2019 ANNUAL REPORT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Pictured on the front cover:
Engineering Science student Sebastien Gajewski (left) spent more than a year working with experienced engineering staff such as alumna Lauren Haensel (right) at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) after his third year. The placement was one of more than 850 facilitated through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018–2019. See Chapter 4 for more about the PEY Co-op Program. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)
(Left to right) U of T students Temisan Iwere, Kyra Stephen and Ayan Gedleh (Year 4 IndE) – executives in the U of T chapter of the National Society for Black Engineers – organized the first university student-run Black hackathon in the GTA, held in the Myhal Centre in January 2019. For more on this initiative, see Chapter 10. (Credit: Geoffrey Vendeville)
An AI-enabled tool developed by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and PhD candidate Aaron Babier develops treatment plans for radiation therapy in a fraction of the time required by traditional methods. Chan directs the new Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE). For more on CARTE, see Chapter 3. (Credit: Brian Tran)
A Celebration of Leadership, held in the Myhal Centre on June 26, 2019, honoured the legacy of Dean Cristina Amon, the Faculty’s longest serving dean in the past half century. Under her guidance, U of T Engineering has risen to preeminence as Canada’s top engineering school and among the world’s best across all international rankings. U of T Engineering
U of T Engineering is Canada’s by the Numbers top engineering school and among the world’s best 2018-2019 across international rankings
146 7 25+ 19 years since the Faculty degrees offered, including multidisciplinary buildings make up the Faculty's was established in 1873 2 undergraduate and research centres footprint, including the new 5 graduate degrees Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
U of T Engineering Community Research & Innovation
5,235 2,498 120 400+ undergraduate students graduate students chairs and industrial research (ch.1) (ch.2) professorships (ch.3) partners worldwide (ch.3)
266 345 $36M 8 faculty administrative and in Tri-Agency funding NSERC CREATE grants (p.5) technical staff (p.5) (ch.3) (ch.3)
50,000+ 100+ 150+ 34 alumni worldwide countries our students spinoff companies new projects awarded through (ch.7) and faculty call home (ch.1) since 1976 (appendix F) Dean’s Strategic Fund (ch.11)
Transdisciplinary and Experiential Education
9 21 30+ 10+ undergraduate programs undergraduate professional competencies MEng emphases and 8 Engineering minors and certificates courses delivered (ch.2) Science majors (ch.1) (ch.4) by ISTEP (ch.4)
13,272 1,062 40% 93.6% applicants to undergraduates women in first year mean entering average undergraduate studies in first year of undergraduate of incoming Ontario (ch.1) (ch.1) studies (ch.1) students (ch.1) 160+ 90+ 360+ partner universities offering student-run engineering companies hired 853 undergraduate study-abroad opportunities clubs and teams students through the Professional (ch.9) (appendix D) Experience Year Co-op Program (ch.4) Faculty Leadership, 2018–2019
Dean Chair, Department of Materials Cristina Amon Science & Engineering Christopher Yip (as of July 1, 2019) Jun Nogami Glen Hibbard (as of July 1, 2019) Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies Julie Audet Chair, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Markus Bussmann Thomas Coyle Director, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Vice-Dean, Research Engineering Education & Practice Ramin Farnood Greg Evans (interim)
Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs Assistant Dean, Administration Bryan Karney Lisa Camilleri
Vice-Dean, First Year Assistant Dean and Director of Diversity, Micah Stickel Inclusion and Professionalism Marisa Sterling (as of May 21, 2019) Director, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Chief Financial Officer Christopher Damaren Brian Coates
Director, Institute of Biomaterials Executive Director, Communications & Biomedical Engineering Catherine Riddell Warren Chan Marit Mitchell (as of December 1, 2018)
Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering Executive Director, Advancement & Applied Chemistry Georgette Zinaty (as of October 15, 2018) Grant Allen
Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering Director, Facilities and Infrastructure Planning Brent Sleep Tom Saint-Ivany Heather MacLean (acting) (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019) Director, Office of the Dean Emily Meyertholen Chair, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Sandy Walker (interim) (September 17, 2018 Electrical & Computer Engineering to November 25, 2018) Farid Najm Cathy Grilo (as of November 26, 2018) Deepa Kundur (as of July 1, 2019) Faculty Registrar Chair, Division of Engineering Science Don MacMillan Deepa Kundur Will Cluett (interim) (as of July 1, 2019)
Note: To view the full organizational chart, please visit: www.uoft.me/FASEleadership.
Faculty Leadership | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Table of Contents
■ Introduction | 2 ■ Chapter 6: World Recognition by Rankings | 87
●● Message from the Dean ●● Comprehensive University Rankings ●● Comparison of U of T Engineering with ●● Rankings Based on Publications and Citations Ontario and Canada ●● Summary of Ranking Results ●● Comparison of U of T Engineering with St. George Campus and University of Toronto ■ Chapter 7: Advancement | 101 ●● A Celebration of Leadership ●● Philanthropic Support ● Special Campaigns and Projects ■ Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | 13 ● ●● Alumni Events and Engagement ●● Admissions and First-Year Students ●● Gift Highlights ●● Enrolment ●● Need-Based Funding ■ Chapter 8: Communications | 107 ●● Degrees Awarded ●● Selected Communications Projects ●● Student-to-Faculty Ratios ●● Media Coverage ●● Dean’s Honour List ●● Social Media ●● Enriching the Undergraduate Engineering Experience ●● Engineering News at U of T ●● Pre-University Engineering Outreach ●● Recruitment and Admissions Websites ●● Selected Undergraduate Student Highlights ■ Chapter 9: | 119 ■ Chapter 2: Graduate Studies | 31 International Initiatives ●● International Students and Exchanges ●● Enrolment ●● Selected International Education and Research Partnerships ●● Admissions and Recruitment ● Funding ● ■ Chapter 10: Diversity | 125 ●● Graduate Studies Completion ●● Enriching the Graduate Student Experience ●● Measures of Progress ●● Selected Graduate Student Highlights ●● Programs and Initiatives ●● Selected Highlights ■ Chapter 3: Research | 49 ■ ● Selected Highlights Organized by Innovation Cluster Chapter 11: Financial and ● Physical Resources | 135 ●● Research Funding and Tri-Agency Grants ●● Industry Partnerships ●● Total Revenue and Central Costs ●● Budget Overview ■ Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education ●● Dean’s Strategic Fund and Experiential Learning | 69 ●● Infrastructure and Facilities ●● Current Projects ●● Undergraduate Engineering Minors and Certificates, Complementary Courses and Inter-Divisional Collaboration ■ Glossary | 145 ●● Undergraduate Design and Research ●● Professional Experience ●● Student Entrepreneurship ■ Appendices | 149 ●● Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering A: Outreach Programs Education and Practice (ISTEP) B: Time to Completion for Graduate Students ●● Student Clubs and Teams C: Chairs and Professorships ■ D: Student Clubs and Teams Chapter 5: Awards and Honours | 79 E: Research Funding by Academic Area ●● Measuring Excellence F: Spinoff Companies ●● Selected Awards Received by Faculty G: Descriptions of Major Awards ●● Selected Awards Received by Staff H: Academic Staff by Academic Area ●● U of T Engineering Staff and Faculty Awards I: The Engineering Precinct ●● Engineering Alumni Network Awards ■ Data Sources | 175
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Introduction Message from the Dean
I am pleased to present our 2019 Annual Report of U of T Engineering innovations address global challenges Performance Indicators, highlighting our achievements and and produce entirely new technologies, industries and initiatives over the 2018–2019 academic year. business paradigms. Innovation and collaboration are at the heart of our approach, facilitated by 29 multidisciplinary In my final year as dean of this remarkable Faculty, centres and institutes — from our recently relaunched it is a privilege to reflect on all we have accomplished Robotics Institute to our new Centre for Analytics and together. From major infrastructure investments — Artificial Intelligence Engineering. We have increased including the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation our direct industry support and expanded our network of & Entrepreneurship — to our expanded suite of research external partners to include more than 400 companies and institutes and educational programs, we have strengthened organizations worldwide. Through thriving spinoffs, over our commitment to preparing the next generation of global 70 of which have been founded since 2006, we translate engineering leaders. I am proud of the strong and vibrant our inventions from the lab to the marketplace. We inspire community we have built, which underpins our position as unparalleled support from our alumni and friends: our Canada’s top engineering school and among the world’s best. recently completed Boundless campaign raised $246 million over seven years, surpassing our goal by nearly 25%.
Dean's Message | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Perhaps most importantly, over these past 13 years we Diversity deepens the engineering process, enhances have graduated nearly 20,000 engineering leaders who are creativity and ensures new technologies and processes are bringing positive change to sectors from sustainable energy designed with inclusion in mind. Our Faculty is committed to robotics. Our students customize their degrees and to fostering an environment in which each member of our expand their knowledge through 21 minors and certificates community can excel. For the last three years, our incoming and nine Engineering Science Majors. This year, 62% of our first-year undergraduate class has included 40% women — graduating class completed at least one minor or certificate, and we are on track to exceed 42% for September 2019. One in including our newest in Artificial Intelligence Engineering. four of our undergraduate students and one in three graduate Over the last decade, we have more than doubled graduate students come from outside of Canada. The number of women student enrolment, reaching nearly 2,500 and increasing the professors has almost tripled since 2005–2006, from 21 to 57, impact of our world-leading research. and our faculty, staff and students come from more than 100 countries around the world. With inclusion as a core value, In addition to rigorous technical foundations, we provide we will build on this success to strengthen the connections boundless opportunities for students to expand their between our Faculty and other historically underrepresented horizons and develop engineering competencies such groups, including Black and Indigenous students. as leadership, entrepreneurship and global fluency. The Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, For the past 13 years, I have had the tremendous honour our startup accelerators The Entrepreneurship Hatchery to collaborate and work alongside you in pursuit of our and Start@UTIAS, and our Centre for Global Engineering collective goals. I am grateful for the contributions you have are among the programs we have introduced in the past made, and I hope you share my immense pride in our many decade. Our Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary accomplishments. As I look to the future, I truly believe that Engineering Education and Practice, created in July 2018, the spirit of excellence that has driven our Faculty for nearly consolidates and expands this approach, strengthening 150 years is stronger than ever. Our stellar talent and state- our position as an innovator in engineering education. of the art resources, along with the vision and dedication of This year, our flagship Professional Experience Year Co-op incoming Dean Christopher Yip, position us to achieve even Program celebrated its 40th anniversary and the largest- greater heights. Together, we will continue to play a leading ever cohort of 853 engineering students, one in ten of whom role in building a bright future for all. worked outside of Canada. Additional opportunities for international experience include research exchanges and collaborative capstone projects with partner universities around the world.
Many of these institutes are now located in the Myhal Cristina Amon, Dean Centre, and 2018–2019 marks our first full academic year with its flexible, dynamic spaces at the heart of our Skule™ community. The building embodies our commitment to excellence in engineering education, active learning, groundbreaking multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurship. I look forward to witnessing the breakthroughs, startups and innovations it will spark in the years to come.
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Dean's Message Comparison of U of T Engineering with Ontario and Canada, 2017–2018
The table below compares U of T Engineering metrics against those of engineering Faculties in Ontario and across Canada for 2017–2018. (Due to recent changes in data gathering at Engineers Canada, this is the most recent year for which complete data is available.) Within Canada, we awarded 7.3% of all undergraduate engineering degrees, 10.0% of all engineering master’s degrees and 10.7% of all engineering doctoral degrees.
Our internationally renowned scholars received the single largest proportion of major awards (21.3%) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) engineering funding (10.0%) in 2017–2018, despite comprising only 6.2% of Canada’s tenured and tenure-stream engineering professors.
U of T U of T U of T % of % of Engineering Ontario Ontario Canada Canada
Undergraduate
Enrolment (FTE) 4,553 36,521 12.5% 81,172 5.6%
% Women 32.0% 22.7% 23.9%
Degrees Awarded 1,116 7,127 15.7% 15,283 7.3%
% Women 25.1% 21.4% 20.6%
Master's (MEng, MASc and MHSc)
Enrolment (FTE) 1,246 7,319 17.0% 16,926 7.4%
Degrees Awarded 676 3,494 19.3% 6,781 10.0%
% Women 25.6% 25.0% 25.4%
Doctoral (PhD)
Enrolment (FTE) 840 3,718 22.6% 10,576 7.9%
Degrees Awarded 178 796 22.4% 1,660 10.7%
% Women 26.4% 23.0% 23.4%
Faculty
Tenured and Tenure-Stream 234 1,593 14.7% 3,760 6.2%
% Women 20.1% 15.5% 14.8%
Major Awards
Major Awards Received 16 33 48.5% 75 21.3%
Research Funding
NSERC Funding for Engineering $32.3M $136.4M 23.7% $321.4M 10.0%
Footnote: Enrolment, degrees awarded and major award counts are based on the 2017 calendar year. Note: Unlike data containedFaculty data in the is rest current of this as report, of November enrolment 2017. (Full-time NSERC Equivalent, research or FTE) funding and degreesis based awarded on the are based on the 2017 calendar year. Faculty2017–2018 data is current grant as year of November (April-March). 2017. NSERC research funding is based on the 2017–2018 grant year (April to March).
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Comparison of U of T Engineering with Ontario and Canada, 2017–2018
Chapter: Introduction Excel Filename: 0.1 - Compare UofT w Ont+Cdn (EngCan) - 2017 (AR18 0.1) - v2.xlsx Sheet: 0.1 (AR'18) Date: July 23, 2018 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Comparison of U of T Engineering with St. George Campus and University of Toronto, 2018–2019
The following chart compares U of T Engineering with the University of Toronto based on key metrics for 2018–2019. Since our activities are concentrated on the St. George campus, we also present our relative metrics where available.
U of T St. George Engineering University Engineering Engineering Campus % of Campus of Toronto % of U of T
Student Enrolment
Undergraduate 5,235 38,229 13.7% 66,410 7.9%
Professional Master's (MEng and MHSc) 911 8,568 10.6% 9,189 9.9%
Research Master's (MASc) 676 3,099 21.8% 3,249 20.8%
Doctoral (PhD) 911 6,194 14.7% 6,560 13.9%
All Students 7,733 56,090 13.8% 85,408 9.1%
Degrees Awarded
Undergraduate 1,100 8,353 13.2% 13,098 8.4%
Professional Master's (MEng and MHSc) 484 3,911 12.4% 4,276 11.3%
Research Master's (MASc) 229 1,377 16.6% 1,450 15.8%
Doctoral (PhD) 167 863 19.4% 905 18.5%
Total Degrees 1,980 14,504 13.7% 19,729 10.0%
Faculty and Staff
Professoriate 266 3,137 8.5%
Administrative and Technical Staff 345 7,353 4.7%
Research Funding
Sponsored Research Funding $80.3M $459.3M 17.5%
Industry Research Funding $12.7M $26.2M 48.6%
Space
Space (NASMs) 70,330 645,643 10.9% 857,665 8.2%
Revenue
University-wide Costs $75.7M $594.1M 12.7%
Total Operating Revenue $225.6M $2,278.7M 9.9%
Note: Student enrolment is shown as of November 1. Degrees awarded are based on the 2018–2019 academic year. Professoriate includes tenured, tenure-streamComparison and teaching-stream of U of T Engineering faculty members. with Administrative St. George and technical Campus staff andincludes Un full-iversity and part-time of Toronto, staff. Research funding is based2018 on–2019 the 2017–2018 grant year (April to March). Space is measured in Net Assignable Square Metres (NASMs). Revenue is based on the 2018–2019 U of T fiscal year (May to April). back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Introduction | 5 Chapter: 0 - Introduction Excel Filename: 0.2 - Compare APSC w StG + UofT - Summary - 18-19 (AR19 0.2) - v5fc.xlsx Sheet: 0.2 (AR19) Date: July 11, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert A Celebration of Leadership 2006-2007 to 2018-2019
Cristina Amon is Alumni Distinguished As we reflect on Dean Amon’s tremendous Professor in Bioengineering in the Department contributions, our community — including of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering alumni, donors, Chairs & Directors, faculty at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of members, staff, students and University Applied Science & Engineering, and the leadership — is united in celebrating her longest serving dean (2006 to 2019) in our legacy through the creation of the Decanal Faculty’s last half century. Under her visionary Chair in Innovation, which will be renamed in leadership, U of T Engineering has risen to honour of Cristina Amon upon her retirement preeminence as Canada’s top engineering in accordance with University policy. school and among the world’s best across all international rankings.
The past 13 years have been characterized by remarkable advances in multidisciplinary research, transformative innovations in engineering education, an elevated presence for the Faculty on U of T’s downtown St. George Campus, and the enrichment of our vibrant Skule™ community that values inclusivity and diversity in all its forms.
back to Table of Contents U of T Engineering: Then & Now THEN (2006-07) NOW (2018-19)
Applications to undergraduate programs 6,829 13,272
Entering average of first-year students 85.5% 93.6%
Enrolment of undergraduate students 4,222 5,236
Proportion of students who move from first to second year (retention rate) 87.5% 92.2%
Participation in Professional Experience Year Co-op Program 458 853
Undergraduate minors and certificates offered 1 21
Undergraduate degrees awarded annually 960 1,100
Proportion of graduates with at least one minor or certificate 0% 53%
Applications to graduate programs 2,443 5,309
Enrolment of MEng and MHSc students 265 911
Enrolment of MASc and PhD students 1,021 1,587
PhD degrees awarded annually 84 167
MEng emphases offered 0 12
Proportion of graduate students (among all students) 22.3% 35.6%
Tenure- and teaching-stream faculty 225 266
Research centres and institutes 9 29
Chairholders and Professorships 52 120
Engineering citations (AAU, indexed by Thomson Reuters, five-year cumulative) 4,149 (2003-07) 34,927 (2012-16)
Number of NSERC CREATE grants held 0 8
Industry research funding $6.5M $12.7M
Sponsored research funding $54.5M $80.3M (2017-18)
Proportion of international undergraduate students 9.8% 27.5%
Proportion of undergraduate women in first year 20.2% 39.8%
Proportion of women undergraduate students 21.6% 35.4%
Proportion of international graduate students 20.0% 36.5%
Proportion of women in graduate programs 25.0% 27.1%
Proportion of women faculty 11.6% 21.4%
Faculty footprint (NASMs) across U of T 61,840 70,933
Total operating budget $59.8M $148.4M
Total revenue $118.8M $238.0M
Philanthropic support generated $11.5M $21.6M
Education Research Outreach Resource
back to Table of Contents Dean’s Town Hall gatherings provide an opportunity for students to give feedback on relevant issues.
Launched minors in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Initiated the Dean’s Engineering, and Town Hall as a forum for EngSci major in Faculty and Engineering Energy Systems Society leaders to engage with students 2006- 2007- 2008- 2007 2008 2009
Launched graduate- Established the Created first MEng emphasis level Prospective Task Force on in Entrepreneurship, Professors in Training Globalization in Leadership, Innovation & (PPIT) program Engineering Technology in Engineering (ELITE) Welcomed first cohort of Launched Centre TrackOne students for Research in Healthcare Received Alan Blizzard Launched Southern Engineering Award for first-year Ontario Centre for (now Centre design course Engineering Atmospheric Aerosol for Healthcare Strategies & Practice Research (SOCAAR) Engineering)
Enrolled first students in Distributed first issue Published the first the Faculty’s inaugural of The Engineering Annual Report cross-disciplinary minor Newsletter for of Performance in Bioengineering staff and faculty Indicators
Established role of Hosted first Celebrating Prioritized physical Vice-Dean, Graduate Engineering Excellence space improvement Studies reception after Comprehensive Divisional Space Created Faculty Review Committee on Nominations for Honours & Awards bottom left: Professor Susan McCahan is part of the teaching team that developed Engineering Strategies & Practice bottom right: Professor Michael Carter (left) was the inaugural director of the Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering
back to Table of Contents The Lassonde Mining Building with an exterior view of the transformed fifth-floor addition.
Introduced MEng emphases in Launched The energy, health care Entrepreneurship and robotics and Hatchery welcomed first cohort of Clinical Engineering PhD Established U of T students Institute for Multidisciplinary Design & Innovation (UT-IMDI)
2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2010 2011 2012 2013
Created Cross- Launched Created Centre for Disciplinary Engineering Business Research in Programs Office minor and EngSci Sustainable to administer major in Engineering Aviation (CRSA) engineering minors Mathematics, Statistics and Held first Faculty-wide Launched First Finance industry partners’ Year Office to reception support incoming Established Institute undergraduates for Leadership Set $200M Education in fundraising goal Established Engineering as part of U of T’s Centre for Global (ILead), later Boundless campaign Engineering (CGEN) renamed Troost ILead in 2018 Launched Engineering Created Instructional BioZone and Launched Institute Innovation Program the Identity, for Robotics & (EIIP) Privacy & Mechatronics, later Security evolved into the Opened new space Institute (IPSI) U of T Robotics flight laboratory for Institute in 2019 microsatellite research Established at UTIAS Engineering Earned Canadian Outreach Office Green Building Developed and hosted first to coordinate pre- Award for the U of T-wide educational university STEM Lassonde Mining technology (EdTech) conference programs with a Building’s Goldcorp focus on engaging Mining Innovation underrepresented Suite Hosted inaugural Girls’ Leadership communities in Engineering Experience (GLEE) Created Dean’s event for top female applicants Created in-house Strategic Fund to communications provide seed funding U of T allocated Site 10 to build the team, Engineering for new initiatives Centre for Engineering Innovation & Strategic across the Faculty Entrepreneurship (CEIE) Communications
Implemented new budget allocation model
back to Table of Contents Top left: ChemE Chair Grant Allen, Dean Cristina Amon and Director Elizabeth Edwards officially open the renovated BioZone facilities. Top right: Co-founded by an engineering graduate student, teaBOT received support from Start@UTIAS.
Launched Start@UTIAS entrepreneurship incubator program
2013- 2014- 2015- 2014 2015 2016
Launched EngSci major Hosted top domestic in Robotics prospective graduate students at first Faculty- Established Collaborative wide Graduate Research First cohort of Program in Engineering Days event students completed Education in partnership multidisciplinary with OISE Established Medicine capstone projects with by Design, supported by industry clients through Piloted broad-based largest research grant in UT-IMDI undergraduate U of T history admissions process Formed strategic Launched Translational partnerships with five Launched Toronto Biology and Engineering Canadian engineering Institute for Advanced Program (TBEP) at schools to promote Manufacturing the Ted Rogers Centre graduate studies (TIAM) and U of T for Heart Research in Transportation Research partnership with the Institute for Institute (UTTRI) Faculties of Medicine and Sustainable Dentistry Energy (ISE)
expanded to Hosted inaugural Young Established Institute for cross-Faculty Women in Engineering Water Innovation (IWI) unit Symposium (YWIES) Partnered with Google Completed Canada and Actua to construction of new Opened pilot Technology host Innovate U — later floor in Wallberg Enhanced Active renamed Go North — Building to house Learning (TEAL) room Canada’s largest youth BioZone STEM event
Broke ground on the CEIE and received $15M Education investment from Ontario government Research
Outreach
Pilot TEAL room in the Resource Sandford Fleming Building back to Table of Contents MIE graduate student Xinyi Zhang interacts with Pepper, an AI robot that will help to reduce wait Welcomed times in hospitals. Launched EngSci major 40% women in Machine Intelligence, into first year minors in Music undergraduate Performance and Artificial class Intelligence, and the Music Technology certificate
Launched Surpassed 35% women MEng program undergraduates across in biomedical all years of study, and engineering welcomed 40% women into first year for the third consecutive year
2016- 2017- 2018- 2017 2018 2019
Launched minor in Advanced Manufacturing Established the and certificate in Appointed 27 faculty Percy Edward Hart Forensic Engineering to early-career and Erwin Edward professorships: Dean’s Hart Professorships Launched Cross- Spark Professor, Catalyst and Hart Teaching Faculty Collaborative Professor and Emerging Innovation Master’s Specialization Innovation in Teaching Professorships in Psychology and Professor from a $20M Engineering (PsychEng) endowment and MEng emphases Refocused U of T in Forensic Engineering Robotics Institute on Formed Eagles’ and Analytics three pillars: Autonomous Longhouse Vehicles and Field Indigenous Established Institute Robotics, Robotics Initiatives for Studies in in Health Care and Steering Transdisciplinary Advanced Manufacturing Committee Engineering Education & and appointed a Practice (ISTEP) Created Centre for Dean’s Advisor on Analytics and Artificial Indigenous Initiatives Eagles’ Longhouse Intelligence Engineering completed Faculty’s (CARTE) Expanded CONNECT Blueprint for Action networking platform report across all departments Celebrated PEY Co-op’s Created role of 40th anniversary Began upgrades on Dean’s Advisor on 89 lab spaces through Black Inclusivity the Lab Innovation For Initiatives and Student Participated in Toronto (LIFT) fund Inclusion Mentor Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Formed Engineering and Doors Open Toronto Equity, Diversity and to publicly showcase a Inclusion Action Group decade of engineering (EEDIAG) excellence
Officially opened newly Concluded U of T’s named Myhal Centre for Boundless campaign, Engineering Innovation & fundraising a total of Entrepreneurship $246M, surpassing original goal of $200M
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Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Our reputation for excellence in engineering education enables us to attract us to attract education enables in engineering for excellence Our reputation received the the world. We from around and diverse students talented more than 13 for each number of applications in 2018, highest recorded approximately 40% of our first- made up Women place in our programs. more than represent now for the last three years, and year incoming classes Approximately study. students across all years of 35% of undergraduate outside of Canada. undergraduates come from countries one in four of our such as culture of inclusion through groups continue to enhance our We Eagles’ Longhouse, & Inclusion Action Group and the Diversity our Equity, on Black Advisor Dean’s steering committee. Our our Indigenous initiatives Inclusion & Transition Mentor plays a Inclusivity Initiatives and Student learning environment, and chairs our key role in creating a more inclusive Anti-Black Racism Committee. our new Engineering the first students in In September 2018, we welcomed as well as new minor in Music Science major in Machine Intelligence, In January 2019, we Technology. Music Performance and certificate in and minor in Artificial Intelligence launched another new certificate of options available enrich the suite Engineering. These programs further to customize their degrees. to our students and enable them education into our physical have built active learning and experiential We enhanced active studios, technology spaces, such as the flexible design Centre. The Myhal facilities in the Myhal learning spaces and prototyping to complement that enable students Centre is also home to several centres such as our engineering competencies, their technical knowledge with core & Innovation, our Troost Institute Institute for Multidisciplinary Design for Leadership Education in Engineering and our Centre for Global Engineering. Our newly created Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP) consolidates and expands our programming in technical communication, leadership, business and engineering continue to strengthen our support for thought leadership education. We Innovation in Emerging in engineering education through our Dean’s Innovation Professorships (DEIP), as well as our Hart Teaching Teaching Professorships. 1 back to Table of Contents Admissions and First-Year Students
We received a record 13,272 applications to our undergraduate programs in 2018, an increase of 3.0% from 12,880 the previous year. The increase was driven primarily by international applications, which rose by 10.8% over 2017–2018. Domestic applications declined slightly, likely a reflection of a broad demographic trend across Canada that has resulted in fewer prospective university students than in previous years.
Figure 1.1a Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
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0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Applications 7,446 7,881 8,745 9,326 10,095 10,989 11,418 12,298 12,880 13,272 Offers 3,329 3,347 3,149 3,309 3,042 3,203 3,126 2,983 3,109 3,380 Registrations 1,188 1,203 1,180 1,265 1,106 1,192 1,205 1,005 1,065 1,062 Selectivity 0.45 0.42 0.36 0.35 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.24 0.24 0.25 Yield 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.38 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.34 0.34 0.31
Figure 1.1b Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of Domestic First-Year Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018 Figure 1.1a
8,000 Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
6,000 Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.1a-c - UG - Yield+Selectivity - 09-18 (AR19 1.1) - v3fc.xlsx 4,000 Sheet: 1.1a Date: June 5, 2019 2,000 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Applications 5,612 5,892 6,359 6,662 7,229 7,705 7,588 8,053 7,933 7,791 Offers 2,733 2,665 2,400 2,510 2,272 2,302 2,239 2,128 2,206 2,350 Registrations 967 931 894 938 782 812 843 734 788 780 Selectivity 0.49 0.45 0.38 0.38 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.26 0.28 0.30 Yield 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.37 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.34 0.36 0.33
Data in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August) unless otherwise noted. Highlights are from June 2018 to June 2019. Note 1.1a, b, c: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Applications and offers are for the fall admissions cycle. Selectivity = offers ÷ applications and represents the proportion of applicants who were offered admission. Yield = registration ÷ offers. Domestic students are defined as citizens Figure(living in 1.1bCanada or abroad) or permanent residents of Canada. Domestic Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and 14 Chapter 1: UndergraduateYield of First-YearStudies | Annual Undergraduates, Report 2019 | Faculty 2009 of Applied to 2018 Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.1a-c - UG - Yield+Selectivity - 09-18 (AR19 1.1) - v3fc.xlsx Sheet: 1.1b Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert This year, for the first time, domestic students who Our selectivity is high, with offers being made to 25% applied through the Ontario Universities Application of students who applied for 2018 admission, compared Centre (OUAC) were able to indicate their interest in with 45% a decade earlier. Our yield for 2018 offers of participating in the Professional Experience Year Co- admission was 31%, in the same range as it has been op (PEY Co-op) Program. The proportion of students for the past several years. who indicated their intention to participate in PEY Co-op was 86% (1,214 students).
Figure 1.1c Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of International First-Year Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
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Figure 1.1c International Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
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back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies 15 Figure 1.2 Ontario Secondary School Averages of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates and Retention Rate Between First and Second Year, 2009 to 2018
95% 95% 93.6% 93.6% 93.2% 93.2%93.2% 93.2% 92.4% 92.4%92.4% 92.4% 92.2% 92.2% 91.7% 91.7% 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 91.0% 91.0%91.3% 90.4% 90.4% 89.8% 89.5% 89.5%89.8% 89.2% 89.2% 90% 90% 89.1% 89.1% 88.9% 88.9%
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We recognize that grades alone do not provide a ●● National recruitment: We distributed 14,033 Discover complete view of each applicant’s candidacy, and for Engineering viewbooks at the Ontario Universities Fair at the last five years we have implemented a broad-based the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. We also increased admissions process to account for key engineering the number of school visits in the Greater Toronto Area qualities such as logical thinking, communication to 90 in 2018, up from 72 in 2017. Schools were selected skills, adaptability and perseverance. The process on the basis of historic admission data, with an eye to includes submission of online videos and written, our enrolment priorities. We continued our traditional timed responses that are evaluated by more than 70 recruitment drives in Vancouver and Calgary, as well as trained alumni screeners both within and outside of the our participation in U of T’s Fall Campus Day, where we Toronto region. received 682 visitors.
Note 1.2: Entrance average is calculated based on Ontario secondary school students. Retention rate is the proportion of students who successfully move on to second year in the fall semester following their first year.
16 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents ●● International recruitment: We conducted school for students from elsewhere, including other Canadian visits, applicant events and information sessions in 10 provinces, the U.S. and Latin America. In April, 24 out-of- countries — Brazil, Colombia, Dubai (UAE), Ecuador, province students participated in GLEE, with a further 86 Indonesia, Panama, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Ontario students attending in May. Turkey and the U.S. ●● YWIES: Young Women in Engineering Symposium: ●● Engineering for Educators: Thirty-three STEM YWIES invites talented Grade 11 students from educators from across the GTA attended this professional across the GTA to U of T where they learn more about development session, which addressed barriers to engineering, participate in design workshops and meet education and gaps between the high school and current students, faculty and alumni. The event enables first-year curriculum. The goal of this annual event is us to connect with these promising applicants earlier in to smooth the transition between secondary and post- their decision-making process. We attracted 84 students secondary studies in engineering. to our fifth annual symposium in May 2018, with 54 more ●● GLEE: Girls’ Leadership in Engineering Experience: This joining us in May 2019. annual, weekend-long program inspires and empowers women who have received offers of admission to our We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and programs by connecting them with women faculty to fostering an environment in which each member of members, students and alumnae. It includes a dinner our community can excel, contribute and benefit from and reception hosted by the Dean as well as a keynote different perspectives. Over the past several years, we address from one of our women professors. Of the 117 have created a number of bodies that seek to recognize students who attended GLEE in May 2018, 91 accepted and challenge power dynamics that lead to exclusion their offers, a yield of 78%. In 2019, GLEE was split and discrimination, and to increase the representation into two events, one for students from Ontario and one of students from minority groups — including Black
Figure 1.3 Incoming First-Year Undergraduates with Percentage of Women and International Students, 2009 to 2018
40.1% 40.2% 39.8%
30.6% 31.4% 25.4% 25.5% 23.6% 23.2% 23.2% 31.9% 29.3% 30.0% 25.8% 27.0% 26.0% 26.6% 22.6% 24.2% 18.6%
1,265 1,188 1,203 1,180 1,192 1,205 1,106 321 327 1,065 1,062 280 221 279 272 365 380 378 362 274 286 1,005 7 8 282 324 428 277 423 282 403 271 967 944 938 908 924 931 906 894 824 827 827 843 782 812 788 780 734 602 630 631
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 International 221 272 286 327 324 380 362 271 277 282 Domestic 967 931 894 938 782 812 843 734 788 780 Women 280 279 274 321 282 365 378 403 428 423 Men 908 924 906 944 824 827 827 602 630 631 Gender Not 78 Reported
Note 1.3: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Data on student gender comes from the U of T Enrolment Reporting Cube; the option not to report gender was added in 2017. back to Table of Contents Figure 1.3 Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies 17 Incoming First-Year Undergraduates with Percentage of Women and International Students, 2009 to 2018
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.3 - UG Yr1 - Incoming - Intl+Women 09-18 (AR19 1.3) - v8fc.xlsx Sheet: 1.3 Date: June 28, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert students and Indigenous students — within our community. two goals: creating a sense of empowerment, community and Examples include: support among Black students, and highlighting unconscious bias as a barrier to advancing anti-racism. (For more details ●● Eagles’ Longhouse: Engineering Indigenous Initiatives on this campaign and the ABRC in general, see Chapter 10 — Steering Committee: This group was created in 2017 and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.) includes members from across our Faculty and the Oneida ●● Engineering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Nation. In 2018 it released a Blueprint for Action, which Group (EEDIAG): EEDIAG was created in 2018 to advance outlines steps toward ensuring a welcoming and supportive our Faculty’s commitment to fostering an environment in environment and to intensify engineering outreach to which each member of our community can excel, contribute Indigenous students. The Eagles’ Longhouse is involved and benefit from the diverse range of backgrounds and in a number of outreach programs in communities such as perspectives that co-exist here. Through monthly open Northern Ontario and Labrador. conversations as well as workshops and seminars on EDI ●● Anti-Black Racism Committee (ABRC): Created in issues in engineering education, EEDIAG works to identify September 2018, the ABRC takes meaningful action to raise barriers to access and inclusion of underrepresented groups awareness of anti-Black biases in our Faculty and improve the in engineering, as well as to build more inclusive spaces experience of community members — students, staff, faculty within our Faculty. and alumni — who identify as Black. ABRC coordinates its actions through the Dean’s Advisor on Black Inclusivity For more information on our efforts with regard to equity, Initiatives and Student Inclusion & Transition Mentor. ABRC diversity and inclusion, see Chapter 10 — Equity, Diversity chose to launch its first campaign during Black History Month and Inclusion. in February, capitalizing on the enhanced attention to achieve
Figure 1.4 Incoming First-Year Domestic and International Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
2009 765 (64.4%) 132 70 221 1,188
2010 719 (59.8%) 140 72 272 1,203
2011 634 (53.7%) 168 92 286 1,180
2012 685 (54.2%) 161 92 327 1,265
2013 558 (50.5%) 147 77 324 1,106 International 2014 628 (52.7%) 138 46 380 1,192 Domestic: Abroad 2015 658 (54.6%) 147 38 362 1,205 Domestic: Out of Province 2016 538 (53.5%) 158 38 271 1,005 Domestic: Ontario 2017 602 (56.5%) 116 70 277 1,065
2018 593 (55.8%) 140 47 282 1,062
EnrolmentFigure 1.4 Incoming First-Year Domestic and International Undergraduates, 2009 to 2018
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Note 1.4: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
18 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 1.5a Undergraduate Enrolment with Percentage of Women and International Students, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 35.4% 33.0% 30.0% 27.4% 25.8% 23.8% 24.8% 22.6% 23.4% 28.0% 28.6% 22.1% 25.8% 27.4% 27.5% 23.1% 21.2% 19.1% 14.6% 16.3% 5,489 5,565 5,441 5,241 5,311 5,298 5,235 5,090 1,527 1,524 7 4,857 4,936 1,417 1,416 1,634 1,522 12 1,249 1,110 1,317 1,228 1,749 1,516 1,855 1,439 1,189 973 1,071 709 1,118 805
4,148 4,131 4,117 4,131 4,083 4,072 4,073 4,038 4,041 3,901 3,992 3,994 3,919 3,786 3,818 3,807 3,782 3,796 3,542 3,368
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 International 709 805 973 1,110 1,228 1,416 1,524 1,522 1,516 1,439 Domestic 4,148 4,131 4,117 4,131 4,083 4,073 4,041 3,919 3,782 3,796 Women 1,071 1,118 1,189 1,249 1,317 1,417 1,527 1,634 1,749 1,855 Men 3,786 3,818 3,901 3,992 3,994 4,072 4,038 3,807 3,542 3,368 Gender Not 7 12 Reported
Figure 1.5b Percentage of Women by Undergraduate Program, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
50% Figure 1.5a Undergraduate Enrolment with Percentage of Women and International Students, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 40% TrackOne ChemE Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate CivE 30% Excel Filename: 1.5a - UG Headcount - M-F,Dom+Intl - 09-18 (AR19 1.5a) - v3fc.xlsx MinE Sheet: 1.5 Date: June 5, 2019 CompE 20% Prepared by: Geoff Wichert ElecE EngSci MechE 10% IndE MSE Overall 0% 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Note 1.5a: Includes full- and part-time students and those working full time through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program (PEY Co-op). Does not count studentsFigure with 1.5b special (non-degree) status. Student counts shown as of November 1. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residentsPercentage of Canada. ofData Women on student by gender Undergraduate comes from the UProgram of T Enrolment Reporting Cube; the option not to report gender was added in 2017.2009–2010 to 2018–2019 back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies 19 Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.5b - UG Headcount - M-F by Dept - 09-18 (AR19 1.5b) - v2fc.xlsx Sheet: 1.5b Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Chart Labels: TrackOne ChemE CivE MinE CompE ElecE EngSci MechE IndE MSE Overall Figure 1.6 Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2018–2019
TrackOne 190 190 Engineering Science Majors Enrolment Aerospace Engineering 44 Biomedical Systems Engineering 41 ChemE 117 110 93 74 117 511 Electrical and Computer Engineering 38 Energy Systems Engineering 11 CivE 88 102 93 74 109 466 Infrastructure Engineering 12 14 5 Machine Intelligence 46 MinE 34 87 Mathematics, Statistics and Finance 53 14 20 Engineering Physics 31 CompE 109 208 163 135 163 778 Robotics Engineering 99 Total 375 ElecE 88 157 154 129 172 700
EngSci 266 188 158 168 216 996
MechE 109 166 178 151 207 811
IndE 64 126 95 87 116 488 26 MSE 54 48 33 47 208
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 PEY Co-op Year 4
Figure 1.7 UndergraduatesEngineering Science Majors by Program, 2009–2010Enrolment to 2018–2019 Aerospace Engineering 44 Biomedical Systems Engineering 5,48941 5,565 5,441 5,311 Electrical and Computer Engineering5,241 38 220 5,298 5,235 5,090 208 190 4,857 4,936Energy Systems Engineering178 201 11 189 190 206 609 640 Infrastructure Engineering 12 601 191 217 534 539 550 511 Machine Intelligence502 46 522 495 530 508 503 Mathematics, Statistics and Finance556 562 53 493 466 131 535 136 94 89 87 Engineering528 Physics 134 138 31 495 99 TrackOne 72 532 613 665 72 Robotics Engineering417 443 485 99 786 778 407 Total:409 375 ChemE 944 897 846 CivE 943 931 920 697 700 883 901 MinE Figure 1.6 CompE Undergraduates by Program,995 Year1,038 of Study and974 940 1,024 974 974 996 924 926 Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2018–2019 ElecE EngSci 854 876 860 866 828 811 819 811 822 806 MechE Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate IndE 368 408 416 409 433 443 489 480 488 332 Excel Filename: 1.6 - UG Headcount by Dept+YOS+PEY - 18-19 (AR19 1.6) - v2fc.xlsx 212 209 218 219 229 226 215 213 212 208 MSE Sheet: 1.6 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13Date: 2013–14June 5, 2019 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Note 1.6: Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2018. Engineering Science Majors show only students in Year 3 and Year 4 and do not count students on PEY Co-op. Note 1.7: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Figure 1.7 20 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Undergraduates by Program, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.7 - UG Headcount by Dept - 09-18 (AR19 1.7) - v7fc.xlsx Sheet: 1.7 Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Need-Based Funding
Engineering Science Majors Enrolment Aerospace Engineering 44 Our Faculty is committed to the University of Toronto’s The number of undergraduate students receiving need- Biomedical Systems Engineering 41 Policy on Student Financial Support, which states based awards in 2018–2019 was 1,864, with the total Electrical and Computer Engineering 38 that no student offered admission to a program at the amount of student support reaching $16.2 million. Energy Systems Engineering 11 University of Toronto should be unable to enter or This funding is distributed proportionally across all complete the program due to lack of financial means. years of study, and represents an 80% increase over Infrastructure Engineering 12 the last 10 years. The amounts reported in Figures Machine Intelligence 46 We offer a wide range of student aid options — 1.8a and 1.8b do not include external merit-based Mathematics, Statistics and Finance 53 including scholarships, bursaries and other awards scholarships or awards, or funding from provincial Engineering Physics 31 based on merit and need — funded by donors and assistance programs, including OSAP. Robotics Engineering 99 the University of Toronto Advanced Planning for Total 375 Students (UTAPS) program. Our financial aid officer helps students prepare personal budgets, learn about funding sources and manage appeals through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) process.
Figure 1.8a Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
1,814 1,864 1,796 1,746 1,691 1,711 1,693 1,670 1,557 1,595 438 460 598 422 446 460 543 488 512 490
487 424 407 366 428 412 453 379 387 389 408 442 429 458 Year 4 428 471 380 435 349 386 Year 3 Year 2 481 470 453 389 350 370 368 369 442 270 Year 1
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 1.8a Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.8a+b - UG Student Aid - 0910-1819 (AR19 1.8a+b) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 1.8a Note 1.8a: Data comes from the StudentDate: AccountsJune 5, 2019Reporting Cube. Prepared by: Geoff Wichert back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies 21 Figure 1.8b Total Value of Undergraduate Financial Assistance and Percentage Distributed by Year of Study, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
$16.2M
34% $12.2M $12.0M $11.1M $10.2M $10.3M $9.0M $9.2M $9.2M $9.2M 32% 33% 32% 26% 36% 19% 22% 23% 24% 25% 23% 24% 24% 26% 26% 22% 24% 22% 25% 24%
21% 24% 24% 27% 23% 21% 24% 20% 23% 23% 31% 31% 28% 29% 22% 22% 23% 22% 16%
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Year 4 $1,995,808 $2,130,098 $2,229,278 $2,296,173 $2,725,785 $3,534,244 $3,853,161 $3,644,310 $3,940,729 $5,496,761
Year 3 $2,280,152 $2,049,237 $2,205,736 $2,061,174 $2,429,321 $2,871,229 $2,839,851 $2,570,428 $2,913,413 $3,126,730
Year 2 $1,897,712 $2,157,800 $2,185,640 $2,160,969 $2,781,695 $2,289,069 $2,792,715 $2,335,933 $2,545,499 $3,812,263
Year 1 $2,806,624 $2,886,898 $2,580,676 $2,687,414 $2,372,994 $2,450,470 $2,700,169 $1,662,682 $2,642,454 $3,776,653
Total $8,980,296 $9,224,033 $9,201,330 $9,205,730 $10,309,795 $11,145,012 $12,185,896 $10,213,353 $12,042,095 $16,212,407
Figure 1.8b Total Value of Undergraduate Financial Assistance and Percentage Distributed by Year of Study 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.8a+b - UG Student Aid - 0910-1819 (AR19 1.8a+b) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 1.8b Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Note 1.8b: Data comes from the Student Accounts Reporting Cube.
22 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Degrees Awarded
U of T Engineering students earn either a Bachelor the Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co- of Applied Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Applied op) Program, which adds one year to their time to Science in Engineering Science (BASc EngSci). Both completion. (For more information on PEY Co-op, degrees can be completed in four years. Many of our please refer to Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education second- and third-year students choose to augment and Experiential Learning.) their degrees with a 12- to 16-month job through
Figure 1.9a Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
1,123 1,100 1,050 1,052 1,020 141 118 961 966 115 922 937 96 138 899 100 95 115 112 91 105 15 116 100 135 23 105 104 28 22 111 140 30 88 104 21 223 ChemE 13 157 215 16 13 106 17 132 78 103 205 CivE 101 116 86 127 126 MinE 164 148 161 131 117 97 155 CompE 208 145 165 205 175 155 ElecE 183 188 165 162 EngSci 197 206 203 183 194 191 MechE 165 157 157 167 IndE 67 65 87 76 85 84 88 96 98 114 45 42 49 42 39 44 42 41 41 39 MSE 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 1.9b Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Gender, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
1,123 1,100 Figure 1.9a 1,050 1,052 Undergraduate Degrees Awarde1,020d by Program, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 961 966 922 937 277 899 327 230 281 293 227 209 207 172 235 Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.9a+b - UG Degrees Awarded by Dept+Gender - 09-10 to 18-19 (AR19 1.9a+b) - v1f.xlsx Sheet: 1.9a Date: June 24, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert 846 757 790 769 759 773 715 727 734 702
Women Men
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Note 1.9a, b: Data reported by academic year (September to August). back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies 23 Figure 1.9b Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Gender, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.9a+b - UG Degrees Awarded by Dept+Gender - 09-10 to 18-19 (AR19 1.9a+b) - v1f.xlsx Sheet: 1.9b Date: June 24, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Figure 1.9c U of T Engineering Degrees Awarded by Academic Area Compared with Canadian and North American Degree Totals, 2017
9.1% ChemE 1.1% 4.2% CivMin 0.9% 10.1% ECE 1.5% 28.8% EngSci 13.4% 6.4% MIE 0.7% 17.3% MSE U of T Percentage of Canadian 1.8% Engineering Degrees 7.1% Total U of T Percentage of North American 0.8% Engineering Degrees
Student-to-Faculty Ratios Figure 1.9c U of T Engineering Degrees Awarded by Academic Area Figure 1.10a shows theCompared number of undergraduateswith Canadian relative and North to the number American of faculty Degree members Totals in each department. Students in programs2017 that employ a cross-Faculty approach to instruction, such as Engineering Science and TrackOne, are included only in the “Total” bar.
Figure 1.10b shows that the overall undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio has decreased to 16.5, our lowest value in the last decade. LowerChapter: undergraduateCh.1 - Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratios allow for smaller class sizes and enhanced interaction between professorsExcel andFilename: students.1.9c (For - UGmore Degrees information Awarded on student-to-faculty by Dept - % of Cdn+US+NAm ratios at the graduate totals - 2017 level, (AR19 see Figure 1.9c) 2.2a.) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 1.9c Figure 1.10a UndergraduateDate: June 5, 2019 Full-Time Equivalent Student-to-Faculty Ratios Preparedby Academic by: Geoff Wichert Area, 2018–2019
ChemE 14.2
CivMin 11.3
ECE 15.5
MIE 18.8
MSE 10.5
Total 16.5
Note 1.9c: Data sourced from reports produced by Engineers Canada and the American Society for Engineering Education; 2017 is the most recent year for which reports from both these institutions have been published. Total percentages show U of T as a proportion of all engineering degrees in North America, including those awarded in fields for which U of T does not have a specific degree program (e.g. Biomedical, Environmental, Software, etc.). Note 1.10a, b: Student and faculty counts are shown as of November 1, 2018. For full-time equivalency (FTE), each part-time student is counted as 0.3 FTE. StudentsFigure with 1.10a special (non-degree) status or on PEY Co-op are not included. Faculty counts include tenure-stream and teaching- stream faculty. Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area, 2018–2019
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Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.10a - UGrad Student-Faculty Ratio - by dept - 18-19 (AR19 1.10a) - v2fc.xlsx Sheet: 1.10a (Units) Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Figure 1.10b Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
19.0 19.2 19.0 18.7 18.6 18.9 18.4 18.4 17.0 16.5
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Dean's Honour List Figure 1.10b Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Students per Faculty Member, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 To graduate with Honours, a full-time student must achieve a cumulative average of higher than 79.5% across second, third and fourth years and a weighted sessional fourth-year average of 74.5% or higher. The designation of High Honours, created in JuneChapter: 2015, distinguishesCh.2 - Graduate students Studies who obtain a cumulative average of 87.5% or higher and a weighted sessional fourth-yearExcel Filename: average of 82.5%2.2a+1.10b or higher. - UG+Grad Both designations Student-Faculty provide Ratio a measure - overall of the- 09-18 outstanding (AR19 2.2a+1.10b) academic achievement - v3fc.xlsx of our students. Sheet: 1.10b Date: June 5, 2019 In 2019, 1,057 of our students achieved Honours or High Honours, representing 45.7% of the graduating class (Figure 1.11a). This is our highest-ever proportion and reflects the high calibre of our students and the success of our many programs designed to support students throughout all years of study.
Figure 1.11a Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2010 to 2019
45.7% 44.0% 41.6% Percentage of 39.3% 39.2% Graduates with 36.4% Honours or 35.2% High Honours 32.9%
26.7% 25.3% 1,077 1,057 1,008 1,011 991 88 926 931 116 898 912 75 78 86 861 360 306 317 367 227 326 332 314 359 230
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Graduates with Honours 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Figure 1.11a Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2010 to 2019
Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate Excel Filename: 1.11a+b - Dean's Honour List - 10-19 (AR19 1.11a+b) - v2.xlsx Sheet: 1.11a Date: July 23, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Figure 1.11b Number of Students on the Dean’s Honour List by Term and Academic Area, Fall 2014 to Winter 2019
1,924 1,912 1,902 1,930 1,896 1,916 1,852 1,878 1,869 1,879 69 75 68 63 55 48 66 80 64 63 198 185 219 212 169 224 220 181 216 197 167 224 160 165 168 150 141 206 173 143 21 17 14 10 13 37 30 34 22 20 233 289 179 207 206 256 283 322 TrackOne 184 297 ChemE 218 179 300 246 206 260 196 181 199 205 CivE MinE 444 428 462 417 501 460 CompE 440 454 425 435 ElecE EngSci 294 334 304 317 310 345 312 309 284 287 MechE
172 162 188 IndE 115 114 133 144 133 135 156 65 74 57 65 68 86 70 86 62 78 MSE Fall Winter Fall Winter Fall Winter Fall Winter Fall Winter 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019
Enriching the Undergraduate Engineering Experience Figure 1.11b Number of Students on the Dean's Honour List by Term and Academic Area, We continually expand our suite of curricular and co- on data. In its first year, the Machine Intelligence major 2014–2015 to 2018–2019 curricular activities, enabling our students to collaborate is already the largest of all the Engineering Science across disciplines, customize their degrees and develop majors in terms of Year 3 enrolment with 44 students. rich and diverse engineering competencies. In 2018–2019 For comparison, the next largest major is Robotics, which we added several new programs and initiatives focused on launched in September 2015 and has a Year 3 enrolment of Chapter: Ch.1 - Undergraduate emerging areas and student success. 35 students. Excel Filename: JDMuir - Dean's Honour List - 20189-20191 - Data.xlsx Sheet: 1.11b In January 2019, we created a new minor and certificate in Date: June 5, 2019 New programs, courses, and Artificial Intelligence Engineering for students in the Core Prepared by: Geoff Wichert learning opportunities 8 disciplines. These add to a growing list of AI-focused initiatives and experiential learning opportunities at U of T In September 2018, we welcomed the first students into Engineering, in anticipation of the complex challenges that our new cross-disciplinary minor in Music Performance lie ahead. and a certificate in Music Technology, created in partnership with the Faculty of Music. (For more We created 16 new undergraduate courses in 2017–2018, information on cross-disciplinary minors, see Chapter 4, including several related to our new EngSci major and our Cross-Faculty Education and Experiential Learning.) new minor and certificate. These courses were: We also launched an Engineering Science major in ●● CHE334H1: Team Strategies for Engineering Design Machine Intelligence, the first engineering undergraduate ●● ECE444H1: Software Engineering program of its kind in Canada. The new major provides ●● ESC195H1: Calculus II students with a world-class education in the concepts and ●● ESC204H1: Praxis III tools that underlie this rapidly developing field. Students ●● ESC384H1 Partial Differential Equations receive a strong theoretical background in machine ●● ECE364H1: Introduction to Machine Intelligence learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics, and ●● MIE429H1: Machine Intelligence Capstone Design learn to apply algorithms that can make decisions based
Note 1.11b: Students are normally eligible to be considered for Honours standing only if they are carrying a full academic load (2.5 credits per session, excluding extra courses) and if the session is not being repeated. During fourth year, a student may reduce their course load in either semester (but not both) and still be eligible for Honours standing, provided the other conditions are met.
26 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents ●● MIE424H1: Optimization in Machine Learning learn what to look for, say and do when responding to ●● BME445H1: Neural Bioelectricity a student in distress. We also provide complementary ●● CHE441H1: Engineering Materials training for staff and faculty through the Engineering ●● ESC194H1: Calculus I Engagement & Development Network. These initiatives ●● MIE368H1: Analytics in Action reflect the January 2017 recommendations of the Decanal ●● APS327H1: Special Topics in Creative Writing Task Force on Mental Health. ●● APS511H1: Engineering and Law ●● JRE500H1: Negotiations in an Engineering Context In May 2019, we hosted the fourth EdTech Workshop in the ●● CHE399H1: Professional Engineering Consultancy Myhal Centre. Through this biennial event, faculty members and staff engaged with new technologies designed to Our First-Year Summer Research Fellowships launched in enhance students’ learning inside and outside the classroom. summer 2016 with an inaugural cohort of eight research The theme of EdTech 2019 was Beyond Hammers: Building fellows. The program provides support to students seeking a Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) Toolkit. to gain research experience immediately after their first We provided a combination of practical and theory-based year of study, and is open to all students enroled in first-year sessions in three streams: programs. Ten students were awarded fellowships of $6,000 in summer 2018. In 2019, we increased the amount offered ●● Content Management – Strategies for introducing active to $7,000, again funding 10 successful applicants. learning activities into a demanding curriculum. ●● Teaching Team Management – Encouraging collaboration among instructors, TAs, and other stakeholders in active Student support learning classrooms ●● Activity Management – Selecting the right learning activities In April 2019, we appointed the Joint Task Force on for a given course or seminar. Academic Advising and Mental Health. This task force builds on previous work, including that of the Decanal Task Force Each year, we offer a robust suite of programs to support our on Academic Advising (2016) and the Decanal Task Force students as they make the transition from secondary school on Mental Health (2017). The Joint Task Force will review to university. These include: the reports of these previous task forces as well as actions undertaken to date to make both short-term and long-term ●● Success 101: This one-day event is part of the First Year recommendations for the Faculty. Areas of focus include: Foundations program that includes courses on engineering design and computer programming. Designed for incoming ●● Reviewing academic advising resources, staff complement students, Success 101 runs four times over the summer, and training providing guidance on time management, effective note ●● Strengthening mental health and wellness training for taking and effective teamwork strategies. students, staff, faculty and teaching assistants ●● T-Program: The Transition Program, or T-Program, enables ●● Studying faculty policies and resources with a mental health first-year students faced with academic challenges to and wellness lens redistribute their course load, defer courses to the summer ●● Consulting with Health & Wellness Services, Accessibility session and re-take up to three fall courses in the winter term. Services and other service providers and make ●● GEARS: Guided Engineering Academic Review Sessions recommendations for existing or new partnerships (GEARS) are weekly drop-in sessions led by upper-year ●● Considering a permanent committee structure to ensure students. They provide guidance on both course material and student experience, wellness and mental health issues are specific strategies for academic success, including study continuously prioritized by the Faculty habits and time management skills. ●● Support personnel: The Faculty’s full-time Learning In 2018–2019, we further strengthened our on- Strategist develops academic programming and workshops location supports by adding a full-time Accessibility to assess and enhance students’ academic competencies Advisor to augment the work of our existing student support related to task prioritization, note taking, critical thinking, team. Our online advising portal, launched in 2017–2018, problem solving, exam preparation, and coping with stress improves records management for advisors. This year, and anxiety. In addition, students are able to seek support we added a new function that enables students to book from our on-location staff team including an embedded appointments with their academic advisors through the Health & Wellness Counsellor, a full-time Accessibility Advisor portal. The portal serves as a central repository for data and a part-time International Transition Advisor. related to academic well-being, such as advising notes and ●● Online courses: We offer four courses online to enhance resources for advisors. the flexibility of the first-year course schedule, including one (APS162: Calculus for Engineers I) held over the summer In partnership with U of T’s Health & Wellness Centre, we before first year begins. Enrolment in online courses in the promote the online ‘Identify, Assist and Refer’ training to summer of 2018 was 190 in total. all faculty and staff. This training helps staff and faculty
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For more than a decade, our Engineering Outreach Every summer, our Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Office has designed and delivered a rich variety of pre- Program (DEEP) Summer Academy draws talented high university programs that enable students in Grades 3 to school students from around the world to week-long courses, 12 to experience science, technology, engineering and where they explore a variety of engineering, business and mathematics (STEM) in a way that is tactile and inspiring. science disciplines. We also offer March Break and summer Through these programs, we give children the opportunity camps, Saturday programs and in-school workshops that to experience first-hand the promise and excitement of inspire elementary school students to explore topics such as pursuing studies, and eventually careers, in science and aerospace engineering, coding and regenerative medicine. engineering. Our Outreach programs foster positive We are particularly proud that our programs successfully relationships between the University and the community, connect girls and youth from underrepresented communities and provide a first touch-point in recruiting potential future — including Black and Indigenous youth — with STEM. undergraduate students. In 2018–2019, we reached more than 7,600 pre-university students through our outreach On May 10, 2019, we hosted Go North Youth — the largest programs. (See Appendix A for a full list of these programs.) STEM event in Canada for pre-university students — for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s theme of artificial The undergraduate and graduate students who instruct intelligence (AI) gave students the opportunity to learn more and execute these programs develop valuable competencies about how machine learning and AI algorithms are built, as in leadership, communications, project management and well as to explore the impact that this fast-growing field will team building, while deepening their understanding of have on their future careers. Go North Youth was created engineering principles and their application in daily life. in partnership with Google Canada and Actua, a national We have also implemented a number of programs that STEM charity, and attracted more than 1,100 students in seek to share the knowledge we have accumulated about Grades 2 through 8 from across the Greater Toronto Area. STEM education with teachers at both the elementary and secondary levels.
28 Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Selected Undergraduate Student Highlights
Two first-year students earn prestigious Atom Arce, Year 1 TrackOne, United States Schulich Leader Scholarships Alana Bailey, Year 1 CivMin, Jamaica Adriana Díaz Lozano Patiño, Year 1 EngSci, Mexico First-year Engineering Science students Eli Scott and Camilo Dugand, Year 1 CivE, Colombia Markus Kunej were among four U of T students to receive Munachi Jachike Ernest-Eze, Year 1 EngSci, Nigeria the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships for 2018–2019. Devansh Khare, Year 1 MechE, India Created by business leader and philanthropist Seymour Mikel Rajiv Rajkumar, Year 1 EngSci, Trinidad and Tobago Schulich, the program recognizes 50 high school graduates across Canada and empowers recipients to make great Eleven U of T Engineering students have received the contributions to society, both on a national and global scale. Pearson Scholarship since its creation in 2017. Scott was an outstanding student at Renfrew Collegiate Institute, where she played hockey and basketball and supported special education programs, including the Special High performance: Two elite student Olympics and a peer-interaction program. She is considering athletes choose U of T Engineering a focus in biomedical engineering. Kunej has developed a smart belt, which he called the Echo Belt, that helps people Mehdi Essoussi (ECE Year 1) and Kirti Saxena (MechE Year with low vision navigate obstacles in 360 degrees using sonar. 1) are two elite athletes who compete on the world stage, and He has tested the device at a school for the visually impared who have chosen U of T Engineering for their undergraduate in his hometown of Brantford, Ont. He plans to specialize in degree programs. Essoussi is a midfielder with the Toronto either robotics, aerospace or machine intelligence. Football Club feeder team TFC III. Before being recruited by Toronto FC Academy, he played for Team Ontario. He plans to continue playing while he studies at U of T Engineering. Seven first-year students earn Saxena is a seasoned wrestler who has represented Team Pearson scholarships Canada at several world championships, including the Cadet World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she was Seven U of T Engineering students arrived from outside of ranked fifth in the world and received the award for “Best Canada to take up their Pearson scholarships in September Cadet Wrestler” in all of Canada. She is currently training for 2018. Named after Canada’s 14th prime minister, Nobel a spot at the Olympic trials in either 2020 or 2024. Peace Prize laureate and U of T graduate Lester Bowles Pearson, the awards recognize exceptional academic achievement, creativity, leadership potential and community involvement. A total of 40 scholars from 24 countries received these scholarships. The 2019 U of T Engineering recipients, along with their home countries are:
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Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering We attract talented graduate students from around the world to our from around the students talented graduate attract We continue to expand We programs. and research-stream professional- rich learning of graduate cohort and the variety both the size of our co-curricular and offer our students. Through academic, opportunities we students to become we empower our graduate experiential programs, fields. leaders in their chosen our graduate we have significantly increased Over the past decade, with the potential for leading to larger lab group sizes student population, is the highest in our impact. Our current total of 2,498 increased research 22.1% in 2006– 35.6% of all students, up from and represents history, students more quickly than the number 2007. By growing the number of students the ratio of research-stream of professors, we have increased over last 10 years. When professional per faculty member from 5.8 to 6.8 from 7.1 to is even greater, rising students are included, the increase have more than doubled MEng enrolment 10.2 over the same period. We a 14-fold increase in the number of over the last 10 years, including our Faculty students across international MEng students. Graduate Canada Graduate such as the Vanier continue to win prestigious awards Scholarships. PhD tuition is the same as domestic As of September 2018, international to support PhD students. Domestic tuition, further enhancing our ability such and we are leveraging initiatives PhD enrolment remains strong, Days event and our membership in as our annual Graduate Research Consortium to continue to attract the Canadian Graduate Engineering domestic students into our programs. In 2018–2019, we offered our Opportunities for PhDs: Transitions, the Industry Options, Networking and Skills (OPTIONS) program for second year. OPTIONS builds on the success of our Prospective Professors enabling in Training (PPIT) program and our Graduate Career Fair, students to explore professional opportunities in a variety of sectors. Through our campus-linked accelerators such as the Hatchery Launch Lab and Start@UTIAS, we provide opportunities for our graduate solutions. students to translate their innovations into market-ready U of T Mentorship, seed funding and infrastructure provided by Engineering has helped launch companies such as Amber Molecular, Pliant Power Devices and Phycus Biotechnologies. 2 back to Table of Contents Enrolment
We continue to increase our educational impact by growing has remained strong, increasing 3.7% over 2017–2018. the number of students in both our research-stream and We continue to recruit talented graduate students both professional-stream programs. Total enrolment is 911 for domestically and internationally through a number MEng and MHSc programs, 676 for MASc programs and of initiatives, which are outlined in more detail in the 911 for PhD programs — all three of these totals are the Admissions and Recruitment section of this chapter. highest yet recorded. Total graduate enrolment is 2,498, a 56.8% increase over the last 10 years. Graduate students The proportion of women graduate students is 27.1%, and now account for 35.6% of our entire student body on a full- we expect this proportion to grow as the number of women time equivalent basis, a significant increase from the level graduating from undergraduate programs increases. of 22.1% in 2006–2007. We are now closer than ever to our long-term target of 40% graduate students.
International students account for 36.5% of total enrolment, demonstrating strong demand for our programs from around the world. International PhD enrolment is up 15.8% over the previous year, while domestic enrolment
Figure 2.1a International and Domestic Graduate Students by Degree Type, with Percentage of International Students, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
36.5% 33.7% Percentage of 32.4% 31.1% International Students 27.1% 24.6% 22.4% 2,498 2,415 19.3% 2,365 2,259 16.6% 16.7% 2,194 422 2,064 367 382 1,933 192 299 1,842 114 88 MEng & MHSc 1,669 56 489 1,593 520 498 532 International 32 490 516 30 456 473 167 MEng & MHSc 374 138 357 138 124 116 125 Domestic 131 88 119 82 509 MASc 482 447 483 532 456 484 International 461 448 480 MASc 322 214 256 278 287 289 278 Domestic 153 158 180 PhD International 523 537 553 588 582 598 594 588 568 589 PhD Domestic 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 2.1a International and Domestic Graduate Students by Degree Type with Data in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August) unless otherwise noted. Highlights are from June 2018 to June 2019. Note 2.1a: StudentPercentage counts are shown of Internationalas of November 1, 2018.Students, 2009-2010 to 2018-2019 32 Chapter 2: Graduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents
Chapter: Ch.2 - Graduate Studies Filename: 2.1a+b - Grad Headcount by Degree 09-18 (AR19 2.1a+b) - v3fc.xlsx Sheet: 2.1a Date: June 5, 2019 Figure 2.1b Graduate Students by Degree Type and Gender with Percentage of Women Students, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
27.5% 27.1% 27.1% 26.7% 26.2% 26.1% 25.9% 25.4% 25.0% 2,498 2,415 24.3% 2,365 2,259 260 2,194 246 2,064 230 1,933 176 231 1,842 154 651 1,669 134 653 1,593 113 650 449 535 582 95 408 102 415 177 311 162 171 157 190 285 156 142 155 143 498 133 434 421 451 479 431 460 423 397 423 239 231 239 215 218 238 227 170 167 191
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2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 MEng & MHSc Women 102 95 113 134 154 176 231 230 246 260 MEng & MHSc Men 285 311 415 408 449 535 582 650 653 651 MEng & MHSc 12112 Gender Not Reported MASc Women 133 143 155 156 162 171 142 157 190 177 MASc Men 397 423 423 431 460 434 421 451 479 498 MASc 22 1 11 Gender Not Reported PhD Women 170 167 191 215 218 238 239 231 227 239 PhD Men 506 528 542 587 620 638 642 646 619 670 PhD 2 Gender Not Reported
Figure 2.1b Graduate Students by Degree Type and Gender with Percentage of Women, 2009-2010 to 2018-2019
Chapter: Ch.2 - Graduate Studies Excel Filename: 2.1a+b - Grad Headcount by Degree 09-18 (AR19 2.1a+b) - v3fc.xlsx Sheet: 2.1b Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Note 2.1b: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Data on gender comes from the School of Graduate Studies’ student enrolment cube, where gender is an optional category. Students who opted not to report their gender appear in the data table, but are not visible in the graph presented above. back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 2: Graduate Studies 33 Figure 2.1c Graduate Student Enrolment by Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and Headcount (HC) by Academic Area, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
UTIAS IBBME ChemE CivMin ECE MIE MSE Total FTE 130.6 153.0 209.1 200.2 421.5 284.3 70.4 1,469.1 2009–2010 HC 132 153 221 238 453 320 76 1,593 FTE 140.9 168.0 195.4 212.6 403.0 339.2 68.5 1,527.6 2010–2011 HC 143 168 208 256 431 391 72 1,669 FTE 143.2 199.0 202.3 229.8 437.7 382.6 68.2 1,662.8 2011–2012 HC 146 199 217 276 479 454 71 1,842 FTE 146.7 208.3 193.2 243.3 504.8 387.2 68.2 1,751.7 2012–2013 HC 153 209 203 279 565 453 71 1,933 FTE 162.1 219.0 209.9 290.5 509.8 436.2 90.9 1,918.4 2013–2014 HC 167 219 219 322 556 488 93 2,064 FTE 182.4 228.0 238.0 293.1 531.5 511.2 80.3 2,064.5 2014–2015 HC 188 228 245 312 577 563 81 2,194 FTE 143.2 241.0 253.0 299.4 591.5 532.9 79.0 2,140.0 2015–2016 HC 146 241 260 326 637 570 79 2,259 FTE 178.2 269.0 245.0 306.3 577.0 580.3 92.3 2,248.1 2016–2017 HC 181 269 252 335 619 616 93 2,365 FTE 170.1 296.0 246.7 313.0 551.5 602.8 94.9 2,275.0 2017–2018 HC 175 303 253 348 597 642 97 2,415 FTE 191.4 283.3 219.5 304.0 618.8 658.0 94.9 2,369.9 2018–2019 HC 197 291 223 332 658 700 97 2,498
Figure 2.1c Enrolment by Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and Headcount (HC) by Academic Area 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Note 2.1c: A difference between FTE and HC exists only when discussing part-time students. At U of T Engineering, MEng candidates are the only graduate students who can pursue their studies on a part-time basis.
34 Chapter 2: Graduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 2.2a Undergraduate and Graduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-to-Faculty Ratios, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
28.5 28.5 28.3 26.6 27.1 26.9 26.8 26.7 25.8 25.9 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.8 5.8 6.0
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As our Figurecomplement 2.2a of faculty members has grown over the past decade, we have strategically managedGraduate our student-to-faculty and Undergraduate ratios to both Full-Time strengthen Equivalent our multidisciplinary Students research per Faculty Member, and enhance2009–2010 the quality to 2018–2019 of our educational programs. By growing the number of graduate students more quickly than the number of professors, we have raised the ratio of research stream students (MASc & PhD) to faculty members from 5.8 to 6.8 over the past 10 years. This increase reflects larger lab groups sizes with the potential for increased research impact. When Ch.2 - Graduate Studies professional studentsChapter: (MEng and MHSc) are included, the increase is even higher, rising from 7.1 toExcel 10.2, theFilename: highest in2.2a+1.10b our history. - UG+GradAt the same Student-Faculty time, our undergraduate Ratio - overall student-to-faculty - 09-18 (AR19 2.2a+1.10b) - v3fc.xlsx ratio is at its lowestSheet: level2.2a in 10 years, providing for smaller class sizes and enhanced interaction between professorsDate: andJune students. 5, 2019
Footnote: To allow more accurate comparisons, undergraduate FTEs are determined by counting each part-time students as 0.3 FTE.
Research Stream (MASc & PhD) Professional Stream (MEng & MHSc) Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio
Note 2.2a: To allow more accurate comparisons, undergraduate FTEs are determined by counting each part-time student as 0.3 FTE. back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 2: Graduate Studies 35 Figure 2.2b Ratio of Undergraduate to Graduate Full-Time Equivalent Students, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
40% Goal = 40% 35.6% 33.9% 35% 32.9% 30.7% 31.5% 29.8% 30% 27.3% 27.9% 25.4% 26.2% 2369.9 25% 2140.0 4288.0
20% 1751.7 4662.5 2018–19 1469.1 4525.2 2015–16 15% 4308.2 Goal 2012–13 10% 2009–10 40.0% 60.0% 5% Graduate Undergraduate 0% 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 2.2cFigure Full-time 2.2b Equivalent Graduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area Ratioand Degreeof Undergraduate Type, 2018–2019 to Graduate Full-Time Equivalent Students, 2008–2009 to 2018–2019
22.52 Overall 3.89 2.89 3.35 10.13 4.21 UTIAS 4.12 4.41 2.73 11.26
7.00 ChemE Chapter:4.37 Ch.22.61 - Graduate1.79 8.77 Excel Filename: 2.2b - UG-to-Grad Ratio - 09-18 (AR19 2.2a) - v3fc.xlsx CivMin 2.84 Sheet:2.36 2.2b 2.50 7.70 Date: June 5, 2019 11.30 ECE 3.31Prepared by:2.76Geoff Wichert2.63 8.70
MEng & MHSc MIE 3.69 2.52 6.30 12.51 MASc
MSE 3.55 1.99 1.81 7.35 PhD IBBME
Note 2.2b: StudentsFigure on PEY2.2c Co-op are not included in this count. Graduate Note 2.2c: SomeFull-Time students in IBBMEEquivalent are supervised (FTE) by Graduate faculty members Student-Faculty from the Faculties Ratiosof Medicine by and Dentistry and affiliated hospitals, as well as fromUndergraduate other departments within U of T Engineering. Because the ratio includes only faculty with a budgetary appointment in IBBME, comparisons withAcademic other Engineering Area departments and Degree are not Type, possible. 2018 For– that2019 reason, this figure shows IBBME in a visually distinct way. In cases of inter-departmental supervision within the Faculty, PhD and MASc students are assigned 100% to their primary supervisor’s department.
36 Chapter 2: Graduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Chapter: Ch.2 - Graduate Studies Excel Filename: 2.2c - Grad Stud-Faculty Ratio Analysis - by dept - 18-19 (AR19 2.2c) - v2fc.xlsx Sheet: 2.2c Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Admissions and Recruitment
We continue to strategically recruit talented domestic We held our fifth annual Graduate Research Days event students into our graduate programs. Through an ongoing from February 21 to 23, 2019, inviting talented students digital marketing campaign, we advertise to top students to learn more about our innovative research projects and at engineering schools across the country, driving them to meet with professors and current students. We hosted our graduate studies website for further admissions and 142 prospective graduate students from eight Canadian program information. provinces as well as the U.S., Iran, India and the U.K.
We are also a founding member of the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium (CGEC). Through CGEC, we hosted the U of T Graduate Engineering Fair on September 25, 2018, with 473 students in attendance, a 46.0% increase from the previous year. We conducted similar events in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Hamilton, Waterloo, Kingston and Montreal throughout the fall of 2018.
Figure 2.3 Domestic and International PhD Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Note 2.3: Student counts areFigure shown 2.3as of November 1. Selectivity = offers ÷ applications and represents the proportion of applicants who were offered admission. Yield = registration ÷ offers. Domestic students are defined as citizens (living in Canada or abroad) or permanent residents of Canada. StudentsDomestic who have andfast-tracked International from MASc PhDprograms Students: into PhD programs are counted in this figure as applications, offers and admissions. Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 2: Graduate Studies 37
Chapter: Ch.2 - Graduate Studies Excel Filename: 2.3-2.5 - Grad Yield+Selectivity by Prog - 09-18 (AR19 2.3-2.5) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 2.3 Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Figure 2.4 Domestic and International MASc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Figure 2.4 Domestic and International MASc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Note 2.4: Student counts are shown as of November 1. Selectivity = offers ÷ applications and represents the proportion of applicants who were offered admission. Yield = registration ÷ offers. Domestic students are defined as citizens (living in Canada or abroad) or permanent residents of Canada.
38 Chapter 2: Graduate Studies | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 2.5 Domestic and International MEng and MHSc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Figure 2.5 Domestic and International MEng and MHSc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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In 2017–2018, the most recent year for which data is U of T Engineering (e.g., Ontario Graduate available, total graduate funding reached an historic Scholarships, NSERC) and internal (including donor- high of $50.9 million, a 5.2% increase over the supported scholarships). However, this total does not previous year. include University-level scholarships, such as the Vector Institute Scholarships (see Selected Graduate Student As of September 2018, all programs offer a minimum Highlights below). funding amount sufficient to cover tuition and fees and provide an additional annual stipend of at least While the total from the provincial level (Ontario $17,000 per year for PhD students, and $16,000 per Graduate Scholarships, OGS) grew over the previous year for MASc students. Most students earn more than year, the amounts in the other categories (federal- this minimum as a result of scholarships and teaching NSERC, External-Other, Internal) were smaller than assistantships, bringing the average engineering the previous year. This change has a number of possible graduate student stipend for those in the funded cohort causes: to approximately $25,000 per year. ●● Canada Graduate Scholarships for master’s students As of September 2018, international PhD students (CGSM) are allocated to universities based on a formula across the entire University now pay the same tuition that is recalculated every two years. The allocation for fees as domestic students. The new fee structure affects the University of Toronto was 110 in 2016–2017, but students in all years of a PhD program. It excludes decreased to 74 for 2017–2018. students in research master’s programs. ●● If CGSM scholarships are offered to prospective students who then choose to study at other institutions, The total amount of graduate student scholarships the declined scholarship is not necessarily offered to decreased from $10.4 million in 2016–2017 to $9.5 another U of T Engineering student, and may go to a million in 2017–2018 (Fig. 2.6a). These scholarships student in another area of the University. come from a wide range of sources, both external to
Figure 2.6a Graduate Student Funding by Category, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$50.9M $48.4M $9.5M $44.8M $44.7M $45.4M $10.4M
$41.3M $9.7M $10.2M $10.2M $38.2M $9.7M $22.2M $36.0M $9.0M $18.8M $33.3M $8.9M $16.4M $16.1M $16.5M $30.3M $7.1M $13.6M $7.8M $12.7M $12.0M $12.1M
$11.1M $19.2M $19.2M $18.0M $18.7M $18.4M $18.7M $16.5M Scholarships $14.2M $15.0M $11.4M Faculty & Department Funds
Research Funds
2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Note 2.6a: Data from 2009–2010 onward were obtained from the new Student Accounts Reporting Cube. Data for prior years (and for all years in previous annual reports) were obtained from the Graduate Student Income Reporting Cube. For more information, see Data Sources.
40 Chapter 2: Graduate StudiesFigure | Annual 2.6a Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Graduate Student Funding by Category, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Chapter: Ch.2 - Graduate Studies Excel Filename: 2.6a - Grad Student funding - by category - 0809-1718 - (AR19 2.6a) - v2.xlsx Sheet: 2.6a Date: June 5, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert ●● PhD students may be receiving more two-year scholarships Over the past 10 years, we have also increased the number than three-year ones as a result of either applying later or of internal awards, including donor-supported scholarships, being more successful later in their program. We will analyze which now represent 46.9% of total graduate student this data in future reports. funding compared to 39.5% in 2008–2009. This reflects ●● Undergraduate students may be taking more industry-related the dedication of our diverse community of donors and our jobs (including work terms through PEY Co-op) rather than ability to attract support for engineering research. summer research placements that would qualify them for these scholarships. Future opportunities include increased governmental funding for industrial internships and research exchanges We continue to work with the School of Graduate Studies to abroad. We continue to promote these opportunities to our increase the number of successful scholarship applications graduate students and encourage them to apply for external among our graduate students. One recent example of scholarships. In parallel, we continue to work with the success is the NSERC/CIHR/SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral provincial and federal governments to increase the amount Fellowship, which aims to attract and retain top-tier of funding available in direct support. postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Mengfei Wu (ECE) earned this award in 2019–2020, which provides a total of $140,000 in support over two years.
Figure 2.6b Graduate Student Funding by Category and Academic Area, 2017–2018
UTIAS $0.2M $3.3M $0.7M $4.2M
IBBME $2.7M $2.3M $2.1M $7.1M
ChemE $2.5M $2.2M $1.0M $5.7M
CivMin $2.8M $2.2M $1.0M $6.0M
ECE $6.3M $5.0M $2.8M $14.1M
Scholarships MIE $3.8M $6.2M $1.6M $11.6M Faculty & Department Funds $0.8M MSE $2.1M $0.9M $0.4M Research Funds
Figure 2.6b Graduate Student Funding by Category and Academic Area, Note 2.6b: Data 2017were obtained–2018 from the new Student Accounts Reporting Cube. Data for previous annual reports were obtained from the Graduate Student Income Reporting Cube. For more information, see Data Sources.
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NSERC OGS External-Other Internal Total
2008–09 $3,737,157 $868,332 $111,770 $3,075,758 $ 7,7 9 3,0 1 7
2009–10 $4,393,513 $853,334 $203,167 $1,613,187 $ 7,0 6 3,2 0 1
2010–11 $4,396,617 $1,036,675 $179,580 $3,280,401 $8,893,273
2011–12 $3,765,883 $1,593,328 $256,860 $3,381,086 $ 8,9 9 7,1 5 7
2012–13 $3,374,183 $1,583,333 $285,501 $4,445,430 $9,688,448
2013–14 $3,759,671 $1,236,666 $582,170 $4,088,309 $9,666,816
2014–15 $3,488,447 $1,336,670 $877,587 $ 4,4 8 7,8 6 6 $10,190,570
2015–16 $3,315,223 $1,223,331 $926,787 $4,748,300 $10,213,641
2016–17 $3,315,223 $1,223,331 $926,787 $5,157,619 $10,381,390
2017–18 $2,779,055 $1,525,000 $762,281 $4,479,707 $9,546,043
Figure 2.7b Number of NSERC Graduate Student Award Recipients by Academic Area, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
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7 UTIAS 6 IBBME 5 ChemE 4 CivMin 3 ECE 2 MIE 1 MSE Graduate Studies Completion
We continue to encourage students to maximize their research impact by fast-tracking from MASc programs into PhD programs, and to apply for PhD programs directly from their undergraduate degrees. In 2018-2019, 45 students fast-tracked, our highest total to date, and 27 students started direct-entry PhD programs, our highest total to date.
Figure 2.8a Number of Students Fast-Tracked from MASc to PhD by Academic Area, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
UTIAS 652561013105
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ChemE 114871485756
CivMin 3252315573
ECE 16424543614
MIE 76665281363
MSE 1371342200
Total 41 34 37 31 43 42 39 41 44 45
Figure 2.8b Number of Direct-Entry PhD Students by Academic Area, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 Figure 2.8a Number of Students Fast-Tracked from MASc to PhD by Academic Area, 2009–20102009–10 2010–11 to 2018–2019 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
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ChemE Chapter: Ch.2 - 1Graduate Studies 5 1 12 CivMin Excel Filename: 2.8a+b - MASc to PhD Fast-tracking - 0910-1819 (AR19 2.8a+b)12 - v1f.xlsx Sheet: 2.8a - Fast-Track ECE Date: June 5, 2019 22222 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert MIE 11 4 2
Total 66767512151327 Footnote: For counting purposes, the academic year is from May to April.
Figure 2.8b Number of Direct-Entry PhD Students by Academic Area, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Footnote: For counting purposes, the academic year is from May to April. Figure 2.9 FigureTime to2.9 Graduation Time to Completion for PhD, M ASc,for PhD, MEng MASc, and MHScMEng Graduateand MHSc Students Students, 2009–20102009–2010 to 2018–2019 to 2018–2019 (Median values, Based on data from OCGS reports)
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
PhD 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3
MASc 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 MEng & MHSc 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (FT) MEng (ExtFT) 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
MEng (PT) 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0
(The chart below is for information purposes only) In 2018–2019,6.0 women made up 28.8% of our graduating class. The number of women receiving degrees has more than doubled over the past decade. The number of PhDs awarded in 2018–2019 was 167, representing a PhD 70.4% increase5.0 over the past 10 years.
4.0 Figure 2.10 Graduate Degrees Awarded by Degree Type and Gender, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 3.0 Years MEng & MHSc (PT) 881 880 2.0 858 MASc 825 221 165 253 167 MEng & MHSc (ExtFT) 260 150 1.0 220 145 MEng & MHSc (FT) 722 0.0 665 186 143 200 226 229 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15238 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 590 173 110 660 627 605 598 519 151 107 236 502 234 2.9485 - Graduate Time-to-Completion - 0910-1819 (AR19 2.9) - v1 (OCGS).xlsx536 / Summary Report Prepared by Geoff Wichert 113 109 134 107 508 Jul 10, 2019; ver. 1.0 125 98 212 492 490 484 439 442 406 215 196 190 360 368 343 321 Women 271 Men PhD 191 205 195 MASc
MEng & MHSc 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 2.10 Graduate Degrees Awarded by Degree Type and Gender, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Graduates of our master’s and doctoral programs represent ●● APS1050H: Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies the next generation of leaders in academia, industry and ●● APS1051H: Portfolio Management Praxis Under Real Market government, as well as in entrepreneurship. We continue Constraints to expand and enrich our curricular and co-curricular ●● APS1052H: AI in Finance programs to further enhance opportunities for them to develop competencies that enable lifelong career success. Our newest MEng emphasis in Analytics launched in January 2018, and draws on the Faculty’s expertise in areas Our professional master’s programs enable students to such as operations research, computational genomics and advance their technical knowledge, develop professional intelligent mechatronic systems. It provides students with competencies and specialize in emerging areas, from techniques and strategies focused around three themes: Analytics to Forensic Engineering. One of our most popular descriptive analytics (e.g. data mining), predictive analytics emphases is the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation (e.g. machine learning) and prescriptive analytics (e.g. & Technology in Engineering (ELITE), which integrates system optimization). Using these tools, students gain new advanced instruction on emerging technical topics such as competencies in translating large data sets into useful blockchain and AI with courses on management consulting, insights for sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, portfolio management, business strategy and leadership. banking and health care. New courses, including the ones In 2017–2018, 109 students completed an ELITE emphasis. listed above, have been developed to support this emphasis. We also expanded our ELITE curriculum to include new courses in emerging areas, such as:
Figure 2.11 ELITE Emphases Awarded, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
AeroE 1 2 7 2 4 11 1 17 3
ChemE 2 12 11 17 8 20 20 18 13 15
CivMin 11 13 11 9 12 12 24 22 16 21
ECE 3 3 3 22 32 22 14 28 30 15
MIE 7 19 20 26 36 39 50 53 41 48
MSE 1 1 4 6 11 5 15 1 7
Total 24 50 46 85 96 108 124 137 118 109
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 2: Graduate Studies 45 Professional Development programs. A new initiative this year was the creation of the Graduate Engineering Networking Series, in which U of T Several of our co-curricular programs focus on enabling Engineering alumni offered insider perspectives on how graduate students — especially those in the research streams to stand out in a competitive marketplace, and advice on — to develop their professional competencies and gain developing competencies that are valued in their respective industry exposure. They include: fields. Events focused on Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainability were ●● Prospective Professors In Training (PPIT): For more than held throughout the fall of 2018 and winter of 2019. a decade, PPIT has prepared doctoral students for the rigors ●● Graduate Career Fair: Since 2017, we have hosted a of an academic position. The program includes seminars Graduate Career Fair, bringing together a diverse array of on applying for academic positions and grants, managing a employers seeking to recruit U of T Engineering graduate classroom, starting research programs, and best practices students and alumni with graduate degrees. At the event’s in teaching and learning. In 2018–2019, more than 30 PhD third iteration in May 2019, GECoS partnered with the candidates were enrolled in PPIT. Engineering Career Centre to broaden the range of company ●● Opportunities for PhDs — Transitions, Industry Options, partnerships. The career fair attracted 41 companies, from Networking and Skills (OPTIONS): Transitions, Industry Intel Programmable Solutions Group to U of T Engineering Options, Networking and Skills (OPTIONS): Now in its second startup Kepler Communications. Attendees also had the year, OPTIONS builds on the format of PPIT, exploring non- opportunity to participate in a speed networking event, which academic careers in industry research and development, enabled career-seekers to build connections with industry. government policy and entrepreneurship. Through a series A total of 430 graduate students and engineering of workshops, panel discussions and networking events, professionals with graduate degrees attended. OPTIONS participants learn about labour market information, ●● Graduate Peer and Career Support (Grad PACS): A new career planning, resumé building and fostering productive initiative for 2018–2019, Grad PACS supports new graduate team dynamics. Through the Fall 2018 semester, 30 students students as they identify career pathways and launch completed all the requirements of OPTIONS, and a total of their career planning early in their degree. The program is 229 participated in complementary events associated with facilitated by Grad PACS Guides, who are experienced PhD the program. students that are trained as mentors. The first three mentors ●● Graduate Engineering Council of Students (GECoS): — Chaim Katz (IBBME), Ezzat Jaroudi (ChemE) and Darya This new student body meets regularly with the Vice- Maedeh Amirmaleki (MIE) — began as Grad PACS Guides in Dean, Graduate Studies to advise on academic policy and January 2019.
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Six U of T Engineering graduate students intelligence (AI) ecosystem through a number of initiatives, awarded Vanier Scholarships including scholarships to increase the number of graduates from AI-related master’s programs. Vector scholars are The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships recognizes and invited to various networking and professional development supports PhD students who demonstrate excellence in events at the Institute throughout the year. academics, research impact and leadership. This year, six U of T Engineering students received these prestigious The U of T Engineering Vector scholars are: awards, including:
●● Matthew Crowson (MIE) ●● Amin Kamaleddin Ezabadi (IBBME PhD candidate) — ●● Ke Dong (UTIAS) Ezabadi is identifying drug targets at a molecular level to ●● Daniel Dworakowski (MIE) develop clinically effective treatments for chronic pain. ●● Salma Emara (ECE) ●● Surath Gomis (ECE PhD candidate) — Gomis focuses on ●● Yan Fu (ECE) designing microfluidic devices to characterize and sort ●● Adam Hall (UTIAS) retinal stem cells — a rare cell type with promising ●● Sepehr Samavi (UTIAS) therapeutic applications of reversing blindness due to ●● Xiaodan (Serina) Tan (ECE) degenerative eye disease. ●● Jeremy Wong (UTIAS) ●● Chaim Katz (IBBME PhD candidate) — Katz is investigating deep brain stimulation — the process by which electrical pulses are delivered to the brain to regulate its activity — to aUToronto wins AutoDrive Challenge™ learn how the process can be used to improve memory and for second year in a row alleviate the cognitive effects of, and lend insight to, memory modification for other neurodegenerative diseases. For the second year in a row, the U of T Engineering team ●● Hannah Kozlowski (IBBME MD/PhD candidate) — Kozlowski aUToronto placed first overall in the AutoDrive Challenge™, aims to improve current diagnostic tests for infectious beating out teams from seven other universities across North diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and influenza by creating an America. During the three-year competition, undergraduate algorithm that looks at changes in microorganisms and uses and graduate students from engineering and computer that information to predict whether a test will provide a true science work together to convert an electric Chevrolet Bolt diagnosis. into a fully self-driving car. The team is led by Keenan ●● Shane Saunderson (MIE PhD candidate) — Saunderson’s Burnett (EngSci 1T6+PEY, UTIAS MASc candidate) and research anticipates a future where social robots become is advised by several U of T Engineering professors with nearly ubiquitous and are required to take on a variety of roles expertise in autonomous vehicles. The second leg of the that collaborate with humans. He is currently investigating competition took place at MCity, a simulated town for self- how interactions with robots influence and affect humans, driving vehicle testing built at the University of Michigan particularly in roles involving trust, persuasion and empathy. in Ann Arbor. aUToronto and their vehicle, dubbed “Zeus”, ●● Trevor Stirling (ECE PhD candidate) — Stirling works on the placed first in nearly every category, from concept design to design and implementation of entangled photon lasers on social responsibility. The third leg of the competition will silicon-based computer chips. These devices will be used take place in the spring of 2020. to interconnect quantum bits on chip to help realize scalable quantum computing, as well as provide a platform for further research into the applications of quantum light.
Nine U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence Nine U of T Engineering master’s students were among 66 recipients from across Ontario to receive Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (VSAI) from the Vector Institute. The Vector Institute supports Ontario’s growing artificial
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 2: Graduate Studies 47 back to Table of Contents Research U of T Engineering research is defined by multidisciplinary excellence in innovation and collaboration. We produce high-impact publications and — through our rich entrepreneurial ecosystem and global network 3 of collaborators, including many industry leaders — we ensure that new technologies are translated from the lab to the marketplace to improve the lives of people around the world.
Our faculty members and graduate students are world leaders in our strategic research foci: advanced materials and manufacturing; analytics and artificial intelligence; human health; robotics; sustainability; and water. U of T Engineering is home to 120 research chairs and professorships, as well as 29 multidisciplinary research institutes, the newest of which, the Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE), launched in July 2019. We have also evolved the structure of the University of Toronto Robotics Institute to focus on three pillars: autonomous vehicles and field robotics, health care robotics and robotics in advanced manufacturing.
In 2017–2018, the most recent year for which complete data is available, we attracted research operating funds of $77.0 million from a wide variety of sources. We have increased the proportion of our funding that comes from direct partnerships with industry to $12.7 million, a 41.1% increase over the previous year, and more than double the value from five years ago. Our more than 400 industry partners include local startups and major multinationals. The Fujitsu Co-Creation Research Laboratory, housed on the top floor of the Myhal Centre, is one example of our innovative collaborations.
We continue to make strategic investments to foster multidisciplinary collaboration initiatives. XSeed, a seed funding program that supports partnerships between professors at U of T Engineering and other Faculties across the University, was launched in January 2018. Eight projects were supported by XSeed, and 11 more were funded in the 2019 cohort, including partnerships with the Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto Scarborough and the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education.
In the past year, our faculty and students have developed innovations with applications in fields from medicine to energy — including miniature robots that can probe the inside of cancer cells, and low-cost catalysts for producing sustainable fuels. Companies founded on U of T Engineering research, such as AmacaThera, TARA Biosystems and Peraso Technologies, continue to generate significant investment and make powerful contributions to their respective sectors.
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Advanced Manufacturing of analytics and AI techniques and algorithms to practical challenges, and provide boundless opportunities to prepare Startup based on U of T Engineering research raises the next generation of AI leaders. CARTE has deep ties to US$42 million to alleviate congested wireless networks the Engineering Science major in Machine Intelligence — A Canadian semiconductor startup based on technology the first undergraduate engineering program of its kind in developed in the lab of Professor Sorin Voinigescu (ECE) Canada — as well as the undergraduate minor and certificate has raised US$42 million to ease the strain on increasingly in Artificial Intelligence Engineering. congested wireless networks. Founded in 2009, Toronto- based Peraso Technologies develops chips for the 60 EngSci student holds companies accountable gigahertz (GHz) band, enabling more data to be pushed for biased AI facial recognition technology through wireless hotspots for applications such as streamed A study by Engineering Science student Deb Raji (Year 4 4K television or virtual reality. The technology could be used + PEY) and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of in 5G wireless data networks, as well as the emerging Wi-Gig Technology (MIT) underscores the racial and gender biases standard, an ultra-fast type of Wi-Fi. While Voinigescu is found in facial-recognition services. Raji spent the summer no longer involved with the company, it was founded by his of 2018 conducting research at MIT’s Media Lab, where former graduate students, and his team fabricated and tested she audited commercial facial recognition technologies the initial prototypes. made by leading companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Amazon. The researchers discovered that all of them had Toward a future quantum Internet a tendency to mistake darker-skinned women for men, but U of T Engineering researchers have demonstrated proof- that one service in particular — Amazon’s Rekognition — of-principle for a device that could serve as the backbone of showed a higher level of bias than the rest. Rekognition was a future quantum Internet. Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo (ECE, recently piloted by police in Orlando, Fla., using the service Physics) and his collaborators have developed a prototype in policing scenarios such as scanning faces on cameras for a key element for all-photonic quantum repeaters, a and matching them against those in criminal databases. critical step in long-distance quantum communication. The researchers suggest that the bias within the algorithm Existing repeaters for quantum information require could lead to misidentification of suspects. The work storage of the quantum state at the repeater sites. They are was presented at the Association for the Advancement of error prone, difficult to build and, because they operate Artificial Intelligence Conference on AI Ethics and Society, at cryogenic temperatures, energy-intensive. All-photonic held January 27-28, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. quantum repeaters would eliminate or reduce many of these shortcomings. With collaborators at Osaka University, Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool Toyama University and NTT Corporation in Japan, Lo and automates radiation therapy planning his team demonstrated proof-of-concept of their work in a MIE researchers have developed automation software paper published in Nature Communications. that aims to greatly reduce the time required to generate radiation therapy plans. PhD candidates Aaron Babier and Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Justin Boutilier, along with their supervisor Timothy Chan (MIE), and Professor Andrea McNiven (Faculty of Medicine) looked at radiation therapy design as an intricate — but U of T Engineering launches new AI research centre solvable — optimization problem. They created software A new multidisciplinary research centre at U of T that uses AI to mine historical radiation therapy data, then Engineering will leverage the power of AI to address applies it to an optimization engine to develop individualized challenges in a wide range of fields, including human health, maps that help doctors determine where to blast tumours. sustainability and advanced manufacturing. The Centre for They applied the tool in a study of 217 patients with throat Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE), cancer, who also received treatments developed using launched July 1, 2019, fosters collaborations between conventional methods. The therapies generated by the AI researchers who study analytics and AI directly and those in achieved comparable results to patients’ conventionally domains where AI could be a useful tool. It brings together planned treatments — and did so within 20 minutes, more than 30 professors with expertise in optimization, compared with days required using conventional methods. analytics and AI, energy, transportation, and life sciences, The researchers published their findings in Medical Physics. among many others. Together, they will catalyze translation
Data in this chapter are presented for the 2017–2018 grant year (April to March). This is the most recent year for which complete data are available. Highlights are from July 2018 to June 2019.
50 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Human Health precision. The nano-bot has already been used to study the properties of cancer cells, and could point the way toward U of T Engineering startup raises $3.25 million to enhanced diagnosis and treatment. Professor Yu Sun (MIE, eliminate prescription opioids after surgery IBBME, ECE) and his team have been building robots that A startup built on gel-based technology developed in the can manipulate individual cells for two decades. Their latest lab of Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) has raised study, published in Science Robotics, describes a system $3.25 million to develop a drug delivery system that could of six magnetic coils placed in different planes around eliminate the need to give patients powerful painkillers a microscope coverslip seeded with live cancer cells. A following surgery — a key source of the current opioid crisis. magnetic iron bead about 700 nanometres in diameter is AmacaThera uses Shoichet’s gel technology to dramatically placed on the coverslip, where the cancer cells easily take extend the duration of anesthetics injected at the site of a it up inside their membranes. Once the bead is inside, PhD surgical incision, thus reducing the need for powerful, and candidate Xian Wang used a computer-controlled algorithm potentially addictive, painkillers such as OxyContin. The to vary the electrical current through each of the coils, biocompatible gel is similar to ones previously developed by shaping the magnetic field in three dimensions and coaxing Shoichet for stem cell injection. It can be easily stored and the bead into any desired position within the cell. He injected at room temperature, but firms up once it enters tracked its position using real-time feedback from confocal the body. It has been formulated to deliver commonly used microscopy imaging. In collaboration with researchers from anesthetic drugs to surgical sites and keep them there for Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children two to three days. (SickKids), the team used their robotic system to study early-stage and later-stage bladder cancer cells, including the stiffness of their nuclei. In the future, Sun imagines using the A ‘training gym’ for lab-grown heart cells technique to starve a tumour by blocking the blood vessels A new device designed by Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) that feed it, or destroying it directly via mechanical ablation. and her team uses a rigorous training regimen to grow small amounts of cardiac tissue in the lab — and measure how strongly they beat. The device builds on the group’s previous Robotics work, such as the Biowire, a platform in which heart cells grow around a silk suture. By pulsing electricity through the What makes robots ‘persuasive’ to humans? cells, the device causes them to elongate and become more A new study at U of T Engineering is exploring how robots like mature human heart cells. The Biowire II, described persuade and build trust with humans. This research in a paper published in Cell, contains two wires made of could guide the development of AI in the next generation elastic polymers and positioned three millimetres apart. of socially assistive robots to aid in health care and other The heart cells form a small band of tissue between the fields. Under the supervision of Goldie Nejat (MIE), Canada wires, and bend them each time they contract. By measuring Research Chair in Robots for Society, PhD candidate Shane the amount of deflection in the wires, the researchers can Saunderson conducted an exploratory study of persuasion determine the force of the contraction. Biowire II is already strategies to observe which methods would most influence finding commercial application through TARA Biosystems, a human’s decision. Two hundred human participants a spinoff co-founded by Radisic. The company uses its lab- were asked to write down their best estimate of how many grown heart tissues to carry out cardiac drug testing studies jelly beans were in a jar, taking into consideration the two for pharmaceutical companies. Ultimately, lab-grown tissues differing suggestions provided by a pair of commercial such as those incubated in the Biowire II may one day be robots, Luke and Leia. The robots attempted to influence implanted back into humans to repair damaged organs. the participants’ guess using one of 10 randomly selected persuasion strategies. The top two strategies to emerge were U of T Engineering researchers create an “emotional” approach and a “logical” one. The findings nano-bot to probe inside human cells were published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters U of T Engineering researchers have built a set of magnetic and presented at the IEEE International Conference on ‘tweezers’ that can position a nano-scale bead inside Robotics and Automation in May 2019. a human cell in three dimensions with unprecedented
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 51 National robotics consortium receives $5.5M distribution centres to retail locations to the late evening, NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant from 7 to 11 p.m. Roorda and his research group will Professors Angela Schoellig and Steven Waslander are examine how the time shift affects emission levels, as well as representing the University of Toronto Institute for examining cost mitigation for companies, and considering Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) in the NSERC Canadian the issue of late-evening noise levels for residents along Robotics Network (NCRN), a consortium of leading robotics freight delivery routes. SFC’s five-year plan will include researchers from across Canada that includes members from research projects on automated trucks and innovative universities, industry and government. The NCRN earned alternatives to last-mile deliveries. $5.5-million in funding from NSERC’s Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks competition. Its goal is to strengthen Low-cost catalyst boosts hydrogen the growing robotics and AI communities in Canada production from water through a wide range of collaborative research activities, A new catalyst developed at U of T Engineering gives a boost including annual demonstrations and conferences, student to a number of clean energy technologies that depend on exchanges between top Canadian labs and multi-university producing hydrogen from water. In a paper published in collaborative research programs. Nature Energy, Professor Ted Sargent (ECE) and his team describe a catalyst that can lower the amount of electricity Automated microrobotic assembly needed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Currently, U of T Engineering researchers have developed a method the best-performing catalysts for this reaction rely on of assembling robots the size of a pin more quickly and platinum, a high-cost material, and operate under acidic easily than previous methods. These robots are small conditions. The new catalyst is made of low-cost copper, enough to travel through fluid-filled vessels and organs nickel and chromium, and is able to perform under pH- within the human body, and can be controlled wirelessly neutral conditions. This could enable the use of seawater as a using magnetic fields. Some can travel with worm-like feedstock for hydrogen, as well as the use of microorganisms motion through fluid channels, while others can close to make chemicals such as methanol and ethanol from tiny mechanical ‘jaws’ to take a tissue sample. Assembling hydrogen and waste CO2. A team from Sargent’s lab is among these microrobots is currently done by hand and can take the five finalists in the international NRG COSIA Carbon more than eight hours per device. By using a 3D printer to XPrize, a $7.5-million competition to use renewable energy to precisely arrange microscopic sections of magnetic needles convert waste CO2 into fuels or other value-added products. atop a flat, flexible material, Professor Eric Diller and his team have reduced the assembly time to only about 20 Large trucks are biggest culprits of near-road minutes. The new method enables the team to iterate much air pollution: U of T Engineering study more quickly on robot designs. In the future, they plan to A two-year U of T Engineering study has revealed large develop more complex microrobots for applications such as trucks to be the greatest contributors to black carbon targeted drug delivery, assisted fertilization, or biopsies. emissions close to major roadways. The study also indicated The research is published in Science Robotics. that for the 30% of Canadians who live within 500 metres of a major roadway, the type of vehicles rolling past their homes Sustainability can matter more than total traffic volume in determining the amount of air pollution they breathe. The comprehensive study — led by Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) and Smart Freight Centre aims to deliver collaborators at Environment and Climate Change Canada, the goods — faster and greener and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation Leading experts from U of T Engineering, McMaster and Parks, as well as the Metro Vancouver Regional District University and York University are working together to — involved measuring vehicle emissions near roads in improve — and future-proof — how goods are delivered Vancouver and Toronto, including the 401, North America’s across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) busiest highway. The difference between emission levels through the newly established Smart Freight Centre across the sites was more closely correlated with the number (SFC). Professor Matt Roorda (CivMin), of the U of T of large trucks on the road rather than the number of cars. Transportation Research Institute, is the centre’s inaugural The data also revealed a significant drop in emissions on the chair. SFC will study ways to improve the transportation 401 on the weekends, when personal vehicle traffic is still of goods throughout the region, taking into account issues very high, but the volume of large truck traffic is low. The such as traffic, population growth and the environment. One study was published in the journal Environmental Science project will involve industry partners including Walmart, & Technology. Loblaws and LCBO stores shifting key deliveries from
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Reinventing the toilet: U of T Engineering team presents sustainable prototype in Beijing A team led by Professor Yu-Ling Cheng (ChemE) was one of a select group invited to present in Beijing to prospective industry partners, government officials, international agencies, and leadership from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of the 2018 Reinvented Toilet Expo. They showcased their prototype for a sustainable toilet designed for the billions of people worldwide who lack access to effective sanitation or waste management systems. Cheng, who was the founding director of the Centre for Global Engineering, has been working on the challenge since 2011, and placed third at the first World Toilet Expo in 2012. Through a spinoff company, Sankoya Technologies, Cheng is actively looking for partners who can help adapt the device for mass production and to reach target markets.
Multidisciplinary collaboration to analyze microplastics in drinking water Microplastics — particles anywhere from a few millimetres to a few micrometres in size — have been found in drinking water around the world, but little is known about their effects on human health. One of the challenges is that there are currently no standardized methods for testing levels of microplastics in drinking water, making it hard to compare scientific studies conducted by different groups. Professor Bob Andrews (CivMin) is collaborating with Professor Chelsea Rochman (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) to develop such methods. One strategy the team is considering is pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, in which microplastics would be filtered from water, volatilized with heat, and then analyzed at the molecular level to determine which varieties of plastic are the biggest sources. The collaboration is funded in part by XSeed, an interdivisional funding program designed to promote multidisciplinary research.
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Our collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to research Research infrastructure funding was lower in 2017– leverages our strong international reputation and our 2018 than in previous years, due to fewer grants network of partnerships with companies, hospitals and from organizations such as the Canada Foundation peer institutions around the world. In 2017–2018, the most for Innovation. However, this total does not include recent year for which complete data is available, we earned multidisciplinary research facilities funded by private research operating funds of $77.0 million. This is our highest donations, such as those located in the Myhal Centre. level to date, equivalent to $328,912 per faculty member, representing a 59.1% increase since 2008–2009.
Figure 3.1a Research Infrastructure Funding and Research Operating Funding, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$82.8M $82.0M $79.8M $79.2M $80.3M $17.5M $75.2M $7.3M $3.3M $22.5M $15.8M $77.0M $68.0M $11.2M $74.7M $65.1M $62.8M $5.6M $6.2M $65.3M $64.0M $11.8M $62.4M $63.4M $54.1M $58.9M $57.3M $5.8M $51.0M $48.3M
Research Infrastructure Funds
Research Operating Funds 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Our Tri-Agency funding total was the highest yet, and we All three of our applications for funding under the NSERC continue to grow the proportion of funding from agencies CREATE program were granted in 2019. This 100% success other than NSERC. Funding from CIHR was $4.2 million rate resulted in the largest number of NSERC CREATE in 2017–2018, a 23.5% increase over the previous year. grants ever received in a single round by a single institution, CIHR now accountsFigure for 11.7% 3.1a of Tri-Agency funding. In and brings the total number of active NSERC CREATE 2017–2018 we also receivedBreakdown the Faculty’s of Research first sole-PI Infrastructure grant programs Funding across vs. U of T Engineering to eight. The three from the Social SciencesResearch and Humanities Operating Research Fund Council.ing, 2008–2009 newest to recipients 2017–2018 are: Professor Li Shu (MIE) will lead a project on combining social psychology and engineering interventions to reduce ●● Emma Master (ChemE) — NSERC CREATE for BioZone: An automobile idling. open science collaborative centre for industrial biotechnology in the context of the circular economy In 2018–2019Chapter: we receivedCh.3 $4.4 - Researchmillion in NSERC Discovery ●● Yu Sun (MIE) — NSERC CREATE in Healthcare Robotics: GrantsExcel for 45 Filename: researchers3.1a-c across - ResearchU of T Engineering, Funding 09-18and - by yr+categoryTraining Program (AR19 3.1a-c) - v7 (RIS).xlsx $11.5 million in Sheet:Strategic3.1a Partnership Grants. These funds ●● Jennifer Drake (CivMin) — NSERC CREATE for Design of will be reflected inDate: the 2020June 28,Annual 2019 Report. Living Infrastructure for Ecosystem Services (DesignLIFES)
Note 3.1: The figures in this chapter report research funding the Faculty received in 2017–2018. Because it takes some time after the completion of a fiscal year for research funding data to become final, this is the most recent year for which data are available.
54 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 3.1b Research Operating Funding by Year, Source and Funding per Faculty Member, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018 $328K $329K
$286K $290K $285K $286K $77.0M $274K $274K $74.7M
$244K $65.3M $231K $62.3M $63.4M $64.0M $57.3M $58.9M $50.9M $48.4M
Funding per Faculty Member
Other
Industry
Gov't – Ontario
Gov't – Canada
2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Funding per Gov't – Canada Gov't – Ontario Industry Other Total Faculty Member 2008–09 $231,450 $25,184,612 $7,618,345 $5,574,261 $9,995,735 $48,372,953
2009–10 $243,595 $26,342,234 $9,562,400 $5,540,382 $9,466,322 $50,911,338
2010–11 $274,046 $28,567,718 $7,520,797 $6,212,252 $14,974,772 $57,275,540
2011–12 $274,002 $34,287,390 $4,535,363 $6,702,708 $13,384,957 $58,910,418
2012–13 $286,008 $32,025,900 $8,511,021 $6,284,318 $15,528,448 $62,349,687
2013–14 $290,365 $33,545,785 $9,814,984 $7,449,403 $14,521,924 $65,332,097
2014–15 $285,428 $35,266,448 $6,486,482 $7,658,866 $13,953,120 $63,364,916
2015–16 $285,585 $37,411,421 $6,883,331 $7,770,092 $11,906,204 $63,971,048
2016–17 $327,540 $40,588,828 $11,038,645 $9,028,158 $14,023,425 $74,679,056
2017–18 $328,912 $43,969,492 $10,738,023 $12,743,136 $9,514,682 $76,965,334
Figure 3.1c Tri-Agency and NCE Support: CIHR, NSERC and NCE Funding, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$35.3M $36.0M $0.8M Figure 3.1b $1.5M $31.6M $4.2M Research Operating Funding by$31.2M Year and$3.4M Source and $29.9M Funding per Faculty Member,$1.5M $1.1M $28.4M $31.0M 2008–2009 to 2017–2018$1.7M $3.2M $3.6M $30.4M $25.3M $1.7M $3.0M $2.4M $26.9M $23.0M $26.5M $2.1M $25.2M $21.7M $24.3M $1.3M $2.5M $1.0M $1.4M $19.1M $1.5M $1.1M $20.3MChapter:$20.7MCh.3 - Research $1.5M $19.2M Sheet: 3.1b $16.5M Excel Filename: RIS - Data Source Notes.xlsx Date: July 17, 2019
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Figure 3.1c Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Funding, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Chapter: Ch.3 - Research Excel Filename: 3.1a-c - Research Funding 09-18 - by yr+category (AR19 3.1a-c) - v7 (RIS).xlsx Sheet: 3.1c Date: June 28, 2019 Figure 3.2a NSERC Funding, 2017–2018
$2,191,907 $1,699,697 $2,189,233 $9,403,300 $600,000
Industrial Partnerships Programs: $13,893,657 Research Grants: $16,084,137
$1,048,766
$6,633,399 $3,432,564 $721,023 $279,835 $868,417 $958,418 $1,000,000
Collaborative R&D Grants Discovery Grants Other NSERC Funds
Strategic Grants (Individual & Group) Discovery Accelerator Supplements
Strategic Research Networks CREATE Program Grant
Engage Grants (EG) Program Collaborative Health Research Project
Industrial Research Chairs Other Research Grants
Idea to Innovation (I2I)
Other Industrial Research Partnerships
Figure 3.2a We have 32 Canada Research Chairs at U of T Engineering, Six more CRCs were renewed in 2018–2019: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Funding, 2017 2018 including the following who were added in 2018–2019: – ●● Aimy Bazylak (MIE) — Canada Research Chair in ●● Angela Schoellig (UTIAS) — Canada Research Chair in Thermofluidics for Clean Energy Machine Learning for Robotics and Control ●● Timothy Chan (MIE) — Canada Research Chair in ●● Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) — Canada ResearchChapter: ChairCh.3 in - ResearchNovel Optimization and Analytics in Health Computer Architecture Excel Filename: 3.2a - NSERC●● FundingBrendan 17-18Frey (ECE) - by —program Canada (AR19 Research 3.2a) Chair - v4 in (RIS).xlsx ●● Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) — Canada ResearchSheet: Chair in3.2a Biological Computation Collaborative Robotics Date: June 28, 2019●● Goldie Nejat (MIE) — Canada Research Chair in Robots ●● Another faculty member, Michael Garton (IBBME), holds for Society the Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Biology through his ●● Piero Triverio (ECE) — Canada Research Chair in cross-appointment to the Faculty of Medicine Computational Electromagnetics ●● Wei Yu (ECE) — Canada Research Chair in Information Theory and Wireless Communications
For a complete listing of chairholders and professorships, please see Appendix C.
Note 3.2a: Data as of May 2019 and based on grant year (April to March).
56 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 3.2b NSERC Industrial Partnership Funding by Program, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Other $13.9M Chairs in Design Engineering $13.3M Engage Grants (EG) Program $12.8M Strategic Research Networks $11.9M Industrial Research Chairs $11.1M Idea to Innovation (I2I) $10.1M $10.1M Collaborative R&D Grants Strategic Grants $8.5M $7.6M
$6.6M
2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Other $247,392 $230,000 $251,770 $328,780 $146,905 $148,381 $32,031 $178,803 $72,536 $461,023
Chairs in Design $267,173 $69,076 $400,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $260,000 Engineering
Engage Grants $897,115 $960,531 $1,254,468 $1,533,923 $1,362,871 $1,767,890 $1,095,326 $958,418 (EG) Program
Strategic Research $417,293 $832,697 $1,826,000 $1,978,886 $1,935,440 $2,500,000 $2,100,000 $2,075,000 $1,000,000 Networks
Industrial $390,667 $493,197 $485,711 $773,964 $1,025,031 $918,349 $847,278 $1,040,762 $713,023 $868,417 Research Chairs
Idea to Innovation $339,200 $287,417 $448,612 $195,000 $133,750 $608,417 $669,364 $535,951 $279,835 (I2I)
Collaborative $2,203,103 $2,313,127 $1,909,431 $2,301,643 $2,445,210 $3,137,628 $3,347,888 $4,226,332 $5,564,099 $6,633,399 R&D Grants
Strategic Grants $3,457,330 $3,625,316 $3,567,278 $3,725,048 $2,875,127 $3,050,468 $3,001,609 $3,070,315 $2,503,150 $3,432,564
Total $6,637,692 $7,633,523 $8,461,689 $10,110,965 $10,125,627 $11,057,939 $11,900,094 $13,253,466 $12,759,084 $13,893,657
Several professors launched new collaborations funded ●● Andreas Moshovos (ECE) — The Computing Hardware for by NSERC StrategicFigure Partnership 3.2b Grants in 2018–2019, Emerging Intelligent Sensing Applications (COHESA) including: NSERC Industrial Partnership Funding by●● Program,Wai Tung Ng 2008–2009 (ECE) and James to 2017–2018 K. Mills (MIE) — MOST - Manufacturing and applications of GaN power semiconductor ●● Erin Bobicki (MSE, ChemE) — Novel strategies for CO2 devices/modules utilization and storage in mineral processing ●● Angela Schoellig (UTIAS) and Steven Waslander (UTIAS) — ●● Peter Herman (ECE) — 3D Additive/subtractive laser Chapter: Ch.3 - Research The NSERC Canadian Robotics Network (NCRN) manufacturing of photonic circuit and sensor micro-systems Excel Filename: 3.2b+c - Industrial Partnerships - cf● ●NSERCYu Sun (MIE)total -— 09-18 Development (AR19 3.2b+c) of new techniques - v4 (RIS).xlsx for high- ●● Sean Hum (ECE) — Innovative Satellite Antennas for Emerging Sheet: 3.2b speed and high-accuracy industrial part metrology M2M/IoT applicationsDate: June 28, 2019
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 57 Figure 3.2c Industrial Partnerships as a Percentage of Total NSERC Funding, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$31.0M $30.4M
$26.9M $26.5M $25.2M $24.3M 42% 45%
$20.3M $20.7M 44% $19.2M 44% 50% 42%
$16.5M 42% 40% 49%
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We continue to earn a larger five-year cumulative share of NSERC funding than any other engineering school in Canada. This proportion is significant as it is the metric used to determine our complement of Canada Research Chairs. In 2017– 2018, we surpassedFigure our3.2c own record for the highest-ever proportion of all NSERC funding in Engineering at 10.1%. Industrial Partnerships as a Proportion of Total NSERC Funding, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Chapter: Ch.3 - Research Excel Filename: 3.2b+c - Industrial Partnerships - cf NSERC total - 09-18 (AR19 3.2b+c) - v4 (RIS).xlsx Sheet: 3.2c Date: June 28, 2019
58 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 3.2d NSERC Research Grant Funding by Program, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Research Tools & Instruments Other Research Grants Collaborative Health Research Projects Steacie Memorial Fellowships $16.6M CREATE Program Grants Steacie Fellowship Research Supplements $16.1M Discovery Grants Discovery Accelerator Supplements $14.3M $13.5M $13.4M $12.5M
$11.3M $10.9M $10.0M $9.3M
2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Other Research $567,950 $422,319 $382,583 $132,000 $111,000 $40,000 $25,000 Grants
Steacie Memorial $30,000 $30,000 $60,000 $90,000 $60,000 $155,000 $125,000 Fellowships
Steacie Fellowship $187,500 $187,500 $250,000 $375,000 $250,000 $155,000 $30,000 Research Supplements
Discovery Accelerator $264,000 $383,999 $464,000 $504,000 $720,000 $760,000 $760,000 $716,285 $719,970 $600,000 Supplements
Research Tools $734,572 $1,477,017 $1,533,781 $3,043,029 $1,218,076 $1,654,682 $146,900 $3,553,549 $2,011,907 & Instruments
Collaborative Health Research $326,169 $378,774 $366,899 $696,536 $846,731 $1,060,212 $950,376 $1,270,103 $1,338,873 $1,699,697 Projects
CREATE $450,000 $900,000 $1,050,000 $1,096,000 $1,797,084 $1,969,779 $1,650,000 $2,100,000 $2,189,233 Program Grants
Discovery $7,366,144 $7,617,106 $7,464,405 $7,650,892 $7,726,942 $8,256,362 $8,516,417 $8,406,314 $8,611,937 $9,403,300 Grants
Total $9,258,835 $10,946,715 $11,329,168 $10,033,428 $13,543,702 $13,401,734 $14,316,254 $12,539,603 $16,634,328 $16,084,137
Figure 3.2d NSERC Research Grant Funding by Program, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
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UU TorontoToronto 9.8% U Waterloo 8.7% U Alberta 7.5% U British Columbia 7.4% McGill U 6.4% McMaster U 4.9% É Polytech Montréal 4.8% U Calgary 3.9% U Laval 3.6% Western U 3.3% Queen's U 3.2% U Sherbrooke 3.2% Simon Fraser U 2.8% Concordia U 2.6% U Ottawa 2.5% Dalhousie U 2.3% University of Toronto É Tech Supérieure 2.2% Carleton U 2.1% Ontario Universities Ryerson U 2.0% Other Canadian Universities
Figure 3.3b U of T Annual Share Figure of3.3a NSERC Funding in CanadianEngineering, Peer Universities 2008–2009 vs. University of Toronto Share of NSERC Funding for Engineeringto 2017–2018 Cumulative Five-Year Share, 2013–2014 to 2017–2018
2008–09 8.5% 2009–10 Chapter: Ch.39.4% - Research 2010–11Excel Filename: 3.3a+b9.0% - UofT Share of NSERC Funding - 1314-1718 5-yr (AR19 3.3a+b) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 3.3a 2011–12 9.5% Date: June 28, 2019 2012–13 9.0% Prepared by: Geoff Wichert 2013–14 9.6% 2014–15 9.5% 2015–16 10.0% 2016–17 9.9% 2017–18 10.1%
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60 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 3.4 Distribution of Research Operating Funding by Academic Area, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$2.2M $3.0M $3.0M $3.8M $3.0M $5.6M $5.2M $4.7M $4.4M $4.3M $3.4M $3.7M $11.6M $11.3M $7.6M $9.0M $7.2M $8.6M $11.3M 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 $13.4M
$5.3M $5.2M $7.2M $17.3M $16.2M $15.3M $16.2M $4.3M
$48.4M $50.9M $57.3M $58.9M
$3.7M $4.3M $4.2M $3.6M $3.6M $3.0M $3.7M $4.0M $4.7M $11.7M $12.0M $12.2M
$12.4M 2012–13 $17.1M 2013–14 2014–15 $14.6M
$17.2M $8.5M $19.8M $18.4M $6.2M $6.0M
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$21.1M $20.7M $7.7M $16.7M $10.9M $10.2M
$64.0M $74.7M $77.0M
UTIAS IBBME ChemE CivMin ECE MIE MSE
Figure 3.4 Distribution of Research Operating Funding by Academic Area, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018 Note 3.4: Totals include a small amount of additional funding not shown in the breakdown by academic areas. The research funding attributed to IBBME for 2017–18 representsChapter: 83% ofCh.3 the total- Research funding received by faculty members in the Institute. Because of IBBME’s cross-disciplinary structure, some professorsExcel Filename: have their research3.4 - Research funding processed Funding through09-18 - the by Facultyyr+source+dept of Medicine. (AR19 The figure 3.4) -above v4 (RIS).xlsx shows only the funding that comes through U of T Engineering and is presented by grant year (April to March). Sheet: 3.4 ($; no infra; donut) back to Table of Contents Date: June 28, 2019Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 61 Industry Partnerships
We have significantly increased the proportion of our One thriving partnership is the Fujitsu Co-Creation funding that comes from direct partnerships with industry. Research Laboratory. Situated on the eighth floor of the The most current available figure is $12.7 million, a 41.1% Myhal Centre, the research facility grew out of collaborations increase over the previous year and a 102.8% increase over between Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Professor Ali the past five years. When additional sources of corporate Sheikholeslami (ECE) which have flourished over more than funding are included, such as corporate philanthropy, two decades. As part of the centre, Fujitsu has also signed foundation sponsored research, and foundation research partnership agreements with Professors Alberto philanthropy, the total reaches $18.0 million. This reflects Leon-Garcia (ECE), Shahrokh Valaee (ECE), Taufik the increasing emphasis and resources that the Faculty Valiante (Department of Surgery, ECE) and Yuri has dedicated to fostering and strengthening industry Lawryshyn (ChemE). partnerships, including through the Corporate & Foundation Partnerships Office.
Figure 3.5a Industry Research Funding by Academic Area, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
$12.7M UTIAS IBBME ChemE CivMin ECE $9.0M MIE $7.7M $7.8M MSE $7.4M $6.7M $6.2M $6.3M $5.6M $5.5M
2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
UTIAS $35,500 $259,200 $390,200 $420,400 $397,115 $342,396 $584,609 $674,557 $313,998 $474,246
IBBME $117,411 $375,037 $165,534 $167,789 $1,301 $346,061 $4,802 $427,108 $285,487
ChemE $757,256 $835,642 $1,261,227 $1,897,761 $1,990,738 $1,770,656 $920,026 $962,888 $570,070 $2,584,168
CivMin $730,460 $931,988 $747,127 $515,246 $585,360 $470,776 $491,188 $1,072,331 $715,923 $981,529
ECE $2,275,934 $1,460,500 $2,134,524 $2,891,234 $2,275,124 $3,184,516 $3,203,168 $3,025,580 $4,870,089 $5,160,598
MIE $976,457 $1,180,330 $1,337,641 $679,470 $757,191 $1,393,542 $2,007,844 $1,824,219 $1,740,732 $2,883,537
MSE $681,243 $497,685 $176,000 $298,597 $111,000 $286,216 $105,970 $205,715 $390,239 $373,571
Total $5,574,261 $5,540,382 $6,212,252 $6,702,708 $6,284,318 $7,449,403 $7,658,866 $7,770,092 $9,028,158 $12,743,136
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Figure 3.5a Industry Research Funding by Academic Area, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018
Chapter: Ch.3 - Research Excel Filename: 3.5a - Coporate Research Funding by Dept - 09-18 (AR19 3.5a) - v2 (RIS).xlsx Sheet: 3.5a Date: June 28, 2019 We also created the Centre for Research and Applications drugs or do research related to personalized medicine, and in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) in collaboration with the printing biological tissues that can be used to repair organs National Research Council. The first institute of its kind, of the human body. CRAFT includes 200 researchers, 45 CRAFT will bring together researchers from government labs and 25 technology companies, and will be jointly funded and academia to advance microfluidic technologies and by both partners with a $22 million investment over five catalyze the commercialization of devices. Applications years. The lead researchers from U of T Engineering are Axel include point-of-care devices for rapid diagnosis of diseases, Guenther (MIE), Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) and Aaron growing organ tissues on devices outside the body to test Wheeler (Chemistry, IBBME).
Figure 3.5b Industry Research Funding Sources, 2018
$0.2M
$3.1M
$2.0M Total: $18.0M
Corporate Sponsored Research
Corporate Philanthropy
Foundation Sponsored Research
$12.7M Foundation Philanthropy
Last year, our Faculty collaborated with more than 400 external research partners. In addition to these, many more companies hire our undergraduates through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program, work with students on multidisciplinary capstone projects or provide philanthropic support. Figure 3.5b Industry Research Funding Sources, 2018 Figure 3.5c Industrial Partners, 2018–2019
●● 3E Nano Inc. Chapter: Ch.11 - Financial●● &Americas Physical Styrenics Resources LLC ●● AV Nackawic Group ●● ABB ExcelGroup Filename: 3.5b - Industry Research●● Analog DevicesFunding Inc. Sources - 2018 (AR19 ●3.5b)● Avalon - v2.xlsx Rare Metals ●● Advanced MeasurementSheet: and3.5b Analysis ●● Andec Manufacturing Ltd. ●● Avertus Epilepsy Technologies Inc. Group Inc. Date: June 28, 2019 ●● Andritz Group ●● Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. ●● AdvancedPrepared Micro Devices by: Inc.Geoff Wichert ●● Anemoi Technologies Inc. ●● BaoWu Steel Group Corp. ●● Advanis ●● Angstrom Engineering Inc. ●● Barrick Gold Corp. ●● Aerodyne ●● Antex Western ●● Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. ●● Afsan Engineering Co. ●● Apotex Inc. ●● Bickell Foundation (J. P. Bickell) ●● AGFA ●● Applanix ●● BiomeRenewables ●● Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. ●● Apple ●● Bio-Rad Laboratories Canada Ltd. ●● Agrium Inc. ●● Aquafor Beech ●● Blackberry ●● AirbusLegend SAS Labels: ●● ArcelorMittalChart Dofasco Data: ●● BMW ●● Alcan Aluminum International ●● Armacell ●● Boeing ●● AlcoholCorporate Countermeasure Sponsored Research Systems ●● Artium Technologies$12,743,136 $12.7M ●● Boise Cascade ●● AlteraCorporate Corp. Philanthropy ●● Atomic Energy of$1,958,265 Canada Ltd. $2.0M ●● Bombardier Aerospace ●● AMAGFoundation Ltd. Sponsored Research ●● AUG Signals Ltd.$3,106,687 $3.1M ●● Bombardier Inc. ●● AMEC Foster Wheeler ●● Autodesk ●● Braskem Foundation Philanthropy $163,854 $0.2M $17,971,943 back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 63
Total: $18.0M ●● BresoTec Inc. ●● Domtar Inc. ●● GVA Lighting ●● Brican Automated Systems Inc. ●● Dr. Robot Inc. ●● Hanwha Solar Canada ●● Brigham & Women’s Hospital ●● Drone Delivery Canada ●● Hard Rock Innovations Inc. ●● CAE ●● Droplet Measurement Technologies ●● Hatch Ltd. ●● Calera ●● DSO National Laboratories ●● Havelaar Canada ●● CalEnergy Generation ●● DuPont Canada Inc. ●● Hawker Siddeley Canada ●● Calgon Carbon Corp. ●● Eavor Technologies Inc. ●● HDR Corp. ●● Canadian Institute of Steel Construction ●● eCamion Incorporated ●● Hedgefog Research Inc. ●● Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission ●● Eclipse Scientific Inc. ●● Hitachi High-Technologies ●● Canadian Precast/Prestressed ●● Ecobee Inc. ●● Holcim Inc. Concrete Institute ●● Ecosynthetix ●● Honeywell ●● Canadian Urban Transit Research & ●● Eco-Tec Inc. ●● Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Innovation Consortium ●● Eldorado Brasil ●● Hunch Manifest Inc. ●● Candu Energy Inc. ●● Electrovaya Inc. ●● Huron Digital Pathology ●● Candu Owners Group ●● Eli Lilly Research Laboratories ●● Hydro One Networks ●● Candura Instruments ●● EllisDon ●● Hydro Quebec ●● CanSyn Chem Corp. ●● Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. ●● Hydrogenics ●● Carbon Cure Technologies ●● Energent Inc. ●● Hyundai Motor Company ●● Cardinal Health ●● Engineering Services Inc. ●● IBI Group ●● Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. ●● ENMAX Power Corp. ●● IBM Canada Ltd. ●● Cascades ●● Ensyn Technologies Inc. ●● IBM T. J. Watson Research Center ●● Cast Connex Corp. ●● ERCO Worldwide ●● IMAX Corp. ●● CD Nova ●● Ericsson Canada Inc. ●● Imperial Oil Ltd. ●● Celestica ●● ESG Solutions ●● Independent Electricity System ●● CellScale Biomaterials Testing ●● exactEarth Inc. Operator (IESO) ●● Celulose Nipo-Brasileira ●● Exigence Technologies ●● Indian Oil Company ●● Cement Association of Canada ●● Expert Process Solutions (XPS) ●● Industrial Thermo Polymers Ltd. ●● Center for Automotive Materials and ●● Explora Foundation ●● Ingenia Polymers Corp. Manufacturing ●● Exxon Mobil Corp. ●● Inphi Corp. ●● Centre Line Ltd. ●● Facca Inc. ●● Institute for Energy Technology (Norway) ●● Chemetry ●● Fibria Celulose ●● Integran Technologies Inc. ●● Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc. ●● Fidelity Canada ●● Intel Corp. ●● Chrysler Canada Inc. ●● Finisar Corp. ●● Interface Biologics Inc. ●● Ciena Canada Inc. ●● Flight Safety International ●● International Business Machines (IBM) ●● CIMA Canada Inc. ●● Food BioTek Corp. ●● International Paper Company ●● Clearpath Robotics ●● Ford Motor Company (USA) ●● Ionicon ●● Clyde-Bergemann Inc. ●● Ford Motor Company of Canada ●● Ionics Mass Spectrometry Group Inc. ●● CMC Electronics ●● FP Innovations ●● IRISNDT Corp. ●● Colibri Technologies ●● Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. ●● Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd. ●● COM DEV International Ltd. ●● Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. ●● JDS Uniphase Inc. ●● Commissariat à l’energie atomique ●● Fujitsu Labs of America Inc. ●● JITRI Micro and Nano Automation ●● ConCast Pipe ●● Futurebound Corp. ●● JNE Chemicals ●● Concretec Ltd. ●● Futurewei Technologies Inc. ●● Johnson Matthey ●● Connaught Foundation ●● G. Cinelli – Esperia Corp. ●● Kapik Integration ●● Cook Medical ●● GE Energy ●● Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd. ●● Coraltec Inc. ●● GE Global Research ●● Kevin Quan Studios ●● CPCI ●● GE Zenon ●● Keysight Technologies Canada Inc. ●● Createx Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. ●● Gedex Inc. ●● Kiln Flame Systems Ltd. ●● Crosswing Inc. ●● Gener8 Inc. ●● Kimberly-Clark Corp. ●● Curiousitate ●● General Dynamics Canada ●● Kinetica Dynamics ●● Cyberworks Robotics ●● General Electric Canada ●● Kinross Gold Corp. ●● Daishowa-Marubeni International ●● General Electric Inc. ●● Klabin (DMI) Ltd. ●● General Motors of Canada Ltd. ●● KQS Inc. ●● Dana Canada Corp. ●● Genpak ●● Krauss Maffei Corp. ●● Daniels Group ●● Geosyntec Consultants ●● Kumho Petrochemical R & D Center ●● Dasaerospace Inc. ●● Gerdau Long Steel North America ●● Laboratoire d’essai Mequaltech ●● Datatrends Research Corp. ●● GHGSat Inc. ●● LaFarge Canada ●● DCL International ●● GlaxoSmithKline Inc. ●● Lallemand Inc. ●● Defence Science & Techology Lab (UK) ●● Glencore Canada Corp. ●● Lattice Semiconductor Ltd. ●● Dell ●● Goodrich Landing Gear ●● Leader’s Circle ●● Detour Gold Corp. ●● Grafoid Inc. ●● LG Chem ●● Deveron ●● Greencore Composites ●● LightMachinery Inc. ●● Dionex ●● Groupe Mequaltech Inc. ●● Lisgar Construction Company ●● Dongwon Technology Co. Ltd. ●● GTAA Toronto Pearson ●● Litens Automotove Group
64 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents ●● Lubrizol ●● Polumiros Inc. ●● Steel Structures Education Foundation ●● Lumentra Inc. ●● Polycon Industries ●● StemCell Tecnologies Inc. ●● MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates ●● Porewater Solutions ●● StoraEnso (MDA) Ltd. ●● Potent Group Inc. ●● Sulzer Metco ●● Magellan Aerospace ●● Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc. ●● Suncor Energy Inc. ●● Magna Closures ●● PrecisionHawk ●● Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ●● Magna Exteriors and Interiors ●● Process Research Ortech Inc. ●● Sunwell Technologies ●● Magna International Inc. ●● Procter & Gamble ●● Suzano Papel e Celulose ●● Magna Powertrain ●● Prothena Biosciences Inc. ●● Synbra ●● Manitoba Hydro ●● Purolator ●● Syncrude Canada Ltd. ●● Mantech Inc. ●● QD Solar Inc. ●● Teck Resources Ltd. ●● Marmak Information Technologies ●● Qualcomm Canada Inc. ●● Teledyne ISCO ●● Materials & Manufacturing Ontario ●● Qualcomm Technologies Inc. ●● TELUS ●● Maxim Integrated Products Inc. ●● Quanser Inc. ●● Telus Mobility ●● McEwen Mining Inc. ●● Quantum Dental Technologies (QDT) Inc. ●● Tembec Industries Inc. ●● MeadWestvaco (MWV) Corp. ●● Questor Technologies Inc. ●● Tenova GoodFellow Inc. ●● Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. ●● Quorum Technologies Inc. ●● Tessonics Inc. ●● Messier-Bugatti-Dowty ●● RBC – Royal Bank of Canada ●● Thales Canada Inc. ●● Messier-Dowty Inc. ●● Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ●● The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) ●● Metso Pulp, Paper and Power ●● RESCON ●● The Miller Group ●● Microbonds Inc. ●● Resertrac Inc. ●● Theralase Inc. ●● Micropilot ●● Resonance Ltd. ●● ThermoFisher Scientific ●● Millipore ●● Resource Systems Group Inc. ●● Tolko Industries Ltd. ●● Mine Environment Neutral Drainage ●● Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. ●● Toronto Hydro ●● Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. ●● Robert Bosch Corp. ●● Total American Services Inc. ●● Moldflow Corp. ●● Rockwell International ●● Tower Automotive ●● Monaghan Biosciences Ltd. ●● Rocscience Inc. ●● Tower Solutions ●● Nanowave ●● Rolls Royce Canada Ltd. ●● Toyota Collaborative Safety Research ●● NanoXplore Inc. ●● Rubikloud Technologies Inc. Center (CSRC) ●● National Aeronautical ●● RWDI ●● Toyota Technical Center USA Inc. Establishment (USA) ●● Safety Power Inc. ●● TransCanada ●● NatureWorks LLC ●● Safran Electronics Canada ●● Trapeze Software ULC ●● NCK Engineering ●● Samsung Advanced Institute ●● TSI ●● Nestle Canada of Technology ●● Ultrasonix ●● New World Laboratories ●● Samsung Display ●● Uncharted Software Inc. ●● Newterra ●● Samsung Electronics ●● Unisearch Associates ●● Nike Inc. ●● Sanofi Pasteur ●● US Steel Canada ●● Northern Yashi Engineering ●● Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) ●● VAC Aero International Inc. Vale Canada Construction, Ltd. ●● Sceye Inc. Ltd. ●● NUCAP Global ●● Schlumberger Canada Ltd. ●● Valmet Ltd. ●● Nuclear Waste Management Organization ●● Sealed Air Corp. ●● Vicicog ●● NXP Semiconductors Netherlands BV ●● Semiconductor Research Corp. ●● VisImage Systems Inc. ●● OCMR ●● Sensor Technology Ltd. ●● Visual8 Corp. ●● Olympus Canada ●● S-FRAME Software Inc. ●● Volkswagen Canada Inc. ●● Olympus NDT Canada ●● ShawCor ●● VTT Technical Research Centre ●● Ontario Clean Water Agency ●● Shinil Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. of Finland ●● Ontario Power Generation Inc. ●● Side Effects Software ●● Waterloo Instruments Inc. ●● Ontario Renal Network ●● Sidewalk Toronto Employees Ltd. ●● Westport Innovations ●● Opal-RT Technologies Inc. ●● Siemens ADGT ●● Whitemud Resources ●● ORNGE Medical Transport ●● Sinclair Interplanetary ●● WSP Canada Inc. ●● Ossur Canada Inc. ●● Sinclair Technologies Inc. ●● Wugang Canada Resources Invest. Ltd. ●● OtoSim ●● Solantro Semiconductor Corp. ●● Wurth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG ●● OZ Optics Ltd ●● Solar Ship Inc. ●● Wuzhong Instrument Company ●● Pall Corp. ●● Solvay Specialty Polymers ●● Xilinx Inc. ●● Perkin Elmer Canada ●● Sony Corp. ●● Xiphos Technologies Inc. ●● Petronas Canada ●● SPP Canada Aircraft Inc. ●● XOR-Labs Toronto ●● Philips Electronics North America Corp. ●● St Mary’s Cement Group ●● Zotefoams PLC ●● Plasco Energy Group ●● Stackpole International ●● Platinum Unlimited Inc. ●● Stantec Inc.
Note 3.5c: The list above includes companies from U of T’s Research Information System, along with collaborators that fund research through a number of industrial research consortia, including those associated with many of our Industrial Research Chairs. It does not include companies that hire our students through the Professional Experience Year Co-op program, work with them on Multidisciplinary Capstone Projects, or provide philanthropic support. back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 65 Catalyzing Multidisciplinary Collaboration
U of T Engineering is home to 29 multidisciplinary research Our EMHSeed and XSeed initiatives are strengthening centres and institutes, nearly half of which have been created multidisciplinary collaborations across U of T. By providing in the last decade. By bringing together leading researchers seed funding for research projects that include professors from across our Faculty and beyond, we are catalyzing both at U of T Engineering and in other Faculties, they unexpected collaborations that drive innovation and spark encourage the development of new partnerships while new ventures in areas from sustainable energy and water to enhancing creativity and innovation. robotics and artificial intelligence. EMHSeed was created in 2016 as a partnership between In 2018–2019 we evolved the structure of the University U of T Engineering, the Faculty of Medicine and the Toronto of Toronto Robotics Institute to strengthen our brand in Academic Health Sciences Network. It is well-aligned with this rapidly evolving field and ensure that our leading-edge other multidisciplinary initiatives such as Medicine by research cluster is well recognized both in Canada and Design and the Translational Biology Engineering Program. internationally. The Robotics Institute includes more than 50 Over the last four years, 29 projects have received funding principal investigators from across the Faculty and beyond, through EMHSeed. bringing together expertise in various areas of robotics technology such as sensing, control and human-machine XSeed builds on the success of EMHSeed and expands the interfaces. The institute is now focused around three pillars: list of collaborators to include researchers in the Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) ●● Autonomous vehicles and field robotics – This area includes and University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Eight both land-based and airborne vehicles which can greatly projects were funded through the program in 2018: four with enhance monitoring of remote sites, including mines or power co-investigators from the Faculty of Arts & Science, two from stations. In the future, such field robots may also be able UTM and two from UTSC. For the 2019 cycle, the Faculty of to deliver goods to remote communities such as those in Kinesiology & Physical Education has joined the partnership, northern Canada. and we expanded the total number of funded projects to 11. ●● Health care robotics — Robotics Institute researchers and Examples include: their collaborators are designing robots to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. These include robots ●● A project to investigate the fate of nanoplastics in the that can automate surgical procedures to enhance accuracy environment (collaboration between Professors Bob Andrews and safety, assistive robotics that can aid physiotherapy, and (CivMin) and Chelsea Rochman (Ecology and Evolutionary nanoscale robots that can probe structures within human Biology)) organs or even individual cells. ●● A new strategy for asthma drug discovery through organ-on- ●● Advanced manufacturing — The manufacturing industry a-chip enabled protein engineering (collaboration between was one of the first to implement robotics on a wide scale. Professors Edmond Young (MIE) and Jumi Shin (Chemistry, Our researchers and their collaborators are leveraging UTM)) new technologies, such as smart sensing and wearable ●● An evaluation of the environmental impact of alternative fuel electronics, to enhance human-robot interaction and further vehicles under a diverse and changing climate (collaboration improve efficiency across the industry. between Professors Daniel Posen (CivMin) and Paul Kushner (Physics))
Our newest multidisciplinary research institute is the Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE), which fosters collaborations between researchers who study analytics and AI directly and those in domains where AI could be a useful tool. The goal is to catalyze translation of analytics and AI techniques and algorithms to practical challenges in areas including human health, sustainability and advanced manufacturing.
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Figure 3.6a Engineering Invention Disclosure by U of T Engineering continues to lead Academic Area, 2014–2015 to 2018–2019 our institution in invention disclosures, as recorded by the Innovations and 5-Yr 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 Partnerships Office. Our researchers Total accounted for 46% of these disclosures UTIAS 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 in 2018–2019 and 43% over the past IBBME 6.5 7.8 5.9 4.4 8.8 33.4 five years. We also led the way in patent applications with 33 in 2018–2019, ChemE 9.0 7.0 13.2 6.1 10.3 45.5 representing 50.8% of the University’s CivE 5.0 5.0 1.7 4.0 2.0 17.7 total.
ECE 41.6 23.5 34.8 46.0 39.5 185.3
EngSci 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.4
MIE 18.8 17.0 19.8 15.6 15.9 87.1
MSE 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.6 14.0
Annual Total 82.4 61.7 78.3 81.8 83.7 387.8
University 174.0 162.7 209.0 165.0 183.1 893.8 Annual Total
Engineering 47% 38% 37% 50% 46% 43% Percentage
Figure 3.6b U of T Invention Disclosures by Faculty, 2018–2019
EngineeringFigure 3.6a 83.7 Engineering Invention Disclosures by Academic Area, 2014–2015 to 2018–2019 Arts & Science 41.9
Medicine 30.7 Chapter: Ch.3 - Research OtherExcel Filename: 18.33.6a-c - Invention Disclosures - APSC+UofT - FY15-19 (AR19 3.6a-c) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 3.6a UT Mississauga 4.5 Date: June 28, 2019 UT Scarborough Prepared4.0 by: Geoff Wichert Total = 183.1
Original Data Source: Folder: H:\My Documents\All Reports\Inventions + Patents\OVPRI Reports\ Figure 3.6c U of T Patent Applications by Faculty, 2018–2019 File: 190515 - MCollum - CommercializationReport_FY2019_Preliminary.xlsx
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Arts & Science 12
Medicine 11
Other 5
UT Scarborough 3
UT Mississauga 1Figure 3.6b Total = 65 U of T Invention Disclosures by Faculty, 2018–2019 back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 3: Research 67
Chapter: Ch.3 - Research Excel Filename: 3.6a-c - Invention Disclosures - APSC+UofT - FY15-19 (AR19 3.6a-c) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 3.6b Date: June 28, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
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Figure 3.6c U of T Patent Applications by Faculty, 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.3 - Research Excel Filename: 3.6a-c - Invention Disclosures - APSC+UofT - FY15-19 (AR19 3.6a-c) - v1.xlsx Sheet: 3.6c Date: June 28, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Original Data Source: Folder: H:\My Documents\All Reports\Inventions + Patents\OVPRI Reports\ File: 190515 - MCollum - CommercializationReport_FY2019_Preliminary.xlsx Several U of T Engineering startups and spinoffs achieved significant milestones this year:
●● AmacaThera, built on gel-based technology developed in the lab of Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) raised $3.25 million to develop a drug delivery system that could eliminate the need to give patients powerful painkillers following surgery – a key source of the current opioid crisis. ●● Peraso Technologies, a Canadian semiconductor startup based on technology developed in the lab of Professor Sorin Voinigescu (ECE), reached a new funding milestone of US$110 million. The support will enable the company to further develop its chips for the 60 gigahertz (GHz) wireless band, enabling more data to be pushed through wireless hotspots for applications like streamed 4K television or virtual reality. ●● TARA Biosystems, co-founded by Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE), worked with Radisic’s lab to develop the Biowire II, a platform that enables testing of potential drug molecules on realistic lab-grown heart tissues. The technique can prevent harmful drugs from reaching the commercial market and bring personalized medicine closer to reality.
For more details about entrepreneurship and commercialization, see the Student Entrepreneurship section of Chapter 4 – Cross-Faculty Education and Experiential learning.
68 Chapter 3: Research | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Cross-Faculty Learning Education Experiential and Cross-disciplinary collaboration and experiential learning are integral to our innovative approach to engineering education. Through rich curricular and co-curricular opportunities, we enable our students to 4 apply their strong technical abilities in context, as well as to develop competencies in leadership, project management, communication and entrepreneurship.
Students in all of our programs can customize their degrees and pursue their interests through 21 minors and certificates, including our newest offerings in Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Music Performance and Music Technology. They may also choose to gain industry exposure through our Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op) Program, which this year celebrated its 40th year and its largest-ever cohort of 853 students, one in 10 of whom worked outside of Canada.
Our two campus-linked accelerators, Start@UTIAS and The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, are foundational to U of T’s rich entrepreneurial ecosystem. Over the last five years, we have launched more than 80 startups, which have collectively raised approximately $40 million in seed funding. Our Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) brings together faculty and instructors with expertise across education, social science, business and engineering to empower and facilitate self-discovery among all our students.
In 2018, we created the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP) to unite faculty, programming and initiatives on a number of curricular themes, including technical communication, leadership, global fluency, business and multidisciplinary design. ISTEP strengthens our position as an innovator and global leader in engineering education.
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | 69 Undergraduate Engineering Minors and Certificates, Complementary Courses and Inter-Divisional Collaboration
In 2018–2019 we further expanded our suite of minors and certificates that enable students to customize their degrees and specialize in fields from sustainable energy to engineering business. Students in all disciplines can choose from 10 minors and 11 certificates, in which they collaborate with their peers from across the Faculty to strengthen their professional competencies and widen the breadth of their experience.
Students must complete six half-courses to earn a minor, and three half-courses for a certificate. We offer the following minors and certificates:
Minors Certificates ●● Advanced Manufacturing ●● Artificial Intelligence Engineering (new in 2019) ●● Artificial Intelligence Engineering (new in 2019) ●● Communication ●● Bioengineering ●● Engineering Business ●● Biomedical Engineering ●● Engineering Leadership ●● Engineering Business ●● Entrepreneurship ●● Environmental Engineering ●● Forensic Engineering ●● Music Performance (new in 2018, ●● Global Engineering collaboration with the Faculty of Music) ●● Mineral Resources ●● Nanoengineering ●● Music Technology (new in 2018, ●● Robotics & Mechatronics collaboration with the Faculty of Music) ●● Sustainable Energy ●● Nuclear Engineering ●● Renewable Resources
Students may complete more than one minor, and may also complete minors through the Faculty of Arts & Science in areas such as economics, math, sociology, philosophy and history, among others.
Figure 4.1a Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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34% 33% % of Graduating Class 31% Completing a Minor 30% 442 4 419 26% Artificial Intelligence 11 15 3 365 367 5 12 23% 346 33 Nanoengineering 1 3 85 4 1 Biomedical Engineering 19% 50 65 69 80 17% 18% 261 Advanced Manufacturing 236 171 40 Robotics & Mechatronics 189 25 127 134 154 164 163 165 10 56 15 103 Engineering Business 27 74 77 Sustainable Energy 54 78 108 93 75 76 45 70 33 Environmental Engineering 43 34 42 35 83 31 34 29 56 20 44 43 28 29 34 36 39 41 Bioengineering 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Footnote: Data and highlightsA total in of this 419 chapter minors arewere presented completed for by the 373 period students, from with July many 2018 studentsto June 2019.completing more than one minor. Note 4.1a: A total of 419 minors were completed by 373 students in 2018–2019, with many students completing more than one minor.
70 Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 4.1a Number of Completed Minors and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Sustainable Energy Engineering Business Robotics & Mechatronics Artificial Intelligence Engineering Advanced Manufacturing Nanoengineering Biomedical Engineering % of Graduating Class Completing a Minor Figure 4.1b Students Graduating with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2011–2012 to 2018–2019
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290 14% 231 230 192 220 222 163 Percentage of Graduating 134 2% 117 Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate 78 154 171 165 Engineering Business Certificate 127 134 15 103 56 15 Engineering Business Minor 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
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back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education 71 Undergraduate Design and Research
We incorporate practical engineering design projects into Undergraduate Research Opportunities all of our undergraduate programs, across all years of study. Across all years, our undergraduates engage in research By working in multidisciplinary teams to design, build and that advances the frontiers of engineering, both within the test prototypes, often in collaboration with external clients, Faculty and around the world. students have the opportunity to develop engineering competencies such as leadership, effective communication, The Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program professionalism and entrepreneurship. (ESROP) enables Engineering Science students to spend the summer conducting research, both with professors at First-Year Courses U of T (ESROP – U of T) and with researchers at partner institutions around the world (ESROP – Global). In the We offer practical engineering design courses for students in summer of 2019, nearly 50 students, 50% more than in the first year of all our programs. Engineering Strategies & the previous year, went abroad with ESROP – Global to Practice I and II courses are for students in TrackOne and institutions such as Osaka University (Osaka, Japan), Core 8 programs, while Praxis I and II are for Engineering Technion (Haifa, Israel), Massachusetts Institute of Science students. Technology (Cambridge, U.S.) and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany). Praxis students partner with community groups across the Greater Toronto Area to address challenges and enhance Students in the Core 8 disciplines also have opportunities daily life. Designs presented at the Praxis showcase in April to conduct research at U of T or abroad through programs 2019 included: administered by the Centre for International Experience. In 2019, a total of 319 students participated in summer research ●● A system to improve safety at the Toronto Tool Library’s opportunities across all programs. This includes 10 students Makerspace who were awarded First-Year Summer Research Fellowships, ●● New methods to improve locational awareness and which provide $7,000 in support to students seeking to gain navigational abilities of firefighters in active incidents at research experience immediately after their first year of study. Toronto Fire Station No. 322 ●● An improved motorboat transportation system at the Each year, undergraduates across all programs presented Richmond Canoe Club their summer research findings at the Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD). The event features more than 100 posters and podium presentations on topics Upper-Year Courses ranging from advanced materials to sustainable energy. Final-year capstone design courses are integrated into every undergraduate program we offer. In addition to their discipline-specific capstone courses, students can also choose to enroll in our Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Project (MCP) course through the University of Toronto Institute for Multidisciplinary Design & Innovation (UT-IMDI). In the six years since its creation, more than 550 students from across the Faculty have completed over 120 projects for a wide range of industry clients.
In 2018–2019, 22 student teams comprising 95 students worked with companies and organizations such as the Mill Street Brewery, Defence Research and Development Canada and World Vision Canada. Projects presented at the annual MCP Showcase in April 2019 included:
●● Improved earthen flooring design to enhance hygiene in rural Guatemala ●● Using machine learning to predict energy consumption in buildings ●● Redesigning the lower body of space suits to improve blood flow in microgravity
72 Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Figure 4.2a Undergraduate Participation in Figure 4.2b Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, Summer Research Opportunities, 2010 to 2019 by Academic Area, 2019
359 Research 35 307 319 U of T Abroad Total 291 286 282 Participation: 324 270 268 30 43 76 88 ChemE 20 8 28 227 64 58 202 261 64 CivE & MinE 21 2 23 26 243 231 231 18 218 201 212 204 ECE 47 11 58 184 EngSci 79 51 130 MIE 42 14 56 MSE 20 2 22 TrackOne 2 2 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total 231 88 319
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Professional Experience Figure 4.2a Figure 4.2b Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities,Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, We2010 offer to a 2019wide range of work-integrated learning annualized salarySummer was $49,308, 2019 and the top annualized opportunities that enable students to apply their technical salary was $105,375. and professional competencies in context, both in Canada and around theChapter: world. Ch.4 - Cross-Faculty The ECC is poised to advance its mandate for the 2019-2020 Excel Filename: 4.2a+b - UGrad SRO - 2019 (AR19 4.2a+b)academic - v2f.xlsx year with theseChapter: initiatives:Ch.4 - Cross-Faculty 4.2a (alt) The EngineeringSheet: Career Centre (ECC) provides professional Excel Filename: 4.2a+b - UGrad SRO - 2019 (AR19 4.2a+b) - v1f.xlsx Date: July 17, 2019 development programming for students through a range of ●● First-year entry — ECC nowSheet: offers4.2b students the opportunity Prepared by: Geoff Wichert to register for PEY Co-op directly during the admissions engagement activities designed to facilitate the employment Date: July 17, 2019 process and a positive transition to the workplace. In 2018– process. Prepared by: Geoff Wichert 2019 we celebrated the 40th anniversary of ECC’s flagship ●● Integration of ECC programs — Previously, ECC operated Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op) Program. the Engineering Student Internship Program (ESIP), which Through PEY Co-op, undergraduates have the opportunity facilitated four-month internships, primarily during the to gain up to 20 months of paid industry experience before summer term. This program is being combined with PEY Co- graduation. PEY Co-op is the largest program of its kind op, so that students who sign up in first year now have the in Canada. Students have access to more than 360 partner option of completing both a four-month internship after their organizations, including large multinationals, startups, second year, and a PEY Co-op term of up to 16 months after government agencies and hospitals. their third year. ●● Professional competencies — We have appointed a Director, In February 2019, we launched the inaugural PEY Co-op Student Development and Career Programming to advance Awards and Recognition Reception. Awards were presented new programs that enable students to develop competencies for Student of the Year, Employer of the Year, Mentors of in professional communication, teamwork, leadership and the the Year and Employers of Distinction. In addition, we impact of engineering on society. These programs will build recognized employers who are going above and beyond on the success of existing initiatives such as the PEY Edge in the area of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. This event Conference and the Engineering Career Fair. acknowledged the strong and longstanding professional ●● Graduate internship program —We will expand the benefits relationships between U of T Engineering and industry of PEY Co-op to our graduate students by launching a leaders in sectors from aerospace to software development. professional internship program aimed at MEng candidates. The initial program will partner with companies to create work A record 853 engineering students participated in the terms of up to four months. optional PEY Co-op Program in 2018–2019, representing ●● Industry site visits — We are developing protocols to meet 71% of eligible students. PEY Co-op students continue to with all PEY Co-op students on site during their work terms be in extremely high demand: the number of employers to steward industry relationships, assess the quality of the hiring U of T Engineering students in 2018–2019 was 368, student experience and gather feedback about ways the a 133% increase over the past 10 years. One in 10 PEY Co- program could be further improved. op positions was located outside of Canada. The average
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71% 66% 66% 66% 66% 63% 59% 56% 853 51% 790 48% 779 734 705 724 632 581 554
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Figure 4.3b Canadian and International PEY Co-op Figure 4.3c PEY Co-op Employers, Positions,Figure 4.3a 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 Number of Engineering Undergraduate Students Participating in PEY Co-op with Percentage OtherParticipation, PEY Co-op Employers who Hired Canadian2009–2010 to U.S.2018–2019International Total Engineering Students Positions Positions Positions Positions 2009–10 158 2009–10 426 24 11 461 2010–11 185 2010–11 530 11 13 554 Chapter: Ch.4 - Cross-Faculty Education 2011–12 221 2011–12 547 26 8 581 Excel Filename: 4.3a-c - PEY Placements - Cdn+Intl - 0910-1819 (AR192012–13 4.3a-c) - v4.xlsx 241 2012–13 Sheet:592 4.3a 24 16 632 2013–14 304 2013–14 Date:644 June 27, 201936 25 705 2014–15 317 2014–15 Prepared 663by: Geoff Wichert42 19 724 2015–16 310 2015–16 711 50 29 790 2016–17 337 2016–17 669 49 16 734 2017–18 318 2017–18 713 48 18 779 2018–19 368 2018–19 768 64 21 853
Figure 4.3b Figure 4.3c Number of Canadian and International PEY PEY Co-op Employers, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019 Co-op Positions, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
Chapter: Ch.4 - Cross-Faculty Education Chapter: Ch.4 - Cross-Faculty Education Excel Filename: #REF! Excel Filename: 4.3a-c - PEY Placements - Cdn+Intl - 0910-1819 (AR19 4.3a-c) - v4.xlsx Sheet: 4.3c Sheet: 4.3b Date: June 27, 2019 Date: June 27, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Note 4.3a: Percentage participation is calculated by dividing the number of completed PEY Co-op positions by the number of eligible students (i.e. the third-year cohort from the previous year).
74 Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Student Entrepreneurship
Through both curricular and co-curricular programs, we their startups to investors and the U of T community. offer strong support for both undergraduate and graduate The winners included: students who are interested in entrepreneurship. We provide access to mentorship, fabrication facilities, seed ●● Grid — Grid uses wide-angle cameras programmed with funding and office space to enable our community members image recognition technology to detect available parking to translate their innovations from concepts into viable, spaces and broadcast their location in real time, so drivers market-ready products. We integrate our efforts with other can navigate to the available spot or reserve a parking space programs available across U of T to form a rich ecosystem of before setting out. The system also provides parking lots entrepreneurship support. with real-time analytics, allowing them to introduce dynamic pricing models. ●● Voco — Voco is a platform that allows audio content creators Curricular Programs and advertisers to easily upload their content to all smart speakers. Just as Spotify works for music, Voco would enable Students in our Core 8 streams can complement their users to search for audio news, commentary, comedy or technical studies with an Engineering Business minor or drama, all via voice command. certificate, or a certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation ●● Knowtworthy — Knowtworthy’s software provides real-time & Small Business. For Masters of Engineering students, the automated transcription of meeting minutes, instant action Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation & Technology items that can be linked to team members’ calendars, and in Engineering (ELITE) emphasis prepares them to lead in provides personalized reports to each member on how to business and entrepreneurial enterprises. improve their communication skills by providing metrics on a team member’s engagement or openness to ideas. The Entrepreneurship Hatchery ●● Zeroth Responders — Using the Zeroth app, volunteers trained in CPR or first aid would be alerted if someone Established in 2012, The Entrepreneurship Hatchery nearby is in distress. The goal is to reduce response times provides a comprehensive suite of programs and services for medical emergencies and keep patients stable until to nurture a culture of entrepreneurship across the Faculty. paramedics arrive. Over the last five years, the Hatchery has launched more than 80 startups, including many based on U of T Hatchery LaunchLab Engineering research. To date, these companies have Established in fall 2016, the Hatchery LaunchLab provides collectively raised more than $40 million in seed funding. support for research-driven startup companies led by graduate students and faculty. Teams benefit from enriched Events such as the weekly Idea Markets, Hatchery Speaker support including legal counsel, accounting and marketing Series, Co-Founders Day and Accelerator Weekend enable services, an advisory board composed of experts in technical students with a drive to create their own companies to and business development, mentors with experience in meet and interact with each other, and with experienced the industries in which the startups hope to compete and mentors from a variety of fields. These experiences spark funding for an extended incubation period of one to two collaborations and help form teams that enter Hatchery years. LaunchLab equips teams to sustain themselves while programs. they complete the development necessary to deliver proof- of-concept for their technology and attract investment from Hatchery NEST venture capitalists. This rigorous summer program guides student teams as they turn their business ideas into companies, including Teams currently part of Hatchery LaunchLab include: designing and creating prototypes or minimum viable products. Over four months, students receive mentorship ●● Pliant Power Devices — Pliant creates electrically-conductive and advice from seasoned professionals in intellectual plastics for next-generation batteries. property, marketing, finance and other areas of business ●● Phycus Biotechnologies — Phycus produces bio-based development. They also have access to fellowships, work ingredients for personal care products. space and prototyping facilities featuring 3D printers, laser ●● Amber Molecular — Amber develops organic light-emitting cutters, tools and materials. diodes for electronic displays and interior lighting. ●● Iconthin Biotech Corp. — Iconthin leverages microfluidics to In 2018, Hatchery NEST received 118 applications and grow microalgae that produce nutritional supplements, such accepted 38 teams, 13 of which competed at the annual as astaxanthin. Hatchery Demo Day in September 2018, where they pitched
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education 75 Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP)
Created in 2018, the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary undergraduate programs. Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP) is reshaping ●● Ethics and equity — Workshops on ethics and equity were the way our Faculty educates engineers, preparing the developed from 15 case studies based on interviews with next generation to contribute to society, build a prosperous engineers across diverse career trajectories and piloted in economy, and enjoy lifelong career growth in an increasingly eight engineering courses. complex and global environment. ●● EngEd — Two MASc students graduated last year from the Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education (EngEd) Under the direction of Professor Greg Evans (ChemE), ISTEP program. Currently, 13 PhD students are enrolled in the consolidates and expands our graduate and undergraduate program, including seven from Engineering and six from the programming in communication, leadership, business, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE). The Graduate entrepreneurship and engineering education. It also brings Program in Higher Education at OISE joined the specialization together faculty members engaged in the scholarship of last year. teaching and learning to improve pedagogy, enhance learning ●● OPTIONS — The Opportunities for PhDs: Transitions, Industry and growth, and foster the transdisciplinary competencies Options, Networking and Skills (OPTIONS), an initiative led necessary for future success. jointly by the Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies and Troost ILead, prepares PhD students and postdoctoral fellows for careers ISTEP comprises the following six areas: outside academia. More than 30 students completed all requirements of the OPTIONS program in the fall of 2018, ●● The Engineering Communication Program, which for more with a total of 229 participating in complementary events than 20 years has been a leader in teaching and research in associated with the program. (For more information on professional communication; OPTIONS, see Chapter 2: Enriching the Graduate Student ●● The Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Experience) which conducts research and builds programming to help students discover and enhance their leadership potential; ISTEP increased its research and scholarship on engineering ●● The Centre for Global Engineering, a cross-disciplinary hub education and the development of professional skills and for research projects that address some of the world’s most competencies, such as: pressing challenges; ●● The undergraduate-level Engineering Business minor, ●● Engineering education and professional development — the most in-demand of the Faculty’s 10 multidisciplinary ISTEP faculty are active in the leadership of a number of engineering minors; professional associations, including the Canadian Engineering ●● The undergraduate certificate in Entrepreneurship Innovation Education Association (CEEA) and the American Society for and Small Business; and Engineering Education (ASEE). The Faculty hosted the IEEE ●● The graduate-level Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Professional Communication Conference in July 2018, which Education (EngEd) drew participants from all over North America and Europe. ●● Skills development and assessment — ISTEP helped to ISTEP now has 11 faculty and more than 30 adjunct and develop major research proposals on skills development and sessional instructors. assessment to the federal Future Skills Centre initiative and provincial Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. The major contributions of ISTEP to teaching and learning in ●● Work-integrated learning and leadership — In collaboration 2018–2019 include: with the Engineering Career Centre, the PEY Co-op Project began exploring ways to enhance work-integrated learning. ●● Specialized courses — ISTEP led the delivery of more than The Engineering Leadership Project examined how engineers 30 courses that focus on engineering competencies such learn to lead at all stages of their careers. as communication (10 courses), leadership (14 courses), ●● Data analysis — At the national level, Statistics Canada data business & entrepreneurship (five courses) and engineering were analyzed to explore the transition from university to education (three courses.) the workforce and new questions were added to Engineers ●● Embedded learning — ISTEP faculty collaborated with Canada’s Final Year Student Exit Survey to provide a professors across U of T Engineering to integrate the national snapshot of the leadership competencies of instruction of transdisciplinary competencies into 20 engineering graduates. design and other technical courses. This instruction of communication and team skills enhanced the learning experience for students across each of the Faculty’s
76 Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Engineering Communication Program (ECP) Engineering students also gained opportunities to hone their leadership competencies and self-development The Engineering Communication Program provides through Troost ILead’s innovative co-curricular programs. support to all students and is a leading centre for teaching, In 2018–2019, Troost ILead offered 24 co-curricular research and professional communication in engineering. Leadership Labs that reached more than 1,000 students. Its programming is integrated into courses across Moreover, these labs provided work experience for four the curriculum from first to fourth year. Writing and students who were trained as co-facilitators. A further nine communication workshops and one-to-one tutoring are also students participated in the 16-week Troost ILead Summer available to students through ECP. Fellowship. Students developed strategies for organizational development, peer learning and individual coaching, to help In 2018–2019, more than 1,000 students received them increase the impact of their student organizations. communication support through ECP’s tutoring service and Thirty students participated in the Faculty-wide Summer demand for this support continues to increase. ECP also Leadership Program. This eight-week series of workshops coordinates the undergraduate certificate in Communication, provides students with opportunities to better understand launched in 2015–2016, which leverages eight humanities their strengths and values, and gain new perspectives on and social sciences electives offered by ECP faculty since engineering and its impact on society. 2008, with a ninth set to be launched in 2019–2020. Troost ILead’s research efforts in 2018–2019 involved Our Faculty has been very successful in attracting increased three different project types: insight research, pedagogical numbers of international students. ECP has supported this and programmatic innovation research, and secondary transition by growing the support it provides, including analyses of large-scale data sets with associated knowledge professional language support for multilingual students. In mobilization. Updates from the Engineering Leadership 2015–2016, ECP piloted the Diagnostic English Language Project and the PEY Co-Op Project were presented as part of Needs Assessment (DELNA) for all incoming first-year two Community of Practice Workshops that brought together students, enabling identification of those who may experience industry partners, faculty and students to further explore challenges participating in their lectures, tutorials or the findings. Troost ILead also hosted four well-attended team projects. Partnering with Queen’s University, faculty seminars with speakers from Pennsylvania State University, developed a suite of assignment-specific workshops, Purdue University, Western University and Colorado School increased the capacity of the Tutoring Centre to work with of Mines. multilingual students, tracked student progress in second and third year, and produced an 8-module Interventions for Engineering Communication Development resource to be published online under a Creative Commons license.
Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) The Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering prepares students to maximize their impact as engineers, innovators and leaders by providing transformative curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities. Troost ILead also conducts academic and industry-focused research and outreach to engineering leadership educators and engineering-intensive enterprises.
Troost ILead offered six undergraduate and eight graduate courses in 2018–2019. MEng students can count these courses toward the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation & Technology in Engineering (ELITE) certificate, while undergraduate students can earn credits toward the minor in Engineering Business or the certificate in Engineering Leadership. Demand for these courses was strong, with overall enrolment reaching 672, a 14% increase from the previous year.
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U of T Engineering is home to more than 100 student clubs The Centralized Process for Student Initiative Funding and teams. Some of these groups, such as the University of (CPSIF) allows student groups to apply to various funding Toronto Aerospace Team, the aUToronto team, and the Blue sources within the Faculty via a single application. In Sky Solar Racing team, compete in and win intercollegiate 2018–2019, 92 undergraduate and graduate engineering contests across North America and around the world. student groups and initiatives shared a total of $368,669.36 Others, such as Skule™ Nite, the Spark Design Team and the through CPSIF. Skule™ Orchestra, emphasize cultural or artistic pursuits, further enriching the student experience. A complete list of student clubs and teams is available in Appendix D. All undergraduates can document their co-curricular activities in the U of T Co-curricular Record, an official report that offers recognition for competencies gained through athletic teams, student government, cultural clubs, design teams and other campus organizations.
78 Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Education | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Awards and Honours Our U of T Engineering community continues to earn local, national and international recognition for outstanding achievements in research, teaching, professional leadership and community service. 5 In 2018, we received more than 15% of major national and international awards won by Canadian engineering professors, while making up 6% of the engineering faculty in Canada. This year, these included fellowships in the Royal Society and the Canadian Academy of Engineering, as well as the Engineers Canada Awards.
Our international recognition grew this year with the induction of our faculty members into academies around the world. Paul Young (CivMin) was inducted into the U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering and Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) was inducted into the Royal Society (U.K.), the world’s oldest scientific academy and one of the most prestigious.
Several professors were recognized for a lifetime of notable achievements, including Levente Diosady (ChemE) who was inducted into the Order of Canada. Tom Chau (IBBME) received the Governor General’s Innovation Award, which celebrates innovations that are exceptional, transformative and positive in their impact on quality of life in Canada.
U of T Engineering professors in the early stages of their careers also earned a number of prominent awards. Shoshanna Saxe (CivMin) received the Ontario Professional Engineers Young Engineer Medal and Jennifer Drake (CivMin) garnered the Young Engineer Achievement Award from Engineers Canada. Alison McGuigan (ChemE) was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Our faculty also garnered honours for innovation in teaching, such as the President’s Teaching Award earned by Will Cluett (ChemE), and the Northrop Frye Award received by Michael Carter (MIE). We also received recognition for equity, diversity and inclusion, such as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Recognition Award presented to Mikhail Burke. In addition to external accolades, we continue to recognize the excellence of our staff and faculty through a number of internal awards for research, teaching, leadership and dedication to improving the student experience.
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In 2018, U of T Engineering faculty earned 12 major awards and honours in recognition of our excellence in research, teaching and contributions to the engineering profession.
Figure 5.1 Summary of Major International, National and Provincial Awards and Honours, 2009 to 2018
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
International
AAAS Fellowships (Engineering Section) 4 6 5 3 1 4 1
MIT Top 35 Under 35 1 1
National Academy of Inventors 1 1
Royal Academy of Engineering 1 1
U.S. National Academies* 1 1 1 1 National
Brockhouse Prize 1
Canadian Academy of Engineering 9 8 1 7 6 3 5 5 5 3 Fellowship
Engineering Institute of Canada 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 Fellowship
Engineering Institute of Canada Awards 1 2 1 2 1 1 2
Engineers Canada Awards 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Governor General's Innovation Award 1 1
Killam Research Fellowship* 2
Killam Prize* 1 1 1
Manning Innovation Award 1
Order of Canada 2 1
Royal Society of Canada Fellowship* 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 2
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists 1 1 1 1 1
Steacie Fellowship* 1 2 1 1 1 1
Steacie Prize* 1 1
Synergy Award for Innovation 1 1 Provincial
Ontario Professional Engineers Awards 4 4 5 3 2 2 1 2 3 1
OCUFA Teaching Award 1 1 1
Order of Ontario 1 1 1
Total 25 32 22 26 15 16 16 22 22 12
Data in this chapter are presented for the 2018 calendar year (January to December). Selected faculty, alumni and staff awards were received between summer 2018 and summer 2019. Note 5.1: (*) denotes U of T performance indicator. Data shown are by calendar year (January to December) and include faculty award recipients only. Please see Appendix G to read descriptions of the listed awards and honours.
80 Chapter 5: Awards and Honours | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Of the prestigious national and international awards that are presented annually to Canadian engineering professors, U of T Engineering professors earned 10, or 15.2% of the total, while representing just 6.0% of engineering faculty members nationally.
Figure 5.2a Number of Major National and International Awards Received by U of T Engineering Compared to Other Canadian Engineering Faculties, 2018
U UToronto Toronto 10
U Waterloo 7
U British Columbia 5
Queen's U 5
McMaster U 4 Figure 5.2b Percentage of Total Canadian Western U 4 Engineering Faculty Members and Percentage of Major Awards Received U Alberta 3 by Canadian Engineering Faculties, 2018
U Calgary 3 Percentage of Total Percentage of Total Major Awards Concordia U 3 Full Time Equivalent Received by Engineering Faculty in Engineering U Guelph 3 Canada Faculties U Toronto 6.0% 15.2% McGill U 3 U Waterloo 6.8% 10.6% U British Columbia 4.5% 7.6% U Ottawa 3 Queen's U 2.9% 7.6% McMaster U 3.6% 6.1% U Saskatchewan 3 Western U 2.5% 6.1% U Alberta 5.2% 4.5% U Manitoba 2 U Calgary 3.6% 4.5% Concordia U 4.8% 4.5% Memorial U 2 U Guelph 1.1% 4.5% McGill U 3.3% 4.5% U Québec - ETS 2 U Ottawa 2.9% 4.5% U Saskatchewan 2.0% 4.5% U Laval 1 U Manitoba 1.9% 3.0%
Ryerson U 1 Memorial U 1.9% 3.0% U Québec - ETS 9.4% 3.0% U Sherbrooke 1 U Laval 3.7% 1.5% Ryerson U 3.1% 1.5% U Windsor 1 U Sherbrooke 3.0% 1.5% U Windsor 1.7% 1.5%
Figure 5.2a Number of Major Awards Received by U of T EngineeringFigure Compared 5.2b to Note 5.2a, b: Data shown are by calendar year (January to December) and include faculty award recipients only. The following major awards are included: InternationalOther — Canadian American Association Engineering for the Advancement Faculties, of 2018 Science Fellowship (EngineeringPercentages Section), of MITEngineering Top 35 under 35,Facult the y and Total Major Awards Received National Academy of Inventors, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the U.S. National Academies;in Canadian National —Engineer Brockhouseing Prize, Faculties, Canadian 2018 Academy of Engineering Fellowship, Engineering Institute of Canada Awards, Engineering Institute of Canada Fellowship, Engineers Canada Awards, Governor General's Innovation Awards, Killam Prize (Engineering), Killam Research Fellowship, Manning Innovation Award, Order of Canada, Royal Society of CanadaChapter: FellowshipCh.5 (Engineering/Physical - Awards and Honours Sciences), Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Chapter: Ch.5 - Awards and Honours Scientists, Steacie Fellowship,Excel Filename: Steacie Prize5.2+5.3 and Synergy - UofT Awards Awards for cfInnovation. w U-15 - 1+5yr totals - 2014-18 (AR19 5.2+5.3) - v5.xlsx Excel Filename: 5.2+5.3 - UofT Awards cf w U-15 - 1+5yr totals - 2014-18 (AR19 5.2+5.3) - v5.xlsx Path: H:\My Documents\All Reports\Awards + Honours\ back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | ChapterPath: 5: AwardsH:\My and Documents\All Honours 81 Reports\Awards + Honours\ Sheet: 5.2a Sheet: 5.2b Date: May 27, 2019 Date: May 27, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Figure 5.3 Number of Awards Received by U of T Engineering Faculty Compared to Other Canadian Engineering Faculties, 2014 to 2018
American Association for the Advancement of 85.7% (U of T=6) Science Fellows - Engineering Section (n=7) U.S. National Academies - 50.0% (U of T=2) Foreign Members (n=4)
Killam Prize in Engineering (n=5) 60.0% (U of T=3)
Steacie Fellows (n=7) 42.9% (U of T=3)
Royal Society of Canada Fellows - 23.3% (U of T=7) Academy of Science (n=30) International Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows (n=63) 15.9% (U of T=10) Canadian Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows (n=138) 15.2% (U of T=21) Provincial
Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (n=23) 39.1% (U of T=9)
Selected Awards Received by Faculty Figure 5.3 Number of Awards Received by U of T Engineering Faculty Compared to The following is aOther selected Canadian list of awards Engineering U of T Engineering Faculties, faculty 2014 received to 2018 between summer 2018 and summer 2019:
INTERNATIONAL Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Fellow Stewart Aitchison (ECE) Chapter: Ch.5 - Awards and Honours American Concrete Institute: Honorary Member Paul Chow (ECE) Excel Filename: 5.2+5.3 - UofT Awards cf w U-15 - 1+5yr totals - 2014-18 (AR19 5.2+5.3) - v3.xlsx Doug Hooton (CivMin) Mark Fox (MIE) Path: H:\My Documents\All Reports\Awards + Honours\ Hans-Arno Jacobsen (ECE) Sheet: 5.3 American Physical Society:Date: FellowApril 23, 2019 Nazir Kherani (ECE, MSE)Prepared by: Geoff Wichert International Association for Travel Behavior Hoi-Kwong Lo (ECE) Research: Lifetime Achievement Award Eric Miller (CivMin) American Society of Metals: Thermal Spray Society Hall of Fame International Union of Pure and Applied Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) Chemistry: Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Applied Chemistry Award Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) Association for Computing Machinery: Distinguished Member Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) National Academy of Inventors: Fellow Yu Sun (MIE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Electron Device Society Service Award Optical Society of America: Fellow Wai Tung Ng (ECE) Amr Helmy (ECE) Hoi-Kwong Lo (ECE)
Note 5.3: Data shown are by calendar year (January to December) and include faculty award recipients only.
82 Chapter 5: Awards and Honours | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Royal Academy of Engineering: Fellow Order of Canada: Officer Paul Young (CivMin) Levente Diosady (ChemE)
Royal Society (U.K): Fellow IEEE Canada: M. B. Broughton Central Canada Award Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) Wai Tung Ng (ECE)
Society for Biomaterials: Clemson Award Office of the Governor General: Governor for Contributions to the Literature General’s Innovation Award Paul Santerre (IBBME) Tom Chau (IBBME)
NATIONAL Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: Member Alison McGuigan (ChemE) Canadian Academy of Engineering: Fellow Frank Kschischang (ECE) Zheng-Hong Lu (MSE) Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada: Harry Ruda (MSE) Angela Hildyard Recognition Award – Influential Leader Susan McCahan (MIE) Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: Fellow Michael Carter (MIE) Provincial / Municipal
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering: Fellow Ontario Professional Engineers Robert Andrews (CivMin) Awards: Entrepreneurship Medal Milos Popovic (IBBME) Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering: I.W. Smith Award Ontario Professional Engineers Awards: Eric Diller (MIE) Research and Development Medal Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering: Robert W. Angus Medal Ontario Professional Engineers Markus Bussmann (MIE) Awards: Young Engineer Medal Shoshanna Saxe (CivMin) Delta Management Clean50: Emerging Leader Shoshanna Saxe (CivMin) U of T
Engineers Canada: Young Engineer Achievement Award Northrop Frye Award Jennifer Drake (CivMin) Michael Carter (MIE)
Engineering Institute of Canada: Fellow President’s Teaching Award Robert Andrews (CivMin) Will Cluett (ChemE) Andrew Jardine (MIE) Jeff Packer (CivMin) University Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) Engineering Institute of Canada: Julian C. Smith Medal Heather MacLean (CivMin)
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INTERNATIONAL Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) — Prix d’Excellence: Best Photo Council for Advancement and Support of Education Skule Bnad Pride (CASE) — District II Honourable Mention Engineering Strategic Communications Plunge A Prof Staff & Faculty Campaign Engineering Advancement & Alumni Relations, Engineering Strategic Communications U of T
International Day for the Elimination of Racial NATIONAL Discrimination Recognition Award Mikhail Burke (Dean’s Office) Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) — Prix d’Excellence: Best New Idea Plunge A Prof Staff & Faculty Campaign Engineering Advancement & Alumni Relations, Engineering Strategic Communications
U of T Engineering Staff and Faculty Awards, 2015–2016 to 2018–2019
Each year, U of T Engineering recognizes the excellence of our staff and faculty through a number of awards for research, teaching, leadership and dedication to improving the student experience.
Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award Faculty Teaching Award Presented to a staff member who has served with distinction Recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates and made contributions to the Faculty’s mission above and outstanding classroom instruction and develops innovative beyond their job description over a long period of time. teaching methods.
2018–19: Jennifer Rodrigues (ECE) 2018–19: Jason Anderson (ECE) 2017–18: Mary Butera (ChemE) 2017–18: Manfredi Maggiore (ECE) 2016–17: Joan DaCosta (UTIAS) 2016–17: Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) 2015–16: Matthew Chow (ECE)
Harpreet Dhariwal Emerging Leader Award Early Career Teaching Award Presented to a staff member who leads by example in their Presented in recognition of exceptional teaching by a faculty dedication to the Faculty’s mission. Recipients are held in member who has taught at U of T for less than six years. high regard by colleagues and demonstrate potential to assume more senior leadership roles within the Faculty. 2018–19: Arthur Chan (ChemE) 2017–18: Vaughn Betz (ECE) 2018–19: Caroline Ziegler (Office of the Dean) 2016–17: Matthew Mackay (MIE) 2017–18: Shawn Mitchell (ECE) 2016–17: Andrey Shukalyuk (IBBME) 2015–16: Bruno Korst (ECE)
84 Chapter 5: Awards and Honours | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Innovation Award Safwat Zaky Research Leader Award Presented to staff who, individually or as a team, address Presented to a faculty member or team who has shown a problem creatively by developing a new technology or leadership in innovative, interdisciplinary and/or making significant improvements to an existing system or collaborative research initiatives that have enhanced the method. Faculty’s research profile within the broader community.
2017–18: Sarah Steed (Office of Advancement) 2018–19: Stewart Aitchison (ECE) 2016–17: Pauline Martini (ChemE) 2017–18: George Eleftheriades (ECE) 2015–16: Roberta Baker, Raymond Cheah, Shilpa Gantotti and 2016–17: Greg Evans (ChemE) Catherine Riddell (Engineering Strategic Communications) 2015–16: Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE)
Quality of Student Experience Award Catherine Gagne Sustained (Behind-the-scenes staff) Excellence in Leadership Award Presented to a staff member who has made significant Presented to a staff member who has demonstrated improvements to the quality of student experience. leadership in supporting the Faculty’s education and/or research endeavours over a sustained period (typically 2018–19: Teresa Didiano (Troost ILead) 10 years or more). 2017–18: Scott Sleeth (EngSci) 2018–19: Krisztina Harmath (ECE) 2017–18: Kelly Chan (ECE) Barbara McCann Quality of Student 2015–16: Leslie Grife (First Year Office) Experience Award for Frontline Staff Presented to a staff member who has made significant Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award improvements to the quality of student experience. Recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated 2018–19: Jho Silverio Nazal (MIE) excellence in teaching over the course of at least 15 years. 2017–18: Jennifer Fabro (Office of the Registrar) 2016–17: Cori Hanson (Office of the Registrar) 2018–19: Frank Kschischang (ECE) Endang (Susie) Susilawati (ChemE) 2017–18: Graeme Norval (ChemE) 2015–16: Carla Baptista (MIE) 2016–17: Will Cluett (ChemE)
Engineering Alumni Network Awards, 2015–2016 to 2018–2019
The Engineering Alumni Network's annual awards honour graduates for outstanding contributions to U of T Engineering and to the profession.
L.E. (Ted) Jones Award of Distinction 7T6 Early Career Award Inspired by the contributions of Professor Emeritus L.E. Presented to an alumnus/alumna 10 years after graduation (Ted) Jones, this award honours an alumnus/alumna for his who is distinguished in the profession and community. or her support and dedication to U of T Engineering and its arts community. 2018–19: Holly Johnson (MechE 1T0) 2017–18: Huda Idrees (IndE 1T3); Cameron Robertson 2018–19: Robert Bazzocchi (EngSci 1T9); (EngSci 0T8, UTIAS MASc 0T9) Emma Sexton (IndE 1T9) 2016–17: Andrew Gillies (MechE 0T7); Christopher Wilmer 2017–18: Reena Cabanilla (ChemE 1T8) (EngSci 0T7) 2016–17: Allan Kuan (EngSci 1T4 + PEY, CivE MASc 1T7); 2015–16: Gimmy Chu (ElecE 0T6) Alex Perelgut (EngSci 1T6 + PEY) 2015–16: Xiao Fionna Gan (EngSci 1T6)
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 5: Awards and Honours 85 2T5 Mid-Career Achievement Award 2016–17: Rocco Martino (Physics 5T1, Astrophysics MASc 5T2, Presented to an alumnus/alumna 25 years after graduation UTIAS PhD 5T6) who has earned respect within the profession and broader Kathy Milsom (CivE 8T3) community, attained significant achievement and exhibits Jonathan Rose (EngSci 8T0, ECE MASc 8T2, PhD 8T6) promise of further contributions. The Honourable Tom Siddon (UTIAS MASc 6T6, PhD 6T9)
2018–19: Maryam Shanechi (EngSci 0T4) 2015–16: 2017–18: Alvin Mok (EngSci 0T3) Paul Henderson (EngBus 5T7) 2016–17: Tom Chau (EngSci 9T2) Ali Khademhosseini (ChemE 9T9, IBBME MASc 0T1) 2015–16: Raffaello D’Andrea (EngSci 9T1) Ronald Sidon (IndE 6T6) John Weber (MechE 7T9) Malcolm F. McGrath Alumni Achievement Award Engineering Alumni Medal Named in honour of Malcolm McGrath on his retirement As the Engineering Alumni Association’s highest honour, as assistant dean, alumni liaison, this award recognizes this award is presented to an alumnus/alumna who has contributions of personal service to the Faculty, University demonstrated superior accomplishment and serves as an or to the greater community. outstanding role model for students. 2018–19: James Courtney (EngSci 6T6, Physics MSc 1967, 2018–19: Levente Diosady (ChemE 6T6, MASc 6T8, PhD 7T2) PhD 1971, MBA 1985) 2017–18: Larry Seeley (ChemE 6T6, MASc 6T8, PhD 7T2) 2017–18: Elias Kyriacou (ChemE 7T6) 2015–16: David Colcleugh (ChemE 5T9, MASc 6T0, PhD 6T2) 2016–17: Don Andrew (CivE 5T4) 2015–16: Ross Pitman (GeoE 7T4)
Engineering Alumni Hall of Distinction Award Honorary Member This year, the EAN recognizes a special friend of the Faculty The Hall of Distinction is an assembly of extraordinary for her outstanding and sustained efforts, enhancing the alumni, selected by their peers for their lifelong international reputation of the Faculty and providing accomplishments. These are graduates who have ultimately excellent learning opportunities for our graduate students. defined what is most exemplary in the engineering The following colleague will be named an honorary member profession. of the Engineering Alumni Network: 2018–19: 2018–19: Laura Fujino Deborah Goodings (CivE 7T5) John A. MacDonald (ElecE 7T9) Shawn Qu (MSE PhD 9T5) Bob Simmonds (EngSci 7T5)
2017–18: Alfred Aho (EngPhys 6T3) Janis Chodas (EngSci 7T8, UTIAS MASc 8T0) Bob Howard (IndE 7T2) Brian Kernighan (EngPhys 6T4) Catherine Lacavera (ECE 9T7)
86 Chapter 5: Awards and Honours | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents World by Recognition Rankings Through a comprehensive suite of metrics, we evaluate our performance in engineering research and education, including the quality of applicants to our programs and the awards and honours earned by our faculty 6 members. International rankings are complementary measures of excellence, capturing factors such as our research influence, reputation, learning environment and knowledge transfer.
Over the past decade, we have continued to strengthen our position as the highest-ranked engineering school in Canada. This rank is consistent across four organizations that produce world university rankings specific to engineering: the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy and the National Taiwan University Performance Ranking of Engineering Papers (NTU; formerly HEEACT). Our Faculty also ranks in the top 10 of North American public universities. We are also the highest-ranked Canadian university across many subject-level rankings, from Chemical Engineering to Electrical Engineering.
While each organization’s assessments and methodologies are unique, our high standing across all major rankings is one of the factors that enables us to attract top students, faculty, staff and industry partners. We will continue to focus on maintaining and enhancing our global reputation in the years to come.
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QS World University Rankings for Engineering and Technology
Figure 6.1a QS Top 50 World Universities, 2019
Massachusetts Inst of Tech Stanford U Swiss Fed Inst of Tech (ETH), Zürich U Cambridge U California, Berkeley Nanyang Tech U U Oxford Imperial College London National U Singapore Tsinghua U École Polytech Féd, Lausanne Harvard U U Tokyo Georgia Inst of Tech California Inst of Tech Politecnico di Milano Delft U of Tech Hong Kong U of Sci & Tech Carnegie Mellon U Peking U U California, Los Angeles Tech U Munich UU Toronto Toronto 22 Tokyo Inst of Tech Princeton U Korea Adv Inst Sci & Tech (KAIST) Shanghai Jiao Tong U Seoul National U U of T Engineering ranked 22nd in the most National Taiwan U Kyoto U recent QS World University Rankings for U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Engineering and Information Technology. U Texas, Austin This was a significant rise from last year’s Cornell U ranking of 43rd and remains well ahead of Zhejiang U U Hong Kong our Canadian peer universities. Our standing KTH Royal Inst of Tech among North American public universities U Michigan remained in fourth place. U New South Wales U Malaya U Melbourne We rank as the top Canadian engineering Politecnico di Torino school in three of the seven engineering and UU British British ColumbiaColumbia 42 information technology subjects (Chemical Purdue U Engineering, Computer Science & Information RWTH Aachen U McGillMcGill U 45 Systems, Electrical & Electronic Engineering) UU Waterloo Waterloo 46 and second in three of the others (Civil & Tech U Berlin Structural Engineering, Materials Sciences, Columbia U Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing UCL Monash U Engineering) demonstrating our strength Northwestern U across a range of disciplines.
Figure 6.1a QS World University Rankings, Top 50 Universities for Engineering and Information Technology, 2019 Data in this chapter include rankings published between August 2018 and July 2019
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U California, Berkeley Georgia Inst of Tech U California, Los Angeles UU Toronto Toronto 4 U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign U Texas, Austin U Michigan UU British British ColumbiaColumbia 8 Purdue U McGillMcGill U 10 UU Waterloo Waterloo 11 U California, San Diego U Washington Pennsylvania State U Texas A&M U U Wisconsin, Madison Virginia Polytech Inst UU AlbertaAlberta 18 UU Montréal Montréal 19 U California, Santa Barbara U Maryland, College Park Michigan State U U Minnesota Ohio State U Queen'sQueen's U 25
Figure 6.1b QS World University Rankings, Top North American Public Universities for Figure 6.1cEngineering Canadian U15 and Universities Information in Technology,QS Top 200, 20192019
UU TorontoToronto 22 U British Columbia 42 McGill U Chapter: Ch.6 - Rankings 45 U WaterlooExcel Filename: 6.1a-c - QS World 46Ranking 2019 - Engineering (AR19 6.1a-c) - v2.xlsx U Alberta Sheet: 6.1b 107 U Montréal Date: July 3, 2019 113 Queen's U Prepared by: Geoff Wichert 153 McMaster U 171 Western U 184 U Calgary 197
Figure 6.1c Canadian U15 in Top 200 from QS World University Rankings for Engineering and Information Technology
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Chemical Engineering Civil & Structural Engineering
UU TorontoToronto 27 U British Columbia 30 McGill U 41 UU Toronto Toronto 35 U British Columbia 57 McGill U 52 U Waterloo 73 U Waterloo 58 U Alberta 84 U Alberta 116 McMaster U 106 U Montréal 155 U Montréal 125 U Calgary 159 U Calgary 137 Queen's U 184 U Ottawa 152 McMaster U 191 Queen's U 166 Western U 192
Computer Science & Information Systems Electrical & Electronic Engineering
UU Toronto Toronto 11 UU TorontoToronto 18 U Waterloo 22 U British Columbia 42 U British Columbia 28 U Waterloo 49 McGill U 52 McGill U 53 U Montréal 73 U Alberta 110 U Alberta 114 McMaster U 160 Simon Fraser U 141 U Montréal 163 Queen's U 180 Queen's U 171 Western U 180
Materials Sciences Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering
McGill U 39 McGill U 27 UU Toronto Toronto 48 UU TorontoToronto 32 U British Columbia 74 U British Columbia 62 U Waterloo 89 U Waterloo 102 U Alberta 96 U Montréal 106 McMaster U 100 McMaster U 130 U Montréal 126 U Alberta 155 Queen's U 187 U Laval 199
Mineral & Mining Engineering
McGill U 3 Queen's U 7 U British Columbia 9 U Alberta 12 UU Toronto Toronto 22 U Laval 45
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Figure 6.2a THE Top 50 World Universities, 2019
U Oxford Stanford U Harvard U California Inst of Tech Massachusetts Inst of Tech U Cambridge Princeton U National U Singapore ETH Zurich Georgia Inst of Tech U California, Berkeley Imperial College London U California, Los Angeles Peking U Nanyang Tech U, Singapore U Michigan-Ann Arbor Carnegie Mellon U École Polytech Fédérale de Lausanne Delft U Tech Tsinghua U Yale U U Texas at Austin Hong Kong U of Sci and Tech U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Cornell U Tech U Munich RWTH Aachen U Purdue U, West Lafayette U California, Santa Barbara U Pennsylvania In the 13 years that Times Higher UU Toronto Toronto 31 Education (THE) has published rankings in Northwestern U Engineering and Information Technology, Korea Adv Inst of Sci and Tech (KAIST) our Faculty has consistently been ranked Columbia U U California, San Diego the top Canadian school and among the top Seoul National U 10 North American public universities, this Zhejiang U year placing ninth. THE is characterized Johns Hopkins U by the breadth of its evaluation, which uses The U Tokyo 13 performance indicators in five weighted U Hong Kong UCL categories: U Science and Tech of China Shanghai Jiao Tong U ●● Teaching: the learning environment (30%) U Wisconsin, Madison ●● Research: volume, income and reputation KU Leuven (30%) Kyoto U U Southern California ●● Citations: research influence (30%) Duke U ●● International outlook: staff, students and Fudan U research (7.5%) Sungkyunkwan U (SKKU) ●● Industry income and innovation (2.5%)
Figure 6.2a Times Higher Education - Elsevier World University Ranking, Top 50 Universities for Engineering and Information Technology, 2019
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Figure 6.2b THE Top North American Public Universities, 2019
Georgia Inst of Tech U California, Berkeley U California, Los Angeles U Michigan-Ann Arbor U Texas at Austin U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Purdue U, West Lafayette U California, Santa Barbara UU Toronto Toronto 9 U California, San Diego U Wisconsin, Madison Pennsylvania State U McGillMcGill U 13 U Washington Texas A&M U Ohio State U UU British British ColumbiaColumbia 17 Virginia Polytech Inst & State U U California, Davis U Maryland, College Park U Minnesota Twin Cities U California, Irvine U Colorado Boulder Arizona State U North Carolina State U
Figure 6.2c Canadian U15 Universities in THE Top 200, 2019
UU TorontoToronto 31 McGill U 55 U BritishFigure Columbia 6.2b 66 TimesU Waterloo Higher Education - Elsevier108 World University Ranking, TopU Alberta North American Public 128Universities for Engineering and Information Technology, 2019
Chapter: Ch.6 - Rankings Excel Filename: 6.2a-c - THE-Elsevier - 2019 Engineering Ranking (AR19 6.2a-c) - v3.xlsx Sheet: 6.2b Date: July 3, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
U Toronto Figure 6.2c U British Columbia Times Higher Education - Elsevier World University Ranking, McGill U Canadian U15 in Top 200 Universities for Engineering and Information Technology,U Waterloo 2019
Chapter: Ch.6 - Rankings Excel Filename: 6.2a-c - THE-Elsevier - 2019 Engineering Ranking (AR19 6.2a-c) - v3.xlsx Sheet: 6.2c 92 Chapter 6: World Recognition by Rankings | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Date: July 3, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Academic Ranking of World Universities Below is the complete list of ARWU Subject Rankings in (ARWU) for Engineering Subjects Engineering, with those relevant to our programs in bold: U of T Engineering is Canada’s top school across four of Aerospace Engineering the engineering subject-level rankings provided by ARWU: Automation & Control Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Biomedical Engineering Science & Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering. Biotechnology We rank second or third in Canada in four more: Mechanical Chemical Engineering Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Electrical & Civil Engineering Electronic Engineering and Mineral Engineering. Computer Science & Engineering Electrical & Electronic Engineering ARWU is produced by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, Energy Science & Engineering and has provided university-level rankings since 2003. Environmental Science & Engineering The company also provided field-level rankings (e.g., Food Science & Technology Engineering, Science, Medicine) from 2007 to 2016. In Instruments Science & Technology 2016, ARWU first introduced subject-level rankings for Marine/Ocean Engineering engineering disciplines (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering Aerospace Engineering). These subject-level rankings have Mechanical Engineering now replaced the field-level rankings that have formed the Metallurgical Engineering basis of our previous reporting. Of the 22 engineering- Mining & Mineral Engineering related fields, which we have chosen to report the nine most Nanoscience & Nanotechnology relevant to our programs. Telecommunication Engineering Transportation Science & Technology The ARWU’s methodology has changed in recent years, and Remote Sensing is currently based on five scoring measures: Water Resources
●● PUB – The number of papers authored by an institution in an academic subject during 2011-2015, as indexed in Clarivate’s InCites report. ●● CNCI – Category Normalized Citation Impact: The ratio of citation of papers published by an institution in an academic subject during the period of 2011–2015 to the average citation of papers in the same category, of the same year and same type. ●● IC – The extent of international co-authorship. ●● TOP – The number of papers published in top journals. ●● AWARD – The number of faculty members winning a significant award.
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Aerospace Engineering Computer Science & Engineering
UU Toronto Toronto 15 UU TorontoToronto 11 McGill U 44 U British Columbia 32 U Waterloo 36 Simon Fraser U 69 McMaster U 73 Biomedical Engineering U Montréal 80 McGill U 122 UU Toronto Toronto 27 U Alberta 141 U British Columbia 72 Western U 189 McGill U 77 U Victoria 199 U Alberta 145 U Montréal 152 U Ottawa 196 Electrical Engineering
U British Columbia 60 U Waterloo 62 McGill U 88 Chemical Engineering UU TorontoToronto 92 U Alberta 35 Queen's U 98 U Waterloo 56 U Montréal 118 U Calgary 110 U Victoria 135 U British Columbia 119 McMaster U 141 U Ottawa 137 Ryerson U 149 Western U 141 U Manitoba 158 UU Toronto Toronto 155 Western U 165 McGill U 164 Carleton U 170 U Regina 169 U Québec 171 McMaster U 177 U Calgary 179 U Laval 187 U Alberta 195
Materials Science & Engineering Civil & Structural Engineering UU TorontoToronto 69 U Waterloo 90 Western U 14 U British Columbia 128 U British Columbia 25 Dalhousie U 195 UU TorontoToronto 28 McMaster U 30 McGill U 44 Mechanical Engineering U Waterloo 61 U Alberta 71 McGill U 57 U Ottawa 77 UU TorontoToronto 71 U Montréal 89 U British Columbia 104 Concordia U 99 U Alberta 112 Carleton U 123 U Waterloo 119 U Sherbrooke 139 Concordia U 183 Ryerson U 180 Ryerson U 197 Queen's U 185 Mineral Engineering
McGill U 9 U Alberta 17 UU TorontoToronto 25 U British Columbia 29 U Laval 72
94 Chapter 6: World Recognition by Rankings | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents National Taiwan University (NTU) Performance Research Impact Ranking of Engineering Papers ●● Total number of citations in the past 11 years (2007–17) [15%] ●● Total number of citations in the past two years U of T Engineering ranked first in Canada, eighth among (2016–17) [10%] top-tier North American public universities, and 55th in the ●● Average annual number of citations over the past 11 years National Taiwan University (NTU) Performance Ranking of (2007–17) [10%] Engineering Papers. Research Excellence Unlike the other rankings in this section, the NTU rankings ●● H-index (measures productivity and impact of published are based entirely on bibliometrics. It compares the top 200 work) of the past two years (2016–17) [10%] universities in the world by subject, using eight weighted ●● Number of highly cited papers in the past 11 years criteria grouped into three broad categories: (2007–17) [15%] ●● Number of papers published in high-impact journals in the current year (2016) [15%] Research Productivity ●● Total number of articles published in the past 11 years (2007–17) [10%] ●● Total number of articles published in the most recent year reported (2017) [15%]
Figure 6.4a NTU Top 60 World Universities, 2018
Tsinghua U Nanyang Tech U Harbin Inst of Tech U Chinese Academy of Scis Shanghai Jiao Tong U Zhejiang U National U Singapore Massachusetts Inst of Tech Huazhong U Sci & Tech Georgia Inst of Tech Xian Jiaotong U U California, Berkeley Stanford U U Sci and Tech of China South China U Tech Tianjin U Peking U City U Hong Kong Southeast U Figure 6.4b NTU Top North American Public Beihang U Universities, 2018 Imperial College London Dalian U Tech Swiss Federal Inst of Tech, Lausanne U Cambridge Georgia Inst of Tech King Abdulaziz U U California, Berkeley Harvard U U Texas, Austin U Texas, Austin U Michigan, Ann Arbor Hong Kong Polytechnic U Central South U U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Seoul National U Pennsylvania State U, Univ Park Swiss Federal Inst of Tech, Zurich U California, Los Angeles Tongji U UU TorontoToronto 8 Fudan U U Michigan, Ann Arbor Texas A&M U, College Station Wuhan U UU WaterlooWaterloo 10 Northwestern U Purdue U, West Lafayette U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign U Washington, Seattle Soochow U Northwestern Polytechnical U U California, San Diego Nanjing U U California, Santa Barbara Korea Advanced Inst of Sci and Tech North Carolina State U Delft U Tech U Maryland, College Park U New South Wales U Sci and Tech Beijing U Wisconsin, Madison Pennsylvania State U, University Park UU British British Columbia Columbia 18 U California, Los Angeles UU AlbertaAlberta 19 Jilin U Ohio State U, Columbus Beijing Inst of Tech Hong Kong U of Sci and Tech U Tennessee, Knoxville U Chicago U Minnesota, Twin Cities Chongqing U Arizona State U Tech U Denmark U Colorado, Boulder U of Electronic Sci and Tech of China Shandong U U Florida Sichuan U Virginia Polytech Inst and State U UU TorontoToronto 55 Rutgers U, New Brunswick Hunan U U California, Davis U Oxford Monash U McGillMcGill U 29 Texas A&M U, College Station Iowa State U
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In NTU’s rankings of engineering and information Figure 6.4c Canadian U15 Universities in NTU technology subject areas, U of T Engineering placed Top 200, 2018 first among Canadian institutions in two out of six subject rankings and second in two more, as shown U Toronto 55 in Figure 6.4d. We are among the top 50 globally in U Toronto U Waterloo Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. 62 U British Columbia 99 U Alberta 108 McGill U 154 U Montréal 197
Figure 6.4d Canadian Universities in NTU Top 200 By Subject, 2018
Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Figure 6.4c U Waterloo 70 U British Columbia Canadian Universities in NTU Top38 200, 2018 U Alberta 104 UU TorontoToronto 58 U British Columbia 124 U Waterloo 65 UU TorontoToronto 140 U Alberta 79 Western U 163 McGillChapter: U Ch.6 - Rankings 105 U Calgary 176 U Montréal 130 Excel Filename: 6.4a-d - NTU Acad Papers - 2018 Engineering - incl Subj (AR19 6.4a-d) - v2.xlsx Concordia U 137 WesternSheet: U 6.4c 165 U LavalDate: July 3, 2019 169 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert
Computer Science Electrical Engineering
U Waterloo 29 U Waterloo 23 U British Columbia 41 UU TorontoToronto 26 UU TorontoToronto 48 U British Columbia 36 U Alberta 74 U Alberta 51 U Montréal 97 McGill U 111 Simon Fraser U 137 Concordia U 147 Concordia U 143 Carleton U 153 McGill U 149 Ryerson U 153 U Ottawa 176 U Montréal 157 Carleton U 178 U Calgary 192 McMaster U 187 Western U 196
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering
UU TorontoToronto 73 UU TorontoToronto 73 U Waterloo 106 U Waterloo 83 McGill U 170 McGill U 85 U Alberta 180 U Alberta 92 U British Columbia 92 U Montréal 188
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Figure 6.4d Canadian Universities in NTU Performance Ranking of Engineering Papers Top 200 By Subject, 2018
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The Association of American Universities (AAU) index measures research output, productivity and intensity based on publication counts. Once again, U of T Engineering ranked 10th in North America and second in Canada, based on a total publication count of 3,169 papers between 2013 and 2017. The metric utilized by this ranking, shown in Figure 6.5a, is influenced by the size of the faculty complement, and tends to favour large faculties.
Figure 6.5a Number of Engineering Publications Indexed by Thomson Reuters for Association of American Universities (AAU) Public and Canadian Peer Institutions, 2013 to 2017
Georgia Inst of Tech 6,314 U Michigan 4,763 U California, Berkeley 4,645 U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 4,476 Purdue U 4,384 Penn State U 4,149 Texas A&M U, College Station 4,000 U Texas, Austin 3,541 UU WaterlooWaterloo 3,265 UU TorontoToronto 3,169 UU AlbertaAlberta 3,082 U California, San Diego 2,835 U Maryland, College Park 2,831 McGillMcGill U 2,672 Ohio State U 2,572 U Wisconsin, Madison 2,515 Figure 6.5b Summary of U15 Bibliometrics U California, Los Angeles 2,502 for Publications, 2013 to 2017 UU British British Columbia Columbia 2,470 U Florida 2,437 U Minnesota, Twin Cities 2,231 UU Montréal Montréal 2,149 U Washington, Seattle 2,054 Iowa State U 1,969 U Colorado, Boulder 1,850 Publications Faculty Count Publications per Faculty on Pub Rank per Faculty U California, Davis 1,848 U Waterloo 3,265 296 11.0 6 Michigan State U 1,659 U California, Santa Barbara 1,593 U Toronto 3,169 261 12.2 5 UU CalgaryCalgary 1,576 McMasterMcMaster U 1,557 U Alberta 3,082 227 13.6 2 Rutgers State U, New Brunswick 1,515 McGill U 2,672 143 18.8 1 U Pittsburgh 1,375 WesternWestern U 1,364 U British Columbia 2,470 195 12.7 3 U California, Irvine 1,234 U Arizona 1,199 U Montréal 2,149 254 8.5 12 SUNY, Buffalo 1,168 U Calgary 1,576 159 9.9 8 ULaval Laval U 1,132 UU OttawaOttawa 1,075 McMaster U 1,557 156 10.0 7 U ManitobaU Virginia 1,073 Queen'sQueens U 1,058 Western U 1,364 108 12.6 4 UU Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 863 Laval U 1,132 162 7.0 15 SUNY, Stony Brook 796 UU Manitoba Manitoba 770 Queens U 1,075 127 8.5 13 U Missouri, Columbia 761 DalhousieDalhousie U 735 U Ottawa 1,058 125 8.5 11 U North Carolina, Chapel Hill 684 U Saskatchewan 863 87 9.9 9 U Kansas 616 U Iowa 582 U Manitoba 770 85 9.1 10 Indiana U, Bloomington 231 U California, San Francisco 164 Dalhousie U 735 104 7.1 14 U Oregon 161
Note 6.5 and 6.6: Faculty counts are based on data from the Engineers Canada Resources Report (2017) Publication and citation data from Thomson Reuters InCites™, updated April 30, 2019. Figure 6.5b back to TableFigure of Contents 6.5a Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 6: World Recognition by Rankings 97 Number of Engineering Publications Indexed by Thomson ReutersSummary of U15 Bibliometrics for Publications Association of American Universities (AAU) Public and Canadian Peer Institutions, 2013 to 2017 Chapter: Ch.6 - Rankings Excel Filename: 6.5+6.6 - Engineering Bibliometrics 2013 to 2017 (AR19 6.5+6.6) - v2.xlsx Chapter: Ch.6 - Rankings Sheet: 6.5b Excel Filename: 6.5+6.6 - Engineering Bibliometrics 2013 to 2017 (AR19Date: 6.5+6.6)July 5,- v2.xlsx 2019 Sheet: 6.5a Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Date: July 3, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert The AAU index citation counts are based on the total number of papers cited over a five-year period, as well as the frequency of citations per faculty member and article. U of T Engineering placed first in Canada and ninth among North American public institutions in the total number of citations.
We ranked second in Canada for citations per faculty after McGill University, and retained the lead among Canadian universities in the number of citations per publication, which is the metric representing the relevance of our publications as cited by other researchers.
Figure 6.6a Number of Engineering Citations Indexed by Thomson Reuters for Association of American Universities (AAU) Public and Canadian Peer Institutions, 2013 to 2017
Georgia Inst of Tech 118,320 U California, Berkeley 107,035 U Michigan 76,001 U Texas, Austin 74,288 U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 68,698 Penn State U 64,660 U California, Los Angeles 62,229 Purdue U 57,761 UU TorontoToronto 51,854 U California, San Diego 48,633 U Maryland, College Park 45,143 UU WaterlooWaterloo 44,588 Texas A&M U, College Station 42,439 U Washington, Seattle 40,874 Figure 6.6b Summary of U15 Bibliometrics U California, Santa Barbara 39,478 for Citations, 2013 to 2017 U Wisconsin, Madison 38,476 Ohio State U 37,966 UU AlbertaAlberta 36,545 U Florida 33,039 McGillMcGill U 31,303 U Minnesota, Twin Cities 31,029 UU MontréalMontréal 30,143 UU British British ColumbiaColumbia 27,495
U Colorado, Boulder 27,377 Citations Faculty Count Citations per Faculty Citations on Rank per Faculty per Citations Publication Citations on Rank per Publication Rutgers State U, New Brunswick 24,850 U Toronto 51,854 261 199.1 2 16.4 1 Michigan State U 24,406 U California, Davis 21,532 U Waterloo 44,588 296 150.7 5 13.7 3 Iowa State U 21,262 U Alberta 36,545 227 160.9 3 11.9 7 U Pittsburgh 20,657 U North Carolina, Chapel Hill 17,384 McGill U 31,303 143 219.7 1 11.7 8 WesternWestern U 17,063 SUNY, Buffalo 16,005 U Montréal 30,143 254 118.7 8 14.0 2 McMasterMcMaster U 15,715 UU CalgaryCalgary 15,516 U British Columbia 27,495 195 141.2 6 11.1 9 U California, Irvine 14,572 Western U 17,063 108 158.0 4 12.5 5 U Virginia 12,503 U Arizona 12,333 McMaster U 15,715 156 100.9 9 10.1 11 SUNY, Stony Brook 11,844 UU OttawaOttawa 11,573 U Calgary 15,516 159 97.6 10 9.8 13 ULaval Laval U 11,246 UU Saskatchewan Saskatchewan 10,873 U Ottawa 11,573 125 92.6 11 10.9 10 Queen'sQueens U 10,228 Laval U 11,246 162 69.4 15 9.9 12 DalhousieDalhousie U 8,796 U Missouri, Columbia 7,769 U Saskatchewan 10,873 87 124.8 7 12.6 4 U Kansas 7,157 UU ManitobaManitoba 6,999 Queens U 10,228 127 80.5 14 9.5 14 U Iowa 5,910 Indiana U, Bloomington 3,270 Dalhousie U 8,796 104 84.5 12 12.0 6 U Oregon 2,775 U California, San Francisco 2,464 U Manitoba 6,999 85 82.4 13 9.1 15
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In the most recent results available, we strengthened our position as the top Canadian engineering school across all rankings. We placed in the top 10 among North American public universities, our closest peers. Although no ranking can decisively illustrate a school’s performance, our high rankings enhance our ability to attract top students, faculty and collaborators from around the world.
Figure 6.7 Summary of University of Toronto Engineering Performance in World Rankings
North Ranking Organization Release Date Canada American World Public QS World University Rankings for Engineering and February 2019 1 4 22 Information Technology
QS World University Rankings by Subject February 2019
●● Chemical Engineering 1 7 27 ●● Civil & Structural Engineering 2 7 35 ●● Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1 4 18 ●● Materials Science 2 10 48 ●● Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering 2 7 32 ●● Mineral & Mining Engineering 5 8 22 ●● Computer Science & Information Systems 1 2 11 Times Higher Education (THE) – Elsevier World University Ranking November 2018 1 9 31 for Engineering & Technology Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) July 2018 for Engineering Subjects
●● Aerospace Engineering 1 6 15 ●● Biomedical Engineering 1 7 27 ●● Chemical Engineering 7 27 155 ●● Civil Engineering 3 13 28 ●● Computer Science and Engineering 1 3 11 ●● Electrical & Electronic Engineering 4 25 92 ●● Mechanical Engineering 2 18 71 ●● Materials Science & Engineering 1 14 69 ●● Mining & Mineral Engineering 3 6 25 National Taiwan University (NTU) Performance Ranking August 2018 1 8 55 of Scientific Papers for World Universities by Subject
NTU Performance Ranking by Subject August 2018
●● Chemical Engineering 4 20 140 ●● Civil Engineering 2 12 58 ●● Electrical Engineering 2 6 26 ●● Materials Science 1 11 73 ●● Mechanical Engineering 1 11 73 ●● Computer Science 3 8 48
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Our global network of more than 50,000 alumni is a strength of our alumni is a strength than 50,000 network of more Our global their dedicate from U of T Engineering Graduates vibrant community. engineering of global to nurturing the next generation time and talents educational investments in infrastructure, enriched leaders through mentorship. programming and from enormously and recent graduates benefit Both current students alumni, whether advice they receive from our the mentorship and design projects, or curricular and co-curricular through guest lectures, us to enhance our Alumni support also enables one-on-one meetings. and develop programs, improve our infrastructure world-class research the learning environment. new educational programs that enrich is Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship The Myhal when our alumni and friends an example of what can be accomplished of our Boundless A cornerstone come together in support of excellence. Centre is home to more than 40 fundraising campaign, the Myhal active learning spaces, named spaces, including technology-enhanced facilities, event spaces and design studios, meeting rooms, fabrication multidisciplinary centres and institutes. goals as part of the University of In 2018–2019, we surpassed our more than $246 million in Boundless Campaign, attracting Toronto’s directly $200 million target. We support, well beyond our ambitious through over 40 events, engaged with more than 2,000 alumni series, held in Toronto, including our popular BizSkule speaker U of T Engineering Our online community, Calgary and Silicon Valley. countries has exceeded 9,000 active users representing 67 CONNECT, around the world. With each graduating class, our alumni network grows larger and will continue to reinforce relationships between more diverse. We staff, alumni and all members of our community — students, faculty, as Canada’s industry partners — to further strengthen our position world. #1-ranked engineering school and among the best in the 7 back to Table of Contents Philanthropic Support
Support from alumni, corporate donors, students, faculty and staff enables us to enhance our programs and infrastructure — from the creation of the Myhal Centre, to expansion of the activities of Troost ILead, to enhanced financial support for students through scholarships and other awards.
On December 31, 2018, we celebrated the completion of the University of Toronto’s Boundless Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in Canadian history. U of T Engineering achieved a total of more than $246 million, exceeding our ambitious $200 million target by nearly 25%. Our philanthropic support for 2018– 2019 reached $21.6 million, and is broken down by source and designation in figures 7.1a, 7.1b and 7.2.
Figure 7.1a Philanthropic Support, 2018–2019
0.2% 1.2% 4.5% 5.2%
16.5% 36.6%
Annual Fund (up to $999) Total: $21,629,534 Skule Society ($1,000 to $25,000) Major Gifts (above $25,000)
35.8% Research Support
Intentions
Realized Planned Gifts
Other Gifts (including in-kind)
Figure 7.1 Advancement Results, 2018–2019
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Data in this chapter are presented by fiscal year, May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019. Gifts and other highlights are from July 2018 to June 2019. Note 7.1a:Total: In keeping $21,629,534 with University-wide advancement policies, “intentions” refers to new planned gifts that have been agreed to but not yet realized. “Realized planned gifts” includes all realized donations by bequest, excluding those previously reported as intentions.
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Annual Fund (up to $999) Skule Society ($1,000 to $25,000) Major Gifts (above $25,000) Research Support Intentions Realized Planned Gifts Other Gifts (including in-kind) Total Figure 7.1b Philanthropic Support, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
$34.9M
$7.0M $29.3M $29.3M $26.5M $8.6M $6.3M $27.9M $22.1M $6.5M $21.6M $23.0M $17.4M $7.3M $7.7M $20.7M $20.0M $14.8M $1.4M $16.0M $12.0M $3.5M $14.8M $13.9M $3.0M $11.3M $7.0M $1.3M $9.0M Research Support $5.7M Other Gifts
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Figure 7.2 Gift Designation, 2018–2019 Figure 7.2 Philanthropic Support, 2009–2010 to 2018–2019
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Student Experience & Awards (e.g. scholarships) Total: $21,629,534 Faculty Support
Chart Labels: Programs and Research Research Support 35.8% Other Gifts 11.5% Infrastructure Support (e.g. new construction, retrofits)
Research Grants
Intentions 7.2%
Figure 7.3 Gift Designations, 2018–2019
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Total: $21,629,534
Legend Labels:
Student Experience & Awards (e.g. scholarsh 9.3% Faculty Support 19.7% Programs and Research 11.5% Infrastructure Support (e.g. new construction 7.2% Research Grants 35.8% Intentions 16.5% Special Campaigns and Projects
Decanal Chair in Innovation This success is due to the dedication and commitment of a wide range of benefactors, including lead donors Robert The Decanal Chair in Innovation honours more than a MacGillivray (CivE 8T5) and Scott MacGillivray (CivE 8T2), decade of visionary leadership by Dean Cristina Amon. as well as The Heavy Construction Association of Toronto. This Chair will be held by all future Deans of the Faculty, On September 7, 2019, alumni and current students will providing strategic funds to support innovation in education gather at Gull Lake to unveil the planned upgrades and and research that will have broad impact within U of T celebrate the rich history of the facility, which will mark its Engineering. Paul Cadario (CivE 7T3), Distinguished 100th anniversary in 2020. Senior Fellow in Global Innovation, led the efforts of the fundraising committee, which has so far raised more than $1.6 million from students, faculty, staff and alumni around Unit Operations Lab the world to endow this new chair. This remarkable support (ChemE, MIE, CivMin, EngSci, MSE) is triple-matched by the Faculty and the University for a total of $6.4 million. This campaign is revitalizing one of the Faculty’s flagship laboratory facilities, located in the Wallberg building. The vision is to transform the Unit Ops Lab into one of the Dean Cristina Amon — best chemical engineering teaching labs in the world. The A Celebration of Leadership revitalized facility will include modern instrumentation and automation capability, with an outward focus on the wide We hosted several events in Toronto, the U.S. and around the variety of industry sectors that employ chemical engineers. world to celebrate the tremendous contributions and legacy It will be the Faculty’s premier “wet” lab, servicing students of Dean Cristina Amon. As the longest serving Dean in our from ChemE as well as several other disciplines including Faculty’s history, these events provided an opportunity MIE, CivMin, MSE and EngSci. Combined with dry labs to reflect on the impact of Dean Amon’s transformational available in the Myhal Centre, the Unit Ops Lab will set leadership and all the Faculty has accomplished during the a new standard in immersive undergraduate engineering past decade. They included a series of dinners and receptions education. Phase 1 of the project, which involved recruiting held in Hong Kong, Singapore and San Francisco as well two professors to lead second- and third-year labs, is as in Toronto, in conjunction with our annual Alumni now complete. Phase 2 will focus on physical renovations Reunion. The event series culminated with A Celebration of including improved ventilation, acquisition of new Leadership, an evening reception held in the Myhal Centre experimental equipment and the modernization of the on June 26, 2019. distillation column.
The Centennial Campaign for CAMP (CivMin) The Centennial Campaign for CAMP funds repairs, renovations and an expansion of the site of Civil and Mineral Practicals (CAMP) on Gull Lake. It includes the construction of a new bunkhouse and common space for undergraduate students. To date, $1.1 million of the $1.5 million target has been raised, representing more than 70% of the goal total.
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Myhal Centre Open House Skule™ Lunch and Learn In September 2018, we invited more than 1,000 alumni, Eight of these signature events were held in the Faculty Club students, staff and faculty to explore the Myhal Centre. throughout 2018–2019, enabling us to leverage proximity Interactive and engaging displays welcomed guests into to labs and spaces across the Faculty to engage alumni in the building’s new spaces. Highlights included autonomous a more meaningful way. The talks featured both alumni vehicles, medical and health-care robots in the Norris and current professors speaking on engaging topics such Walker 5T7 Robotics Laboratory; a Water and Energy Trivia as sustainable infrastructure and blockchain technology. Challenge from the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) Tickets consistently sold out throughout the year. Total and the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI); and a taste test attendance for all events reached more than 330. of iron-fortified tea from the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN). (For more details on MY Open House and related events, see Chapter 8 – Communications) U of T Engineering CONNECT We continue to strengthen our global alumni network Alumni Reunion through the use of this proprietary social media platform. CONNECT enables the Faculty to quickly update our alumni Our 2018 Alumni Reunion featured a new Class Giving records, as well as seek feedback, publicize events and Campaign, which encouraged all honoured-year alumni to facilitate mentorship between students and alumni. In just make a gift to U of T Engineering. More than 300 alumni a few years, the platform has attracted more than 9,000 made donations, with the highest giving rate from the class members in over 67 countries. Of these, 32% hold leadership of 5T3. In 2019, this annual event expanded with the addition positions, and 70% have indicated that they are willing to of PEY Co-op classes to the list of years being honoured (e.g. mentor current students. honouring both the classes of 9T4 and 9T4 + PEY). We also invited the entire class of Ajax Alumni (class of 4T9-5T2), CONNECT is one component of a University-wide effort to who represent a unique and rich part of our Faculty’s history. double the number of newly engaged alumni by 2023. We New offerings included the Dean’s Breakfast for all alumni engaged with 600 alumni for the first time in 2018–2019, and a Student Design Club Showcase. and continue to refine our strategies with a greater emphasis on inclusion and global opportunities. EAN Awards Program This year we held the 2018 Engineering Alumni Network Awards in the Myhal Centre for the first time. The applications process has been streamlined and the Adjudicating Committee is now composed of previous award winners, enhancing alumni engagement. Recipients included Levente Diosady (ChemE 6T6, MASc 6T8, PhD 7T2), who earned the Engineering Alumni Medal, the network’s highest honour. For a complete list of recipients, see Chapter 5 – Awards and Honours.
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True Blue Fund Engineering Alumni Network Scholarship This fund will establish vital support for The This endowed scholarship was created by the Engineering Entrepreneurship Hatchery, which provides mentorship, Alumni Network in 2018–2019 and supported broadly by business development support and other resources to launch alumni from around the world. It will be awarded for the student startups. Since its creation in 2012, more than first time in fall 2019 to a student proceeding to second, 80 startups have been through the Hatchery’s programs. third or fourth year in any program. Recipients will be Collectively, these companies have raised more than $40 selected based on the demonstration of a passion for million in seed funding. This year, we received commitments engineering-related design, creativity and innovation, as from the first two donors to this innovative fund: John exhibited by involvement in the Skule™ community through MacDonald (ElecE 7T9) and his wife Katherine, as well design-related extracurricular activities, co-curricular as Bereskin & Parr, a law firm specializing in intellectual involvement or entrepreneurial pursuits. This scholarship property. was established by the EAN Board, who have committed $30,000 as a matching offer for donations from alumni. Lorne Heuckroth Lorne Heuckroth (EngSci 5T8, UTIAS MASc 6T0, Physics PhD 6T4) has been a longstanding supporter of U of T Engineering, and is the naming donor of the Heuckroth Learning Commons on Level 5 of the Myhal Centre. His latest gift of $1 million will create the Heuckroth Faculty Scholars in Aerospace Engineering, which will provide funding for as many as 10 early-career professors at UTIAS for a maximum of two years each. This gift catalyzes UTIAS’ research mission by supporting state-of-the-art facilities, research equipment and materials.
106 Chapter 7: Advancement | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Communications Effective and engaging communication with our audiences is critical to maintaining and strengthening our position as Canada’s top-ranked engineering school and among the best in the world. The stories we tell 8 enable us to attract brilliant students, faculty members and partners from around the world, and inspire our alumni and friends to support our continued evolution.
We produce and share award-winning content across print, digital and social media platforms, and lead innovative experiential marketing initiatives. Our Engineering Communications Network includes the Faculty-level Engineering Strategic Communications office and more than 30 colleagues across our departments and divisions, along with University of Toronto Communications. Through strategic relationships with external media and targeted pitching, U of T Engineering earns a larger share of national coverage than any other engineering school in Canada.
In 2018–2019, we completed a multi-year campaign to raise awareness of the many ways the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship is setting a new standard in engineering education and research. Through media outreach, creative storytelling, an open house event for everyone in the U of T Engineering community and participation in city-wide events such as Doors Open Toronto and the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, we elevated the new building to its place of prominence at the heart of our campus and the centre of Ontario’s Innovation Supercorridor.
We also renewed our Faculty’s online presence with a focus on our six research Innovation Clusters, and celebrated the 40th anniversary of our Professional Experience Year Co-op Program, the largest program of its kind in Canada.
This year provides a unique opportunity to reflect on our Faculty’s remarkable advances under the visionary leadership of Dean Cristina Amon. The launch of our contemporary history book Ambition, Innovation & Excellence: The Skule™ Story 2000-2018, along with supporting online material, captures the Faculty’s tremendous accomplishments of the past two decades. It also signals our bright future, in which impactful research, unparalleled student experience and a strong global network of strategic partnerships will continue to drive innovation and create a more prosperous world.
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New and Relaunched Websites newest multidisciplinary institutes, including the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and In March 2019, we relaunched our U of T Engineering Practice (ISTEP) and the Centre for Analytics and Artificial News website (www.news.engineering.utoronto.ca) with a Intelligence Engineering (CARTE). We are currently new design focused around our six Innovation Clusters: developing a new website for the relaunched Robotics robotics, sustainability, analytics & artificial intelligence, Institute. advanced manufacturing, human health and water. We produced original content for these themes — including profiles of alumni who are well-recognized leaders in each Ambition, Innovation & Excellence: of these areas — and customized each theme page with a The Skule™ Story 2000-2018 distinct visual identity. Improved site navigation further enables users to engage with stories that resonate, while Published in September 2018, this 192-page coffee table- giving prominence to priority content that highlights our style book captures the transformative change led by key messages. The new design increases the appeal of social U of T Engineering since the turn of the millennium. It sharing, prioritizing visual presentations that feature rich includes chapters on engineering education, research and imagery and video. entrepreneurship, and student experience, and reflects the physical changes across our facilities, including the We significantly expanded the Industrial Partnerships creation of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation section of our U of T Engineering site (www.engineering. & Entrepreneurship. With vibrant imagery and editorial utoronto.ca) with new content and an enhanced look and feel, photography throughout, the volume serves both as an as well as downloadable material tailored to each domain. engaging and elegant record of this remarkable period in our We also added an interactive timeline highlighting “A Decade Faculty’s history, and to inspire ambitious achievements in of Excellence at U of T Engineering” (www.uoft.me/10years) the future. Two thousand copies were printed and distributed which celebrates selected achievements under the leadership to a wide range of U of T Engineering community members, of Dean Cristina Amon. This digital material supplements including students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. our contemporary history book Ambition, Innovation & Excellence: The Skule™ Story 2000-2018. 40th anniversary of the Professional We redesigned the Current Engineering Undergraduates Experience Year Co-op Program website (www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca) and the This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Engineering Discover Engineering website (www.discover.engineering. Career Centre’s flagship offering, the Professional Experience utoronto.ca), the primary destinations for our current and Year Co-op (PEY Co-op) Program. Our communications prospective undergraduate students, respectively. These campaign was aimed at further enhancing awareness and redesigns included the application of a new WordPress reach of this program — the largest of its kind in Canada — theme as well as reworking the information architecture to as well as thanking the many companies, hiring managers, make it easier for current and prospective students to find mentors, and students who have partnered with us. Tactics relevant information quickly. The newly updated Equity, included online material highlighting the evolution of PEY Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) page on Faculty website includes Co-op over the past four decades, as well as news stories and a form that enables students, faculty and staff to submit a social media campaign featuring dynamic video profiles of EDI-related feedback, questions and concerns (www.uoft.me/ PEY Co-op students and alumni sharing their experiences. EngEDI). The Engineering Career Centre also hosted the inaugural PEY Co-op Recognition Reception at Hart House with more Throughout the year, we oversaw major visual updates than 180 attendees. Awards were distributed for Student to the websites of several departments and divisions, of the Year, Employer of the Year, Mentors of the Year, including the Department of Chemical Engineering & Employers of Distinction and recognition of Equity, Diversity Applied Chemistry, the Department of Civil & Mineral & Inclusion among employers. (For more information on Engineering and the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical PEY Co-op, see Chapter 4 — Cross-Faculty Education and Engineering. We also created landing pages for some of our Experiential Learning.)
Data and highlights in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August). Note: Impressions are the estimated number of people who may have interacted with a story, based on circulation (newspapers/magazines), viewers (TV), listeners (radio) and unique monthly visitors (online).
108 Chapter 8: Communications | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents Myhal Centre for Engineering ●● Doors Open Toronto — This city-wide event created an Innovation & Entrepreneurship opportunity for thousands of residents from across the Greater Toronto Area to explore more than 150 of the most Building on the momentum generated by the official opening architecturally, historically, culturally and socially significant of the Myhal Centre in April 2018, we hosted several events buildings across the city. Throughout the weekend, the Myhal throughout 2018–2019 to further elevate the presence of Centre hosted a diverse range of activities and exhibits the new building and integrate it into the vibrant life of our throughout its floors, including demonstrations from our Faculty, our University and our city: Robotics Institute, talks by leading graduate students across all departments and institutes and demos by a range of ●● MY Open House, September 13, 2019 — The MY Open student clubs and teams. Visitors had the opportunity to House celebration was designed to engage the entire U of T interact with students and volunteers, as well as share their Engineering community, and attracted more than 500 current impressions on social media. Doors Open Toronto attracted students, alumni, staff and faculty. Through 15 interactive more than 1,200 in-person visitors and more than 1,400 exhibits situated throughout the Myhal Centre’s nine levels, viewers through various livestreams held throughout the guests were invited to learn more about the building’s weekend. The event garnered more than 1,100 engagements unique facilities and the many ways in which they are on social media. catalyzing innovation. The event also featured a design team showcase, a technology expo hosted by the Centre for Global Engineering, and the official reveal of the Engineering Society Arena, located on Level 0. ●● Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival — For the first time, our Faculty participated in this city-wide festival, the largest photography event of its kind in the world. Throughout the month of May 2019, a curated exhibition featuring the work of U of T Engineering students, staff, faculty and alumni was on display on Level 5 of the Myhal Centre. Through framed photographs, projections and installations, we invited members of our community and the wider public to explore a rare and intimate portrayal of the engineering spirit. More than 1,600 attendees viewed the exhibition, including guests invited to events such as Alumni Reunion and Doors Open Toronto.
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Earned media coverage enables us to reach valuable target ●● These AI experts want to teach you how to program a self- audiences around the world, including prospective students, driving car (Digital Trends, Smart Cities Dive, VentureBeat, their parents and teachers, industry and academic partners MobileSyrup, liveMint) and the wider engineering profession. We secure a greater ●● U of T Engineering researchers design ‘training gym’ for lab- share of coverage in national mainstream media outlets — grown heart cells (Digital Journal, Scitech Europa, Medical including newspapers, radio, television and online platforms Technology) — than any other engineering school, outperforming peers ●● U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription such as the University of Waterloo, the University of British opioids after surgery (Business Insider, Chicago Daily Herald, Columbia and the University of Michigan. We achieve Finanzen, BioSpace, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) this through strategic use of our owned media channels, ●● This U of T Engineering student is holding companies cultivating strong relationships with journalists at priority accountable for biased AI facial technology (New York Times, organizations and focused media pitching of relevant stories. Washington Post, The Verge, Toronto Star, National Post) ●● Made-in-Canada lab-grown meat on Toronto scientists’ menu Between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019, we garnered 1,853 after grant from U.S. (National Post, The Globe and Mail, external media stories, generating a total of more than 149 Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, CP24) million impressions — a measure of impact that describes ●● Canadian scientists develop ‘sperm obstacle course’ to ID the number of people who may have interacted with a strongest seed (CTV News, CBC News) story. On average, nearly one-quarter of impressions were ●● ‘Filling in the missing pieces’: How AI is transforming drug earned outside of Canada; however, this proportion varied discovery, development and innovation (National Post) considerably by month: for example, 59.4% of impressions were international in October 2018, compared with 7.9% in March 2019. This reflects strong international pick- Figure 8.1a Proportion of U of T Engineering Media up of several specific stories, largely mirroring a surge of Stories by Outlet Location, 2018–2019 interest in artificial intelligence over the past year. Coverage was distributed across digital (64.3%), broadcast (22.9%) and print media (12.8%) including mainstream, specialty and industry-targeted outlets. Stories are also distributed 1.0% relatively evenly among priority foci as identified in our 1.2% 2.5% Academic Plan: 2017-2022, and across U of T Engineering 2.5% departments, divisions and institutes.
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●● Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment (CTV News, Huffington Post Canada, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star, Business Standard) ●● U of T Engineering opens the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CityNews Toronto, Design Engineering, Daily Commercial News) ●● Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning (Forbes, MedIndia) 76.5% ●● A sinkhole swallowed a TTC car — and it has experts flagging the city’s aging pipes (Toronto Star) ●● Are Robots the Future of Dementia Care? (TVO’s The Agenda) ●● First-year students bring engineering solutions to Toronto communities (CTV News) ●● Low-cost catalyst from U of T Engineering boosts hydrogen production from water (Chemistry World, The Engineer, R&D Canada India Germany Magazine) United States United Kingdom Other ●● Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor contaminants, U of T Engineering study reveals (The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Global News, CTV News, CBC News, Fort McMurray Today) Figure 8.1a Note 8.1a: The impressions for one story may be included in the counts of multiple countries. Proportion of U of T Engineering Impressions by Media Outlet Location, 110 Chapter 8: Communications | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering2018–2019 back to Table of Contents
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Chapter: Ch.8 - Communications Chapter: Ch.8 - Communications Excel Filename: 8.1b+c - Media reporting by subj+dept - 2018-19 (AR19 8.1b+c) - v1.xlsx Excel Filename: 8.1b+c - Media reporting by subj+dept - 2018-19 (AR19Sheet: 8.1b+c)8.1c - v1.xlsx Sheet: 8.1b Date: May 27, 2019 Date: May 27, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Prepared by: Geoff Wichert Chart Labels: UTIAS Chart Titles IBBME ChemE Bioengineering & Health Note 8.1b: One media story can reference multiple strategic priority areas. In those cases, the impressionsCivMin are included in the counts for both areas. Note 8.1c: One mediaData story Analytics can reference & Robotics multiple academic areas. In those cases, the impressionsECE are included in the counts for both areas. Engineering Education back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | AnnualEngSci Report 2019 | Chapter 8: Communications 111 Sustainability MIE Entrepreneurship MSE Advanced Manufacturing No Department Mentioned Other Social Media
Social media is one of the most powerful tools available for connections between current students and our vibrant, global communicating our stories and messaging directly to our network of alumni (for more on CONNECT, see Chapter 7 – audiences in an engaging, authentic and interactive way. Advancement). A well-crafted social media post has the potential to reach millions. Strategic use of social media enables us to target The following sections outline activity on the three primary our messaging to current and prospective students, peer social media channels in the period from May 1, 2018 to institutions, alumni, policymakers and select influencers, as April 30, 2019. well as faculty members and staff. As such, it has been a major area of growth in the past year. Twitter Our Faculty maintains dedicated channels on three We gained 533 new followers in the reporting period, social media platforms: Facebook (www.facebook.com/ surpassing 10,000 followers for the first time and achieving uoftengineering), Twitter (www.twitter.com/uoftengineering) a total of 10,250. Our target audiences on Twitter include and Instagram (www.instagram.com/uoftengineering). These academics, government officials and agencies, professional are supplemented and reinforced by more than 25 related associations and peer institutions. Some of our most feeds maintained by our departments, divisions, research influential followers include Kirsty Duncan (MP, Minister of centres and institutes, and at the University level. We also Science), Chrystia Freeland (MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs) use a fourth, proprietary platform — U of T Engineering and Julie Payette (29th Governor General of Canada). CONNECT (www.uoftengineeringconnect.ca) — to build strong
Figure 8.2a Audience Engagement on Twitter from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019
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Chapter: Ch.7 - Communications Excel Filename: 8.2a - Twitter Stats - May'18-Apr'19 (AR19 8.2a) - v2.xlsx Sheet: 8.2a Date: May 27, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert During May 2018 to April 2019, we shared 720 tweets, Facebook achieving a total engagement – likes, retweets, replies and Early in the reporting period, Facebook made several mentions – of approximately 16,000. Total impressions (the significant changes to its algorithm, reducing the reach number of Twitter users that see U of T Engineering tweets) of professional pages (such as U of T Engineering) and reached 1.6 million over the reporting period. Twitter emphasizing content shared by the users’ family and friends. referred 5,220 users to the Faculty’s news site between May Despite this, our reach on Facebook exceeded 1.5 million 2018 and April 2019, a 31.1% increase over the previous year. in 2018–2019, our highest yet and a 36% increase over the previous year. Figure 8.2a presents engagement over the reporting period, including mentions, retweets and likes. February’s upward- We gained 1,532 new followers over the reporting period, trending engagement reflects stories on Molly Shoichet reaching 8,890 as of April 30, 2019. Demographic data shows being named among Distinguished Women in Chemistry or that our followers are primarily current students between 18 Chemical Engineering, Deb Raji’s study on racial and gender to 24 years old. biases in facial recognition systems and a short teaser video on Nanoleaf’s Valentine’s Day pop up. A subsequent spike We shared 527 posts and received 21,700 total engagements, in March was attributable to a photo gallery of students including reactions, comments and shares. A live video of receiving their Iron Rings at the 2019 ceremony and the UTIAS’ new course on air accident investigation generated news of Professor Christopher Yip being appointed as the increased engagement in February, as did a feature on Black next Dean of U of T Engineering. students’ experiences during Black History Month.
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Chapter: Ch.7 - Communications Excel Filename: 8.2b - Facebook Stats - May'18-Apr'19 (AR19 8.2b) - v3.xlsx Sheet: 8.2b Date: May 27, 2019 Prepared by: Geoff Wichert In March we saw another engagement peak following a photo and posts that invite interaction (such as a giveaway contest gallery post featuring students showing off their new Iron as part of National Engineering Month) we gained 1,920 Rings. This was our top-performing post this year, reaching followers over the reporting period, a 46% increase from over 60,600 people and garnering 931 reactions, comments May 2018. and shares. Our top-performing video featured Kimberly Lai, a Year 4 EngSci student completing her PEY Co-op at We shared 253 posts on Instagram during the reporting Safran Landing Systems. The video received 2,065 views, period and accumulated 37,400 in total engagements, 300 reactions, 25 comments and 13 shares. including likes and comments, a 52% increase over the previous year. Our top-performing post was a picture of Facebook is a significant source of traffic to our U of T students showing off their Iron Rings that attracted 944 likes Engineering News website: in 2018–2019, 16,632 users were and 15 comments. Our top-performing Instagram story — directed to our news site from the platform, a 5.8% increase a multi-framed post that is public for a 24-hour period — was over the previous year. an interactive “study break” Q&A during exam period that invited students to respond to questions about their study habits using GIFs — this received 1,521 views, with 78% of Instagram user reading all the way to the end. Instagram is a key platform for reaching out to current students, who represent the vast majority of our audience on this platform. By focusing on relatable content that showcases the student experience, Faculty achievements
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The U of T Engineering News website (www.news.engineering. We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic and data across utoronto.ca) is the primary channel for our Faculty’s news the suite of Faculty-owned websites. From May 1, 2018 content, and the central source of material for social media, to April 30, 2019, our U of T Engineering News website U of T Engineering CONNECT, print publications and received 309,608 pageviews (average 25,800 per month), reports. It captures the latest achievements in research, a 33.4% increase over the previous year. education, student experience and alumni success across our Faculty, and provides a robust archive of our accomplishments over the past several years.
Figure 8.3 Summary of Analytics for U of T Engineering Faculty site and U of T Engineering News site, 2018–2019
Faculty site U of T Engineering News site (engineering.utoronto.ca) (news.engineering.utoronto.ca) Pageviews 337,837 309,608 Unique visitors 136,750 189,721 Average number of 1.47 1.30 pageviews per session Average amount of time spent on site 1:46 min 0:41 min Cities of origin 5,461 10,193 Countries of origin 197 197
Figure 8.4 Social Media Referrals for U of T Engineering News, 2018–2019
Social Media Platform Unique Users Sessions Facebook 16,716 22,865 Twitter 5,220 7,328 Instagram 481 522
Note 8.4: A session is the period of time a user was actively engaged with our website. All usage data (pageviews, events, etc.) are associated with a session. back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 8: Communications 115 In addition to the users who interacted with a story on the U of T Engineering News site, many of our stories are cross-posted to the central U of T News website (www.news.utoronto.ca). The best-performing stories from the past year across both of these sites are illustrated in Figure 8.5.
Figure 8.5 Top Stories on the Engineering News and U of T News Websites, 2018–2019
Pageviews (U of T Pageviews Engineering (U of T Page Title Date Posted News) News) Total Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment July 27, 2018 43,364 1,001 44,365 U of T Engineering AI researchers design ‘privacy filter’ for May 31, 2018 27,302 2,337 29,639 your photos that disables facial recognition systems U of T Engineering researchers develop handheld 3D skin printer May 2, 2018 453 12,671 13,124 U of T Engineering launches Canada’s first engineering July 24, 2018 7,827 3,971 11,798 undergraduate program in Machine Intelligence More than half of drivers don’t look for cyclists when August 9, 2018 3,551 4,295 7,846 turning right, reveals U of T Engineering study She had a 99% average in high school. Here’s how one of Toronto’s September 5, 2018 1,165 6,368 7,533 top scholars prepares for her first day at U of T Engineering ‘Just keep going’: International student Eman Hammad June 11, 2018 573 6,046 6,619 juggled four kids and earned a PhD in engineering How IBBME’s Michael Garton forged a career in research October 4, 2018 234 5,632 5,866 after being paralyzed in climbing accident U of T Engineering Grads to Watch 2018 June 19, 2018 5,617 - 5,617 Christopher Yip appointed next dean of U of T’s March 29, 2019 2,037 3,426 5,463 Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Run by brother-sister team, this U of T startup is March 21, 2019 149 5,166 5,315 leading Big Pharma out of the dark Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning August 1, 2018 804 4,352 5,156 First study of traffic-related pollution in Trinidad and November 27, 2018 4,475 - 4,475 Tobago reveals high levels of black carbon ‘Completely surreal’: Kristen Facciol earns CSA/ October 25, 2018 1,688 2,025 3,713 NASA Robotics Flight Controller Certification This U of T Engineering student is holding companies February 11, 2019 1,910 1,772 3,682 accountable for biased AI facial technology U of T Engineering launches artificial intelligence minor and certificate October 31, 2018 3,546 - 3,546 How to wash your hands: U of T startup aims to solve major health-care problem January 25, 2019 381 3,154 3,535 Professor William Cluett receives the University of June 1, 2018 944 1,903 2,847 Toronto President’s Teaching Award These AI experts want to teach you how to program a self-driving car January 30, 2019 1,467 1,028 2,495 U of T Engineering partners with NRC to commercialize biomedical innovations November 26, 2018 301 2,168 2,469 Toward a future quantum Internet January 28, 2019 775 1470 2,245 aUToronto team wins first AutoDrive Challenge May 7, 2018 1,534 612 2,146 Training artificial intelligence with artificial X-rays July 6, 2018 851 1,186 2,037 High performance: Meet two elite student athletes at U of T Engineering October 1, 2018 2,000 - 2,000 ‘Fantastic Voyage’: U of T Engineering researchers March 13, 2019 1,517 475 1,992 create nano-bot to probe inside human cells Bombardier invests in Toronto aerospace hub, creates June 21, 2018 422 1531 1,953 U of T research centre on aircraft noise No assembly required: U of T Engineering researchers April 24, 2019 1,235 531 1,766 automate microrobotic designs U of T Engineering community experiences new September 14, 2018 999 688 1,687 Myhal Centre at interactive open house Meet the international Pearson Scholars starting in U of T Engineering this fall September 5, 2018 1,679 - 1,679
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Our Discover Engineering website (www.discover.engineering. offers. The You Belong Here site is not indexed by Google, utoronto.ca) is the primary destination for prospective and is therefore exclusively viewed by admitted students, undergraduate students and their families seeking and their usage patterns provide valuable insight into information about U of T Engineering programs, admissions students’ actions and decision-making processes post-offer. processes and student culture. It is our first impression to In the 2018–2019 reporting period, this site received 30,769 this critical audience. This year, we increased the number pageviews, an 3.9% increase from the previous year. Women of unique visitors to the site from 263,717 in 2017–2018 to represent 43.4% of visitors to the site. 293,086, up 11.1% over the previous period. We also earned more than one million pageviews for the first time, achieving Over the past several years, we have implemented strategies a total of 1,039,255, a 6.9% increase over the previous year’s to increase the number of talented students who apply to total 971,812. Users visited the site from 210 countries, our graduate programs (see Chapter 2 – Graduate Studies). illustrating the strong international draw of our programs. One measure of this enhanced interest in our programs is the traffic to our Graduate Studies websitewww.gradstudies. ( Once students receive an offer of admission, they are engineering.utoronto.ca). In 2018–2019, the total number of provided exclusive access to our You Belong Here microsite pageviews on this site reached 211,483, up 9.4% over the (www.uoft.me/YouBelongHere). This vibrant site presents previous year. During the reporting period, the site received positive and congratulatory imagery and key messaging, as 57,684 visitors from 2,823 cities in 175 countries. well as information on next steps for students to accept their
Figure 8.6 Summary of Analytics for Discover Engineering, You Belong Here and Graduate Studies sites, 2018–2019
You Belong Here Graduate Studies Discover Engineering (news.engineering. (gradstudies.engineering. (discover.engineering.utoronto.ca) utoronto.ca) utoronto.ca) Pageviews 1,039,255 30,769 211,483 Unique visitors 293,086 5,641 57,684 Average number of 2.29 2.78 2.18 pageviews per session Average amount of time spent on site 2:14 min 2:40 min 2:19 min Cities of origin 7,697 689 2,823 Countries of origin 210 94 175
back to Table of Contents Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | Annual Report 2019 | Chapter 8: Communications 117 back to Table of Contents International Initiatives International The practice of engineering transcends borders. The next generation of engineering leaders must be well versed in the social, economic and cultural contexts in which their innovations will be applied. It is equally important for 9 engineering teams to include voices and perspectives from across the globe, both to strengthen creativity and to ensure that technological solutions truly address the needs of local populations.
Our community includes students, professors, alumni and partners from more than 100 countries. Through strategic recruitment initiatives, including our U of T Engineering International Scholarships, we attract talented individuals from outside of Canada who strengthen our leading-edge collaborative research and innovative educational programs.
We provide every student with boundless opportunities to study, work and conduct research abroad. These include exchanges coordinated by U of T’s Centre for International Experience as well as programs specific to our Faculty, such as the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program – Global (ESROP-Global). Participation in ESROP-Global in the summer of 2019 was 50% higher than the previous year.
Many students choose to work abroad through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program. Programs such as Summer Research Abroad and our international capstone course provide opportunities for our students to gain cultural fluency by collaborating with students and faculty members from peer institutions around the world. Our Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) facilitates international projects at both the undergraduate and graduate level. CGEN also offers multidisciplinary courses on topics in global engineering.
For the last three years, we have hosted Global Engineering Week, an initiative that now goes beyond U of T. It includes course partnerships, a hackathon, and panel discussions that challenge students to engage with international issues.
Through these and many other initiatives, our graduates gain the global fluency and perspectives that enable them to take their place as leaders in a global engineering environment.
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We attract top students from around the world via our We provide a comprehensive suite of programs through international reputation for excellence in research and which students spend up to 16 months working, studying or education, as well as strategic recruitment initiatives conducting research abroad. These include: in targeted regions. In 2018–2019, our Engineering Student Recruitment & Retention Office conducted school ●● Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op) Program: visits, applicant events and information sessions in Brazil, PEY Co-op students work for 12 to 16 months at companies Colombia, Dubai (UAE), Ecuador, Indonesia, Panama, and organizations across Canada and around the world. In Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and the U.S. 2018–2019, 85 of these work terms — approximately one in 10 — took place outside of Canada. These included 64 in the In 2018–2019, international applications for undergraduate U.S and 21 in other countries such as Belgium, Botswana, studies rose 10.8% over the previous year and international China, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. (For more applications for graduate studies also remained strong. information on PEY Co-op, see Chapter 4: Cross-Faculty Currently, 27.6% of our undergraduate students and 36.5% of Education & Experiential Learning.) our graduate students come from outside of Canada. ●● Summer Research Abroad, Structured Exchange Pathways and other exchange programs: We offer a wide variety of We also offer a number of scholarships and structured programs that enable our students to conduct research degree partnerships with specific institutions, countries or internships or pursue academic courses at partner institutions regions. These include: abroad. Some of these programs are administered by U of T’s Centre for International Experience while others, such as ●● International Foundations Program (IFP): IFP enables the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program academically strong students who do not meet the – Global (ESROP-Global), are coordinated by the Faculty. University’s minimum English proficiency requirements In 2018–2019, 89 students participated in these exchange to receive conditional offers of admission as non-degree programs. students. After completing an intensive, eight-month English ●● Cross-cultural design: Since 2011, the Department language program as well as our Engineering Strategies of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering has offered an & Practice course, these students continue into a Core 8 international capstone course in which students collaborate engineering program. Thirteen students are currently enrolled with their peers at leading institutions worldwide on design in IFP and are expected to join the Faculty in the fall of 2019. projects brought forward by industry. Current partners ●● U of T Engineering International Scholar Award: We include Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua established this award in 2014, and over the next four years University, while past partners have included Beihang provided eight international students with full support University, Peking University, Penn State University, the throughout their undergraduate degrees. The recipients National University of Singapore and the University of came from Jordan, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Trinidad California, Irvine. and Tobago, Turkey and the U.S. In 2018, following the establishment of the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship, we redesigned this award to support The office of the Vice-President, International has set a goal international students from underrepresented regions. The to increase the number of U of T students who participate in first cohort joined U of T Engineering in September 2018 and at least one outbound international experience by the time included students from Mexico, South Korea, Trinidad and they graduate, from 19% in 2016 to 30% by 2022. We are Tobago and Vietnam. well on our way to meeting this target, with 237 graduating ●● Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship: Established in students (22%) meeting this criterion in 2018–2019, up 20% 2017, this University-wide, four-year undergraduate scholarship from 197 students in 2017–2018. recognizes exceptional academic achievement, creativity, leadership potential and community involvement. In 2018, seven students in our Faculty received this award, representing countries such as Colombia, Jamaica, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. A total of 11 U of T Engineering students have received this award since 2017.
Data and highlights in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August).
120 Chapter 9: International Initiatives | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents International Agreements With the support of the Dean’s Strategic Fund (DSF), CGEN launched its first set of Global Engineering capstone Our strategic partnerships with peer institutions around design projects in 2018. These projects are carried out in the world create pathways for students to gain international partnership with social enterprises and NGOs working experience and enhance their global fluency. These include to address critical issues. Our students gain valuable course-based and research exchanges, as well as cross- international experience, and the partner organizations cultural engineering design courses, dual-degree programs gain technical expertise they would not otherwise be able and opportunities for international students to streamline to access. Through collaborations, CGEN has identified 14 their applications to our graduate programs, such as the projects with 12 clients worldwide. These include: professional master’s (MEng). As of June 2019, our Faculty has more than 25 active international agreements, with ●● Coconut paring for medium-scale production (Samar, access to other top institutions through University-wide Philippines) — This partnership with Coco-Asenso social partnerships. enterprise applies engineering innovation to enhance the efficiency of a coconut processing facility that uses a International Doctoral Clusters (IDCs) are research and combination of manual and machine-assisted techniques. doctoral education arrangements in well-defined areas that Students identified peeling as the rate-limiting step and are bring together a critical mass of complementary talent at developing a low-cost, ergonomic solution that speeds up the U of T and partner institutions to form collaborations that process. further foster research innovation. In 2018–2019, we entered ●● Solar dehydrator for cricket consumption (Siem Reap, into new agreements to create International Doctoral Cambodia) — Dehydrated cricket powder is being used by Clusters (IDCs) with: World Vision as a source of micronutrients for malnourished children in this community. A team of U of T Engineering ●● Utrecht University and Chinese University of Hong Kong — students is developing a solar-powered system to quickly IDC on Public Health and Cities dehydrate crickets, enabling production to be localized and ●● National University of Singapore — Urban Water, Waste and further reducing costs. Energy Solutions
In partnership with the Centre for International Experience, In 2018–2019, CGEN launched the Reconciliation Through we continue to expand the number of leading institutions Engineering Initiative (RTEI). The initiative’s objectives worldwide where our students can complete course-based are to build strong relationships with geographically or research exchanges. In 2018–2019 we signed new disparate Indigenous communities across Canada. Together, agreements with: we identify pressing engineering challenges facing those communities, and work with members of those communities ●● Chulalongkorn University, Thailand to co-design sustainable solutions, build technical capacity ●● École Polytechnique, France and enable pathways for future participatory action research. ●● Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), Chile (For more on RTEI, please see Chapter 10 – Equity, ●● Sorbonne University, France Diversity and Inclusion) ●● University of Barcelona, Spain ●● Universita Catolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Global Engineering Our Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) was founded in 2009 to empower faculty and students to develop transformative solutions to the profound engineering challenges that affect the lives of billions of people around the world. Through course offerings, capstone design projects, and immersive research initiatives, CGEN encourages students to engage with issues such as food security, water and sanitation, energy, infrastructure, and public health in low-income countries, as well as in resource- constrained communities in Canada. CGEN also offers fellowships for research with global impact.
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U of T Engineering celebrates third UTIAS professor addresses global annual Global Engineering Week demand for robotics and AI education From March 11-17, 2019 Global Engineering Week (GE In March 2019, Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) Week) challenged students at U of T Engineering and across travelled to Yangon, Myanmar, where he partnered with a Ontario to think critically about how they can make a startup accelerator to teach robotics to 25 local university difference on the world stage. Founded by alumnus Malik students. The teaching opportunity was part of an initiative Ismail (EngSci 1T6 + PEY), now an associate at the Boston by Phandeeyar, an organization that aims to expand the Consulting Group (BCG), GE Week was co-hosted by CGEN pool of tech talent in Myanmar in order to accelerate the as well as the U of T Engineering chapters of Engineers country’s social and economic development. Rapid growth Without Borders, Women in Science and Engineering and in Myanmar has given rise to a new generation of aspiring the Sustainable Engineers Association. Other partners engineers, computer scientists and entrepreneurs who have included leading tech companies and NGOs, such as LEAP been empowered to become part of the country’s technology at the Pecaut Centre for Social Impact. Events during sector, including fields such as robotics. Kelly’s week-long GE Week at U of T included a speaker panel on the role course included an introduction to robotics and a few days of artificial intelligence in global development, hosted dedicated to artificial intelligence and how to program by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE), as well as a student software for self-driving vehicles. In January 2019, Kelly, hackathon called “Hack the Globe.” In addition, we also along with Professor Steven Waslander (UTIAS) partnered hosted a global engineering fair and presentations in classes with Coursera to develop and deliver an online four-course across all years of study. In its third year, GE Week has specialization in self-driving car technology. Of the more expanded to peer institutions including the University of than 4,800 learners the specialization has attracted so far, Waterloo, Concordia University and Western University. 97% are from outside of Canada.
Engineers in Action build footbridge in Bolivia Engineering Education for Sustainable Cities in Africa (EESC-A) In June 2018, the University of Toronto Engineers in Action team (formerly Bridges to Prosperity) constructed a EESC-A is supported by the Dean’s Strategic Fund and began 64-metre suspended footbridge over the Gonchu Mayu river in 2016. Our goal is to explore U of T Engineering’s role in Bolivia, their third bridge project since 2016. The latest in helping to educate future “sustainable cities engineers” project began in January 2018 when Engineers in Action who will shape the direction of Africa’s growing megacities. was asked to design and build a bridge for Tablas Monte, a The project involves both community building and the village of 140 families located on the tropical slopes of the creation of flexible, adaptable course materials that can Andes. To complete the bridge, students faced a 40-minute be delivered online. The Toronto-based EESC-A team commute to the site, requiring them to wake before sunrise members travel frequently to various African countries to and work until after sunset each day. Challenges included build and maintain a network of institutions and academics the river profile, which varied greatly from the survey that with expertise in sustainable cities. Collectively, they they originally received; and the necessity to use an anchor have visited approximately 30 engineering schools in 10 in dynamited rock. Despite these unexpected developments, countries since 2016. The program has also funded four the team completed the bridge as scheduled, working African “roaming scholars” to travel within the continent, alongside a local engineer and masons. further strengthening these bonds through interactions and collaboration. In fall 2018, three of these four scholars — along with their students — participated in a project known as the Global Classroom, through which an online course was delivered simultaneously across multiple institutions. Students moved through the content with their respective professors, then met once a week via videoconference with the entire team. The team has received very positive feedback about the first iteration of the course, which was run as a not-for-credit trial. Future online courses may offer full course credit, either at U of T or the partner institutions.
122 Chapter 9: International Initiatives | Annual Report 2019 | Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering back to Table of Contents First study of traffic-related pollution Putting power in the hands of the people in Trinidad and Tobago reveals high levels of black carbon Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc candidate) and his collaborators have created a startup designed to bring A new U of T Engineering study has measured significant clean, affordable and portable power to places where the concentrations of traffic-related air pollution near electricity grid is either unavailable or unreliable. Olubanjo major roadways in Trinidad and Tobago, reaching levels was inspired by the experience of calling relatives in his comparable to highways in Toronto and Detroit. The research native Nigeria from Toronto; calls would often be cut off was led by Kerolyn Shairsingh (ChemE 0T8, PhD 1T8) under due to a loss of power. His startup, Reeddi Inc., envisions the supervision of Professor Greg Evans (ChemE, ISTEP). a standalone, solar-powered structure with removable, Shairsingh was motivated to research local concentrations rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs. Customers would of black carbon in Trinidad and Tobago after years of rent the packs for periods of up to 24 hours, returning experiencing asthma attacks every time she travelled back them when depleted. Olubanjo has received support and to her home country. When she visited in February 2018 she mentorship from The Entrepreneurship Hatchery as well brought air-quality monitoring equipment with her, setting from Professor Yu-Ling Cheng (ChemE, CGEN) and other up 10 monitoring sites across Trinidad and Tobago over a colleagues across U of T Engineering. The startup has won a three-week period, including near oil and gas refineries, number of awards, including the North American Regional urban residences, and major roads. She found that levels of Award for the Best Emerging Startups in Decentralised black carbon around industrial areas on the islands were Energy Track at the IEEE Empower a Billion Lives Challenge elevated to levels comparable to the Macdonald-Cartier held at Georgia Tech in February, 2019, and the MIT 2019 Freeway outside of Toronto, one of the busiest highways in Clean Energy Prize (National Grid Energy Delivery Track). North America. Levels near major roads in Trinidad and In May 2019, Reeddi Inc. was a runner-up in the Cisco Tobago were significantly higher. Although the country Global Problem Solver Challenge. The team aims to have passed air pollution legislation in 2014, the guidelines do not a micro-scaled pilot with five interactive Reeddi capsule include monitoring of vehicles. Shairsingh’s research, which prototypes in Nigeria by August 2019. was published in Science of the Total Environment, will be the first step toward improving air quality, either through cleaner fuel sources or through retrofitting of large vehicles such as buses and trucks.
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The proportion of women faculty members is more than 21%, more than The proportion of women faculty engineers lead many of Women double the proportion from 2005–2006. and institutes, and hold positions our multidisciplinary research centres one third of our level. More than of senior leadership at the University Canada Research Chairs are women. Action Group (EEDIAG) and Inclusion Diversity, Our Engineering Equity, U of T Engineering where students, staff strives to foster a community at respected and represented. The and faculty are genuinely acknowledged, by our newly appointed Assistant efforts of EEDIAG are complemented Inclusion and Professionalism. Dean and Director of Diversity, Advisor on Indigenous Initiatives, our Eagles’ Through our Dean’s Advisor Longhouse Indigenous Initiatives Steering Committee, our Dean’s Mentor, on Black Inclusivity Initiatives and Student Inclusion & Transition challenge and our Anti-Black Racism Committee, we work to recognize and to power dynamics that may lead to exclusion and discrimination, and students and increase the representation of Black students, Indigenous community. other historically underrepresented groups within our Our engineering profession must reflect the diversity of the society we of the society we the diversity must reflect profession Our engineering innovations and ensures enhances creativity wide range of voices serve. A is committed to fostering inclusion in mind. Our Faculty are designed with can excel, in which each member of our community an environment pride We also take from different perspectives. contribute and benefit technology, diversity across all domains of science, in championing mathematics. engineering and undergraduate cohort consecutive years, our incoming For the last three similar proportion will 40% women, and a has included approximately in 2018–2019 2019. Across all years of study, join us in September undergraduate population, well above women represented 35.4% of our in the most recent (2017) data the national average of 21.8% reported efforts Engineers Canada’s continue to drive from Engineers Canada. We licensed women engineers to 30% by the to raise the percentage of newly year 2030. 10 back to Table of Contents Measures of Progress
International Diversity We have grown our proportion of international undergraduate students from 14.6% in 2009–2010 to 27.5% in 2018–2019. Among graduate students, 36.5% are from outside of Canada, up from 16.6% in 2009–2010. Our strategic recruitment efforts in key regions have attracted talented students from a wider range of countries than ever before, including Brazil, Colombia, Dubai (UAE), Ecuador, Indonesia, Panama, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and the U.S. (For more information about our international recruitment initiatives, please see Chapter 9: International Initiatives.)
Figure 10.1 Continent of Origin: Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Fall 2018