UV treatment is widely used to disinfect drinking water and wastewater. Now, hospitals are considering its role in disinfecting masks and other personal protective equipment (Photo: Dimitri Karastelev via Unsplash) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to mount, hospitals are finding themselves short of masks, gowns, and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Some are doing what would previously have been unthinkable — disinfecting and reusing PPE. One way to do this is with ultraviolet (UV) light, which...
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Anca Ferche (CivE PhD 2T0) at her home office where she took the Department’s first all-video doctoral Final Oral Exam (FOE) on March 26, 2020. With necessity being the root of invention during this time of a public health crisis, going fully digital for a doctoral Final Oral Exam (FOE) has a provided a first for the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Anca Ferche (CivE PhD 2T0) completed a two-and-a-half-hour presentation of her...
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A composite image of (clockwise from top left) Professors Evan Bentz, Jennifer Drake, Marianne Touchie, Karl Peterson, David Taylor and Doug Hooton. Just as students have had to adapt to new ways of learning, professors in the Deparment of Civil & Mineral Engineering have been adept at delivering their online lectures and providing academic continuity. A few professors are sharing their new methods of delivering via the following images. Prof. Doug Hooton giving an online...
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Prof. Doug Hooton Prof. Doug Hooton has been elected to the grade of Fellow of the Society, with the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). An official announcement was made in the April 1 edition of the CSCE E-Bulletin. Though the honour was to be presented at the CSCE’s annual conference in Saskatoon May 27-31, the event has been cancelled. The following statement was issued by CSCE: “In light of current circumstances, CSCE will be distributing...
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A file photo of Prof. Jeffrey Siegel with an air filter. Many Canadians are spending most of their time indoors as they practice self-isolation in a bid to reduce transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. While social distancing and hand-washing are still the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus, some are raising questions about the role of indoor air-filtration systems and the efficacy of air filters in protecting from the virus....
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CivMin’s Lucia Stafford during race action in Edmonton. Stafford is the OUA female athlete of the week following a dazzling performance at the 2020 U SPORTS championships in Edmonton with two golds, a silver, and a bronze medal. PHOTO: University of Alberta Athletics University of Toronto Varsity Blues track standout Lucia Stafford has been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) female athlete of the week for the period ending March 8, 2020. A fourth-year middle distance...
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A group photo from the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering Iron Ring reception held at the Polish Hall on Saturday, March 7, 2020. PHOTO: Phill Snel, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering/ U of T The Ritual of the Calling of the Engineer Obligation Ceremony was held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the University of Toronto, known as “Camp 1”. Those who are eligible to graduate, such as fourth year or fourth year +PEY...
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Victorious U of T civil engineering students with the Troitsky 2020 trophy celebrate in Montreal. Front row (L to R): Camilo Dugand (team captain), Aidan Ashton, Kent Straky; back row (L to R): Sydney Ng, Naomi Tian, Fahd Mohammed. ” I would say it was one of the most fun weekends of my life.” – Team Captain Camilo Dugand A team of civil engineering students from the University of Toronto has won the 2020 Troitsky...
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The University of Toronto’s Concrete Toboggan Team reigned supreme to bring home the first place trophy at the 2020 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR). U of T’s Concrete Toboggan Team, with their postal-themed entry, at Snow Valley Resort on race day Saturday, February 1, 2020. Photo: UofT Concrete Toboggan Team Beating out 20 other universities involving over 500 engineering students, the entry came first overall supported by firsts in Top Performing Toboggan and...
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Lucia Stafford in action at the Boston University Scarlet and White Indoor Invitational on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Photo: Seyran Mammadov Lucia Stafford, a Civil Engineering upper year student, set an under-23 Canadian record on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Boston University Scarlet and White Indoor Invitational. Her third-place finish in the women’s 1500m, with a time of 4:10.22, surpasses her sister’s, Gabriela Stafford, four year old time of 4:11.46. Stafford, in her...
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Andrew Young (CivE MASc candidate), at right, receives from DIALOG the 2019-2020 Donald Tong Graduate Scholarship in Structural Engineering at a ceremony in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. In the photo with Young are (L to R): Daria Khachi, Principal at DIALOG; Sui Wa Chan (Aster), wife of Donald Tong; Jane Tong, daughter of Donald Tong; and Cameron Ritchie, Associate at DIALOG. Photo: DIALOG Andrew Young (CivE MASc candidate) received the 2019-2020 Donald...
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Allan Kuan (BASc EngSci 1T4 + PEY, CivE PhD candidate) has been awarded the Teaching Assistant Award from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (FASE). Photo: Tracy Zhang Allan Kuan (BASc EngSci 1T4 + PEY, CivE PhD candidate) has been awarded the Teaching Assistant Award from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (FASE). Kuan received the award formally at a Faculty Council meeting in a presentation from Dean Chris Yip just before...
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Myron Chiyun Zhong, a CivE PhD candidate, holds the award for the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center’s Blind Prediction Contest after a ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley the evening of Thursday, January 16 2020. Zhong, along with supervisor Prof. Constantin Christopoulos, submitted the most accurate prediction for an earthquake model based on shake table results. PHOTO: Courtesy Myron Chiyun Zhong A University of Toronto PhD candidate in civil engineering has won...
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CIVMIN CAREER FAIR 2020: A group photo of 28 U of T Engineering alumni taken at the conclusion of the CivMin Career Fair 2020 in the Myhal Centre’s Fifth Floor Atrium at the University of Toronto on Thursday, January 9, 2020. In all, 26 exhibitors were represented at the event with 28 alumni coming out to offer current students information about opportunities in the workforce. PHOTO: Phill Snel, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering/ U...
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Sebastian Goodfellow outside the Lassonde Mining Building at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. PHOTO: Phill Snel, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering/ U of T Sebastian Goodfellow joined us January 6, 2020 as Assistant Professor. CivMin asked a few questions so we can all get to know him a little better. Q&A What excites you most about your research? Much of my research is focused on conducting experiments on rock samples at...
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