International Awards
177th Place out of 3640 Competitors, 2006 Putnam Mathematical Competition
Geoffrey Siu
Archer Daniels Midland Award: American Oil Chemists Society
Levente Diosaday, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Rebecca Marnoch (MASc student);
Arch T. Colwell Merit Award: SAE International
Brian Gore, PhD student
Certificate of Merit: International Thermal Spray Conference
Ken Chien (MSE graduate student);
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Peter Zandstra, Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering
Jean Zu, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Peter Hughes, Institute of Aerospace Studies
Formula SAE Michigan
1st place in the FEV Powertrain Development Award
3rd place for the Ricardo Powertrain Award
3rd place for the Goodyear Best Performance Award for Endurance
3rd place for the Timkin Engine Performance Award
5th place overall (top placing Canadian team);
Honorable Mention for the Altair Engineering Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
Peter Zandstra, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering
Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Eric B. Forsyth
Humboldt Research Fellowship: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Yanyan Yuan (MSE graduate student);
National Awards
3M National Teaching Fellowship
Susan McCahan, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Alan Blizzard Award
Philip Anderson, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Robert Andrews, Civil Engineering
Mark Kortschot, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Susan McCahan, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Sandy Romas, Administrative Assistant
Peter Weiss, Engineering Communication Program
Kimberly Woodhouse, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Canada Medal: Society of Chemical Industry
Howard Goodfellow
Canadian Environmental Scientist of the Year: Canadian Geographic
Miriam Diamond (cross-appointed with Department of Geography);
Ernest A. LeSueur Memorial Award: Canadian Section of the Society of Chemical Industry
Phillip (Rocky); Simmons
Fellow: Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Cristina Amon, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Hani Naguib, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Javad Mostaghimi, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
John Chapman Award: Canadian Space Agency
Peter Hughes, Institute of Aerospace Studies
John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal:
Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada
Doug Reeve, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Order of Canada
Barry French, Institute of Aerospace Studies
Premier’s Catalyst Award for Best Young Innovator
Parham Aarabi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Premier’s Discovery Award for Natural Sciences and Engineering
Andreas Mandelis, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
RBC’s Innovative Business of the Year
Gino Palumbo, Integran Technologies
Top 40 Under 40
Tom Chau, Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering
Brendan Frey, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Regional Awards – Provincial and City-wide
Leadership in Faculty Teaching (LIFT);
Yu-Ling Cheng, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
OEC Parliamentary Debate, 1st Place
Richard Lizius, Irena Madhavi
Professional Engineers Ontario Gold Medal
Anne Sado
Professional Engineers Ontario Engineering Medal, Entrepreneur Category
Howard Goodfellow
Professional Engineers Ontario Engineering Medal, Management Category
Jan Carr
University of Toronto Awards
Cressy Award & Valedictorian
Jordan Silverman (Mech 0T7);
Cressy Award
David Lee, Paul Radcliffe, Stephanie McTague, Jessica Tinianov, Stephanie Whitehurst
Faculty Award: University of Toronto Alumni Association
Yu-Ling Cheng, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Jon S. Dellandrea Award for International Students Finalist
Kerolyn K. Shairsingh (Chem 0T8);
Jon S. Dellandrea Award for International Students Scholar
Shi (Reynold); Xin, Engineering Science
President’s Teaching Award
Susan McCahan, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Teaching Award for Teaching Instructors
Mahdi Tajbakhsh, Anna Moser
University of Toronto Teaching Assistants’ Excellent Award
Christopher Nielsen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Awards
3T5 Second Mile Engineer Award
Jordan Silverman (Mech 0T7);
Agnes Kaneko Award
Brenda Fung, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Class of 5T3 Engineering Award
Ramy Ghattas (Mech 0T8);
Early Career Teaching Award
Wei Yu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Faculty Teaching Award
Raviraj Adve, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Hall of Distinction
Michael Sefton, Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering