Schulich Scholars / en 10 U of T students named 2022 Schulich Leaders /celebrates/10-u-t-students-named-2022-schulich-leaders <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">10 U of T students named 2022 Schulich Leaders</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/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</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="2022-12-20T16:27:58-05:00" title="Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 16:27" class="datetime">Tue, 12/20/2022 - 16:27</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/students" hreflang="en">Students</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/6870" hreflang="en">Schulich Scholars</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> <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 class="MsoPlainText">As a high school student in Saskatoon,<strong> Kai Chen</strong> co-founded a non-profit that collected plastic bottles and recycled them into 3D printing filament. “We were, I think, the first people in North America to do this,” he says.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Chen’s initiative and tech smarts have earned him a Schulich Leader Scholarship, a prestigious, four-year award for students who combine skills in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – with leadership experience.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">In all, 10 Ƶ students received the awards this year. Founded by philanthropist Seymour Schulich through the Schulich Foundation, the scholarships are valued in 2022 at $80,000 for science, technology or mathematics students and $100,000 for engineering students.</p> <p>“The Ƶ is delighted to welcome our 2022 Schulich Leaders,” says President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>. “They are Canada’s future researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs – leaders who will make a mark on our world for the better. We’re so grateful to Seymour Schulich and the Schulich Foundation for the opportunities they are providing to these outstanding young learners.”</p> <p>Here are the 2022 U of T Schulich Leaders:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Mahjabeen Ali</strong>, computer engineering</li> <li><strong>Lauren Altomare</strong>, engineering science</li> <li><strong>Sheryl Buttar</strong>, computer science</li> <li><strong>Kai Chen</strong>, mechanical engineering</li> <li><strong>Armaandeep Dhanoa</strong>, engineering science</li> <li><strong>Robert Firsov,</strong> TrackOne (undeclared) engineering</li> <li><strong>Logan MacDonald</strong>, life sciences</li> <li><strong>Alexander Macri</strong>, computer science</li> <li><strong>Azlan Naeem</strong>, computer science</li> <li><strong>Lucy Shen</strong>, computer science</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/2022-schulich-leaders/">Read the Defy Gravity story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">DUA</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, 20 Dec 2022 21:27:58 +0000 lanthierj 178587 at