Abdulhai awarded 2021 Engineering Medal for Engineering Excellence by OPEA
Congratulations to UTTRI associated faculty Professor Baher Abdulhai, who has been awarded the 2021 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) Engineering Medal for Engineering Excellence.
The Engineering Medal honours those PEO licence holders who have contributed substantially to advancing the engineering profession, and recognizes excellence in the practice of engineering, where the innovative application of engineering knowledge and principles has solved a unique problem, led to advanced products, or produced above-average results.
Read more about Abdulhai's Engineering Medal for Engineering Excellence.
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Farber, Habib, Saxe on Canada’s first active transportation fund
The federal government has committed the funds over five years to help build new and expanded networks of pathways, bike lanes, trails and pedestrian bridges across the country.
Read faculty comments and link to “‘Game changer’ active transportation fund needs to address pre- and post-COVID gaps: MPs, stakeholders,” The Hill Times, March 31, 2021.
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Understanding of economics useful to engineers on project teams: Denning
 Transportation management consultant William Denning presented “How will economics figure in your engineering career?” for the UT-ITE seminar series on March 26, 2021.
To demonstrate the value of economics proficiency to engineers, he posed a realistic scenario: "An economist pronounces your project 'uneconomic.' What does it mean? What do you do?”
He went on to discuss how the disciplines of engineering and economics interact, and explained fundamental economics concepts before presenting examples of using economics in some contemporary issues.
Read more about Denning's webinar, read his presentation slides and watch the video recording.
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ONLINE EVENTS
- April 2, 6:30-7:30 a.m. [12:30 - 13:30 CET], Mathematical models of SARS-Cov-2 for Belgium, Prof. Dr. Niel Hens, Hasselt University and University of Antwerp. Presented by Benelux Interuniversity Association of Transport Researchers (BIVEC-GIBET) Lunch Talks. Free. Registration required.
- April 6, 1-2 p.m., Using Future Climate Data to Design Resilient Transportation Infrastructure. Dr. Zoubir Lounis and Dr. Hamidreza Shirkhani, National Research Council Canada. Presented by Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). Free. Registration required.
- April 6, 2 p.m., An Electric Future for Transportation. Professor Regan Zane, Utah State University. Impacts of Transportation and Urban Systems on Health and the Environment Webinar Series presented by the Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health, Cornell University. Free. Registration required.
- April 6, 4 p.m., How Do Our Cities Prepare for the Post-Apocalypse?—The World We Want. Moderator: Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter, New York Times. Speakers: Richard Florida, University of Toronto professor and urbanist; Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone; Samaneh Moafi, Senior Researcher, Forensic Architecture. Presented by Zócalo and the University of Toronto. Free. Registration required.
- April 7, 2 p.m., Applying Telematics to Modeling Vehicle Emission Inventories, John Koupal, Eastern Research Group, Inc. Presented by StreetLight Data. Free. Registration required.
- April 8, 11-11:30 a.m., Health Impacts of Urban Road Traffic Noise. Professor Tor Oiamo, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Ryerson University. Presented by City Building Ryerson. Free. Registration required.
- April 8, 6-7 p.m., Building Better, More Inclusive Cities: The Collective Leadership Needed to Get Us There. Keynote from Leslie Woo at Friends of Planning Spring Social 2021. Free. Registration required.
- April 8, 6-8 p.m., UT-ITE 2021 Virtual Student-Industry Mixer. All U of T transportation students welcome. Free. Registration required.
- April 12, 4 p.m., Connecting you to the transit industry. Hosted by Patrick Yutiga, urban planning student, Ryerson University. Presenters: Mike Bismeyer, Proterra Inc.; Sophie LeBlanc,Transit App; Alex Gaio, Entuitive; Shirley Samujh-Dayal, Coast Mountain Bus Company. Presented by Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA). Free. Registration required.
- April 13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Experts discuss AI and Data x Supply Chain presented by TD Management and Data Analytics Lab, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and sponsored by Kinaxis. Free. Registration required.
- April 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Planning the Post-COVID City: How Should We Build Back Better? Moderator: Rahul Bhardwaj, Institute of Corporate Directors. Panelists: Cherise Burda, City Building Ryerson; Steve Deveaux, Tribute Communities; Kofi Hope, Monumental; Gregg Lintern, City of Toronto; Judy Matthews. Presented by Innis College and the Urban Studies Program. Free. Registration required.
- April 21, 1-2 p.m., Walkability and Cardiovascular Health, Dr. Nicholas Araki Howell. Environment + Health: Data 101 Seminar Series presented by GeoHealth Network and CANUE. Free. Registration required.
- April 29, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mobile Ticketing Innovators: Check-In, Check-Out for post-pandemic recovery. Moderator: Antoine Belaieff, FAIRTIQ. Speakers: Jekaterina Cechini, BVG (Berlin); Ivanka Lazinica, MVV (Munich); Stefan Costeur, SNCB (Brussels); Gian-Mattia Schucan, FAIRTIQ (Berne). Presented by FAIRTIQ. Free. Registration required.
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