University of Toronto Mississauga / en 12 老司机直播 researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards /celebrates/12-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">12 老司机直播 researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-06-01T14:09:19-04:00" title="Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 14:09" class="datetime">Thu, 06/01/2023 - 14:09</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-innovation-award" hreflang="en">Connaught Innovation Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-physical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical &amp; Physical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-electrical-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-materials-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-molecular-genetics" hreflang="en">Department of Molecular Genetics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ibme" hreflang="en">IBME</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Twelve researchers at the University of Toronto are receiving Connaught Innovation Awards to help accelerate the development and commercialization of promising technologies with strong socio-economic potential that will have a positive impact on society.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">鈥淭he University of Toronto congratulates this year鈥檚 recipients, whose work is addressing some of society鈥檚 most important challenges,鈥 said <b>Leah Cowen</b>, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. 鈥淔rom energy-saving windows to the use of plant hormones as appetite suppressants or the development of therapeutic targets that hold promise for a broad range of neurodegenerative diseases, these researchers鈥 inventions have the potential to make life-changing impacts here in Canada and around the world.鈥</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">This year's recipients are:</p> <ul> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://bme.utoronto.ca/faculty-research/core-faculty/julie-audet/"><strong>Julie Audet</strong>, Institute of&nbsp;Biomedical Engineering</a>: &nbsp;A tool to optimize complex formulations based on evolutionary computation accelerated by artificial neural networks</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://physiology.utoronto.ca/faculty/denise-belsham"><strong>Denise Belsham</strong>, department of physiology</a>: The use of a plant hormone CX as an appetite suppressant</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca/faculty/alan-cochrane"><strong>Alan Cochrane</strong>, department of molecular genetics</a>: Development of broad-spectrum, host-directed antivirals</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://golovin.mie.utoronto.ca/"><strong>Kevin Golovin</strong>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering</a>: Reducing microplastic fibre pollution using low friction polymer brush as textile coatings</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~gulak/home.php"><strong>Glenn Gulak</strong>, department of electrical and computer engineering</a>: A hardware accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption-based machine learning applications</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cps/people/patrick-gunning"><strong>Patrick Gunning</strong>, department of chemical and physical sciences</a>, University of Toronto Mississauga: Development of an artificial intelligence-driven platform to explore the undruggable genome</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://mse.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/professors/hatton/"><strong>Benjamin Hatton</strong>, department of materials science and engineering</a>: Smart building facades for scalable operational energy management</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/ronald-kluger"><strong>Ronald Kluger</strong>, department of chemistry</a>: Production and evaluation of hemoglobin-bis-tetramers for oxygen transport to increase supply of lungs for transplant by enhancing ex vivo perfusion of donor lungs</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/eugenia-kumacheva"><strong>Eugenia Kumacheva</strong>, department of chemistry</a>: A platform for safety evaluation of chemical agents</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://lmp.utoronto.ca/faculty/janice-robertson"><strong>Janice Robertson</strong>, department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology</a>: Targeting TDP-43 aggregation as therapeutics for TDP-43 proteinopathies</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/non-invasive-approach-for-electrical-nerve-stimulation-among-five-projects-supported-by-2023-connaught-innovation-awards/"><strong>Paul Yoo</strong>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a>: Novel electrodes for non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation</li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://mse.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/professors/zou-yu/"><strong>Yu Zou</strong>, department of materials science and engineering</a>: Autonomous additive manufacturing system&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Connaught Innovation Award, which provides one-time seed funding to support the development and commercialization of the researchers鈥 innovative technologies, is backed by <a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/">the Connaught Fund</a> 鈥 the <a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/opportunities">largest internal university research funding program in Canada</a>. Established 50 years ago through the sale of Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, which is known for the discovery and production of insulin, the fund supports 老司机直播 scholars through programs such as&nbsp;the <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/db/connaught-new-researcher-award">Connaught New Researcher Award</a>, the <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/community-partnership-research-program-0">Connaught Community Partnership Research Program</a>,&nbsp;the <a href="https://brn.utoronto.ca/opportunity/connaught-challenge/">Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers</a><b>,</b>&nbsp;<a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/funding-opportunities/db/mclean-award">the McLean Award</a>&nbsp;and international doctoral scholarships.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:09:19 +0000 lanthierj 301839 at Fiona Rawle聽receives 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award /celebrates/fiona-rawle-receives-2022-3m-national-teaching-fellowship-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Fiona Rawle&nbsp;receives 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-05-06T16:33:44-04:00" title="Friday, May 6, 2022 - 16:33" class="datetime">Fri, 05/06/2022 - 16:33</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/3m-teaching-fellowship" hreflang="en">3M Teaching Fellowship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/UofT85376_image1-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(photo by Lucas Rawle)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto Mississauga biology professor&nbsp;<b>Fiona Rawle&nbsp;</b>has been recognized with&nbsp;a 2022 <a href="https://www.stlhe.ca/award_winners/2022-3m-national-teaching-fellows/">3M National Teaching Fellowship Award </a>- Canada鈥檚 most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淧rofessor Rawle鈥檚 dedication to a teaching philosophy emphasizing&nbsp;kindness, empathy and flexibility has made her an invaluable member of UTM,鈥 says 老司机直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean&nbsp;<b>Rhonda McEwen</b>. 鈥淭his recognition is richly deserved.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>The fellowships are sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. <a href="https://www.macleans.ca/education/introducing-the-2022-3m-national-teaching-fellowship-award-winners/"><i>Maclean鈥檚 </i>magazine, the awards鈥 media sponsor, announced the honours</a> May 3.</p> <p>鈥淭he 3M National Teaching Fellowship is so meaningful to me,鈥 says&nbsp;<a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/biology/people/fiona-rawle" target="_blank">Rawle</a>, who is also 老司机直播 Mississauga's associate dean, undergraduate, and the director of the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC).&nbsp;鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to meeting and collaborating with the other award winners. It鈥檚 a reminder to me about what is so important in scholarly work and teaching practice 鈥 relationships with colleagues, collaborators and students.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>In 2018, Rawle received the University of Toronto President鈥檚 Teaching Award and the <a href="/news/meet-two-u-t-faculty-members-honoured-ocufa-outstanding-teaching">OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations) Teaching Award</a>. She鈥檚 also a past recipient of the E.A. Robinson Teaching Excellence Award and the University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/utm-biology-professor-wins-3m-national-teaching-fellowship-award">Read the 老司机直播 Mississauga story</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/faculty-staff/where-kindness-rules-fiona-rawle-compassionate-teaching/">Read about Rawle in University of Toronto Magazine</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 06 May 2022 20:33:44 +0000 lanthierj 174509 at David Dunlop receives John Adam Fleming Medal for lifetime achievement in geophysics /celebrates/david-dunlop-receives-john-adam-fleming-medal-lifetime-achievement-geophysics <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">David Dunlop receives John Adam Fleming Medal for lifetime achievement in geophysics</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-09-24T10:13:45-04:00" title="Friday, September 24, 2021 - 10:13" class="datetime">Fri, 09/24/2021 - 10:13</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/john-adam-fleming-medal" hreflang="en">John Adam Fleming Medal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-and-physical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/David_Dunlop-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="David Dunlop"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto Mississauga Professor Emeritus <b>David Dunlop</b> has won <a href="https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Union-Medals/John-Adam-Fleming-Medal">the John Adam Fleming Medal </a>for outstanding contributions to fundamental Earth and space science from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).</p> <p>Awarded for 鈥渙riginal research and technical leadership in geomagnetism, atmospheric electricity, aeronomy, space physics and related sciences,鈥 the Fleming Medal recognizes Dunlop鈥檚 lifetime achievement in the field of geophysics.</p> <p>鈥淒avid has been a dedicated and invaluable member of our community for many years,鈥 says <b>Lindsay Schoenbohm</b>, chair of 老司机直播 Mississauga鈥檚 department of chemical and physical sciences. 鈥淚t is wonderful now to see this highest-level recognition for his scholarly achievements.鈥</p> <p>Dunlop's best-known research has been in the fundamental magnetic properties of rocks and minerals and in Precambrian paleomagnetism and plate tectonics. During a 36-year career at 老司机直播 Mississauga and the St. George campus, Dunlop has taught and mentored countless students and early career professionals who have gone on to careers in geological and physical sciences.&nbsp;He has been the sole author of 63 papers and has co-authored more than 150 papers in scholarly journals and books. With his wife, <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cps/people/ozden-ozdemir"><b>脰zden 脰zdemir</b></a>, also a physics professor, he co-wrote what would become known as 鈥渢he bible鈥 in their field, <i>Rock Magnetism: Fundamentals and Frontiers</i></p> <p>&nbsp;鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful life we鈥檝e had,鈥 says Dunlop, who continues to publish research.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/utm-physics-professor-david-dunlop-wins-top-award-contributions-science">Read the 老司机直播 Mississauga story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTM</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:13:45 +0000 lanthierj 170489 at University of Toronto professors honoured with top research awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada /celebrates/university-toronto-professors-honoured-top-research-awards-natural-sciences-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">University of Toronto professors honoured with top research awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-11-11T10:55:18-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 10:55" class="datetime">Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:55</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Biology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/nserc-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photos by Sylvie Li)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto professors are being recognized with <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Polanyi-Polanyi/Index-Index_eng.asp">the <strong>John&nbsp;C. Polanyi </strong>Award</a>, the <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Brockhouse-Brockhouse/Index-Index_eng.asp">Brockhouse Canada Prize</a>, two <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Steacie-Steacie/Index-Index_eng.asp">E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships</a>, and the <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Herzberg-Herzberg/Index-Index_eng.asp">Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering</a> 鈥 top research prizes from <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Index_eng.asp">the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada</a> (NSERC).</p> <p>鈥淭he University of Toronto congratulates these extraordinary researchers on this important recognition of their path-breaking work,鈥 said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a>&nbsp;<strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, 老司机直播鈥檚 vice-president of research and innovation and strategic initiatives. 鈥淭heir leadership and dedication is having a significant impact on the lives of people across Canada and around the world.鈥</p> <p>The prizes were announced Nov. 10 by Governor General&nbsp;<strong>Julie Payette</strong>, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains, and Professor Alejandro Adem, president of NSERC.</p> <p>鈥淭hese researchers exemplify Canada鈥檚 culture of curiosity and innovation, and are making the breakthroughs that have the power to improve the lives of all Canadians,鈥 Bains said.</p> <p>University Professor <a href="/celebrates/molly-shoichet-receives-gerhard-herzberg-canada-gold-medal-science-and-engineering"><strong>Molly Shoichet </strong>of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering received the $1 million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal</a> in recognition of her breakthrough invention of hydrogels which have led to game-changing applications in the areas of tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical testing 鈥 and fundamentally advanced biomedical engineering research.</p> <p>Professor&nbsp;<a href="/celebrates/karen-maxwell-receives-john-c-polanyi-award"><strong>Karen Maxwell</strong> of the Termerty Faculty of Medicine received the John C. Polanyi Award </a>in recognition of her ground-breaking discovery and ongoing contributions to the field of biochemistry.</p> <p>Assistant Professor&nbsp;<a href="/celebrates/tovi-grossman-receives-ewr-steacie-memorial-fellowship"><strong>Tovi Grossman</strong> of the department of computer science</a> in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and Associate Professor&nbsp;<a href="/celebrates/marc-johnson-receives-ewr-steacie-memorial-fellowship"><strong>Marc Johnson</strong> of the department of biology</a> at 老司机直播 Mississauga each received an E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, which recognizes early career achievements of promising scientists and supports their efforts to enhance their research.</p> <p><a href="/celebrates/netcare-project-receives-brockhouse-canada-prize-interdisciplinary-research-science-and">The NETCARE project led by Professor <strong>Jonathan Abbatt </strong></a>with Professor <strong>Jennifer Murphy</strong> of the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science received the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering for its contribution to climate research in Canada鈥檚 Arctic.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:55:18 +0000 lanthierj 166402 at Connaught Innovation Award recognizes 10 leading 老司机直播 researchers /celebrates/connaught-innovation-award-recognizes-10-leading-u-t-researchers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Connaught Innovation Award recognizes 10 leading 老司机直播 researchers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-03-10T07:58:44-04:00" title="Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 07:58" class="datetime">Tue, 03/10/2020 - 07:58</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-innovation-award" hreflang="en">Connaught Innovation Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/donnelly-centre-cellular-biomolecular-research" hreflang="en">Donnelly Centre for Cellular &amp; Biomolecular Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/connaught-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="headshots of all ten connaught recipients"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ten University of Toronto researchers are receiving Connaught Innovation Awards to help accelerate the development and commercialization of their promising technologies.</p> <p>The winning projects were selected for their strong socio-economic and commercial potential and are expected to have a positive impact on society.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭he Connaught Innovation Awards are building on the legacy of Connaught Labs which produced insulin, vaccines and anti-toxins that saved lives 鈥 and which continues to fund innovative research at 老司机直播 today,鈥 said <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, 老司机直播's vice-president of research and innovation and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>鈥淚 congratulate all the winners of this year's awards for the important contributions they're making both locally and globally.鈥</p> <p>The ten winners are:<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/assistant-professor-sanja-fidler-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Sanja Fidler</strong> of the department of mathematical and computational sciences</a> at the University of Toronto Mississauga and the Vector Institute<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-molly-shoichet-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Molly Shoichet </strong>of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry </a>and the Institute of Biomaterials &amp; Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and&nbsp;the Donnelly Centre for Cellular &amp; Biomolecular Research<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-timothy-bender-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Timothy Bender</strong> of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering<br> 鈥<a href="/celebrates/professor-eyal-de-lara-receives-connaught-innovation-award"> <strong>Eyal de Lara </strong>of the department of computer science</a> in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-benjamin-hatton-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Benjamin Hatton</strong> of the department of material science and engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-glenn-hibbard-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Glen Hibbard</strong> of the department of materials science and engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/assistant-professor-michael-hutchison-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Michael Hutchison</strong> of the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a><br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-hoi-kwong-lo-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Hoi-Kwong Lo</strong> of the department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science<br> 鈥 <a href="/celebrates/professor-karan-singh-receives-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Karan Singh </strong>of the department of computer science</a> in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science<br> 鈥<a href="/celebrates/professor-yu-sun-receives-connaught-innovation-award"> <strong>Yu Sun</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering</a> and the Institute of Biomaterials &amp; Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;</p> <p>The Connaught Fund, the largest internal university research funding program in Canada, has awarded almost $7 million in ten competitions for the Connaught Innovation Award program. This year's winners will share a total of $500,000.<br> &nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="http://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/">Read more about The Connaught Fund</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:58:44 +0000 lanthierj 163244 at