Prof. Paul Young (Photo courtesy the Royal Society of Canada) CivMin Prof. Paul Young has recently been appointed to the position of International (Foreign) Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and a member of Council. “I felt very honoured and humbled to be asked,” said Young of the appointment. “I’m very happy to take on the role.” The RSC, founded in 1882, is also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and...
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While the U of T campus is closed to the public, in-person classes and non-essential lab work, an attempt is being made to connect with individuals continuing to work from home. This is part of a regular series to help bring us together as we remain apart during this public health crisis. Nathan Moore in a screenshot from an online video chat. Nathan Moore, CivE PhD candidate Nathan Moore is a civil engineering PhD candidate,...
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CivMin’s Lucia Stafford, a University of Toronto Varsity Blues cross country and track and field standout, was named the 2019-20 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) female athlete of the year across all sports as announced on Wednesday afternoon. Stafford is an upper-year civil engineering student. Stafford was named both the OUA and U SPORTS cross country athlete of the year after winning gold at both championships this season. The OUA first-team all-star and U SPORTS first team...
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Luigi La Corte (CivE 1T4 + PEY), writer and illustrator of the children’s book Pacha The Mama Llama, used inspiration from his own life to share an inspiring story of a mother seeking a new and better life for her children. He has partnered with the YWCA, a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged women and girls in the Toronto area, with 50% of the net proceeds will be donated for every book sold. Luigi La Corte...
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While the U of T campus is closed to the public, in-person classes and non-essential lab work, an attempt is being made to connect with individuals continuing to work from home. This is part of a regular series to help bring us together as we remain apart during this public health crisis. Luis Ardila Bothia in his home office with his twin daughters. Luis Ardila Bothia, CivE PhD candidate Luis Ardila Bothia is a civil...
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While the U of T campus is closed to the public, in-person classes and non-essential lab work, an attempt is being made to connect with individuals continuing to work from home. This is part of a regular series to help bring us together as we remain apart during this public health crisis. CivE MASc candidate Pia Dimayuga at home with homemade pizzas. Pia Dimayuga, CivE MASc candidate Pia Dimayuga is a civil engineering MASc...
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The Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering has three of the 14 Engineering faculty and staff who have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to the Faculty with teaching, research and administrative staff awards. These awards recognize exceptional faculty and staff members for their leadership, citizenship, innovation and contributions to the Faculty’s teaching, service and research missions. The recipients would normally be recognized at the Faculty’s annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence reception, which had to be...
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Prof. Marianne Touchie is working with PhD candidate Maddie Andargie to study the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on noise and acoustic comfort in condo and apartment dwellers. If you live in a condo/apartment in Canada, please consider participating in the 10-minute survey. Those who complete the survey will be entered in a draw for five $50 Amazon gift cards.
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Each year the capstone design course provides students with the opportunity to solve a problem for a real-world client and normally culminates in a project showcase at the end of the term. With supervision and guidance from Prof. Kamran Behdinan (MIE) and Prof. Karl Peterson (CivMin), a team of MechE students collaborated with Seeds of Learning, Students Offering Support, and U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering to solve the problem of seawater entering the...
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While the U of T campus is closed to the public, in-person classes and non-essential lab work, an attempt is being made to connect with individuals continuing to work from home. This is part of a regular series to help bring us together as we remain apart during this public health crisis. CivE PhD candidate Pedram Mortazavi at his home office in Toronto. Pedram Mortazavi, CivE PhD candidate Pedram Mortazavi is a civil engineering...
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While the U of T campus is closed to the public, in-person classes and non-essential lab work, an attempt is being made to connect with individuals continuing to work from home. This is part of a regular series to help bring us together as we remain apart during this public health crisis. Sylvie Spraakman at her kitchen table work-from-home setup, with cat Jack in the window. Sylvie Spraakman, CivE PhD candidate Sylvie Spraakman...
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Lucia Stafford was named the 2020 T-Holders’ female athlete of the year on Wednesday, April 8. Cross country and track & field super star Lucia Stafford, an upper-year civil engineering student, and men’s hockey MVP David Thomson were named the 2020 T-Holders’ female and male athletes of the year on Wednesday, April 8. Badminton standout Jonathan Lai and water polo goalie Rachael Jaffe earned the sixth annual Frank Pindar male and female athlete of the...
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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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