Posts Tagged: Awards

UT-ITE graduate and undergraduate winners at student competition

University of Toronto’s Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter earns recognition at the 18th Annual Joint ITE Canada District Student Presentation Competition University of Toronto’s Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter (UT-ITE) members, representing the Department of Civil & Mineral…

Alumnus wins innovation award for sci-fi design

An old invention from the 1970s wins a modern innovation prize for this CivMin alumnus; showing resilience and perseverance pays off repeatedly over his lifetime as an inventor and entrepreneur   In what would otherwise appear to be a tale…

CSCE awards for two CivMin faculty & an alumnus

The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) made presentations to CivMin Professors Shamim Sheikh and Jeffrey Packer at the Awards Gala on Friday, May 26 during the organization’s annual conference in Moncton, N.B.  Sheikh was presented the A. B. Sanderson…

CivE MASc Candidate wins Nick Bada ACI scholarship 

CivE MASc Candidate Brandon Boles has been chosen as the recipient of the 2022 Nick Bada American Concrete Institute Ontario Chapter Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the Field of Concrete Research.  Under the supervision of Prof. Shamim Sheikh, Boles says…

Four CivMin grad students garner CGEN scholarships

Four CivMin graduate students have been awarded scholarships from the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN). The feat is impressive, as half of the eight scholarships awarded have been granted to MASc and PhD candidates within the Department. A total pool…

CivMin faculty and students garner CSCE recognition

The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) announced its 2020 Honours, Awards and Fellowships, recognizing several CivMin faculty and students. Among those recognized by the CSCE are Prof. Khander Habib, Prof.Doug Hooton, Prof. Jeffrey Packer, along with graduate students Jens…

CivMin professors and students honoured with industry awards

  CivMin professors, as well as two Master’s students, have received recognition in the form of awards from professional organizations. The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) made its awards public May 27, though usually reserving the announcement as a…

CivMin PhD student wins international earthquake competition

  A University of Toronto PhD candidate in civil engineering has won an international competition for predicting the results of an earthquake. Myron Chiyun Zhong (CivE 1T7, PhD Candidate), along with supervisor Prof. Constantin Christopoulos, won first place in the…
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