An external review of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and its BASc, MASc, MEng and PhD programs has been scheduled for March 4‐5, 2026. Four eminent colleagues have agreed to form the review team:
- Jeffrey Grossman, PhD
Professor and former Department Chair, Materials Science & Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Leijun Li, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Alberta - Natalie Stingelin, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Materials Science & Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology - Hatem Zurob, PhD
Professor and Department Chair, Materials Science & Engineering
McMaster University
Members of the Faculty who would like to offer comments toward this review are asked to send them via email to governance.fase@utoronto.ca.
Please circulate this memorandum to any member of the Faculty who may not have
received it through the general distribution.










