Engineering Science / en Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino named 2023 Troost ILead Difference Maker /celebrates/adriana-diaz-lozano-patino-named-2023-troost-ilead-difference-maker <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino named 2023 Troost ILead Difference Maker</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/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</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="2023-02-28T11:46:43-05:00" title="Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 11:46" class="datetime">Tue, 02/28/2023 - 11:46</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/students" hreflang="en">Students</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/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/engineering-science" hreflang="en">Engineering Science</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/Adrian-Diaz-Lozano-Patino_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">(photo by Cormac Rea)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino</b>, an undergraduate student studying engineering science in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has been selected as&nbsp;winner of <a href="https://ilead.engineering.utoronto.ca/scholarships-awards/difference-maker-award/">the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Diaz Lozano Patino’s strong character, resilience, passionate&nbsp;commitment to social justice, and transformational leadership qualities&nbsp;are evident in her ability to motivate peers and lead change in our&nbsp;Engineering community,” the citation reads. “Her humble leadership in the&nbsp;<a href="https://hiskule.skule.ca/home/">Hi-Skule</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://wellness.skule.ca/index.html">Skule Mental Wellness</a>&nbsp;STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] outreach teams references a fierce and heartfelt&nbsp;dedication&nbsp;to serving others.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Diaz Lozano Patino’s relentless&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;to global water and energy issues in low and middle-income countries has&nbsp;taken research initiatives in new directions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Through her involvement in the&nbsp;<a href="https://werl.mie.utoronto.ca/">Water and Energy Research Lab (WERL)</a>, Diaz Lozano Patino has worked on analysis of coupled ultraviolet reverse osmosis systems in Bangladesh, rainwater harvesting technologies with field partners in Mexico’s&nbsp;Isla Urbana&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href="https://cgen.utoronto.ca/">Centre for Global Engineering</a>&nbsp;sanitation initiative in peri-urban areas of Mexico City, where she grew up.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Diaz Lozano Patino aspires to continue her studies with a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mie.utoronto.ca/programs/graduate/master-of-applied-science/">masters of applied science</a>&nbsp;degree, focusing on global development, STEM outreach, field research and sustainable development projects.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/roots-in-resilience-meet-2023-troost-ilead-difference-maker-award-winner-adriana-diaz-lozano-patino/">Read more about Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</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, 28 Feb 2023 16:46:43 +0000 lanthierj 180216 at William Cluett recognized with 2020 OCUFA Teaching Award /celebrates/william-cluett-recognized-2020-ocufa-teaching-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">William Cluett recognized with 2020 OCUFA Teaching 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="2020-10-23T08:51:14-04:00" title="Friday, October 23, 2020 - 08:51" class="datetime">Fri, 10/23/2020 - 08:51</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/ocufa-teaching-award" hreflang="en">OCUFA Teaching Award</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/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/engineering-science" hreflang="en">Engineering Science</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/Will_Cluett_2020.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Will Cluett"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor&nbsp;<strong>William R.&nbsp;Cluett&nbsp;</strong>of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering has been recognized with a 2020 OCUFA Teaching Award from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations for exceptional contributions to postsecondary education through teaching and leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Over the past 25 years&nbsp;Professor&nbsp;Cluett&nbsp;has played a leading&nbsp;role&nbsp;in developing many of the programs that make ˾ֱ Engineering one of the world’s best engineering schools,” said Dean&nbsp;<strong>Chris Yip</strong>.&nbsp;“On behalf of the Faculty, my warmest congratulations to him on&nbsp;this well-deserved&nbsp;honour.”</p> <p>Cluett, who&nbsp;has used innovative techniques in his classroom for decades, has also helped&nbsp;reshape the university’s approach to engineering education.&nbsp;He led the development and launch of the&nbsp;Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program&nbsp;(DEEP) and played a key role in the creation of the flagship first–year design and communication course: Engineering Strategies and Practice.&nbsp;He also led the development of the major in engineering mathematics, statistics, and finance and oversaw a significant expansion of summer research opportunities for&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;science students.</p> <p>In 2014, Cluett received the Bill Burgess Teacher of the Year Award for Large Classes&nbsp;and in 2016,&nbsp;he received the Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2018,&nbsp;he received the President’s Teaching Award, ˾ֱ’s highest&nbsp;honour&nbsp;for teaching.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-william-cluett-receives-ocufa-teaching-award/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</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, 23 Oct 2020 12:51:14 +0000 lanthierj 166146 at ˾ֱ Engineering professors inducted as fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association /celebrates/u-t-engineering-professors-inducted-fellows-canadian-engineering-education-association <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">˾ֱ Engineering professors inducted as fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association</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="2020-08-05T13:17:01-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 13:17" class="datetime">Wed, 08/05/2020 - 13:17</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/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/engineering-science" hreflang="en">Engineering Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-civil-and-mineral-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</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/CEEA.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">Clockwise, from top left: Susan McCahan, Greg Evans, Lisa Romkey, Jason Foster</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four members of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering have been inducted as <a href="https://ceea.ca/nominations-and-awards/">fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association</a>.</p> <p>The honour recognizes noteworthy service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education. The ˾ֱ Engineering inductees were among 21 engineering education professionals from across Canada in the association’s inaugural cohort.</p> <p>They are:</p> <ul> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Greg Evans&nbsp;</strong>of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education &amp; Practice (ISTEP)</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Jason Foster</strong>&nbsp;of the department&nbsp;of civil and mineral engineering and the division of engineering science</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Susan McCahan</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering; McCahan is also ˾ֱ's vice-provost, academic programs and vice-provost, innovations in undergraduate education</li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Lisa Romkey</strong>&nbsp;of the division of engineering science and ISTEP</li> </ul> <p>“It is truly an honour to be included in this group of highly respected engineering educators,” Romkey told <em>University of Toronto Engineering News</em>. “These individuals have carved out spaces in their own institutions for this critical work, and I am lucky to consider many of the Fellows close colleagues and mentors.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/four-u-of-t-engineering-professors-inducted-as-fellows-of-the-canadian-engineering-education-association/">Read the ˾ֱ Engineering story</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> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:17:01 +0000 lanthierj 165453 at