Posts By Phill Snel – Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

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Israel Castro receives the 2026 Donald Tong Graduate Scholarship in Structural Engineering from DIALOG

By Phill Snel | April 8, 2026

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 — JANELLE JOHNSON, MENG — Janelle Johnson, a CivMin MEng student in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin) at the University of Toronto, poses for a photo on September 26, 2025. (Photo by Phill Snel / CivMin - University of Toronto)

Introducing Janelle Johnson, CivMin MEng student

By Phill Snel | April 2, 2026

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UT-ITE graduate and undergraduate winners at student competition

By Phill Snel | March 24, 2026

MARCH 18, 2026 — SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER & GOLD COIN DRAW — A photo from the special guest speaking event on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 hosted by the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin) at the University of Toronto. The main guest speaker was Mariana Pinheiro Harvey (MinE 1T2), General Manager at the Macassa Gold Mine in Kirkland Lake, Ont. operated by Agnico Eagle, along with The Northern Miner’s Ali Avaghi. A draw for a 1 oz gold coin for Lassonde Mineral Engineering students was held, with the lucky winner, Huang Jiahe (Year 4 MinE) receiving the top prize. (Photo by Phill Snel / CivMin - University of Toronto)

Golden day: Min students enjoy guest speaker, gifts and one student walks away with a solid gold coin

By Phill Snel | March 23, 2026

CivMin’s MIMP receives nearly $1M for global online project in mining education

By Phill Snel | March 18, 2026

CivMin Professor John Harrison (C) receives the Canadian Geotechnical Society's Thomas Roy Award,

Prof. John Harrison awarded Canadian Geotechnical Society’s Thomas Roy Award

By Phill Snel | March 17, 2026

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Yu-Jen Yu (Year 4 MinE) wins SAG Undergraduate Award

By Phill Snel | March 16, 2026

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U of T Engineering and Reach Alliance join forces to advance health equity in Mexico

By Phill Snel | March 10, 2026

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CivMin student, Fiona Higham, is first Canadian winner of a Sustainability in Concrete Scholarship

By Phill Snel | March 9, 2026

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Min students bring home hardware from 2026 Canadian Mining Games

By Phill Snel | February 25, 2026

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The Air We Share: How Cleaner Indoor Air Helps Prevent Infectious Disease

By Phill Snel | February 23, 2026

FEBRUARY 13, 2026 — GIULIANO PRETTI ON CAMPUS — An image of CivMin’s newest faculty member, Professor Giuliano Pretti, to the University of Toronto downtown campus (St. George) on Friday, February 13, 2026. The tour was hosted by the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin). (Photo by Phill Snel / CivMin, University of Toronto)

Meet Giuliano Pretti: CivMin’s newest faculty member

By Phill Snel | February 16, 2026