Awards & Honours

About Awards & Honours

U of T Engineering faculty, staff, alumni, and students receive recognition for their research, teaching, leadership, and dedication to the Engineering profession in the form of a record number of awards and grants. In the past few years, the number of major awards received is unparalleled in the Faculty’s recent history. Our achievements have increased the Faculty’s visibility among Canada’s top Engineering organizations, such as the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Professional Engineers Ontario, as well as international organizations such as the National Academy of Engineering in the U.S.

This section is dedicated to celebrating the many individuals who have been recognized for outstanding achievements through a variety of external and internal award programs.

2026

International

Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Antonio Liscidini (ECE)

Fellow: National Academy of Inventors
Paul Santerre (BME)

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers 
Michael Carter (MIE)

International Member: U.S. National Academy of Engineering 
George Eleftheriades (ECE)
Yu Sun (MIE)

 

National

CPR Engineering Medal: Engineering Institute of Canada
Konstantinos Plataniotis (ECE)

Fellow: Engineering Institute of Canada
Markus Bussmann (MIE)
Krishnan Mahadevan (ChemE)

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award: Chemical Institute of Canada
Ning Yan (ChemE)

Manufacturing Medal: Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Lee (MIE)

Steacie Prize: E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fund
Nicolas Papernot (ECE)

Thomas Roy Award: Canadian Geotechnical Society
John Harrison (CivMin)

Provincial

University of Toronto

 

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Early Career Teaching Award
Sinisa Colic (MIE)

Faculty Teaching Award
Matthew Mackay (MIE)

Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award
Evan Bentz (CivMin)

Teaching Assistant Award
Adriana Díaz Lozano Patiño (EngSci)
Dimpho Radebe (ISTEP)