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May 2012

May 18	Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) Named YWCA Woman of Distinction On May 16, alumna Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) was among seven recipients honoured with the 2012 YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction Awards. The annual awards gala honours the outstanding achievements of recipients who work to improve the lives of women and girls in their community.
May 17	Professor Chan » Connaught New Researcher Award Professor Timothy C.Y. Chan is the recipient of the Connaught New Researcher Award for "Inverse optimization for radiation therapy of prostate cancer." He is joined by 66 other researchers from across the university who have been awarded grants totaling just over $1.1 million.
May 10	Former MIE Chair to Receive Honorary Doctorate of Engineering Professor David Sanborn Scott, fromer Chair of MIE is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria (UVic) on June 13, 2012. Before joining UVic, Professor Scott spent 22 years at U of T Engineering.
May 10	Professor Mandelis » Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Medal Professor Andreas Mandelis has been awarded the CAP-INO Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics for his seminal contributions to the field of photothermal and photoacoustic science and applications.
May 09	In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Robert Fenton Professor Emeritus Robert Fenton at the age of 81, lost his courageous 40-year fight with heart disease on Tuesday, May 8 at Sunnybrook Hospital. A service will be held at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel (2401 Steeles Avenue W.) on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.
May 08	New NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Design Professor Kamran Behdinan has been named the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. In his role, Professor Behdinan will establish real-world multidisciplinary senior design projects, which will utilize industrial collaboration and support.
May 08	Appointment of Wallace G. and Clarice Chalmers Chairs Associated with the NSERC Design Chair application is the appointment of the twin Chalmers' Design Chairs: Wallace G. Chalmers Chair, Professor Axel Guenther and Clarice Chalmers Chair, Professor Greg Jamieson (both effective April 1, 2012 for a term of six years). The Chairs were established by the Chalmers family for promotion of design activities.
May 08	IndE Sisters Win CEMF Scholarships Hanna Janossy (IndE 1T3) and Lea Janossy (IndE 1T4) have won this year's Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Vale Undergraduate Scholarship and the CEMF Undergraduate Scholarship – Ontario Region, respectively. It is unprecedented in CEMF's 22-year history for two sisters to be selected by two different judging panels.
May 04	Professors Bazylak and Chan Receive Early Researcher Awards (ERA) Professors Aimy Bazylak and Timothy C.Y. Chan are among seven U of T Engineering professors in the early stages of their research careers whose work has been honoured with funding from the ERA. Each researcher receives $140,000 toward their projects.
May 01	Professor Wallace Chosen to Receive President’s Teaching Award Professor Jim Wallace has been named as a recipient of the 2012 President’s Teaching Award, U of T’s highest honour for teaching. He also now becomes a member of the prestigious U of T Teaching Academy.
May 01	Professor Guenther » NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement Professor Axel Guenther's research team has received a NSERC Discovery Grant and NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (approximately 125 awarded in Canada) to develop "Fluidic Microprocessors for Material Assembly".

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