Honours & Awards Archive (2021)

Alicia Hill-Turner named 2019-20 PEY Co-op Student of the Year

By Branden Wesseling | April 13, 2021 | Comments Off on Alicia Hill-Turner named 2019-20 PEY Co-op Student of the Year

Alicia Hill-Turner (ChemE 2T0 + PEY) was recognized as one of two 2019-20 PEY Co-op Students of the Year by the Engineering Career Centre. This award recognizes a PEY Co-op student who demonstrated excellence in the workplace as an outstanding member of their employer’s team. Employers nominate students for this award. Alicia is a fourth […]

Professor Gisele Azimi honoured by Faculty with Early Career Teaching Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 9, 2021 | Comments Off on Professor Gisele Azimi honoured by Faculty with Early Career Teaching Award

Sixteen Engineering faculty and staff have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to U of T Engineering with teaching, research, and administrative staff 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. This year, Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) was […]

Professor Milica Radisic honoured by Faculty with Safwat Zaky Research Leader Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 9, 2021 | Comments Off on Professor Milica Radisic honoured by Faculty with Safwat Zaky Research Leader Award

Sixteen Engineering faculty and staff have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to U of T Engineering with teaching, research, and administrative staff 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. This year, Professor Milica Radisic (ChemE, BME) was […]

Dan Tomchyshyn honoured by Faculty with Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 9, 2021 | Comments Off on Dan Tomchyshyn honoured by Faculty with Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award

Sixteen Engineering faculty and staff have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to U of T Engineering with teaching, research, and administrative staff 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. This year, Dan Tomchyshyn, ChemE Network Administrator, was […]

Sandra Odendahl receives Ontario Professional Engineers Award

By Branden Wesseling | April 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Sandra Odendahl receives Ontario Professional Engineers Award

ChemE alumna Sandra Odendahl (ChemE MASc 9T0) has been honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with the 2021 Professional Engineers Ontario Citizenship Award, given to an engineer who has made significant volunteer contributions to the community.  Throughout her career, Odendahl has championed sustainability and innovation in industry and finance, leveraging her knowledge […]

Professors Levente Diosady and Emma Master receive 2021 Connaught Innovation Awards

By Branden Wesseling | March 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Professors Levente Diosady and Emma Master receive 2021 Connaught Innovation Awards

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) and Professor Emma Master (ChemE) are among seven U of T Engineering recipients of the 2021 Connaught Innovation Awards. This award recognizes and supports innovations that have strong socio-economic or commercial potential. A total of 10 research teams from across U of T sharing up to $500,000 in funding in this […]

Five ChemE students awarded Hatch/FASE Graduate Scholarship

By Branden Wesseling | March 26, 2021 | Comments Off on Five ChemE students awarded Hatch/FASE Graduate Scholarship

Five ChemE MASc and PhD candidates have received the 2021 Hatch/FASE Graduate Scholarship sponsored by Hatch Inc. and the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. The scholarship was created to fund the research and training of world-class researchers and engineers studying the recovery and application of sustainably derived energy. This year, five ChemE graduate students […]

Kimberly Watada receives 2020 CEMF Rona Hatt Chemical Engineering Award

By Branden Wesseling | March 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Kimberly Watada receives 2020 CEMF Rona Hatt Chemical Engineering Award

Kimberly Watada (ChemE Year 3) is the recipient of the 2020 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Rona Hatt Chemical Engineering Award. Each year, CEMF selects several women to act as Ambassadors for the engineering profession and to serve as role models for other young women. Ambassadors are selected based on their enthusiasm for engineering, involvement […]

Seven ChemE students receive 2021 University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards

By Branden Wesseling | February 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Seven ChemE students receive 2021 University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards

Seven ChemE students have been awarded a 2021 University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (UTSLA). The University of Toronto Student Leadership Award continues U of T’s long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding student leadership, service, and commitment to the university:   Esmeralda Bukuroshi (ChemE PhD 2T1) “I recently defended my PhD thesis on material engineering for organic […]

Professor Molly Shoichet awarded Chemical Institute of Canada Medal

By Branden Wesseling | February 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Professor Molly Shoichet awarded Chemical Institute of Canada Medal
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University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME, Donnelly) has been named the 2021 recipient of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Medal. The CIC Medal is presented as a mark of distinction and recognition to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the science of chemistry or chemical engineering in Canada, this is the […]