July 7, 2020 | Volume 11, Issue 7 | View this email in your browser

Awards & Honours in Our Community

Susan McCahan inducted as Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

Professor Susan McCahan is one of four U of T Engineering Professors to be inducted as Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG). The designation of Fellow honours individuals who have demonstrated noteworthy service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education through their work with CEEA-ACEG.
Susan McCahan is the Vice Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost, Academic Programs at the University of Toronto. Her current research focuses on the engineering learning environment as a designed system.

Peter Serles among U of T Engineering Vanier Scholarship recipients

Peter Serles (MIE PhD candidate) studies under the supervision of Prof. Tobin Filleter. Serle’s research focuses on nano-3D printing and how it can be used to build structures, robots and machines on the nanoscale. This relatively new technology allows for a much higher degree of complexity than has previously been possible.

The Vanier scholarship funding will open up the opportunity for Peter to travel internationally to gain experience with new technologies and bring them back to Canada. As Eastern Canada does not yet have a nano-3D printer Serles will also be able to develop the expertise needed to support U of T Engineering’s acquisition of a nano-3D printer in the next few years.

More MIE News

Retirements and New Hires

On July 1 four MIE professors officially retired: Viliam Makis, Paul Milgram, Jan Spelt and Jim Wallace. We had hoped to have a big celebration for them, but with all gatherings on hold, that will wait until a future date. In the meantime we wish to extend a big virtual congratulations and thank you for all your contributions to the department.

We’re also pleased to welcome some new faces who started on July 1: Elias Khalil joined us as an IE prof, with expertise in OR and machine learning; and Sinisa Colic as a new Teaching Stream prof, who will teach AI and machine learning courses

Celebration Recap - Congrats Grads!

We spent the month of June celebrating the Class of 2020. Congratulations to all of our graduates! Here are some of the ways we celebrated:

Video Message
Check out our video message featuring a number of MIE's familiar faces with well wishes for our graduates.
Grads to Watch
We have so many outstanding graduates in the Class of 2020 - check out U of T Engineering's round-up of grads to watch featuring four MIE students.
Parchment Selfies
Received your parchment? Help us keep the celebration going and snap a selfie with your parchment and tag @UofTEngineering and #UofTGrad20 so we can re-share your post.
Messages from MIE
Do you follow us on social media? Make sure you check out our Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook accounts @uoftmie to see pictures and messages from the MIE community to our grads.

Volunteer Opportunities - Canada Student Service Grant

Looking for a way to develop new skills, connect with your community, & give back in a meaningful way this summer? Post-secondary students & recent grads can get involved with the I Want to Help Platform through the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG). Participants could earn a grant from $1000-$5000. Go to http://canada.ca/iwanttohelp to register or learn more about this program.

COVID-19 Updates

Latest University Communications
Keep up to date with the latest COVID-19 communications on the University of Toronto website. Includes FAQs, HR information and links to mental health resources.

Engineering Dean's Message
Stay connected with the Engineering Faculty and read updates from the Dean on the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering website.

Engineering Undergraduate FAQs
Find frequently asked questions about COVID-19 that are specific to undergraduate students in Engineering.

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