A Message from Dean Cristina Amon
The exceptional quality of our research and, as a consequence, our ability to attract graduate students and faculty of the highest caliber, continues to rise. These past few years, we have focused on both growing and enhancing our graduate programs as we work towards our Academic Plan goal of balancing the graduate-undergraduate ratio to 40:60. We have made tremendous progress by keeping undergraduate enrolments to target and by reaching 2,046 graduate students in 2013, already surpassing our goal of 2,000 by 2015.
The number of our PhD candidates has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2006, from 562 to 838 students and, based on this year’s applications, this trend will continue. Not only do we offer the opportunity to conduct research with some of the brightest minds in their fields but we also create options to attract talented engineers currently working in industry. One such option is the flex-time PhD, already in place in MIE and available to ChemE and UTIAS students in the fall. Another recent addition is the Collaborative Program (MASc and PhD) with OISE in Engineering Education.
Our links to engineering professionals have been further strengthened by the rapid growth of our MEng enrolment, which has more than doubled since 2006. We have enhanced the MEng programs with the introduction of the ELITE certificate in 2007 and since then, have added eleven certificates and emphases. This past year alone we introduced three emphases in Advanced Water Technologies & Process Design, Financial Engineering, and Sustainable Aviation.
We take great pride in the accomplishments of our students. As a Faculty, we strive to enrich their experience with opportunities to conduct leading edge research as we work together to address the world’s most pressing challenges. We also benefit immensely from the ideas and innovations generated through this process. These students are the next generation of academics, industry leaders and entrepreneurs and we will continue to encourage them in their pursuit of excellence.
February 28, 2014
Volume 7, Issue 6
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Spotlight On: Grad Studies
What's New
Website Survey
Honours and Awards
Research
Governance
Engineering Events
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Spotlight On: Grad Studies
Flex your PhD Interest with the Expanding Flex-time PhD ProgramMeet Paul Galantai (MIE), one of the Faculty’s newest flex-time PhD students. After a successful debut in MIE, the flex-time program is now available for ChemE & UTIAS graduate students ELITE EngineersU of T Engineering's ELITE certificate courses offer MEng students the opportunity to diversify their skill-set while earning their degree U of T Engineering Launches Canada's First Cross-disciplinary Engineering Education (EngEd) ProgramThis September, Engineering launches a new MASc and PhD-level program in Engineering Education |
What's New
U of T Engineering Bounds Forward With New Building
U of T’s Governing Council approves The Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
U of T Engineering Receives Record Breaking Application Rates for Fall 2014
The Faculty experiences an unprecedented level of applications for its many graduate and undergraduate programs
U of T Engineering Leads New University-wide Transportation Institute
New University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI) opens to tackle cross-disciplinary transportation challenges
Welcoming Two New Faculty Members
View the academic appointment videos for Assistant Professors Amy Bilton (MIE) and Eric Diller (MIE)
Hybrid Chew Toy/Robot Wins Global Startup Battle for Engineering Students
Chewable prototype beat out thousands of other projects
World's First Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguide Proposed in ECE
ECE post-doctoral fellow Muhammad Alam's groundbreaking research spurs new design
Students, Faculty and Staff Come Together for Dean's Town Hall
Students discuss key issues, including course evaluations, first year curriculum and academic advising with Engineering faculty and staff
3D Microgels "On-demand" Offer New Potential for Cell Research, the Future of Personalized Medicine
A new digital microfluidics platform from researchers at IBBME can help study cell cultures in cost-efficient, 3-D microgels
Tenova Goodfellow and U of T Engineering Celebrate 20-year Anniversary
Partnership has lead to innovation, commercialization and impact in engineering industry
ChemE Hosts First-ever Industry Open House
Open House aims to spark new collaborations between industry and U of T Engineering
Student Contributes Business Plan Prize Winnings to The Entrepreneurship Hatchery
Michael Zhang gives back to support future student prizes and a summer fellowship
Collective Migration Study Suggests That Cells Move Like School of Fish
Groundbreaking research could change understanding of cells
Bitcoin Meets Bionym as U of T Alumni Use Your Heartbeat to Unlock Virtual Currency
U of T Engineering alumni add new Bitcoin wallet feature to wearable, password-eliminating device
Turning Back the Clock on Aging Muscles? New Study Supports the Possibility of Localized Rejuvenation
IBBME Assistant Professor Penney Gilbert looks to restore skeletal muscle strength of the elderly
U of T Engineering Launches Academic Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Certificate offers courses for undergraduate Engineering students to enhance team-building and leadership skills
U of T Alumnus Shares his Entrepreneurial Journey with Engineering Undergraduates
Adam Froman, CEO of digital strategy firm Delvinia, shares advice on overcoming adversity as an entrepreneur
U of T Engineer Seeks To Solve the Sitting Dilemma
A collaboration between IBBME and SensiMAT Systems develops wheelchair sensory device that could save lives
U of T Engineering Competition Sees Record Involvement in 2014
Nearly 300 engineering students and 50+ judges participate in the 12th annual University of Toronto Engineering Kompetition (UTEK)
Front Campus Hockey Rink
Engineering students take to the ice
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Honours and Awards
Milica Radisic Wins NSERC Steacie Fellowship
Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE), who created beating heart tissue, wins prestigious NSERC Steacie Fellowship
U of T's Connaught Fund Supports Six U of T Engineers for Society-Changing Research
Six U of T Engineers receive research funding from university for projects that tackle major societal challenges
Research
Events
Contact Canada: Growing the Ag-Based Bioeconomy, Conference & Exhibition
Event Date: March 3 & 4, 2014
Grants and Opportunities
TandemLaunch: March 2014 Call for Proposals
Internal Deadline: March 7, 2014
Sponsor Deadline: March 14, 2014
Canada-Israel Energy S&T Fund (CIEST Fund): Call for Proposals
Internal Deadline: March 7, 2014
Sponsor Deadline: March 15, 2014
Grand Challenges Canada: Stars in Global Health
Deadline: March 10, 2014
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation: Biomarkers Across Neurodegenerative Diseases
Deadline: March 19, 2014
Grand Challenges Canada: Saving Lives at Birth
Internal Deadline: March 24, 2014
External Deadline: March 27, 2014
Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation: Call for Proposals for Ontario-Israel Collaborative R&D Projects
Internal Deadline: March 24, 2014
Sponsor Deadline: March 31, 2014
Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation
Deadline: April 1, 2014
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation: 2014 Early Phase Clinical Trials Program
Deadline: April 4, 2014
2015 NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Internal Deadline: April 8, 2014
Sponsor Deadline: May 1, 2014
University of Toronto Early Stage Technology Program (UTEST)
Deadline: April 17, 2014
Ontario Centres of Excellence: Open call for Ontario's Voucher for Industry Association R&D Challenge
Internal Deadline: May 1, 2014
Sponsor Deadline: May 8, 2014
Governance
Faculty Council Recap
A review of items approved and discussed on February 25, 2014
Mark your calendar! Faculty Council meeting dates for the 2013–2014 academic year are as follows:
All Council meetings take place from 12:10 to 2 p.m. in the Michael E. Charles Council Chamber (GB202).
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To submit events, please contact: ryan.mallough@utoronto.ca
In the News
Wearable Technology as a Human Right
Hostility to the use of wearable computers and cameras threatens to limit their benefits, says Professor Steve Mann (ECE) in the MIT Technology Review
Not So Fast, Warn Experts about Gardiner Demolition
Professor Baher Abdulhai (CivE) talks Toronto traffic with the Toronto Star
Startup Invents Heartbeat-sensing Wristband to Store Passwords, Bitcoin
The Globe and Mail profiles the Nymi wristband, invented by tech startup Bionym founded by Karl Martin (EngSci BASc 0T1, MASc 0T3, PhD 1T0) and Foteini Agrafioti (ElecE MASc 0T7, PhD 1T1)
Glasshole or Not? Seven Urgent Ethical Dilemmas for Wearable Tech
Professor Steve Mann (ECE) answers ethical questions around wearable computers
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