Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering / en Six recent graduates awarded Governor General's Academic Medals /celebrates/six-recent-graduates-awarded-governor-general-s-academic-medals <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Six recent graduates awarded Governor General's Academic Medals</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>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-08T11:53:47-04:00" title="Monday, July 8, 2024 - 11:53" class="datetime">Mon, 07/08/2024 - 11:53</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 class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</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 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/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-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</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/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-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">ֱ 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/2024-07/governor-general-academic-medal.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>Clockwise from top left: Karl Manis, Chido Muchemwa, Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya, Jeff Chen, Zehui Yin and Jing Wang (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>Six recent graduates of the University of Toronto have been awarded 2023-2024 <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/governor-generals-awards/governor-generals-academic-medal">Governor General’s Academic Medals</a> in recognition of their academic excellence.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/governor-generals-gold-medals/#section_5">Three PhD alumni were awarded gold medals</a>, which are presented to graduate students on the basis of academic performance in courses, evaluation of thesis and thesis defence, and originality and significance of research:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/tatiana-ruiz-bedoya/"><strong>Tatiana Ruiz Bedoya</strong></a> – department of cell and systems biology, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/chido-muchemwa/"><strong>Chido Muchemwa</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>– Faculty of Information and the Mark S Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/karl-manis/"><strong>Karl Manis</strong></a> – department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Three undergraduate alumni were awarded s<a href="http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/automatic-awards#:~:text=Governor%20General's%20Silver%20Medal&amp;text=The%20Silver%20Medal%20is%20awarded,University%20of%20Toronto%20undergraduate%20program.">ilver medals</a>, which are given to students with the highest academic standing upon graduating from a bachelor degree program:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://civmin.utoronto.ca/civmin-student-jeff-chen-awarded-the-governor-generals-silver-medal-and-the-john-black-aird-scholarship/"><strong>Jeff Chen</strong></a>&nbsp;– department of civil and mineral engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/i-always-had-energy-push-toward-perfection-jing-wang-shares-his-secret-academic-success"><strong>Jing Wang</strong></a> – department of computer science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/undergraduate-experience/he-graduated-top-marks-u-t-heres-how-he-did-it"><strong>Zehui Yin</strong></a> – department of management, ֱ Scarborough</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/governor-generals-gold-medals/#section_5">Read about the Governor General's Gold Medal</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/automatic-awards#:~:text=Governor%20General's%20Silver%20Medal&amp;text=The%20Silver%20Medal%20is%20awarded,University%20of%20Toronto%20undergraduate%20program.">Read about the Governor General's Silver Medal</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> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:53:47 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308416 at Olugbenga Olubanjo named finalist for Earthshot Prize /celebrates/olugbenga-olubanjo-named-finalist-earthshot-prize <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Olugbenga Olubanjo named finalist for Earthshot Prize</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="2021-10-15T07:54:43-04:00" title="Friday, October 15, 2021 - 07:54" class="datetime">Fri, 10/15/2021 - 07:54</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/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</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> <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/Reeddi_3-celebrates.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Olugbenga Olubanjo"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Ian Wilmms/Panos Pictures)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto alumnus&nbsp;<b>Olugbenga Olubanjo’s&nbsp;</b>startup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reeddi.com/">Reeddi Inc.</a>&nbsp;has been&nbsp;named one of 15 finalists of the&nbsp;<a href="https://earthshotprize.org/prince-william-announces-15-finalists-for-inaugural-year-of-the-earthshot-prize/">inaugural Earthshot Prize</a>.</p> <p>The clean-tech startup created by&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-entrepreneur-creates-his-own-job-post-graduation-delivering-clean-affordable-energy-nigeria">the recent graduate of&nbsp;the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering’s department of civil and mineral engineering</a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of only three finalists in the “Fix Our Climate” category, according to a recent video announcement made by Prince William.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I am honoured to introduce the 15 innovators, leaders, and visionaries who are the first-ever finalists for The&nbsp;Earthshot&nbsp;Prize,” the Duke of Cambridge said. “They are working with the urgency required in this decisive decade for life on Earth and will inspire all of us with their optimism in our ability to rise to the greatest challenges in human history.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Reeddi’s portable and rechargeable batteries, powered by solar charging stations, provide affordable and dependable energy to people living in parts of the world where energy infrastructure is unreliable. The company has a goal of serving 12,000 new households and businesses monthly by the end of 2021.</p> <p>“We are very happy to see how far we have come as&nbsp; acompany in order to be recognized for such a prestigious award,” <b>Olubanjo</b> says. “We’re even more pumped to leverage the support from the award to scale our innovation and accelerate its impact in more energy-poor communities and regions.”</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-alumnus-olugbenga-olubanjo-one-15-finalists-17-million-earthshot-prize">Read the <em>ֱ News</em> story</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> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:54:43 +0000 lanthierj 170856 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">ֱ</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 ֱ 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 ֱ engineers, spanning research, management, entrepreneurship, professional leadership, and service to the profession and to the community,” said ֱ 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 ֱ Engineering professors inducted as fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association /celebrates/u-t-engineering-professors-inducted-fellows-canadian-engineering-education-association <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">ֱ Engineering professors inducted as fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association</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="2020-08-05T13:17:01-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 13:17" class="datetime">Wed, 08/05/2020 - 13:17</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/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/engineering-science" hreflang="en">Engineering Science</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-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</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/CEEA.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 left: Susan McCahan, Greg Evans, Lisa Romkey, Jason Foster</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four members of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering have been inducted as <a href="https://ceea.ca/nominations-and-awards/">fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association</a>.</p> <p>The honour recognizes noteworthy service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education. The ֱ Engineering inductees were among 21 engineering education professionals from across Canada in the association’s inaugural cohort.</p> <p>They are:</p> <ul> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Greg Evans&nbsp;</strong>of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education &amp; Practice (ISTEP)</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Jason Foster</strong>&nbsp;of the department&nbsp;of civil and mineral engineering and the division of engineering science</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Susan McCahan</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering; McCahan is also ֱ's vice-provost, academic programs and vice-provost, innovations in undergraduate education</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Lisa Romkey</strong>&nbsp;of the division of engineering science and ISTEP</li> </ul> <p>“It is truly an honour to be included in this group of highly respected engineering educators,” Romkey told <em>University of Toronto Engineering News</em>. “These individuals have carved out spaces in their own institutions for this critical work, and I am lucky to consider many of the Fellows close colleagues and mentors.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/four-u-of-t-engineering-professors-inducted-as-fellows-of-the-canadian-engineering-education-association/">Read the ֱ Engineering story</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, 05 Aug 2020 17:17:01 +0000 lanthierj 165453 at