation system, which enables samples to be manipulated with extreme precision while inside a scanning electron microscope. LifeForce was licensed to HTC and is commercialized worldwide.&nbsp;</p> <p>“When I first started working with Professor Sun, I quickly realised that he has only two modes of operation &nbsp;on and on even more!” says Ian Cotton, a board member and former President at HTC. “His lab is like an Aladdin’s cave of engineering, which led to one of the best product concepts we have ever delivered. The results speak for themselves: an elegant design with flawless execution.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/nserc-synergy-awards-celebrate-decades-of-collaboration-on-nanoscale-electron-microscopy-and-robotics/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a>&nbsp;</h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:48:52 +0000 lanthierj 301095 at Lisa Forman, Kamran Behdinan, Kristin Cleverley and Fiona Miller receive Connaught Global Challenge Awards /celebrates/lisa-forman-kamran-behdinan-kristin-cleverley-and-fiona-miller-receive-connaught-global <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Lisa Forman, Kamran Behdinan, Kristin Cleverley and Fiona Miller receive Connaught Global Challenge Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-22T12:17:10-04:00" title="Friday, October 22, 2021 - 12:17" class="datetime">Fri, 10/22/2021 - 12:17</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-global-challenge" hreflang="en">Connaught Global Challenge</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-school-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg School of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-health-policy" hreflang="en">Institute of Health Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/management-and-evaluation" hreflang="en">Management and Evaluation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/connaught-2021-v3.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Clockwise from top L): Lisa Forman, Kamran Behdinan, Kristin Cleverley and Fiona Miller</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four şüŔęĘÓƵ researchers are receiving the Connaught Global Challenge Award, supporting projects that explore everything from student mental health to the impact of health care on climate, access to COVID-19 vaccines and energy harvesting technologies for biomedical applications.</p> <p>“The Connaught Global Challenge Award recognizes leading researchers who are working across disciplines with colleagues, students and thought leaders, making significant contributions to society by advancing knowledge and developing innovative solutions to some of the world's most complex challenges,” says&nbsp;Professor <strong>Alex Mihailidis</strong>, associate vice-president, international partnerships.</p> <p>“I'm delighted that this year's winners include the first recipients of the&nbsp;Connaught Global Research Impact Program (C-GRIP) award, funded by Office of the Vice-President International to provide&nbsp;graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with unique global opportunities by supporting global mobility and exchange.”</p> <p>This year’s winners and their projects are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/kamran-behdinan-recognized-connaught-global-challenge-award"><strong>Kamran Behdinan</strong>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a>: Advanced Technology for Harvesting in Biomedical Device Applications</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/kristin-cleverley-recognized-connaught-global-challenge-award"><strong>Kristin Cleverley</strong>, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a>: Building a Global Research Network to Advance Student and Youth Mental Health (C-GRIP)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/lisa-forman-recognized-connaught-global-challenge-award"><strong>Lisa Forman</strong>, Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a>: Advancing Rights-based Access to COVID Vaccines as part of Universal Health Coverage (C-GRIP)</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/fiona-miller-recognized-connaught-global-challenge-award"><strong>Fiona Miller</strong>, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a>:&nbsp;Research Capacity for a Climate Positive Health System: The International Research Network for Climate Positive Care</li> </ul> <p>The Connaught Global Challenge is supported by the Connaught Fund – the largest, internal university research funding program in Canada. Established in 1972 through the sale of the Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, the fund has provided nearly $170 million to U of T scholars through a range of programs including <a href="/celebrates/connaught-new-researcher-awards-recognize-53-faculty-members-across-university-toronto">the Connaught New Researcher Award</a>, <a href="/news/indigenous-communities-drive-connaught-funded-research-projects">the Connaught Community Partnerships Research Program</a>, <a href="/celebrates/ten-leading-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards">the Connaught Innovation Award</a>, <a href="/celebrates/ren-e-hlo-ek-wins-mclean-award">the McLean Award</a> and international doctoral scholarships.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:17:10 +0000 lanthierj 170835 at Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow /celebrates/craig-simmons-named-2021-biomedical-engineering-society-fellow <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-08T07:14:24-04:00" title="Friday, October 8, 2021 - 07:14" class="datetime">Fri, 10/08/2021 - 07:14</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/CraigSimmons_crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Craig Simmons"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Neil Ta)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Craig Simmons</b> of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;has been inducted as <a href="https://www.bmes.org/">Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society</a> in recognition of his innovative and wide-ranging contributions to fundamental science and practical applications in the field of mechanobiology.</p> <p>A professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Simmons has published more than 135 peer-reviewed research articles in high-impact journals that have received close to 12,000 citations. He is the&nbsp;Canada Research Chair in Mechanobiology and the&nbsp;author of the textbook <em>Introductory Biomechanics: From cells to organisms</em>. He&nbsp;has four patents and eight invention disclosures under his name.</p> <p>“Congratulations to Craig Simmons,” said Professor <b>Markus Bussmann</b>, chair of the department. “This award recognizes the impact of the work he’s done and will continue to do, and his place among the very best in his field.”</p> <p>Being named&nbsp;a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society is the latest in a series of honours for Simmons that includes the Ontario Early Researcher Award; the McCharles Prize; the McLean Award, Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering; and the Heart and Stroke Foundation CP Has Heart Award.</p> <p>“It is wonderful to see Dr. Simmons continue to receive accolades for his research and teaching,” said Professor <b>Warren Chan</b>, director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-craig-simmons-named-2021-biomedical-engineering-society-fellow/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:14:24 +0000 lanthierj 170743 at Faculty and alumni recognized with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards /celebrates/faculty-and-alumni-recognized-ontario-professional-engineers-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Faculty and alumni recognized with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-04-23T14:10:37-04:00" title="Friday, April 23, 2021 - 14:10" class="datetime">Fri, 04/23/2021 - 14:10</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-and-mineral-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two U of T Engineering professors and three alumni have been honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards.</p> <p>The&nbsp;awards recognize professional engineers in Ontario who have made outstanding contributions to the profession and to society.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>Professor <strong>Baher Abdulhai</strong>&nbsp;of the department of civil and mineral&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;won the Engineering Excellence medal, recognizing overall excellence in the practice of engineering. Professor<strong> Eric Diller</strong>&nbsp;of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering won&nbsp;the Young Engineer Medal, for an early-career engineer who has demonstrated professional excellence as well as service to the community.</p> <p>Alumnus <strong>Hugo Blasutta</strong> received the Management Medal, for innovative management contributing significantly to an engineering achievement and alumnus <strong>Peter Halsall </strong>won the Gold Medal, recognizing public service, technical excellence, and outstanding professional leadership.&nbsp;Alumna <strong>Sandra Odendahl</strong> received the Citizenship Award, given to an engineer who has made significant volunteer contributions to the community.&nbsp;</p> <p>“These recipients illustrate the amazing depth and breadth of the contributions being made by U of T engineers, spanning research, management, entrepreneurship, professional leadership, and service to the profession and to the community,” said U of T Engineering Dean <strong>Christopher Yip</strong>. “On behalf of the Faculty, my warmest congratulations to these outstanding engineering faculty and alumni on this well-deserved recognition.”&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-and-alumni-receive-ontario-professional-engineers-awards/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:10:37 +0000 lanthierj 169149 at Yu Sun recognized with Connaught Innovation Award /celebrates/yu-sun-recognized-connaught-innovation-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Yu Sun recognized with Connaught Innovation Award </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-03-29T18:44:14-04:00" title="Monday, March 29, 2021 - 18:44" class="datetime">Mon, 03/29/2021 - 18:44</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-innovation-award" hreflang="en">Connaught Innovation Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/UofT4882_20121127_SunYu_002.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Yu Sun"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo courtesy of NSERC)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor <strong>Yu Sun</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering has received a Connaught Innovation Award for his work on a minimally invasive, automated system for blastocyst biopsy.</p> <p>During <em>in vitro </em>fertilization treatment, cells often need to be removed for genetic testing when the embryo has reached the blastocyst stage – a biopsy that helps mitigate the risk of&nbsp;genetic diseases and determine a viable embryo for implantation.</p> <p>Sun’s automated system is expected to improve the blastocyst survival rate as well as the accuracy of genetic testing, compared to manual operation by skilled embryologists – and holds the potential to standardize the rapidly growing practice of blastocyst biopsy in more than 3,500 IVF clinics/hospitals worldwide.</p> <p>The Connaught support will allow the team to develop the system to “its transformative potential,” said Sun, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Engineering Systems. “The new technology will reduce the invasiveness to biopsied blastocysts and ensure the integrity of the collected cells.”</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:44:14 +0000 lanthierj 168839 at