Honours & Awards Archive (2020)

Prof. Milica Radisic receives Killam Fellowship

By Branden Wesseling | May 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Prof. Milica Radisic receives Killam Fellowship

Story by Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) is among the recipients of this year’s Killam Research Fellowships. “It is a great honour to receive this fellowship, and to be in the company of so many wonderful researchers from across Canada,” says Radisic. “My team will use this support to continue […]

Prof. Gisele Azimi receives the 2020 Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award

By Branden Wesseling | May 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Prof. Gisele Azimi receives the 2020 Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award
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Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) is the 2020 recipient of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award presented by the Chemical Institute of Canada. This award recognizes Azimi’s outstanding contributions to chemical engineering in Canada. Azimi is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair joint-appointed between the Departments of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry […]

Natalie Tleel (ChemE 1T9 + PEY) receives U of T Student Leadership Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 30, 2020 | Comments Off on Natalie Tleel (ChemE 1T9 + PEY) receives U of T Student Leadership Award

Natalie Tleel (ChemE 1T9 + PEY) is among 18 U of T Engineering students who received a U of T Student Leadership Award (formerly known as the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards) for  exceptional contributions to the U of T community and student experience. Natalie has focused her leadership initiatives around providing students with networking and […]

Professors Gisele Azimi, Mark Kortschot and Elodie Passeport honoured for excellence by U of T Engineering

By Branden Wesseling | April 22, 2020 | Comments Off on Professors Gisele Azimi, Mark Kortschot and Elodie Passeport honoured for excellence by U of T Engineering

Three ChemE faculty members have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to the Faculty with teaching and research awards. These awards recognize exceptional faculty and staff members for their leadership, citizenship, innovation and contributions to the Faculty’s teaching, service and research missions. The recipients would normally be recognized at the Faculty’s annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence […]

Prof. Vladimiros Papangelakis receives MetSoc 2020 Research Excellence Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Prof. Vladimiros Papangelakis receives MetSoc 2020 Research Excellence Award

Professor Vladimiros Papangelakis (ChemE) was named the 2020 recipient of the Metallurgy & Materials Society (MetSoc) Research Excellence Award in recognition of his dedication to teaching and exceptional research innovations in materials development and processing. This is MetSoc’s premier award for contribution to the metallurgy or materials field by an academic or research scientist in any […]

Alumnus Howard Goodfellow earns 2020 Ontario Professional Engineers Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Alumnus Howard Goodfellow earns 2020 Ontario Professional Engineers Award

Alumnus Howard Goodfellow (ChemE BASc 6T4, MASc 6T5, PhD 6T8) received the Management Medal, for innovative management contributing significantly to an engineering achievement. As a global leader in clean technology, Dr. Howard Goodfellow has led a number of successful. businesses over the course of his career that provided critical guidance in environmental management and control. As President […]

Prof. Gisele Azimi receives 2020 TMS EPD Young Leaders Professional Development Award

By Branden Wesseling | March 11, 2020 | Comments Off on Prof. Gisele Azimi receives 2020 TMS EPD Young Leaders Professional Development Award

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) received 2020 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) EPD Young Leaders Professional Development Award for her active participation and exceptional leadership as a member of TMS. The award will enable Azimi to play an active role in TMS decision-making and long-range planning. Read more about the TMS EDP Young […]

Professors Molly Shoichet and Tim Bender receive U of T Connaught Innovation Awards

By Branden Wesseling | March 10, 2020 | Comments Off on Professors Molly Shoichet and Tim Bender receive U of T Connaught Innovation Awards

Professors Tim Bender (ChemE) and Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) are among six U of T Engineering researchers and 10 U of T researchers to receive U of T Connaught Innovation Awards to advance their promising technologies. This year, researchers are sharing up to $500,000 in support of research that has socio-economic and commercial potential. “We […]

University Professor Michael Sefton elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

By Branden Wesseling | February 6, 2020 | Comments Off on University Professor Michael Sefton elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

  University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) has been elected as an international member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The NAE provides engineering leadership in service to the United States and globally; its members rank among the world’s most accomplished engineers. “On behalf of the Faculty, my warmest congratulations to Professor […]